A Tapestry of May: Forecasting Vermont's Skies on the Thirteenth
The Green Mountain State stirred gently as the predawn light began to paint the eastern horizon on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Not with the fiery, dramatic hues of a crisp autumn morning, nor the sharp, bright clarity of a deep winter's dawn, but with a softer, more muted palette. A veil of clouds, like a thin, brushed cotton sheet, had settled over much of Vermont during the quiet hours of the night, promising a day less about brilliant sunshine and more about subtle light and the quiet hum of spring unfolding. Across the Champlain Valley, where the land dips towards the broad expanse of the lake, the early morning air held a gentle, almost humid softness. In Burlington, nestled on the eastern shore, the temperature lingered near the forecast low of 49 degrees Fahrenheit. It wasn't a biting cold that demanded a heavy jacket, but a fresh coolness that invited a light sweater or a brisk pace for early risers. The wind, forecast to arrive from the south, was still gathering its stren...