{"id":482594,"date":"2025-12-31T14:50:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T14:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/482594\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T14:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T14:50:16","slug":"snow-tough-travel-in-vermont-and-new-york-on-new-years-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/482594\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow, tough travel in Vermont and New York on New Year&#8217;s Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNBC5 meteorologists are tracking lake effect snow and a quick-hitting clipper system, set to bring a fresh accumulation of snow to Vermont and New York just as the new year begins.TimingMost of New Year&#8217;s Eve is dry with increasing clouds. Scattered snow showers will develop steadily in the mountains from south to north.After sunset, snow increases in intensity and coverage. By midnight, widespread light to moderate snow is expected.Upslope snow showers will persist into Thursday morning, impacting the morning commute. Snow will gradually taper through the daylight hours as sunshine mixes with lingering clouds.Travel ImpactsTravel conditions will deteriorate quickly after sunset on New Year&#8217;s Eve.The steadiest and heaviest snow will occur between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. Snow will quickly taper into the mountains by sunrise, though lingering snow-covered and slick conditions will be possible through the morning commute.AmountsGiven the fast-moving nature of the clipper system, snow accumulations will be minor.  At least a couple inches of snow will fall across the higher elevations, with locally higher amounts in the mountain spines.  Want more local news? Download our NBC5 mobile app for iOS and Android. STAY WEATHER-AWAREFor the latest weather coverage for your area, click here. Stay updated with alerts in the myNBC5 app, which you can download here.For the best weather information and Vermont and northern New York\u2019s Certified Most Accurate forecast, watch NBC5 News by streaming at this link.Don&#8217;t forget to follow NBC5 News on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram.Follow the NBC5 First Warning Weather team on social media:Chief Meteorologist Tyler Jankoski Facebook | X | InstagramMeteorologist Ben Frechette Facebook | X | InstagramMeteorologist Matt DiLoreto Facebook | XMeteorologist Andrew Grautski Facebook | XMeteorologist Marissa Vigevani Facebook | X\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"dateline\">SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. \u2014<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>NBC5 meteorologists are tracking lake effect snow and a quick-hitting clipper system, set to bring a fresh accumulation of snow to Vermont and New York just as the new year begins.<\/p>\n<p>Timing<\/p>\n<p>Most of New Year&#8217;s Eve is dry with increasing clouds. Scattered snow showers will develop steadily in the mountains from south to north.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"futurecast loop\" title=\"FutureCast Loop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FutureCast.gif\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tHearst Owned\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe latest run of FutureCast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After sunset, snow increases in intensity and coverage. By midnight, widespread light to moderate snow is expected.<\/p>\n<p>Upslope snow showers will persist into Thursday morning, impacting the morning commute. Snow will gradually taper through the daylight hours as sunshine mixes with lingering clouds.<\/p>\n<p>Travel Impacts<\/p>\n<p>Travel conditions will deteriorate quickly after sunset on New Year&#8217;s Eve.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"\ufeffTravel impact headlines from sunset New Year's Eve through the afternoon of New Year's Day.\" title=\"Travel Impacts (12-30-25)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/impact-travel-planner-69549a2390227.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tNBC5 News\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTravel impact headlines from sunset New Year\u2019s Eve through the afternoon of\u00a0New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>The steadiest and heaviest snow will occur between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. Snow will quickly taper into the mountains by sunrise, though lingering snow-covered and slick conditions will be possible through the morning commute.<\/p>\n<p>Amounts<\/p>\n<p>Given the fast-moving nature of the clipper system, snow accumulations will be minor.  <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"Forecast snowfall through late Thursday morning. \ufeff\" title=\"Snowfall Forecast 12-30-25\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forecast-snow-dmal-69549a8c4c2fc.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tNBC5 News\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tForecast snowfall through late Thursday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At least a couple inches of snow will fall across the higher elevations, with locally higher amounts in the mountain spines.  <\/p>\n<p>Want more local news? Download our NBC5 <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=109350X1567023&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapps.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fmynbc5-wptz-vermont-new-york%2Fid505486083&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mynbc5.com%2Farticle%2Fsnow-vermont-new-york-new-years-eve-travel%2F69893597&amp;xcust=undefined\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">mobile app for iOS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.hearst.android.wptz&amp;hl=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Android<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>STAY WEATHER-AWARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the latest weather coverage for your area, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynbc5.com\/weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>. Stay updated with alerts in the myNBC5 app, which you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynbc5.com\/article\/get-nbc5-news-on-the-go\/44045403\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For the best weather information and Vermont and northern New York\u2019s <strong>Certified Most Accurate<\/strong> forecast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynbc5.com\/nowcast\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch NBC5 News by streaming at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to follow NBC5 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyNBC5\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MyNBC5\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a> (formerly Twitter), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mynbc5\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the <strong>NBC5 First Warning Weather<\/strong> team on social media:<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NBC5 meteorologists are tracking lake effect snow and a quick-hitting clipper system, set to bring a fresh accumulation&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":482595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[44055,5229,5172,64821,45619,178384,196495,102095,86697,49770,43387,145751,218490,405,403,218491,5226,5225,5228,5227,182710,218494,218492,71178,56253,218493,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,2742,313,218495,196492,160387],"class_list":{"0":"post-482594","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-adirondacks","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-cloud","11":"tag-eve","12":"tag-green-mountains","13":"tag-how-much-snow","14":"tag-moderate-snow","15":"tag-morning-commute","16":"tag-mountain","17":"tag-nbc5","18":"tag-new-year","19":"tag-new-years-eve","20":"tag-new-years-eve-forecast","21":"tag-new-york","22":"tag-new-york-city","23":"tag-new-york-wednesday-night","24":"tag-newyork","25":"tag-newyorkcity","26":"tag-ny","27":"tag-nyc","28":"tag-nye","29":"tag-quick-hitting-clipper-system","30":"tag-scattered-snow-shower","31":"tag-snow","32":"tag-sunset","33":"tag-tough-travel","34":"tag-united-states","35":"tag-united-states-of-america","36":"tag-unitedstates","37":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","38":"tag-us","39":"tag-usa","40":"tag-vermont","41":"tag-weather","42":"tag-widespread-light","43":"tag-widespread-snow","44":"tag-wptz"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/482595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}