Matt Sutkoski
@mattweathervt.bsky.social
Vermont-based climate and weather blogger/reporter Also, gardens, photography, nature, humor. Now on Substack https://mattsutkoski.substack.com
Matt's Weather Rapport: Vermont still needs rain but all the wet weather systems seem to want to skirt by us to our south. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/repe...
Repeated Rain Chances Keep Heading South Of Vermont
This is subject to change, but this is an guess as to how much rain will fall between now and Saturday morning As you can see northern areas...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: The National Weather Service has followed suit, calling Lake Ontario, "Lake America" at Trump's behest. I will keep calling it Lake Ontario. Also, the cost and complications of the name change. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/nati...
National Weather Service Goes Along With "Lake America" An Expensive Way To Confuse The Public
It's still Lake Ontario in my book. But Trump, and now the National Weather Service, among others, are calling it "Lake American" to satisf...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: Despite daily changes in the weather in #Vermont, temperatures have been incredibly steady over the last month. Enjoy it - El Nino and climate change will make the other shoe drop. Also, this week's forecast. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/chan...
Changeable Vermont Weather, Yes, But Overall, We Must Be Setting Some Sort Of Record For Steady Temperatures
Henry the Weather Dog, right, gauges the wind and cloud cover yesterday at a St. Albans dog park. His much larger friend, Cooper, left, ass...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: Breaking: Donald #Trump has personally prevented any# hurricanes from forming in the Atlantic Ocean this year, says his "Rapid Response" team. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/trum...
Trump Preventing Atlantic Hurricane This Year, Says His Sycophant.
Donald Trump, shown here windblown and exhausted after blocking all Atlantic Ocean hurricane this year so far. Allegedly. Halliluja! Presi...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: Cold front will give #Vermont an autumnal day, with frost in the coldest hollows tonight (Most of us will be fine). Very changeable weather for the rest of the week, weekend. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/cool...
Cool Autumnal Day In Vermont, Then Rapid Weather Changes, But No Huge Extremes
Thunderstorms visible west of St. Albans just after sunset Sunday. At my house, we had only sprinkles, but brief downpours hit just a mile t...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: Somehow, FEMA has survived Trump. At least so far. Court battles, public blowback keeping it alive. It won't be pretty, but at some American weather and climate disaster victims will continue to receive aid. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/fema...
FEMA Continuing To Limp Along, But Backlash Against Trump Ensures It Continues. For Now
FEMA continues to limp along, as courts stop some cutbacks. Also. politicians, including MAGA ones, are resisting cutbacks because of disast...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: After early rain in #Vermont, skies began to clear. We could see some showers and t-storms later today if enough instability develops. We're into autumn in #Vermont now. Cool weather will (mostly) reign supreme. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/its-...
Matt's Weather Rapport: Would a #hurricane have prevented 9/11? Also, coolest weather of the season in# Vermont. Showers, maybe storms Sunday, then more cool weather. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/sept...
September 11 Weather Was Eerily Similar To 25 Years Ago; Coolest Morning This Fall, Heavy Rain To Miss Vermont
On September 11, 2001 Hurricane Erin was moving northward 500 miles off the East Coast. Had a cold front arrived a day later, the hurrican...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: World, and the U.S had the hottest August and hottest summer on record and intense #ElNino builds atop #climatechange. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/augu...
August Was World's Hottest On Record As El Nino Grows; U.S. Had Hottest Summer
The world had its hottest August on record. Only tiny areas on the map are blue, which is a little on the cool side of normal. All the ora...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: A nice, cool #Vermont Saturday, an unsettled, cloudy Sunday and lots of questions about next week's weather. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/chan...
Changeable Vermont Weather Coming Up But Questions On HOW It Will Change
Henry the Weather Dog sploots down in the shade, resting for a bit while playing at the dog park yesterday. Henry expects more sunshine but ...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: #Drought expanded in northern #Vermont over the past 7 days, according to the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor. Last night's rain probably not enough to ease drought. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/drou...
Matt's Weather Rapport; After decent rains in most of #Vermont overnight, some gorgeous September weather coming. Humidity flushes out this morning. Warm today, cool tomorrow, mild Saturday. Uncertain rain chances next week. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/dece...
Decent Vermont Overnight Rains Will Help With Dry Conditions, But Not Much New Rain In Forecast
A rose mallow bloom in St. Albans, Vermont seemed happy with the overnight rain as it bloomed under clearing skis this morning. As forecast...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: El Nino is under way, and it will set records. Everybody's justifiably worried about it, and not will have real consequences. But not the armageddon we see in social media. Expect big expenses, big surprises. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-re...
A Record El Nino Has Ramped Up, So Expect A Wild Weather Ride Over The Next Year Or So
An image from August shows far warmer than normal ocean waters in the eastern Pacific off the west coast of South America as El Nino takes h...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: Climate Central report: Autumn across the U.S. are getting markedly warmer, thanks to #climate change. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/clim...
Climate Central Study: Autumns In U.S. Getting Warmer, Which Shouldn't Be A Surprise
A warm autumn day in my backyard. Photo was taken on October 24, 2024. In past decades, the trees would have been almost completely leafless...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: Unexpected showers hit northern #Vermont along a weak cold front. Which is fine, we needed the rain. A more substantial rain coming later Wednesday/Wednesday night. Great late week weather. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-su...
A Surprisingly Wet Morning North, But Vermont Weather Should Improve This Afternoon
Weather radar showed a solid band of rain across northern Vermont as of 8 a.m. this morning. A weak cold front was creating a little more ...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: Hurricane #Lowell hitting #Hawaii, their second brush with a hurricane within a month. Offshore Hurricane Marie sent big waves, spotty rain, oddly humid weather to SoCal. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/hurr...
Hurricanes Harassing Hawaii, California, East Coast Remarkably Storm-Free
Hurricane Lowell in the Pacific Ocean on Monday. Hawaii is hidden beneath the clouds. For the second time within a month, a hurricane is th...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: Actually felt a bit chilly in #Vermont yesterday as autumn continues to assert itself. But early fall has periods pleasant warmth, too, which starts today. Brief spell of humid, rain later Wednesday. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/anot...
Another Sign Of Autumn This Morning, Then Quick Blip Of Humidity, Rain
Henry the Weather Dog at the dog park in St. Albans, Yesterday. The sun was out at the moment this photo was taken, but under clouds and wit...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: The #UnitedNations has given up a long held goal of keeping the world's warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The much harder job will be to stop the warming and reversing it. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...
The United Nations Has Finally Given Up On Its Tenuous Hold On Climate Optimism
The United Nations has finally admitted that the goal of keeping the world from becoming 1.5 degrees warmer than the 18 century average. Th...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: After a very changeable Saturday, sun should gain dominance in #Vermont this afternoon through Monday. Next shot at needed rain is Wednesday. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/more...
More Quiet Vermont Weather, "Popcorn" Showers Are Over, Sunshine To Win
Changeable skies over St. Albans, Vermont on Saturday. It rained a little five minutes before and 10 minutes after this photo was taken. I...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: This is the quietest time of year for weather in Vermont, but in past Septembers, destructive tropical storms have hit the state. But not this year! We also take a look at past Vermont hurricane weather. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/quie...
Quiet Vermont Weather Week During What Is Usually Quietest Weather Month Of Year. On Bright Side, No Hurricanes, As In Past Septembers
Damage in Brattleboro, Vermont after the Great New England Hurricane of 1938. This year is an incredibly quiet Atlantic hurricane season, t...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: A persistent heat dome has roasted the middle of the U.S. for weeks and "ring of fire" storm pattern has tortured other areas. This volatile #weather pattern has left #Vermont mostly in a calm weather island. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/incr...
Incredibly Persistent Heat Dome Roasts Middle Of U.S; Ring Of Fire Storms In Northeast, We In Vermont Escapes
Schematic of a heat dome and ring of fire, similar to the one we've been under since late July. Hot sinking air creates intense heat in the...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: Tropical Storm #Edouard drowned parts of East Texas with more than 2 feet of rain. But the Atlantic is exceedingly quiet due to El Nino. However, El Nino is helping create many #hurricanes in the Pacific. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/trop...
Tropical Storm Eduoard Drowns Part Of Texas; ; But Storms Lacking In Atlantic; Pacific Ocean Is Wild, Though
Although the Atlantic Ocean is quiet, hurricanes are spinning up frequently in the very warm Pacific Ocean. from left to right, Hurricane Lo...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: Most of #Vermont missed out on last night's hoped-for rain. Some decent amounts far north. Meanwhile, wild, #tornado weather in Ontario, western NY. Back in Vermont, not much rain in forecast. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/expe...
Expected Rainfall In Vermont Was A Bust Except For In Far Northern Areas, Wild, Tornadic Storms Ontario, Western New York
Vermont was hoping to get some heavy rain last night like this August downpour in Colchester, Vermont. Instead, most areas south of Route 2 ...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: A #WestPoint professor was fired for the sin of contradicting the Orange One by teaching cadets that the world's current #climatechange is largely caused by humans. The professor is suing. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/clim...
Climate Scientists Fired From West Point Because He Taught Climate Science
A professor at West Point was fired for teaching that the world's current climate change is mostly caused by humans, in contrast to Donald T...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: We're now into September and the nature of storms starts to change. The one coming to #Vermont tonight has some elements of summer and autumn. A fairly decent soaking but not as much as we originally hoped. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...
The First Windy, Rainy Autumn Storm About To Hit Vermont, Though Rainfall Might Not Be As Impressive As First Thought
Henry the Weather Dog enjoyed an unexpectedly sunny day yesterday in St. Albans, Vermont. A sort of summer/autumn hybrid storm is expected ...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: August in #Vermont featured temperatures near or a little above normal. It was also mostly dry, despite frequent severe weather. By the way, this month, you'll notice very quickly that summer is over. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/verm...
Vermont August Mostly Warm, Dry, Main Measuring Station Burlington Decided To Be An Exception.
A severe, rotating storm over St. Albans, Vermont on August 10. Despite frequent, sometimes severe thunderstorms, August rainfall in Vermo...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: Rain racing through central and southern #Vermont today. The main show is Wednesday night, when some areas could get a nice one-inch soaking of rain. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/09/verm...
Vermont Has One Shot At Drenching Rain Before A Likely Long Dry Spell
Hand it to the National Weather Service, whether radar this morning is exactly what was forecast. Weather radar this morning showed areas o...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: 2 dead, 15 missing in huge Grand Canyon #flashflood. More flash #flooding underway in SW United States. Utah, Arizona, part of Colorado under the gun today. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/08/gran...
Grand Canyon Flash Flood Kills At Least Two, 15 Missing As More Flash Floods Loom
Countless logs and debris floats in a tributary of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon after a severe flash flood. At least two people di...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: This #Vermont summer hasn't been particularly hot compared to recent summers, but we've had long stretches of warm weather. Meanwhile, rain chances ramp up this week, bat how much? Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/08/long...
Long Stretch Of Vermont Warm Days End, Hopeful Signs Of Rain, Severe Weather Might Stay South Of Us
The spent blossoms of hostas glistened in the morning sun this morning in St. Albans, Vermont. Rain chances ramp up this week, but questions...
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Matt's Weather Rapport: Death toll rising in cataclysmic #Nepal flood. Will #climatechange make this sort of event more likely? We sort it out here: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2026/08/nepa...
Himalayan Cataclysmic Flood Has Nepal and Tibet Reeling: Will Climate Change Make This Type Of Disaster More Common?
The tragic aftermath of the epic Nepal flood last week. We're not 100 percent sure yet whether climate change was a contributing factor to t...
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