Brighton, VT Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

24°F
Feels Like 22°F  
Humidity 96% Dew Point 23°F Wind SE 2 MPH Gusts 5 Barometer N/A
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 8.9 mi. ESE of central Brighton
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Snow Showers Likely, High 13F, Low -9F
70%
13
-9
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Mostly Sunny, High 16F, Low 4F
16
4
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Mostly Cloudy, High 29F, Low 18F
29
18
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Mostly Cloudy, High 23F, Low -1F
23
-1
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Mostly Sunny, High 11F, Low -4F
11
-4
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Partly Sunny, High 23F, Low 12F
23
12
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Snow Showers, High 30F
40%
30
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Warming trend through the week with high temperatures climbing from 16°F to 30°F. Some snow possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 8°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 30°F with lows around 13°F.

This Date in Weather History

1982 - The temperature in New York City's Central Park reached 72 degrees to establish a record high for December. The month as a whole was also the warmest of record.

More on this and other weather history

Brighton, VT 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 4

Snow Showers Likely

Day: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. The snow could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 13 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -18. West wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Friday Dec 5

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -9. Light and variable wind.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Calm wind.

Saturday Dec 6

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Light south wind.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Calm wind.

Sunday Dec 7

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Monday Dec 8

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Calm wind.

Tuesday Dec 9

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Snow Showers

Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Light south wind.

Wednesday Dec 10

Snow Showers

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Light southwest wind.


About Brighton, VT

Brighton is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,157 at the 2020 census. The town was named "Gilead" in its original grant in 1780. The town was sold to a group consisting primarily of soldiers commanded by Colonel Joseph Nightingale and subsequently named "Random". The town's name was finally changed by the legislature to "Brighton" in 1832. The Brighton village of Island Pond gets its name from the Abenaki word Menanbawk, which literally means island pond. Brighton is part of the Berlin, NH-VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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