National Weather Service Forecast for: Rutland VT
Issued by: National Weather Service Burlington, VT
Updated: 2:35 pm EDT Jul 16, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm. Areas of smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind around 14 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers

 Tonight

Tonight: Patchy smoke before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Patchy Smoke
then Clear

 Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Partly Cloudy

 Saturday

Saturday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers then
Showers
Likely
 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 61. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Showers

 Sunday

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Chance
Showers then
Sunny
 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Mostly Clear

 Monday

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Light southwest wind.
Sunny
Hi 80 °F Lo 52 °F Hi 78 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 83 °F Lo 61 °F Hi 76 °F Lo 52 °F Hi 79 °F

Air Quality Alert
Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

This Afternoon
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm. Areas of smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind around 14 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
 
 Patchy smoke before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Saturday
 
 A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 61. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 79. Light southwest wind.
Monday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
 Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
 
 Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
 
 Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Rutland VT.