National Weather Service Forecast for: Essex VT
Issued by: National Weather Service Burlington, VT
Updated: 2:35 pm EDT Jul 16, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm. 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: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. Light and variable wind.
Increasing
Clouds
 Saturday

Saturday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 81. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers

 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 59. South wind around 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Showers

 Sunday

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Chance
Showers then
Mostly Sunny
 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Mostly Clear

 Monday

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 80 °F Lo 54 °F Hi 79 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 81 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 75 °F Lo 53 °F Hi 81 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Air Quality Alert
 

This Afternoon
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm. 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
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Friday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
 
 Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 81. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 59. South wind around 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
 
 Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 6 to 8 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 6 mph in the afternoon.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Essex VT.