National Weather Service Forecast for: Essex VT
Issued by: National Weather Service Burlington, VT
Updated: 2:07 pm EDT Jul 28, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 83. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
 Tonight

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 62. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers
 Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. High near 76. East wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers
 Thursday

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. North wind 3 to 7 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light northeast wind.
Partly Cloudy
 Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunny
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind.
Partly Cloudy
 Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light southwest wind.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 83 °F Lo 62 °F Hi 76 °F Lo 58 °F Hi 78 °F Lo 58 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 86 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

This Afternoon
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 83. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
 
 Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 62. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
 
 Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. High near 76. East wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. North wind 3 to 7 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light northeast wind.
Friday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind.
Saturday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light southwest wind.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind.
Sunday
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light north wind.
Tuesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Essex VT.