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Tag: cold weather

A large ferry is docked at a snowy, frozen shoreline under a cloudy sky with distant mountains in the background.
Posted inEnvironment

Lake Champlain fully freezes for the first time in 7 years

by Auditi Guha February 16, 2026, 4:21 pmFebruary 16, 2026, 4:29 pm
A white municipal plow truck with a load of sand is parked near a small storage shed and a sand pile on a snowy, muddy lot.
Posted inEnvironment, Public Safety

More extreme cold to hit Vermont, capping off week of below-zero temperatures

by Brendan Rose January 29, 2026, 6:43 pmJanuary 29, 2026, 6:43 pm
A woman stands outside near a shopping cart and blankets on the ground, while another person in a hooded jacket faces a wall on a cold night.
Posted inHousing

‘Disaster response’: The extraordinary efforts to prevent homeless Vermonters from freezing to death

by Carly Berlin January 27, 2026, 5:22 pmJanuary 27, 2026, 5:22 pm
People lining up outside a building with a sign indicating a shelter entrance.
Posted inHousing

Here’s where Vermont shelters are opening to help in extreme cold

by Carly Berlin January 22, 2026, 5:05 pmJanuary 23, 2026, 4:39 pm
A person in a green coat and brown hat stands in front of a theater building with signs on either side of the entrance columns.
Posted inPublic Safety

Temps to plummet as bitter cold front approaches, prompting emergency shelters to open

by Brendan Rose January 22, 2026, 6:54 amJanuary 22, 2026, 9:33 am
Posted inCentral Vermont, Public Safety, Regional, Washington County

Former Montpelier teen center will be emergency winter shelter when temperatures drop below 10 degrees

by The Montpelier Bridge December 16, 2025, 6:32 pmDecember 16, 2025, 6:37 pm
Posted inPublic Safety

As bitter cold hits Vermont, new shelters open for the first time this season

by Alice Finno December 5, 2025, 4:31 pmDecember 5, 2025, 4:31 pm
Posted inLife & Culture

Vermont buttons up against upcoming freeze, offers shelter to people who need it

by Maggie Reynolds February 1, 2023, 6:10 pmFebruary 2, 2023, 3:40 pm
Posted inEnvironment

Windchills as cold as 45 degrees below zero forecast in Vermont this weekend

by Ethan Weinstein January 14, 2022, 5:41 pmJanuary 14, 2022, 5:41 pm
Posted inLife & Culture

Extreme windchills close schools, endanger vulnerable Vermonters

by Ethan Weinstein January 11, 2022, 5:37 pmJanuary 11, 2022, 5:37 pm
Posted inEnvironment

Vermont officials warn of dangerous sub-zero cold

by Elizabeth Hewitt December 27, 2017, 2:36 pm
Posted inEconomy

New emergency heating money available

by Elizabeth Hewitt March 2, 2015, 5:33 pm

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