Beth McDermott - Burlington Free Press - May 13, 2026
The University of Vermont has opened the first station in the Vermont Mesonet, a planned statewide system of automated weather stations that will provide local data for flood preparedness, farm planning and research, according to a community announcement ... While other automated weather stations exist in Vermont for aviation and fire safety, the Vermont Mesonet is expected to be the first system focused on observing localized, rapidly changing weather events such as thunderstorms and flooding.
Sasha Goldstein - May 6, 2026
The 30-foot-high tower in Lyndonville is one of 21 planned for Vermont. It can measure meteorological conditions and help Vermonters prepare for dangerous weather.
Abagael Giles - Vermont Public - May 5, 2026
UVM unveiled the first station in the Vermont Mesonet network Tuesday at the Caledonia County Fairgrounds in Lyndonville. At 30 feet tall, the new tower is outfitted with sensors to detect wind speed and direction, multiple thermometers, a snow depth sensor and a rain gauge, among other instruments. Together, they’ll take measurements every five minutes of things like wind speed, soil saturation and relative humidity.
Vermont Business Magazine - 05/07/2026
University of Vermont - Leahy Institute for Rural Partnership
UVM researchers and their state partners are working to establish a more complete network of weather monitoring stations that could help communities better prepare for extreme weather events.
Howard Weiss-Tisman - November 13, 2025
The University of Vermont wants to build a statewide weather monitoring network, which could eventually include more than 20 weather towers across the state. UVM has applied for a permit with the town of Lyndon to build the first tower on the grounds of the Caledonia County Fairgrounds. It plans to apply for a second permit in the Mad River Valley, possibly in Duxbury, in the spring.
