Lake Champlain dropping

( Emily McManamy - Burlington Free Press)

The record flood of 2011 is beginning to ease across southern Quebec and northern New York and Vermont. After reaching a record flood of 103.27 feet at Burlington, Vermont over the weekend, the lake is expected to begin dropping by more than and inch a day. The flooding along the Richelieu in southern Quebec as already begun to slowly fall. Damage is quite extensive in the region with thousands of homes flooded and roads washed out. The army remains in place on both sides of the border helping residents sandbag and clean up debris.

The weather is finally cooperating with sunshine and dry weather. Winds are a little gusty out of the northeast keeping temperatures chilly and driving some of the water onto east facing shorelines. The wind is being generated by a large coastal low that is moving towards Nova Scotia. The system is sending chilly winds down the St. Lawrence Valley with rain affecting eastern Quebec and clouds moving west towards our eastern regions. High pressure should keep the sunshine in place and gradually warm temperatures through the balance of the week. High temperatures will be in the upper teens today but the wind will make it feel a little colder. The same holds true for Wednesday. Overnight lows will be chilly down in the low single digits.