Killington Peak in the haze of summer.

Killington Peak in the haze of summer.

Hot! Hot! Hot! and I don't mean the song by Buster Poindexter.

Killington is solidly in the dog days of summer. For the first time in several years, I left the air conditioner on overnight in the restaurant. 6 of or 10 guest rooms are also air conditioned, so our summer guests are staying comfortable. Earlier this afternoon, the temperature at the inn looked like it peaked out at 92 with humidity well over 70%. Very unusually hot and oppressive for the Green Mountains of Vermont.

As I write this (4:00 PM) we are expecting a mega thunderstorm fairly soon. The cloud tops over the mountain are huge, being pushed into the back side of Killington all day by the prevailing west to east wind. For the last hour or so there has been a constant rumble of thunder in the distance, announcing the approach of a cold front. When the front passes through tonight, the weather service is predicting a rapid drop in temperature to more tolerable levels. Tomorrows forecast high is 77 degrees. Over the weekend, the forecast looks like highs in the low 80's. Much more like the normally cool mountains of Vermont in the summer.