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53 / 41 cloudy / misty cool. Probably at the best we can do today temps-wise low 50s or so. Front slow to move through and may not clear out till later on monday. This week will overall ride near to below normal as a whole 4/20 - 4/27. We'll see how much warmth we can push northeast on Wed-Thu. The period next weekend into the following week could see cut off trough with days of clouds and some misery 4/25 - 4/28. Beyon there moderation is on the horizon into early may.

it feels almost march like with the chilly gusty wind..

This country is so cooked when it comes to family leave. In Europe it's like months, all paid for both parents, I think some countries give the mother a year

Damn, there's only 2080 hours in an entire work year. 750 hours is more than 90 days. I'm not allowed to carry more than 20 days of PTO before I lose it.

Thats what we are doing

Ended up with .75 rain, about 20 miles south of me in Southern Campbell, N Anderson there was a jackpot zone that had almost 2 inches.

Yesterday’s weather was gorgeous, with temperatures in the 60s F and blue skies, so I headed to Stowe for some ski touring. The Spruce Peak terrain still has decent snow and easy access at this time of year via the MMSC parking lot, so that’s where I started my tour. There were about 6 to 10 other cars there around midday, with a group of several skiers tailgating after finishing their time on the snow. Snow conditions were quite nice, with good spring corn and only minor areas of stickiness. I toured up toward the Meadows Quad, and coverage was more than sufficient for a full descent, but it looked like the terrain off the Sensation Quad also offered a continuous or near continuous descent. The only knock against the weather was that there were some brisk southerly winds. They were notable, but the temperatures were warm enough that I still never had to pull out my shell during the tour.

being a govt employee in a pinko commie state has advantages

You are correct Alot of my co workers only took a week or two because they didnt have alot of time. I didnt want my wife to do all the work. Also she had a rough pregnancy. 30 hours in labor and then emergency C section with her and the baby heart rate dropping . I still have to give her injections for low iron and low blood because of blood loss during pregnancy.

wish they had that 17 yrs ago when mine were born...it's now law in CT for paternity leave up to 12 weeks

Wait until April 2027 for conceiving. Next winter is shot.

Tracking the blizzard while feeding my kid and staying up all night was awesome. I showed him all the models .

Meh, the blocking patterns weren't great in either 2015-16 or 2023-24. That's why temperatures, outside for maybe a few week window, torched during those winters. 2009-10 was the strong el nino winter this century with the great blocking pattern (of course, until late February).

It’s actually 2/3 of your pay, up to a cap. A great benefit for new parents, my wife took advantage of it, but I only took a week off for each kid

You’ll get some rain…probably 1/4” type amounts for most.

My wife already asked me if I want to have summer or winter off next year lol I used FMLA and used PTO. I had a choice though. FMLA for men was just created a few years ago.

45 degrees with .69” of rain so far. Fired the coal stove up again for the next couple days.

New York State has Family Medical Leave Act where you can take up to 12 weeks for males bonding with kid and females who gave birth along with other medical reasons. Just have to fill out paperwork and I had to mail them my son's birth certificate. I had 750 hours of PTO so im using at least 500. You have a choice of using that to get paid or just that 12 weeks of unpaid leave . My wife is already thinking about another kid so I have to start doing overtime again. There is another leave caller Family Leave Act where you can take up to 12 weeks and don't have to use time and get paid half your pay check.

No. New York has paid family leave, it’s fully paid. FMLA is unpaid. Good for him to live in a state with such generous benefits for new parents.

I don’t know whether or not this was posted and figured this is as good place as any to post it. There’s a major GFS upgrade (v17) coming in Oct, which includes among many other things upgrades to its MJO forecasting:The Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) is proposing to upgrade the NWS operational Global Forecast System (GFS) and Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS) from v16 to v17 in October 2026. This upgrade will transition the system to a fully coupled Earth-system modeling framework for global weather prediction, improved model forecast performance, and expanded, enhanced products that cover all components of the Earth system. The NWS is seeking comments on the proposed changes to GFSv17 through May 15, 2026. GFSv17 introduces a coupled Earth-system model with components of the atmosphere, land, ocean, sea ice, and waves. - An increased horizontal resolution from C768 (13 km) to C1152 (9 km)using the Finite-Volume Cubed-Sphere (FV3) dynamic core. - Introduction of fractional grids along oceanic coastlines. - Improved atmospheric and land surface parameterization schemes https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2026/pns26-29_Science_for_GFSv17.pdf

A much chillier day underway with showers across the area. We have already picked up 0.12" here in East Nantmeal with a little more on the way with shower chances continuing till about noon. Today’s temperatures will run about 20 degrees colder than normal with highs struggling to escape the 40's. Unseasonable cold tomorrow with highs again in the 40's. A freeze watch starts tomorrow night at midnight with lows by Tuesday morning in the low to mid 20's in the colder valley locations. We start a slow warming trend that lasts through the week with temperatures by Thursday near 70 degrees.

A much chillier day underway with showers across the area. We have already picked up 0.12" here in East Nantmeal with a little more on the way with shower chances continuing till about noon. Today’s temperatures will run about 20 degrees colder than normal with highs struggling to escape the 40's. Unseasonable cold tomorrow with highs again in the 40's. A freeze watch starts tomorrow night at midnight with lows by Tuesday morning in the low to mid 20's in the colder valley locations. We start a slow warming trend that lasts through the week with temperatures by Thursday near 70 degrees.

almost no rain here-most of it looks to miss NW

Spent the day in Houghton yesterday then drove the spine of the Keweenaw down to Ontonagon County to check out Victoria Dam Falls. Never seen anything quite like it. The falls created their own rain. My bad on the audio, I had my finger over the microphone by mistake.

Temp down to 44 here. Raw. I kind of love it.