JerseyWx

8 hours ago, MJO812 said:

Not sure what losing sunlight has to do with anything, when our warmest days aren't until after the solstice.

Make that same post on 12/21 about gaining sunlight then lol.

23 hours ago, MANDA said:

Look on the bright side.  We are only about 30 days away from the latest sunset and then we will SLOWLY start going the other way.  The hole is almost dug and we will soon starting filling it in.   

Thankfully peak heating doesn't kick in until well after the solstice 

3 hours ago, the_other_guy said:

I wonder if this cool pattern interupted by a week of extreme heat continues into summer?

Been weird…March April and now May 

Yeah I can't necessarily remember a consistent pattern like this where it goes from so warm to so cool each month of Spring.

In April you had 90's then 20's.  This week my forecast high on Tuesday is 98, then next Saturday it's 60..

6 hours ago, nycwinter said:

the heat in april was with low dewpoints very dry.

Right but relative to the normal temps it was more extreme.  Naturally, dewpoints are going to increase as we approach June.  

4 hours ago, [email protected] said:

The usual warm spots will be 95+ next Tuesday. That's unusual for mid-late May! Most max record highs for our area in the month of May are between 95-99 degrees.

To me the heat we had back in April was more impressive considering that was a month ago.  Coming up to the last 2 weeks of May, we typically see bursts of heat like this.  By Thursday it looks to cool down, so it's really just 3-4 days of heat.

2 hours ago, MANDA said:

 

Sampling of the coldest NJ lows this morning.

Likely not another morning with this kind of areawide chill until late September or October.  

Yeah should be good for awhile. Early June and late August can be sneaky but I think we're entering summer mode.  You'll start to see dews increasing as well which will keep it warmer at night too.

58 minutes ago, bluewave said:

It will be interesting to see if the coming El Niño can shift us out of this dry pattern which began in September 2024.

 

 

You can see how the deficit got erased in NW Jersey since end of Feb.  Been pretty good here.

Just hit an inch here.

This was a solid soaker. 

Wednesday into Thursday can be decent as well.  Everything really greening up now.

The crazy thing is that Friday is 5/1, and I don't have a single high temp above 60 after that.  I hope it changes as we close in.

1 hour ago, MJO812 said:

65 days until we start losing daylight. Lets go !

That's okay, because it's only a few seconds each day, and the sunset remains at 8:30 until like mid July 

Mid 80's still in NYC at this hour, in mid-april, is nuts.

Hoping those storms in PA make it here.  Had a nice downpour last night.

1 minute ago, Stormlover74 said:

Interesting, didn't know we were expecting much today.  

57 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

36 here 

Windows are open in my bedroom

Why would you need the windows open at 36 lol, do you need the room to be 50 degrees?

1 hour ago, the_other_guy said:

Im assuming everyone already saw the new “retro” weather forecast on the weather channel?

Straight back to high school…Local on the 8s, narrator and music included!

 

https://weather.com/retro/

Wow, that is really cool.

Love that old vibe, so much simpler.

1 hour ago, MJO812 said:

Looking like a wet pattern will be developing  

Such is April.

Never expect nice Spring weather until May.

3 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Leave that until mid April

We're done dude, hasn't snowed the whole month.

More rain Thursday night and next week could turn wet.

Might as well get our water supply built up and the reservoirs full now.  Hopefully by May we turn full spring mode.  April is always a toss up.

49 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

Low 60's is well above normal for this time of year.  And what rain on the weekend?  Maybe Sunday night

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

Sunday Night

Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday

Rain likely before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

This time of year is always back and forth though.  After the weekend,  it's back to at or below normal next week.

My highest forecast temp next Monday-Saturday is 53, which isn't crazy AN.  Of course we will probably overperform some days especially with full sun.

4 hours ago, gravitylover said:

Remember, I'm ~45 miles in and at 700 feet so nights are cold. I think I undershot and therefore underbudgeted for the cold 3 months and with the pop in oil (and diesel) prices it's a bad time to be stuck buying enough for 6 cold weeks when I probably only need 30-50 more gallons.

Exactly yeah, next week is the last full week of March, and I'm not seeing anything crazy warm.  Monday through Friday most highs are 40's to low 50's with 20's and 30's at night.

I'm not saying we don't end up AN this month but it's not like we wall to wall torched.  The crazy departures last week will make the month look worse on paper of course.

1 hour ago, MJO812 said:

Not even an inch of snow for March.  Terrible ending to a great winter.

Cant complain since we had winter from December right through end of February.

We had enough snow, and outside of that heat burst last week, it's not like we've been torching.  Next week still looks chilly.

Stuck at 27 currently.

Already 0.6" overnight.  We'll see what today holds.

17 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Who gives a crap. We have seen snow many times past the Equinox.

I know its harder but there is still alot of cold air around. 

Definitely going to be cool coming up but I wouldn't expect anything snow wise.

Sure, we have seen snow after the equinox, but how often is it anything accumulating?  Honestly, at this point, who cares about a dusting or car topper?

Don't get me wrong, I'm okay with average temps, not looking for a torch or anything this early in the season, but time to pack it in with the snow now.  You got your KU dude!

4 hours ago, MJO812 said:

Not me. I want more.

Time to start tracking rain events.  Now is when we want some good soakers, so that by May/June when things turn more towards convection, we have a good start and don't have to worry about a drought as much.

Monday has my attention.

38 minutes ago, steve392 said:

Insane thunderstorms last night.  Several ground strikes nearby woke me from dead sleep. 

Had ripping downpours here, the rain alone woke me up.

The additional 0.4" overnight puts me just under an inch from this system, and we still have more to come.

Solid downpours here.  Enough to pick up a half inch already.  Still more to come.

2 hours ago, SACRUS said:

Today's Highs


 

PHL: 83
EWR: 82
BLM: 82
New Brnswck: 82
TEB: 81
TTN: 80
NYC: 80
ACY: 80
HPN: 79
LGA: 78
ISP: 67
JFK: 64

 

March 10th or June 10th?

Warm temps and higher dewpoints have eaten the snow alive here.

Snowcover completely destroyed and gone.  Even the huge piles at the corners of the driveway are tiny.

Next few days look great, shame though it's just a tease.