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Sampling of the highest readings across NJ today.

Warmest NJ highs from this afternoon.

Currently a 97 near TTN. Cooking over the interior of NJ today.

90-95 along the urban corridor over NJ seems very realistic.

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.

Some of the NJ hot spots are flirting with 90 degrees this afternoon. NJ April climate summary: https://www.njweather.org/content/thermal-whiplash-april-2026-recap-and-20252026-snow-season-overview

Worked out in the yard all morning from about 8:00 to 12:30. Started out pretty cool but once the sun hit where I was working it got warm. As somewhat gusty breeze still made it feel very pleasant. Soil is VERY DRY!

A paltry .07" here. Yet another event that looked decent 3-4 days out only to dwindle at go time. Top soils are barely ok but will dry out very quickly with any stretch of sunny, very wam to hot weather. Long term dryness persists. It has gotten better over the last 4-6 weeks but could easily go in the other direction fast if we don't get meaningful rain. Southeast really taking it on the chin. We'll see if that persistently dry area hangs on and/or expands over the next few months. It could make an upper ridge want to hold on as the Summer takes hold.

Certainly not worthy of any awards....that's for sure.

Nice explanation from him but even he seems a bit uncertain about the transition. I think they should have left the older models (at least the NAMS) in place and let them run operationally for another year alongside the RRFS. He thinks the V2.0 will be an improvement but who knows when that will be available operationally. Will be interesting once the older models disappear to see how things shake out. I'm personally still going to miss the NAMS in winter events since it handled low level thermals better than any other model, IMO.

Not a popular move. I feel the same way...see above.

I'd rather they all hung around. I personally don't think the RRFS is quite ready to solo in prime time. At least we knew the inherent short comings in the existing soon to leave us models and could use them as tools. NAM always seemed superior to other guidance (most of the time) in nailing CAD and speed of mid level warming in snow to mix/rain scenarios. Will miss that.

Not looking forward to months of AC but that's the way it goes. Much rather have the windows open a bit at night and be under the blankets. That will be coming to an end soon enough.

Sampling of the coldest NJ lows this morning. Likely not another morning with this kind of areawide chill until late September or October.

.38" here last 24 hours. Some winners and losers across the area.