E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2026 Obs/Discussion

[RedSky]

I can't get good afternoon snow to save my life

 

[Lady Di]

I don’t think I’ve ever remember going from 80 to such a cold front. Snowing at 39 degrees!!!?? Wow pretty cool. 

[JTA66]

The robins in my yard seem confused.

[RedSky]

Suns trying to come out 

 

[Kevin Reilly]

36f moderate snow grass whitening.

 

So high here yesterday was 83f

Great turn around!

[Ralph Wiggum]

Heavy snow. Mulch and car tops caving. 35F

[Hurricane Agnes]

After 2 days of highs of 80, I have fatties flying (earlier had some trace pingers).  Made it up to 64 as a high before the bottom fell out.  Currently SN with little or no stickage, and 35 with dp 33.

[JTA66]

5 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

Heavy snow. Mulch and car tops caving. 35F

But Ralph, that’s unpossible. Snow can’t accumulate after March 1st 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

22 minutes ago, Lady Di said:

I don’t think I’ve ever remember going from 80 to such a cold front. Snowing at 39 degrees!!!?? Wow pretty cool. 

Yeah, that would be like if in the summer we went from 100 one day to 59 and rainy the next.

[Ralph Wiggum]

5 minutes ago, JTA66 said:

But Ralph, that’s unpossible. Snow can’t accumulate after March 1st 

Right, sun angle and stuff 

[KamuSnow]

Looking like a winter wonderland! 36°F currently.

[Birds~69]

3 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

Right, sun angle and stuff 

It does have an effect drastically. Mid Jan with these rates/temps, roads covered without question, not even close. Now, white rain, it's rough at this point on the calendar... 

[Mikeymac5306]

Been ripping in West Chester for over an hour. Car tops caving and 33 degrees. 

[Birds~69]

1 minute ago, Birds~69 said:

It does have an effect drastically. Mid Jan with these rates/temps, roads covered without question, not even close. Now, white rain, it's rough at this point on the calendar... 

I'll give props to winter for taking another swing after some 80 degree days, hopefully not the last swing and hopefully the next one at night. A RedSky special indeed....

[PhiEaglesfan712]

12 minutes ago, Birds~69 said:

It does have an effect drastically. Mid Jan with these rates/temps, roads covered without question, not even close. Now, white rain, it's rough at this point on the calendar... 

Yeah, the high temperature for the month of January was 57 (on January 14). The ground is easily cold enough following that to get a snow accumulation with a mid-January sun angle. That's simply not happening today after the 83-degree high temps the last few days and a mid-March sun angle.

[BBasile]

Snow is coming down pretty good now.  33F

[Hurricane Agnes]

So far got a 0.25" that coated the coldest surfaces (i.e., the car tops), with some dusting of the mulch and grass that quickly melts.  But what is on the cars has mostly turned to liquid mush.  Currently SN- and 34 with dp 34.

[BBasile]

In 19 hours we went from a severe thunderstorm to this:  

 

[Kevin Reilly]

35f a bit of drizzle left over.

picked up 1” of snow quite impressive after being 83f 

 

Total snow for year 36.8” 

Actually snow has begun again 35f 

[RedSky]

0.0 second snow band jumped past like the first

Too many busts imby grading winter A-

[MGorse]

Temperature down to 33F here and snowing pretty good. Non-paved surfaces have a slushy coating. It is nearly 50 degrees colder now compared to this time yesterday! 

[BBasile]

Ended up with 0.8".  Season total is 30.8".  

[KamuSnow]

0.7" here, seasonal total is 35.1" of snow. Winter grade of A is intact, lol.

[BBasile]

5 minutes ago, KamuSnow said:

 Winter grade of A is intact, lol.

For sure.  Strongest thunderstorm in 11 years (wind-wise), and then snow cover in less than 24 hours?   This winter is even dying well. 

[Hurricane Agnes]

Back edge is moving through, the sky is brightening, and the sun is trying to come out.   Ended up with 0.25" of snow, trace of sleet/ip, and 0.26" of rain/snow/ip melt in the bucket.  Anything that had coated or dusted any surfaces, has melted.

Currently overcast but clearing and 35, with dp 35.

[JTA66]

Went to bed last night with the window cracked open and ceiling fan on. Less than 24hrs later it was snowing sideways.

Other than a little slop on the car, no accumulation here to speak of. Just white rain. 36F

[MGorse]

0.1 inches of snow here. Not bad after lower 80s yesterday and low 60s early this morning. 

[LVLion77]

No accumulation in my backyard in Macungie, but in truth it really never got going. 1.01 inch of liquid precipitation since last night though.

[The Iceman]

Only Redsky can complain about seeing snow a day after it was 80… dude could live in Kamchatka and he’d find a way to complain about only seeing 10 feet while the town next to him got 11 feet. 

[ChescoWx]

With yesterday's 0.5" of snow, we have now recorded measurable snow in each of the last 5 months from November through March. This is the 6th time that has happened in the last 23 seasons here in East Nantmeal Township. While we have recorded measurable April snow 7 times since 2004 (including last April) we have never recorded snow in 6 consecutive months. No snow in our future at least till Monday night but below normal temperatures both today and tomorrow before near normal (low 50's) highs on Sunday. We warm briefly to well above normal Monday before a strong cold front crosses the area with some potential for severe weather and another potential change to some wet snow before ending on Monday night. Unseasonably cold weather through much of next week appears likely.