March 2026

[snowman19]

Severe fog here. Near zero visibility on some streets. 51 degrees and high dews. Ate up all the snow. Gone. Only snow mounds/piles left. First time I’ve seen grass since early January

[NEG NAO]

7 hours ago, MJO812 said:

Im still holding out hope for snow but it doesnt look good.

Models are behaving the same way they were before the big storms in January and February - they don't have a clue this far out and in March and April trying to forecast a frozen event more than a few days in advance is impossible IMO because they are are so borderline to begin with.........

[MJO812]

Models now come out later

[gravitylover]

This fog is crazy. The houses across the street are just ghostly shapes. Front yard is 20% torched off where it had blown clean in that first big storm in January. Otherwise, I still have full coverage about 4" thick. 

[nycwinter]

should i go out with a coat hoodie gloves and hat this morning or just wear a hoodie?

[nycwinter]

24 minutes ago, gravitylover said:

This fog is crazy. The houses across the street are just ghostly shapes. Front yard is 20% torched off where it had blown clean in that first big storm in January. Otherwise, I still have full coverage about 4" thick. 

no fog really here in manhattan i can see for miles around. 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

If you're still holding out hope for a snow event, it's time to let go. The only people in the Eastern US that may see a wintry precipitation event going forward is in Northern New England, I'm not even sure they will get one.

[bluewave]

The usual warm spots in NJ have a shot at 4 consecutive days reaching 70°+ which is impressive for so early in the season.

 

 

[NEG NAO]

38 minutes ago, bluewave said:

The usual warm spots in NJ have a shot at 4 consecutive days reaching 70°+ which is impressive for so early in the season.

 

 

I wonder if we will be saying that about the cold and snow too at some point in the second half of the month - various models are signaling a large east coast storm at some point with polar/arctic air involved

[SACRUS]

53 / 52 clouds (6th straight day) and some showers / fod around.  We'll see how much and for how long we can get breaks and see the sun as warm front moves north and first 60s since Nov (26th or 10th).  Finally, sun and spring Mon - Tue with Wed the caveat on timing with the arrival of clouds and associated front.  70s in the warmer areas  (first since Oct) and perhaps a stray 80 into S-C-W-NJ with 60s east of there.  Currently not looing wet this week but would still watch later Wed and Thu with frontal passage.  Overall chillier 3/15 - 3/21 with a few stronger below avg days and the risk of late winter storm between St patty's day and the 18th-19.  Moderation towards the arrival of spring.

[SACRUS]

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Records:

Highs:

EWR: 77 (1987)
NYC: 76 (1987) 
LGA: 74 (1987)
JFK: 72 (1987)


Lows:

EWR: 13 (1996)
NYC: 8 (1883)
LGA: 14 (1996)
JFK: 14 (1996)

 

Historical:
 

1717 - On Fishers Island in Long Island Sound, 1200 sheep were discovered to have been buried under a snow drift for four weeks. When finally uncovered, one hundred sheep were still alive. (The Weather Channel)

1909 - The town of Brinkley AR was struck by a tornado which killed 49 persons and caused 600,000 dollars damage. The tornado, which was two-thirds of a mile in width, destroyed 860 buildings. Entire families were killed as houses were completely swept away by the tornado. Tornadoes killed 64 persons and injured 671 others in Dallas and Monroe counties during the Arkansas tornado outbreak. (David Ludlum)


1883: The minimum temperature for the date is 14 °F in Washington, DC.(Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)


1921: The maximum temperature today was 77 °F in Washington, DC. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)

1971: A snowstorm dropped 10 to 20 inches of new snow across Vermont to raise snow depths to record levels. 116 inches was measured on the ground on top of Mount Mansfield, the second highest snow depth ever recorded on the mountain up to the time. The town of Orange measured 88 inches on the ground for a new state low elevation snow depth record. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1972: A wind gust of 207 mph was recorded at the Thule Air Force Base in Greenland. Winds were sustained at over 146 mph for three hours during the storm. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1984 - A freak thunder snowstorm produced high winds, vivid lightning, and up to seven inches of snow in the northern suburbs of Washington D.C. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

 

1984:  Mar 8-9 NYC: 6.9 inches of snow and EWR: 6.4 inches of snow.

1987 - Thirty-two cities in the eastern U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date, including Madison WI with a reading of 71 degrees. Afternoon highs of 68 degrees at Houghton Lake MI and 72 degrees at Flint MI smashed their previous records for the date by fourteen degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - A cold front brought wintry weather to the north central U.S. Snowfall totals in northwestern Minnesota ranged up to eight inches at Roseau and Hallock. Winds in South Dakota gusted to 61 mph at Brookings. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - While arctic cold gripped the northeastern U.S., unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the southwestern states. Albany NY reported a record low of 2 degrees below zero. Tucson AZ reported a record high of 90 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - Late afternoon thunderstorms produced severe weather in east central Iowa and west central Illinois. Thunderstorms spawned a tornado south of Augusta IL which traveled 42 miles to Marbleton. Golf ball size hail was reported at Peoria IL and near Vermont IL. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

 

2000: An F1 tornado traveled a short distance across Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the evening hours. The tornado injured 16 people.

2001: Ice falling as it thawed from cables on New York City suspension bridges caused nightmarish traffic jams as lanes had to be closed on the five bridges. Falling shards of ice shattered windshields and caused one injury. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2004 - The California coast warms up. San Francisco broke a 112-year record by reaching 82 degrees. Los Angeles soared to 93 degrees.

2005 - A line of strong to severe thunderstorms affected the eastern portions of North and South Carolina, with wind damage and a few tornadoes reported. Winds gusted over 70 MPH with some of the stronger storms.

 

2018: A horseshoe cloud was seen over Battle Mountain, Nevada.

[SACRUS]

Showers to the south

 

[SACRUS]

Trough into the east Marc 15/16 - 20th or so, should see moderation / warmer towards the 21st

 

[SACRUS]

Still looking like a relatively drier week but would still think the front wed/thu could trend wetter.  

[SACRUS]

You have to go back to Jan 7th - 11th for daily +10 or greater departures which is what we are looking like 3/9 - 3/12 perhaps +15 or better.

EWR  / NYC split and daily avg  :  48 / 32 (40) 

[psv88]

48 and dense fog 

[SACRUS]

Hope we can get into a bit of sun by noon

 

[JerseyWx]

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.

[jm1220]

Buh bye snow. 

[psv88]

We did it. 50. 

[nycwinter]

i went out this morning with just a hoodie and cap it felt alright though my hands were cold i am so not ready for this weather i am use to my winter gear until sometime in april..

[Stormlover74]

57 but still cloudy

[MJO812]

6 minutes ago, nycwinter said:

i went out this morning with just a hoodie and cap it felt alright though my hands were cold i am so not ready for this weather i am use to my winter gear until sometime in april..

LoL

[weathermedic]

55 with a SW wind here

[jm1220]

Geez-41 on the barrier islands still. Good luck getting any kind of warmth there this month. 

[snowman19]

29 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

Buh bye snow. 

All the snowcover was completely vaporized up here. Only piles/mounds remaining and even those are melting very fast right now, they should also be gone by Friday given what’s coming up this week. The heavy fog and high dewpoints last night was the final nail in the coffin, crazy fast melt

[winterwx21]

Already 60 here. Should see upper 60s later today, and I'm looking forward to 70s the next few days. We deserve some warm weather now after the very cold winter. 

[SnoSki14]

4 minutes ago, winterwx21 said:

Already 60 here. Should see upper 60s later today, and I'm looking forward to 70s the next few days. We deserve some warm weather now after the very cold winter. 

Near 80F is like late summer warmth with the nearly September sun angle 

Although the NAM shows some very strong sea breezes really cooling the coast down. 

[steve392]

59 and overcast.  Was hoping to see the sun today :/

[jm1220]

8 minutes ago, snowman19 said:

All the snowcover was completely vaporized up here. Only piles/mounds remaining and even those are melting very fast right now, they should also be gone by Friday given what’s coming up this week. The heavy fog and high dewpoints last night was the final nail in the coffin, crazy fast melt

My backyard still about half covered on the half that gets the least sunlight-we’re into the stuff from late January that is pure glacier. But by the end of today that will be largely gone. Low 50s here and high dews.