Napril 2026 Discussion/Obs

[weatherwiz]

Just now, Typhoon Tip said:

Seeing as you ask haha

not me.

Altho, with one stipulation - we don't parlay from week's ending rain into unending relentless Labradorian nut sweat weather that never truly ends until summer begins on August 11th and ends with an early cold snap in early September ruining of summer. 

2020 did something like that...  ugly year for warm enthusiasts.    No, the worst year was 2000.  I lived in Waltham that summer... man... we put together a lot of 69/62 misty diurnals that year and it just stole the whole fucking go if it -

Anyway, excluding something like that ... I'd like to grab a basin wide 2-3" soaker that then more ideally moves into days that are pithy warm - not gossamer like depending entirely on sun and nape affect.  

But we dream ...

I recall being happy about the prospects last week but I totally forgot about the wedding. Its an outside wedding too I believe so I don't want their ceremony to be ruined from rain. Just hoping its one of those quick ceremonies then we can get to the reception then I can settle in and get the Bruins game loaded on my phone 

[Brian5671]

1 minute ago, weatherwiz said:

I recall being happy about the prospects last week but I totally forgot about the wedding. Its an outside wedding too I believe so I don't want their ceremony to be ruined from rain. Just hoping its one of those quick ceremonies then we can get to the reception then I can settle in and get the Bruins game loaded on my phone 

Gamble to have an outdoor wedding this time of year-that's for sure.

[Layman]

20 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

Really happy actually this end of the week rain isn't panning out. Have to drive to New Jersey tomorrow evening for another wedding Friday night. I just hope this journey is better than our trip to Long Island two weeks ago. My rear passenger tire decided to go flat on the Long Island Expressway about 10 minutes from our hotel. That was incredibly scary having to stand in this divider area between guardrails where the highway split off waiting for All State to come and change out the tire (I have to invest in a tool to do this myself). 

Brutal spot for a flat!  That must've sucked.  I was in Boston yesterday trying to get back to the Tobin to head north and some lady was walking along this little 18" width from the white line on the right to the barriers on some super tight section of road.  No idea how she didn't get hit.

[weatherwiz]

1 minute ago, Brian5671 said:

Gamble to have an outdoor wedding this time of year-that's for sure.

Very much so, they're both meteorologists too  

But they were willing to take the gamble. Gotta live dangerously sometimes lol

[Brian5671]

1 minute ago, weatherwiz said:

Very much so, they're both meteorologists too  

But they were willing to take the gamble. Gotta live dangerously sometimes lol

We didn't have ours outdoors (except for a happy hour b/w the wedding and party), but we chose July-we figured that was the best month for dry weather (and it was-had a cold front come through the night before it was 78 and sunny/breezy-perfection!

[weatherwiz]

1 minute ago, Layman said:

Brutal spot for a flat!  That must've sucked.  I was in Boston yesterday trying to get back to the Tobin to head north and some lady was walking along this little 18" width from the white line on the right to the barriers on some super tight section of road.  No idea how she didn't get hit.

It was awful. All of a sudden I started hearing a noise and said to my girlfriend, "Do I have a flat?" so I pulled over and the tire was toast. It was around 10:00 PM and we had been driving for over 3 hours. Not too mention it was chilly. The guy who came almost seemed hesitant to even want to change the tire, he said a lot of people get killed in that area. 

That is scary stuff too...I've seen quite a people walking along sides of highways, most because their car broke down but I'd be petrified.  

[Typhoon Tip]

10 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

I recall being happy about the prospects last week but I totally forgot about the wedding. Its an outside wedding too I believe so I don't want their ceremony to be ruined from rain. Just hoping its one of those quick ceremonies then we can get to the reception then I can settle in and get the Bruins game loaded on my phone 

Oh..ha.. yeah, wedding out doors ...but you know, forecasting a wedding in April or early May should require at minimum a consult with a local climatologist, who most likely would have advised against that initiative.

hahaha    I mean, c'mon man.  Really.   Wedding most popular month is June.  Not sure if that favorable weather -related, but I'm sure climate did influence that being the cast over many generations.  It's just too hot in July and August for get-up entire, and prior to about June 7 is dodging buckshot patterns.

[weatherwiz]

1 minute ago, Brian5671 said:

We didn't have ours outdoors (except for a happy hour b/w the wedding and party), but we chose July-we figured that was the best month for dry weather (and it was-had a cold front come through the night before it was 78 and sunny/breezy-perfection!

I think the worst outdoor event I've endured was my high school graduation. Having to wear a suit under our gown that day and it was in the mid 90's under full sun...the ceremony I think was late afternoon but it was brutal. Thankfully they were very stocked and prepared with waters for everyone. 

Second would have to be this event which hosted a ton of various sports mascots from around the region. It was when I worked part time with the Town of West Hartford and at the skating rink and our mascot went (and my brother was the mascot and I was the guide). It was in the 90's that day...I felt absolutely horrible for those in the costumes but they had a ton of tents with AC/fans and plenty of water. Some of the costumes even had built in fans. 

[Brian5671]

2 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

I think the worst outdoor event I've endured was my high school graduation. Having to wear a suit under our gown that day and it was in the mid 90's under full sun...the ceremony I think was late afternoon but it was brutal. Thankfully they were very stocked and prepared with waters for everyone. 

Second would have to be this event which hosted a ton of various sports mascots from around the region. It was when I worked part time with the Town of West Hartford and at the skating rink and our mascot went (and my brother was the mascot and I was the guide). It was in the 90's that day...I felt absolutely horrible for those in the costumes but they had a ton of tents with AC/fans and plenty of water. Some of the costumes even had built in fans. 

my sons graduate next year but they are smart it's at 6pm in the football stadium-only risk is rain-no hot sun

[CoastalWx]

1 hour ago, Torch Tiger said:

 

That happened right after.   

[SouthCoastMA]

1 hour ago, Torch Tiger said:

 

looks like 40s and 50s for several days in a row to me

[CoastalWx]

Just now, SouthCoastMA said:

looks like 40s and 50s for several days in a row to me

He’s had a tough year 

[Torch Tiger]

60's and 70's nearly every day in the "two weeks of rhea"   can't make that stuff up

[ma blizzard]

22 hours ago, The 4 Seasons said:

It's about time to call it for the season. If anyone has any final seasonal snowfall totals for their area let me know either PM or tag me. I'll be putting together a final seasonal map over the next week. 

There were 3 light events since the last update on March 2nd (and possibly a couple very minor events that didn't require a map). If i don't hear from everyone who replied on March 2nd ill do my best to add them together. 

You can find all the snowfall maps for all the areas for the 25-26 season here. 

 

 

 

69.6" 

Appreciate all the work you put into making these maps 

[dendrite]

12 minutes ago, SouthCoastMA said:

looks like 40s and 50s for several days in a row to me

Flo did that

[dendrite]

On 4/24/2026 at 8:37 AM, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

According to my weather app, today is the last sunny day for a week and a half 

Every day has been sunny and warm here since this post

[dendrite]

Glad we in just enough today

[CoastalWx]

Stein trying tomorrow. Webbed hands blocking good rains 

[SouthCoastMA]

Sunday looks kinda ruined again down here. terrible timing for a party

[Damage In Tolland]

27 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Stein trying tomorrow. Webbed hands blocking good rains 

Looks that way next few weeks too

[Damage In Tolland]

41 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Glad we in just enough today

Yup . Another beaut 

[Ginx snewx]

3 hours ago, Torch Tiger said:

 

Your point Dexter ? Awft  On 4/17/2026 at 10:40 AM, Ginx snewx said:

EPS is very chilly. Maybe 1 day of of warmth. 50s next 10 days Euro agree GFS not much better All told i probably squeeze out a couple nice days but temps will struggle with destructive sunshine. Huge pattern change 

 

2026-04-19 51 36 43.5 -5.9

2026-04-20 49 27 38.0 -11.8 

2026-04-21 50 26 38.0 -12.2

2026-04-22 48 33 40.5 -10.1 

2026-04-23 69 38 53.5 2.5 

2026-04-24 61 36 48.5 -2.8 

2026-04-25 56 32 44.0 -7.7 

2026-04-26 63 37 50.0 -2.1 

2026-04-27 71 33 52.0 -0.5 

 

[vortex95]

21 hours ago, weatherwiz said:

WOW! 

Been some monster hailers these past few days. I wonder if we can pull off a 4.50-5.00" in Texas today. 

4.5" max in Johnson Co. TX ydy.  Enjoy it b/c that will be the last of sig svr in the "Alley" for the next week!  This pattern out there is the equivalent of CoastalWx "THIS BLOWS" for the Northeast, but at least we may get some half-decent tstm activity here w/ so many FROPAs and the mean trough position stuck in the E UFN.
 

[Ginx snewx]

4 hours ago, jbenedet said:

Ginx has been conveniently missing from the weather disco while a chunk of NNE puts in its best string of weather days in early spring in years…

Guess he passed away with those weeklies. 

Busy doing man things to dead trees with chainsaws. Kiss the ring. Knowing what the difference is between showing what computer outputs show and a forecast is hard for a layman like you. 

EPS is very chilly. Maybe 1 day of of warmth. 50s next 10 days Euro agree GFS not much better All told i probably squeeze out a couple nice days but temps will struggle with destructive sunshine. Huge pattern change 

2026-04-19 51 36 43.5 -5.9

 

2026-04-20 49 27 38.0 -11.8 

 

2026-04-21 50 26 38.0 -12.2

 

2026-04-22 48 33 40.5 -10.1 

 

2026-04-23 69 38 53.5 2.5 

 

2026-04-24 61 36 48.5 -2.8 

 

2026-04-25 56 32 44.0 -7.7 

 

2026-04-26 63 37 50.0 -2.1 

 

2026-04-27 71 33 52.0 -0.5 

 

 

[weatherwiz]

9 minutes ago, vortex95 said:

4.5" max in Johnson Co. TX ydy.  Enjoy it b/c that will be the last of sig svr in the "Alley" for the next week!  This pattern out there is the equivalent of CoastalWx "THIS BLOWS" for the Northeast, but at least we may get some half-decent tstm activity here w/ so many FROPAs and the mean trough position stuck in the E UFN.
 

Yeah looks like a quiet period upcoming but some signals things may get a bit more active...probably around the time too many are heading out to the Plains to chase. But def can't sleep on next week, have to see what moisture return is like but that is going to be an anomalously strong jet traversing the deep South again 

[CoastalWx]

57 minutes ago, vortex95 said:

4.5" max in Johnson Co. TX ydy.  Enjoy it b/c that will be the last of sig svr in the "Alley" for the next week!  This pattern out there is the equivalent of CoastalWx "THIS BLOWS" for the Northeast, but at least we may get some half-decent tstm activity here w/ so many FROPAs and the mean trough position stuck in the E UFN.
 

Why can’t we get that? 

[weatherwiz]

12 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Why can’t we get that? 

give it another several weeks