April 2026

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

First spring season for you in the northeast? 
This is the normal spring weather north of DC...warm shots across the bow to let us know summer is coming, but months of back and forth before sustained warmth, which some years doesn't come until early June. Anyone expecting sustained warmth before June needs to head south of DC

I went to college in Maryland and the springs down there are amazing. Coming home on a weekend was a shock from fully leafed out trees to stick season in 250 miles. What we have today is not abnormal but after the first 80 here in SW Nassua yesterday it definitely is not pleasant.


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[Brian5671]

GFS is a torch for next weekend

[NEG NAO]

[NEG NAO]

4 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

GFS is a torch for next weekend

only 10 days away on an OP run - what could go wrong ???

[PhiEaglesfan712]

44 minutes ago, NEG NAO said:

only 10 days away on an OP run - what could go wrong ???

All these torches since early March have hit, though.

[Brian5671]

49 minutes ago, PhiEaglesfan712 said:

All these torches since early March have hit, though.

yep the cold is an isle in a sea of warmth since about 3/1

[psv88]

1 hour ago, NEG NAO said:

only 10 days away on an OP run - what could go wrong ???

it was in the 80s for the last 2 days...

[psv88]

2 hours ago, WX-PA said:

By June it will be hot enough but costal sections during April and May have to deal with the cold waters and marine air.That's why the best months for pleasant weather is mid September to mid November.Here is Central PA it is beautiful in the Spring. No water within 150 miles!!!

yea but its central PA...

[WeatherGeek2025]

today's weather sucks. If it's not going to snow, can we get some warm weather man

[Brian5671]

1 minute ago, WeatherGeek2025 said:

today's weather sucks. If it's not going to snow, can we get some warm weather man

Tomorrow-Sun

[SACRUS]

Main rains focused west the next 7 days toward the MW and Mississippi valley 

 

[Cfa]

This weather is an insult, misleading midnight high temp in the 50’s will ensure this day is forgotten.

[nycwinter]

one of the ten best days of the year today !

[MJO812]

24 minutes ago, nycwinter said:

one of the ten best days of the year today !

Agree

[Voyager]

1 hour ago, WeatherGeek2025 said:

today's weather sucks. If it's not going to snow, can we get some warm weather man

I'm right there with you. I know we're going to bounce between warm and cool for awhile. But cloudy, mid 40's days suck. If it would at least only drop to the mid 50's it'd be ok.

[psv88]

52 minutes ago, Voyager said:

I'm right there with you. I know we're going to bounce between warm and cool for awhile. But cloudy, mid 40's days suck. If it would at least only drop to the mid 50's it'd be ok.

On the other hand, a month ago today would be in the low 30s…progress…

[Fantom X]

I definitely don't miss the frustrating ocean induced cool weather that define Long Island springs. I remember being frustrated seeing NJ in the 80s and my house being in the 50s with ocean mist and fog. Or sometimes it would be nice and in the 70s or 80s north of Long Island (CT, upstate NY) and LI still stuck in the 50s or 60s. 

[donsutherland1]

It will turn noticeably warmer tomorrow with highs in the upper 60s to perhaps 70°. Friday should feature highs near or just above 70°. Sunday will remain mild with highs in the middle and upper 60s. 

However, a cold front will result in cooler conditions returning to the region on Monday. Temperatures through midweek will likely top out in the 50s.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +1.3°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +0.2°C for the week centered around March 25. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +1.25°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.02°C. Neutral ENSO conditions will continue through at least mid-spring.

The SOI was -8.37 today. 

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +1.999 today. 

 

[jm1220]

3 hours ago, Fantom X said:

I definitely don't miss the frustrating ocean induced cool weather that define Long Island springs. I remember being frustrated seeing NJ in the 80s and my house being in the 50s with ocean mist and fog. Or sometimes it would be nice and in the 70s or 80s north of Long Island (CT, upstate NY) and LI still stuck in the 50s or 60s. 

The flip side of dealing with the endless borefest and shaftings of central PA winters is that springs and summers are very nice there. It rarely gets overly hot outside the river valleys (Susquehanna Valley though can get very hot) and none of the brutal Ambrose Jet destroyed afternoons we can get right through Memorial Day or the backdoor cold nasty gunk like today and likely on Saturday too. The barrier islands finally made it above 60 when the cold front passed yesterday and winds shifted to N. And increasingly with the waters getting warmer over the summer, the seabreeze doesn't help in August and just makes it more humid. Sept and Oct are really the nice months on the immediate south shore. 

[TriPol]

10 hours ago, WeatherGeek2025 said:

today's weather sucks. If it's not going to snow, can we get some warm weather man

I never thought I'd see the day where YOU of all people cheer on warmth.

[SACRUS]

43 / 42 still ENE winds.  Flow comes around and we'll see how long it takes to clear out and burn off the muck.  If sooner, low - mid 70s in the warm spots if longer, stuck in the 60s.  More clouds Saturday but still warm, could be similar to Wed if we clear enough temps will easily exceed the 60s/low 70s.  Easter more clouds / showery warm in the 60s.  Front later Easter leaving way to a overall cooler but near normal Mon - Wed.  Beyond there ridge builds east by later next week and into next weekend with an overall warmer through and beyond with the next chance of very warm in the 4/10 - 4/15 period.  Also looking below avg on the rainfall with the main rainfall staying west of us.

 

[SACRUS]

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 81 (1967)
NYC: 81 (1981)
LGA: 77 (1967)
JFK: 75 (1967)

 

Lows:

EWR: 24 (1954)
NYC: 24 (1954)
LG: 25 (1954)
JFK: 29 (2008)

 

Historical:

 

 

1898: A snowslide near Chilkoot Pass, AK in the Yukon during the Gold Rush buried 142 people and killed 43 others. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1901: Storm with a barometer reading of 29.10 at WBO and gave Baltimore 2.80 inches of rain.

1915: Richmond, VA had a high temperature for the day of only 37 °F matching the coldest April day on record (records since 1897). The other date with a 37 °F maximum was April 8th, 1972. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records - KRIC)

1932: 19 inches of snow fell at State College in Centre County, PA. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1936: St. Louis, MO dropped to 20°; their lowest April temperature on record. Sioux Falls, SD dropped to 4°; their coldest temperature ever recorded for the month of April. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1955 - Record snows fell in north central Wyoming and south central Montana. Billings MT received a storm total of 42.3 inches, and on the 4th reported a record snow depth of 35 inches. Sheridan WY established a 24 hour snowfall record of 26.7 inches. (2nd-4th) (The Weather Channel)

1974 - A "Super-Outbreak" of tornadoes ravaged the Midwest and the eastern U.S. Severe weather erupted early in the afternoon and continued through the next day. Severe thunderstorms spawned 148 tornadoes from Alabama to Michigan, most of which occurred between 1 PM (CST) on the 3rd and 1 AM on the 4th. The tornadoes killed 315 persons, injured 5300 others, and caused 600 million dollars damage. Alabama, Kentucky and Ohio were especially hard hit in the tornado outbreak. One tornado destroyed half of the town of Xenia OH killing 34 persons. Another tornado, near the town of Stamping Ground KY, produced a path of destruction a record five miles in width. A tornado raced through Guin AL at a speed of 75 mph. Two powerful tornadoes roared across northern Alabama during the early evening hours, killing fifty persons and injuring 500 others. Some rescue vehicles responding to the first tornado were

1975: A severe early spring storm over the northeastern U.S. began on this date and blasted the area for the next three days. Wind gusts reached 87 mph at West Harpswell, ME and Boston, MA recorded its lowest April pressure on record with 28.68 inches of mercury. Hurricane force winds along the coast produced tides 2 to 4 feet above normal flooding. Winds atop Mount Washington, NH gusted to 140 mph. 1 to 4 feet of snow fell from western New York to northern Maine with the higher elevations receiving the most.
Sioux City, IA plunged to -2°; their coldest April temperature on record. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1987 - A storm in the southeastern U.S. produced a trace of snow at Mobile, AL, one inch at Jackson MS, and two inches at Meridian MS, the latest snow of record for those three locations. Birmingham AL received seven inches of snow, and up to nine inches was reported in northeast Alabama. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - A wind gust to 114 mph was clocked at Ann Arbor, MI, during a tornadic thunderstorm. Thunderstorms in Michigan and Indiana spawned five tornadoes that Easter Sunday, and also produced golf ball size hail. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Southern Plains to the southern and central Appalachians. The thunderstorms spawned twenty tornadoes, including one which caused eight million dollars damage at Fort Branch IN. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Rain and snow prevailed in the northeastern U.S., with snow reported in New York State. Boston MA was soaked with 2.91 inches of rain during the day and night, and up to half a foot of snow blanketed the hills of Steuben County NY that Tuesday night. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1996: Marquette, MI recorded 12.6 inches of snow on this day to raise its seasonal snowfall to 250.8 inches, the city's snowiest winter ever until 1997. The old record was 243.8 inches set back in 1981-82. The snowfall for the month now stood at 43.4 inches, the snowiest April on record for the city as well. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2004: A supercell thunderstorm formed near Eunice, NM, and drifted into Gaines County, Texas. Hail, mainly nickel-to-baseball-size, fell on US-62/180 10-22 miles W of Seminole, TX, for 1 hr 6 min. Hail accumulated (on the flat) to a depth of 1.5 feet closing the highway. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA)

2005: Heavy snow from a slow moving cut off low began to wind down over Ohio, northwestern Pennsylvania, and western New York. Two day snowfall totals included 29 inches at Colt Station, PA, 26.5 inches at Stockton, NY, 24.8 inches at Thompson, OH, and 18 inches at Erie, PA. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2008 - An EF-1 tornado knocks down numerous tress and powerlines, destroys homes in Leawood and Cammack Village and passes directly over the Little Rock National Weather Service office. Six tornados were confirmed in central Arkansas, but no fatalities were reported.

[SACRUS]

 

The overnight highs Wed - Thu yielded an avg -ish day 

Thu 4/2

EWR: 54 / 42 (0)
NYC: 51 / 41 (-2)

[bluewave]

1 hour ago, SACRUS said:

 

The overnight highs Wed - Thu yielded an avg -ish day 

Thu 4/2

EWR: 54 / 42 (0)
NYC: 51 / 41 (-2)

All these early 70°+ and 80°+ days makes the average days for this time of year feel much colder than they really are especially with onshore flow and clouds. 

[SACRUS]

 

Winds coming around SSE now Still only 47

 

[MJO812]

[Brian5671]

Imagine that 152 days below 32 

[steve392]

So much for reaching 70 today :/.   

[SACRUS]

wind no SW up to 55 / 50 slow clearing.  

[SnoSki14]

2 hours ago, steve392 said:

So much for reaching 70 today :/.   

Late day high