April 2026

[psv88]

I stand by it that low 60s dews in April is humid. 

Imperial (Metric)

Date	Time (edt)	Wind (mph)	Vis. (mi.)	Weather	Sky Cond.	Temperature (ºF)				Relative Humidity	Wind Chill (°F)	Heat Index (°F)	Pressure		Precipitation (in)
						Air	Dwpt	6 hour					altimeter (in)	sea level (mb)	1 hr	3 hr	6 hr
								Max.	Min.
17	11:53	N 6	10.00	Fair	CLR	75.9	57			52%		78	29.84	1010.5
17	10:53	S 3	10.00	Mostly Cloudy	BKN035	73.9	60.1			62%			29.84	1010.5
17	09:53	Calm	10.00	Mostly Cloudy	SCT042 BKN060	72	61			68%			29.85	1010.6
17	08:53	Calm	10.00	A Few Clouds	FEW043	70	61			73%			29.84	1010.3
17	07:53	N 3	10.00	Mostly Cloudy	BKN110	66	61	66	57	84%			29.83	1010.0

[TWCCraig]

76/62

Beautiful out

[steve392]

Some big boomers scattered about by me. 

[winterwx21]

Downpours missing me just a few miles to the west. Too bad because it's so dry out there. However these downpours today are so tiny that they probably wouldn't have helped very much anyway. I'm having to water my broccoli and romaine lettuce plants almost every day with this warm dry pattern. I hope we're not going back into the drought, but it appears that there's a good chance it's going to happen. Not much rain in sight. 

[steve392]

Well I'd attach a low rest screenshot of radar but you can't even do that now. 

[steve392]

Storms really firing up. Skies getting very dark and winds are howling at times. 

[steve392]

Of course they're drying up as they approach. 

[MANDA]

Had torrential downpour about an hour ago but only lasted about 2 minutes.

Still numerous clusters of showers / storms over parts of NNJ.

[MJO812]

Raining here

[steve392]

Nice looking clouds building to my nnw. 

[Uniblab]

0.37 after the downpour. 

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

Missed a nice cell by about a mile. Rolling thunder but not a drop. Rare for cells to fire up when they get to the barrier islands but not before.


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[jm1220]

7 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

Missed a nice cell by about a mile. Rolling thunder but not a drop. Rare for cells to fire up when they get to the barrier islands but not before.


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The heating was able to make it down there today, was in the mid 70s even on the beaches. Had a few drops here in Melville. 

[psv88]

Popped a quick 81 earlier with the offshore wind shift but clouds now and 77. That’s four days in the 80s

[steve392]

Got up to 82 after first showers cleared. Than a nice line developed with a great looking shelf cloud.  Getting gusty winds, lots of thunder and some rain.  Very light compared to what I saw falling to my north. 

[steve392]

Good soaking rain falling. 

Link to the shelf cloud that was rolling south. 

 

 

[MJO812]

Raining here

[donsutherland1]

A cooling trend is getting underway and it will culminate in a sharp cold shot early next week.

Tomorrow will see temperatures top out in the upper 60s. Sunday will be even cooler with highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s.  A sharp cold shot is likely early next week. Highs will reach the middle 50s, while low temperatures fall into the upper 30s and lower 40s.

Generally dry conditions will also persist through at least tomorrow. Some showers or thundershowers are possible Sunday afternoon into Sunday night. No significant rainfall appears likely through the foreseeable future.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +1.5°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +0.2°C for the week centered around April 8. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +1.30°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +0.07°C. Neutral ENSO conditions will continue through at least mid-spring.

The SOI was +14.78 today. 

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +0.178 today. 

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 90% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal April (1991-2020 normal). April will likely finish with a mean temperature near 56.3° (2.6° above normal). 

Supplemental Information: The projected mean would be 3.3° above the 1981-2010 normal monthly value. 

 

[MJO812]

55 right now

[Wxoutlooksblog]

9 hours ago, MJO812 said:

Raining here

I think a period of heat returns to our region during the third of fourth week of May, leaning towards the third week.

WX/PT

 

[MJO812]

1 hour ago, Wxoutlooksblog said:

I think a period of heat returns to our region during the third of fourth week of May, leaning towards the third week.

WX/PT

 

Long range on the models are showing wetter and cooler conditions to end April into early May. Quite possible the heat returns when blocking breaks down.

[bluewave]

Looks like the STJ really becomes active as we head into May with the rapidly developing El Niño.

 

 

 

[weathermedic]

Clouds pushing west and just about at the Nassau/Suffolk border now 

[SACRUS]

63 / 52 clouds / marine layer quickly approaching in eastern flow.  60s today - 50s / rain / showers tomorrow.  Cooler Mon - Tue.  Moderation Wed near normal overall into next weekend and beyond.

 

[SACRUS]

[SACRUS]

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 93 (2002)
NYC: 96 (1976)
LGA: 91 (1976)
JFK: 86 (2002)


Lows:

EWR: 32 (1943)
NYC: 25 (1875)
LGA: 35 (2014)
JFK: 35 (2003)


Historical:

1880 - More than two dozen tornadoes were reported from Kansas and Arkansas to Wisconsin and Michigan. More than 100 persons were killed, including 65 persons at Marshfield MO. (David Ludlum)

1896: New York City reported their earliest 90° reading on record. At the time until 1991. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1906 - A severe earthquake shook San Francisco, and unusual easterly winds spread fires destroying the city. (David Ludlum)

1944 - California experienced its worst hailstorm of record. Damage mounted to two million dollars as two consecutive storms devastated the Sacramento Valley destroying the fruit crop. (The Weather Channel)

1957 - A dust devil near Dracut MA lifted a small child three feet into the air, and rolled two other children on the ground. Fortunately none of the three were hurt. The dust devil was accompanied by a loud whistling sound as it moved westward. (The Weather Channel)

1966: A major blizzard ravaged the northern Plains. Up to two feet of snow was reported in parts of South Dakota and 20 inches fell at Lander, WY. Sub-freezing temperatures caused thousands of dollars damage to fruit trees across Denver, CO. From this date through the 20th, low temperatures each morning were in the teens and failed to reach above freezing on the 19th. The low temperature of 13° on the 20th set a new record low for the date. Stapleton International Airport in Denver picked up 5.7 inches of snow during this period. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1970 - Rapid City, SD, received a record 22 inches of snow in 24 hours. (17th-18th) (The Weather Channel)

1987 - Thirty-one cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including International Falls MN with a reading of 88 degrees, and Bismarck ND with a high of 92 degrees. A sharp cold front produced high winds in the western U.S. Winds in Utah gusted to 99 mph at the Park City Angle Station, and capsized a boat on Utah Lake drowning four persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in the southeastern U.S. A strong (F-2) tornado severely damaged seventeen mobile homes near Bainbridge GA injuring three persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. A thunderstorm in Pecos County of southwest Texas produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Imperial. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - Heavy snow blanketed the west central valleys and southwest mountains of Colorado with up to 18 inches of snow. Nine cities from the Mid Mississippi Valley to the Middle Atlantic Coast Region reported record low temperatures for the date, including Fort Wayne IND with a reading of 23 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2002: The heat wave continued across the east as high pressure off the Carolina blocked a frontal boundary across the Plains. Records for the date included: Newark, NJ: 93°, Islip, NY: 89°, Wallops Island, VA: 88°, Atlantic City, NJ: 87°, Bridgeport, CT: 85° and Buffalo, NY: 81°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)
 

[Santa Claus]

deep blue sky, warm sun, cool and breezy.  let’s see if that marine layer comes in off the ocean but right now it’s perfect outside

65/51 gusts to 20

[MANDA]

Picked up .28" rainfall yesterday afternoon in three separate rounds of quick moving but intense downpours.

Total over the last 4 days .58".  Got lucky in my neighborhood.

[MANDA]

2 hours ago, bluewave said:

Looks like the STJ really becomes active as we head into May with the rapidly developing El Niño.

 

 

 

Usually favors the Southeast for heavier precipitation but we'll see how it evolves.  Either way no more 80's and 90's for a while.

[SACRUS]

April 17 Dep through the warmest vs the averages

 

EWR: +6.5
NYC: +6.0
LGA: +5.3
JFK: +5.2