April Discobs 2026

[George BM]

Graupel downpour missed me just to the east in Herndon. 

50/31 at IAD currently.

[Mrs.J]

3 hours ago, arlwx12 said:

In 2025, "last freeze" dates at DCA/IAD/BWI:

DCA: March 3

IAD: April 9

BWI: April 9

Thanks I was wondering about this. Hoping that this is our last Freeze up here. Getting a new HVAC system put in tomorrow. After the morning the day looks good for not having any heat or air con for the day. 

[Wxtrix]

and now it’s snowing here.

[Wxtrix]

38 minutes ago, kgottwald said:

Just light sprinkles in Fairfax City.

I can't see locations on mobile; I assume it's only the high mountains that are getting actual snow.

if you turn your phone sideways you can see locations.

[Eskimo Joe]

I'm impressed with this airmass. It's late April and I'm only at 50° as we approach noon.

[Mrs.J]

10 minutes ago, Wxtrix said:

and now it’s snowing here.

You can just keep that stuff to yourself thank you very much. 

[SnowenOutThere]

17 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

I'm impressed with this airmass. It's late April and I'm only at 50° as we approach noon.

Speak for yourself. I'm up past 60 degrees at UVA. Beautiful spring day with a nice breeze. 

[87storms]

36 minutes ago, Mrs.J said:

You can just keep that stuff to yourself thank you very much. 

I think it was Spring '22 that had a few of those hail/snow showers through April here.  

[hstorm]

Brief graupel/snow shower just came through Great Falls.

[pazzo83]

10 minutes ago, hstorm said:

Brief graupel/snow shower just came through Great Falls.

just got it here in upper NW - it's 52F out lol.

[NorthArlington101]

So do I record a T today in DC/Arlington? Been inside all day.

[hstorm]

48 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said:

So do I record a T today in DC/Arlington? Been inside all day.

Seems reasonable to assume a T.  We have now had three separate graupel/snow showers blow through, all moving NW-SE (and Arlington is SE of us).  Together with @pazzo83's DC observation, seems likely that both Arlington and DC got a T.  But maybe that's just my weenie logic.

[George BM]

I got my April Trace in at 1:52pm this afternoon with a brief light burst of some gruapel/mangled snowflakes.

[Stormchaserchuck1]

Freeze warnings

[pazzo83]

1 hour ago, hstorm said:

Seems reasonable to assume a T.  We have now had three separate graupel/snow showers blow through, all moving NW-SE (and Arlington is SE of us).  Together with @pazzo83's DC observation, seems likely that both Arlington and DC got a T.  But maybe that's just my weenie logic.

DCA reported ice pellets - I think we'll get the T.

[pazzo83]

so DCA is in the mid 50s at the moment (same here too - 55F).  It's going to be close to see if we get to 32F.  If the wind dies down, no chance.  But a steady NW / NNW wind might do it.  The river is pretty warm now though (nearly 70F in the Washington channel, so knock off a few degrees for the water by the airport) - so that will help to keep temps up obviously.

[pazzo83]

i think DCA will get to 34-35 at the lowest.  Up here we could see 32F.

[frd]

Dewpoint currently at 18 here, with temp already falling to 51 F. 

[CAPE]

Radiational cooling is very efficient here with clear skies, low dews, no wind, and cold HP overhead. Nothing resembling UHI here. 29-30 seems doable.

Should I cover my Hydrangeas or can they survive this and still bloom?

[arlwx12]

I prepared for tomorrow morning by looking at a list of DCA "latest last freezes" through 2023.

The most recent one on April 10 (or later) was 2016.

More on this if DCA does indeed hit freezing tomorrow (it MIGHT not).