October 2026

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

Last winter was insanely horrible in the west with snow. This winter is going to be different. 

Yup, I wouldn’t be surprised to see near record snows in the sierras with the ultimate Nino. One thing this winter is going to have plenty of is moisture. So with the right elevation to overcome the pacific warmth you can pull major snow numbers. Obviously here it’s about timing the moisture with any available cold. Do we pull off a 83 or 16 or do we get skunked like 73 and 98.


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[weathermedic]

3 hours ago, Stormlover74 said:

Storm just kinda hangs out for several days

 

OKX point and click showing sunny for Monday and Tuesday

[Brian5671]

33 minutes ago, weathermedic said:

OKX point and click showing sunny for Monday and Tuesday

may be more of a DELMARVA/NC event this go around

[SACRUS]

67 / 65 clouds holding , front pushing to CPA.  Storms later - chill this weekend and onshore cut off ULL barrage 10/19 - 10/26, but overall warmer than normal.  Ridge goes north and flow comes around cut off low off the Southeast coast pushes a week of easterly flow into the area.

 

[SACRUS]

 

Highs:

EWR: 84 (1958)
NYC: 87 (1897)
LGA: 82 (1958)
JFK: 79 (2008)

Lows:

EWR: 31 (1944)
NYC: 34 (1876)
LGA: 39 (2009)
LGA: 39 (2006)

Historical:

1781: A storm of "unknown character" struck Virginia. The Earl of Cornwallis, at Yorktown, was trapped by the French Fleet and the Patriot Army, under the command of George Washington. The Earl decided to flee to the north to Gloucester Point under the cover of darkness. A "furious storm" doomed the plan to failure, as seas ran high and every boat was "swamped". He sent forward his flag of truce and surrendered, thus ending the battle (Chapman). (Ref. Storm of 1781)

1880: Very early blizzard in Dakotas ends and precedes severe winter. Earliest blizzard in Minnesota. Struck western Minnesota and the eastern Dakotas especially hard. Over a foot of snow in western counties. Railroads were blocked. Damage done to Great Lakes shipping. Huge drifts exceeding 20 ft formed in the Canby area lasted until the next spring when flooding occurred across the Minnesota River Valley. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1913 - The temperature in Downtown San Francisco soared to 101 degrees to equal their record for October. (The Weather Channel)

1937 - An unlikely winter-like storm produced as much as ten inches of snow in Minnesota and Iowa.

1944: The 1944 Cuba – Florida hurricane, also known as the Pinar del Rio Hurricane, struck western Cuba on this day as a Category 4. This storm killed an estimated 300 people in Cuba and nine in Florida. This hurricane is currently the 7th costliest U.S. Atlantic hurricane, with an estimated $46.9 billion (2015 USD) in damages.


1962: Severe weather across northwestern Oklahoma resulted in a 5-inch hailstone collected in Woodward County. (Ref. Wilson Weather History)

1987 - Ten cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. The low of 34 degrees at Augusta GA marked their third straight morning of record cold. A cold front brought showers and thunderstorms to parts of the central U.S. Lightning struck a bull and six cows under a tree near Battiest OK. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Late afternoon thunderstorms produced severe weather in southwestern Lower Michigan and northern Indiana. One thunderstorm spawned a tornado north of Nappanee IN which caused half a million dollars damage. Six cities in California reported record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 100 degrees at Red Bluff CA was the latest such reading of record for so late in the autumn season. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988: An F2 tornado carved a 6 mile long, east-northeast path through a mostly rural area of north-central Indiana. The extremely slow-moving tornado touched down 1.5 miles north of Nappanee, just 300 yards north of a high school, and shortly after that moved through a subdivision where 11 homes sustained damage.

1989 - Heavy snow blanketed the foothills of Colorado. Up to three inches was reported around Denver. Echo Lake was buried under nineteen inches of snow. Temperatures again warmed into the 80s and lower 90s in the eastern and south central U.S. Thirteen cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Atlantic City NJ with a reading of 84 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1998: One of the costliest hail storms to ever hit metro Denver caused an estimated $87.8 million dollars in damage to homes, buildings and vehicles. The hailstorm, rare for so late in the season began over portions of Arvada, Wheat Ridge and northeast Denver where mostly pea sized hail accumulated up to a depth of 6 inches near I-70. Snowplows had to be called out to clear several streets and many accidents were reported. The storm intensified as it moved to the east into the Denver and Aurora areas. Hail up to two inches in diameter pelted the Denver metro area and one inch diameter hail in northern Aurora. (Ref. Wilson Weather History)

1990: Temperature reached 90 °F for 136th day in Tampa, FL. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1992: 60+ middle school football players were on the Dueitt Middle School football field (Spring, TX) when lightning hit during a light drizzle. 34 students/coach taken to a hospital for observation/treatment, fortunately; no one was killed. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA)

1999: Hurricane Irene moved across the Florida Keys producing heavy rainfall, strong winds, and high waves. A gust 102 mph was reported in Big Pine Key.

 

2007: A blinding sandstorm in the high desert north of Los Angeles wreaks havoc with local traffic causing a highway pileup involving dozens of vehicles. Two people die, and 16 are injured as a result of the storm, which reportedly raised dust to 1000 foot high.

 

2015: A well-defined waterspout was visible from Marquette, Michigan.

[FPizz]

5 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

67 / 65 clouds holding , front pushing to CPA.  Storms later - chill this weekend and onshore cut off ULL barrage 10/19 - 10/26, but overall warmer than normal.  Ridge goes north and flow comes around cut off low off the Southeast coast pushes a week of easterly flow into the area.

 

My point and click after today has below normal high temps through Thursday, minus Tuesday which is 1 degree above normal.

[SACRUS]

6 minutes ago, FPizz said:

My point and click after today has below normal high temps through Thursday, minus Tuesday which is 1 degree above normal.

Must be factorin g in the weekend chill. Think the period 10/19 - 10/26 hover s above normal overall, likely for higher mins with the onshore onslaught.

[SACRUS]

Some peaks of sun, slow to burn off , late PM highs  still stuck at 68 with a forecasted highs of 76

[ForestHillWx]

62/62 here with rather dense fog… sub 30s for lows tonight and tomorrow it seems. 
 

 

[SACRUS]

Front in CPA

 

[NCPOW]

5 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

Front in CPA

 

What time do we see this arriving to the metro area?

[SACRUS]

1 minute ago, NCPOW said:

What time do we see this arriving to the metro area?

probably after 5 more so now based on radar

[SACRUS]