Hope everyone had a Happy Easter and you got out yesterday to enjoy that brief taste of summer across the Northeast. A little too hot for my taste, especially this time of year. That said, April has been colder than normal as well as the winter over all.
Easter Sunday was a more spring like day, although very gusty across New England. The strong winds were due to being in between a high pressure to the north and low pressure to the south (see map below).
I believe it’s safe to say we’re finally done with the snow across the Northeast. You can see snow totals below for selected cities along with normal accumulations. Jay Peak in VT took the cake with 470″ (that’s 39 feet folks!), just shy of their record of 490″ back in 2016-17 season!
WeatherReMarks headquarters received 42.1″, slightly above the normal total snowfall of 38.8″.
Week Ahead Across the Northeast
A relatively uneventful week ahead, we kicked off a dry and seasonably cool day today. A brief warm front brings showers overnight tonight and spikes temps Tuesday into the 70s across the tri-state (mid to upper 60s in New England). See at end of post a select city near you, the 10 day temp/rain forecast (each chart gives 4 per day at 2am, 8am, 2pm, and 8pm high/low temps plus precip). Next possible storm system arrives Saturday. Initial outlook for May is cooler and wetter but will do a deeper dive in another post.
Lyrid Meteor Shower
While conditions are poor tonight, tomorrow night will be mostly clear to see the Lyrid Meteor shower. Not the most active, but you should be able to see up to 20 or so an hour. Best time to view is late Tuesday night around 11pm to 4am.
That’s it for now. Quakes and aurora forecasts coming shortly. Enjoy the draft, and if awake an hour before sunrise Friday morning (4/25), you may see a celestial smile. The below pic is making the rounds on social media. In short, it’s called a triple conjunction where the crescent moon creates a smile, with Venus and Saturn “eyeing” the grin. It won’t look like the pic but kinda cool to see if awake and clear. Time for bed as weather never sleeps!
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