Fear and loathing April, 2020 discussion, obs, and the occasional derailment

[Torch Tiger]

Living here, there's no real need for heat or A/C from April through early October. This year shut 'em down mid-Morch. Maybe a couple rogue days Julorch/Ughust but even then a network of fans and a dehumidifier is doable.

[Damage In Tolland]

2 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

Hey when I lived in Albany, I'd go up in the garage attic to bring down my skis, sleds, shovels and all that stuff in October just to see it in the garage, ha. 

I can understand it even if I'm gonna rib ya for it, ha.

It just helps the mental psyche 

[ORH_wxman]

Nice firehose on the NAM...too bad it wasn't 3 weeks earlier, lol.

[Typhoon Tip]

1 hour ago, CoastalWx said:

I'll never understand Kevin's logic.

which is inversely proportionate to stating, ' we will always understand Kevin's illogic'

[Typhoon Tip]

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

The warmth was mostly via mins and sustained AN highs. There were a couple of nice days, but 2012 it was not. 

agreed!  very much echoed this a couple weeks ago when it was obviously destined that way

[Typhoon Tip]

1 hour ago, ORH_wxman said:

Nice firehose on the NAM...too bad it wasn't 3 weeks earlier, lol.

Wouldn't shock me if locales like Blue Hill observatory ...or up along the slopes of the eastern ORH hills recoup a few hours of cat paws or even some mangled 'chutes during the first 6 or so hours of that (50-56 hours) in a NAM thermal handling. 

Actually all models indicate that interval as warm advection from the NE ... a bit counter-intuitive but that is actually not that atypical for a deeply core-wrapped west Atlantic cyclones that are pinned under a west based -NAO ridge in the spring.  This used to happen more frequently in the 1990s. 

So we get some pingers and white globule rain drops for a while, and then it's cold mist and light rain horror show for another 12 hours after that, and then we're done as the whole structure rotates SE and away...  And notice the 500 mb thickness tapestry matures some 6 to 10 dm prior to after that spoke pivots through? That's a warm front/symbolically

Saturday could be a fantastic day and probably starts the transition into an extended period of probably the best 850 mb thermal layout of the spring so far..though obviously nuances/sensible surface weather to be determined.  The Euro looked like it was attempting to paint a couple gems 7, ...10

[HoarfrostHubb]

Def looking better for next week as far as warmer / drier.  I’m sure that will waffle a bit 

[dendrite]

Thankfully there's enough NE flow that we've advected in dry air today. It's pretty nice for the E 1/2 of NE...albeit chilly.

[tamarack]

2 hours ago, tamarack said:

Still hanging around 30° under the clouds in Augusta.  Spring sun working on last evening's 2" of fluff but it's slow going so far.  Sun comes out for 30 minutes and it's gone.

Actually took about 60 minutes of partly cloudy.  Anything not in shade is gone.

And April install?  In 21 years I've yet to record a single cooling DD before May, though 4/28/09 was close (89/41 but desert dry and 4/29 was 58/34.)  Haven't had a minimum 60+ (where stickiness begins) prior to 5/26.

[dendrite]

10 minutes ago, tamarack said:

Actually took about 60 minutes of partly cloudy.  Anything not in shade is gone.

And April install?  In 21 years I've yet to record a single cooling DD before May, though 4/28/09 was close (89/41 but desert dry and 4/29 was 58/34.)  Haven't had a minimum 60+ (where stickiness begins) prior to 5/26.

Earliest one here was 3/31/98 unless you want to count the 65.0F mean for CON on 1/1/1876.

[Torch Tiger]

everything looks awesome once we get past this mid-late week crap.

[Typhoon Tip]

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

Thankfully there's enough NE flow that we've advected in dry air today. It's pretty nice for the E 1/2 of NE...albeit chilly.

Ohgh....no comparison! 

Compared to yesterday and the day before?     my god - 

I'll take 47 and full sun post the Equinox over that layering between rectal-plaque and Satan's colon walls weather we were given yesterday.  That  was our world-ending salvation...

[dendrite]

NE flow we can get behind.

[Typhoon Tip]

Classic gaining sun-angle mid spring scenario where the MOS may nail it but the backyards bust 1 to 3 clicks warmer...  Love these faux-warm afternoons for the alternative they offer comparing the drab misery of yesterday's ilk.   

So it's 50 here at multiple home stations within a mile or two of mi casa.  And the wind is negligible ...so when you find a 'sun nook' it's really a stolen gem compared to what the overall week's appeal looked like at any modeling point before this day for this time period. 

[Typhoon Tip]

wow, this 12z Euro run is very darn near close to an isothermal Friday morning ...about +.25 C at 850 with that low retrograding to near the BM...  interesting - 

[Typhoon Tip]

Saturday then opens up spectacular ...could be a first top 10er day of the year. 

850's +2 C SE of a Rut-Con line... with PGF focusing a subtle d-slope look, and RH flooring/open sky .. it could snow Friday morning at least in the air, and have that be 66 F the next afternoon in that look...  I don't actually care as much suffering April shitz weather if it's going to modulate mercy the next day like that - fine!

[powderfreak]

2 hours ago, dendrite said:

Thankfully there's enough NE flow that we've advected in dry air today. It's pretty nice for the E 1/2 of NE...albeit chilly.

Been absolutely beautiful out this way today.  Full sunshine since 11am or so?  

Temps in the 40s and dews in the 20s. Plenty warm enough with sunshine.

[Baroclinic Zone]

How are our 2 snow threats looking?

[powderfreak]

Euro has some higher elevation snow rotating through from the NE.  Looks like similar spots as last night and the day before.  

Maybe Gene at 1kft can pick up a little snow?

[Damage In Tolland]

8 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

Euro has some higher elevation snow rotating through from the NE.  Looks like similar spots as last night and the day before.  

Maybe Gene at 1kft can pick up a little snow?

[wxeyeNH]

Yeah,  I noticed the 12Z Euro chance of giving me a bit of snow.  Let's see if 18Z takes it away

Here's a video of today's snow and the clearing adverting from the north.  One minute it's winter and then by midday it's gone

https://video.nest.com/clip/5322466be1a248e89b927e7596858d7b.mp4

 

[The_Global_Warmer]

2 hours ago, wxeyeNH said:

Yeah,  I noticed the 12Z Euro chance of giving me a bit of snow.  Let's see if 18Z takes it away

Here's a video of today's snow and the clearing adverting from the north.  One minute it's winter and then by midday it's gone

https://video.nest.com/clip/5322466be1a248e89b927e7596858d7b.mp4

 

That is amazing thanks for posting

[amarshall]

April fools coating.

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[dendrite]

Nice FZFG this morning. I was in the clear on my hill and then hit the fog around 450-600ft. Then at the very bottom of the valley I came back out of it to OVC skies. Dipped to 25F at the casa.

[HoarfrostHubb]

3 years ago I had a few inches of snow on April 1.  Maybe 3-5”?

[ORH_wxman]

Just now, HoarfrostHubb said:

3 years ago I had a few inches of snow on April 1.  Maybe 3-5”?

23 years ago I had about 33 inches.

[HoarfrostHubb]

Just now, ORH_wxman said:

23 years ago I had about 33 inches.

Yup. Over 30” where I was in Gardner MA.  I measured 36” on my porch but winds might have added to that total.  Pretty amazing event

[Baroclinic Zone]

We flakes on April fools 

[SouthCoastMA]

Just now, Baroclinic Zone said:

We flakes on April fools 

yup, same here

[CoastalWx]

Ahh to be a senior in HS with a starter jacket and a piece of strapping right about this time.