Napril 2025 Obs/Discussion!

[40/70 Benchmark]

8 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

80+ tomorrow from just SW of BOS to say Amherst and points south. 

Lets get a pocket of fog over Weymouth

[weatherwiz]

9 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

80+ tomorrow from just SW of BOS to say Amherst and points south. 

Then we 90 on Tuesday!

[CoastalWx]

1 minute ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Lets get a pocket of fog over Weymouth

That might happen over Logan again. Those boundaries love to sit just north of me. It will be naperville here and I can look north and see the fog 2-3 miles away.

[40/70 Benchmark]

2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

That might happen over Logan again. Those boundaries love to sit just north of me. It will be naperville here and I can look north and see the fog 2-3 miles away.

I often come out of work in Chelsea to like 60 and get home to 80....yesetrday was a good example. I'm just down the street from KBOS.

[CoastalWx]

20 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I often come out of work in Chelsea to like 60 and get home to 80....yesetrday was a good example. I'm just down the street from KBOS.

The shape of the harbor and I think the way the urban sprawl is spread from like Quincy on north into metro west and Essex county I think helps suck the seabreeze more west and then west-northwest. So heat that area up and you'll get the seabreeze flowing to that area.

[WxWatcher007]

@Damage In Tolland I think you’re going to be right here in the valley. We’re already leafing out this week.

[Typhoon Tip]

50 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

The shape of the harbor and I think the way the urban sprawl is spread from like Quincy on north into metro west and Essex county I think helps suck the seabreeze more west and then west-northwest. So heat that area up and you'll get the seabreeze flowing to that area.

out here about 8 mi west of 495 I've noticed in the past that our breeze invasions are almost always from the ENE ... but sometimes we'll get doubles. The 2nd one comes in from the SE... you can actually make them out on high def rad reflectivity sometimes.  the SE one originates from your area

[CoastalWx]

3 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

out here about 8 mi west of 495 I've noticed in the past that our breeze invasions are almost always from the ENE ... but sometimes we'll get doubles. The 2nd one comes in from the SE... you can actually make them out on high def rad reflectivity sometimes.  the SE on originates from your area

Yeah. Like the other day it accelerated W and then more NW towards BED and beyond. But many times I'm on the edge, or there is just enough S coast seabreeze or a gradient Srly flow to keep it north of me. I am a little more than 2 miles from the beach to my north. On paper you'd expect to see winds more N to NE..but it will envelope areas like Arlington before me. 

[40/70 Benchmark]

4 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Yeah. Like the other day it accelerated W and then more NW towards BED and beyond. But many times I'm on the edge, or there is just enough S coast seabreeze or a gradient Srly flow to keep it north of me. I am a little more than 2 miles from the beach to my north. On paper you'd expect to see winds more N to NE..but it will envelope areas like Arlington before me. 

Yea, even during the winter, the north shore can be more prone to marine influence than the south shore at times due to the orientation of the coastline....  the poster Bostonwx from Milton was notorious for pointing that out lol

[HoarfrostHubb]

Still looking like November in N ORH county.  Closer to the city is definitely greener 

[HoarfrostHubb]

Even Holden a couple of towns away is greener.  Fitchburg and Leominster look like they are a week or so ahead. 

[dendrite]

37 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Still looking like November in N ORH county.  Closer to the city is definitely greener 

Grafted and potted up

[CoastalWx]

28 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Even Holden a couple of towns away is greener.  Fitchburg and Leominster look like they are a week or so ahead. 

Wonder if tree species has anything to do with it. I feel like Holden is probably similar climo to you.  Like down at my parents, they have lots of oaks and hard maples that don't leaf out for awhile.
Here, there are quite a few of those blasted Norways. Those might even be ahead of schedule. I am also now noticing the oaks are starting to break open the buds too. That is also ahead. 

[CoastalWx]

Honestly I can't complain much about this season so far. Morch did just that and other then first half of April...we really lucked out. I can't recall such a nice April vacation for the kids. 

[HoarfrostHubb]

Yup.  It’s been great.  Hard to believe I got 6” of snow 11 days ago

[HoarfrostHubb]

22 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Grafted and potted up

I’ve never actually seen one.  A guy out on Rte 68 used to sell them.  

[weatherwiz]

49 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Grafted and potted up

Those look either like pineapples or bowsers armor 

[weathafella]

A glorious stretch this week and next with an ice cube inserted for this Sunday.

[Sey-Mour Snow]

3 minutes ago, weathafella said:

A glorious stretch this week and next with an ice cube inserted for this Sunday.

Pretty damn good agreement that the first third of May will be well below normal with cutoffs nearby... 

[Typhoon Tip]

1 hour ago, CoastalWx said:

Honestly I can't complain much about this season so far. Morch did just that and other then first half of April...we really lucked out. I can't recall such a nice April vacation for the kids. 

Oh it's not even close...  This has not been a typical climo April. 

In fact, if I were being as objectively fair as I can, I'd say that Aprils in general have had some decent stretches in recent years.   Bad stretches too...  but, it seems the frequency and length of these better periods have been incongruent compared to the much longer termed climo signal from last century.

Maybe, maybe not a part of the attribution stuff, but I also submit that May's have almost become proportionately worse.   No prediction there -  we were talking about the shoulder seasons smearing ... likely a part of that.

Currently 74.  No cloud.  Zip wind.   Low DPs.

[dendrite]

37 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

Those look either like pineapples or bowsers armor 

Diff brand, but same idea

https://air-pot.com/garden/

[Sey-Mour Snow]

5 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

Oh it's not even close...  This has not been a typical climo April. 

In fact, if I were being as objectively fair as I can, I'd say that Aprils in general have been had some decent stretches in recent years.   Bad stretches too...  but, it seems the frequency and length of these periods has been incongruent compared to the much longer termed climo signal from last century.

Maybe, maybe not a part of the attribution stuff, but also submit that May's have almost become proportionately worse.   No prediction there -

May 2022 and last May were both gorgeous here, especially the last half of the month.. 24 of 31 days above 65 degrees each month. 

[Sey-Mour Snow]

1 hour ago, CoastalWx said:

Honestly I can't complain much about this season so far. Morch did just that and other then first half of April...we really lucked out. I can't recall such a nice April vacation for the kids. 

April break 2022: 11th through 15th used pool 2 days in a row. 

Monday - 75 opened pool 

Tuesday - 82

Wednesday - 89

Thursday - 89  

Friday - 72 

[Damage In Tolland]

2 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

@Damage In Tolland I think you’re going to be right here in the valley. We’re already leafing out this week.

Yeah it’s basically full out there . Even here Oaks are close 

[Damage In Tolland]

25 minutes ago, Sey-Mour Snow said:

Pretty damn good agreement that the first third of May will be well below normal with cutoffs nearby... 

Not  seeing that . Looks like first few days torch and then near normal . Few cooldowns few mild ups 

[Sey-Mour Snow]

Just now, Damage In Tolland said:

Not  seeing that . Looks like first few days torch and then near normal . Few cooldowns few mild ups 

The hope is that’s what verifies, looks like crap for now.. 

[weatherwiz]

I'm not sold on the cutoff idea until we get closer. While it isn't uncommon for cutoffs this time of year we are also in the range where models can get cutoff happy. 

[CoastalWx]

Euro with 2.5-4" of Stein in that run.