The big monster storm still spinning off the Northeast coast has built quite a resume. It started in the nation's mid-section and then after passing Virginia, has walloped the Northeast over the last couple of days. Strong onshore winds have produced waves of 10-30 feet and significant beach erosion. Over 7 1/2 inches of rain fell in New York City on Sunday, the second wettest day on record for the Big Apple. Heavy snow fell from Pennsylvania into parts of New England, and this was one of the greatest April snowstorms on record in Central New York, where over a foot was recorded in Binghamton. The winds were impressive here in Central Virginia, but nothing like some of the gusts reported in the Northeast. They included 60 mph in both Wilmington, DE and Providence, RI, 81 mph in Cape Elizabeth, ME and an impressive 156 mph atop Mount Washington, NH.
The wind and clouds continue to diminish across our area, and tomorrow looks like a pretty decent day, with a blend of sun and clouds and afternoon temperatures near 60 (still about 10 degrees below average for this time of the year). A rather small storm crossing the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday will bring a few showers with it. Then drier and milder weather will take over on Friday and continue over the weekend.
Next week's outlook and beyond...
Warmer weather is definitely in our future. Temperatures should bounce above 80 degrees Monday and Tuesday. An upper level ridge will build over the Eastern U.S. and could keep us warm through much if not all of next week. In the longer term, our climate model data suggests a warm finish to April and mild to warm weather in early May. The upper level pattern looks like it will be nearly zonal (west to east), which should keep significant cold spells out of our area.
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