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Iceagewhereartthou
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Looks like a pack of Skittles!
Yeah that pink and SW purple are both unusual.
pcbjr
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BufordWX
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The GFS is showing this goofiness again. The fact that it shows 41 in the middle of the afternoon on May 10th near Macon is ridiculous. 
Also this is quite the temperature anomaly map from the goofus. My goodness.
Also this is quite the temperature anomaly map from the goofus. My goodness.
Get this crap out of here, I’ll take cool temps but not temps close enough to kill plants, at least this frame it was showing precipitation but this level of cold is meant for N/D/J/F/M and maybe April, not damn May when pools open up in a few weeks 
BufordWX
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We may as well start talking about if we can get snow out of this. Lol.
Seriously though, I do wonder if we could be looking at a bit of a record cold snap for May at this point. Of course it would be unlikely, but it’s not like the Gfs is alone is showing solidly below average temperatures in this time frame. Of course It is by far the most extreme and most definitely overdone. (Like usual)
Brent
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Record highs one week to record lows the next lol
BufordWX
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Brent
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What on earth is the GFS smoking the coldest May high ever is 49 here lol
Dewpoint Dan
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Maybe just maybe the lockdown is causing pollution to go down and maybe thats helping to cool our climate ?
BufordWX
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FWIW even the end of the Euro has some excessively below average temperatures for North Carolina. I’m kinda interested to see how this plays out on the models as we get closer. Most likely this is way overdone is my guess right now.
Or maybe because the virus spreads more easily in cooler wx and it is so powerful, it is controlling the wx and causing it to cool down for its own survival. What can't this virus do?
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I know a lot of folks are ready for hot weather, but it's pretty crazy that the fact that we have actually had a Spring this year has been overlooked some. Here at CAE, we have yet to hit 90 degrees, and comparing that to the last few years, that's pretty impressive. Woke up to 47 here in the Columbia area. I am enjoying this while I can, because you can't hold back the "Armpit of Hell" forever.
But I am ready for those classic pop up Summer thunderstorms.. that's for sure.
But I am ready for those classic pop up Summer thunderstorms.. that's for sure.
tennessee storm
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That model needs to be abolished now. Seriously ....
Wth. Look at the center of that low ? that’s even rain in January
cd2play
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I wonder how long this cooler weather pattern ends up lasting. It keeps this up for a few more months, it could be a summer 2009 redux. As rare as it is, it probably will happen again eventually.
This weather pattern is frustrating for sure, at least for me. I really dislike the cool/wet conditions. We'll snap out of it eventually, then we'll all be complaining of the heat, shortly thereafter!
Using the wunderground calendar view RDU has had highs below 70 in May this many times each year:
19 0
18 0
17 3
16 7
15 1
14 2
13 8
12 0
11 2
10 4
An average of 2.7 days per year. The EPS has 7 of the next 14 days at RDU below 70, so in other words there is a pretty impressive cold shot coming for May.
I tried to extrapolate out 16 and 13 (small sample size I know) June in both months was decent but they diverged after that with 16 being hot in July and August and 13 being nice.
19 0
18 0
17 3
16 7
15 1
14 2
13 8
12 0
11 2
10 4
An average of 2.7 days per year. The EPS has 7 of the next 14 days at RDU below 70, so in other words there is a pretty impressive cold shot coming for May.
I tried to extrapolate out 16 and 13 (small sample size I know) June in both months was decent but they diverged after that with 16 being hot in July and August and 13 being nice.
Yeah, this is the first real deep south Spring I've experienced since moving here in 2017. Balanced amount of sunny and rainy days, no hard freezes, gradual leaf out and temps generally in the upper 60s to low 80s.
Both 2018 and 2019 were extremely cloudy/cold/rainy in March/April, then we suddenly flip the switch to mid-Summer and drought conditions in May (no in-between).
Or, worse, a Summer 1992 redux.
Or maybe because the virus spreads more easily in cooler wx and it is so powerful, it is controlling the wx and causing it to cool down for its own survival. What can't this virus do?
The real kicker here is those folks who think hot weather will slow the virus' spread aren't going to be able to make their case any time soon.
If anything, this roller coaster pattern we've been in likely exacerbates things if COVID-19 is anything like other viruses.
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cd2play
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NCSNOW
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Beleive its been snowing in NC Northern Mtns Highest elevations this morning. May 1st.
GeorgiaGirl
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From the way it sounds in here, if we don't turn the A/C on sometime in the Sunday-Tuesday period, we're unlikely to for quite a while. Very unusual as we usually have it on by now.
This cool weather is amazing for May. And it continues to be super windy, like every day.
CraggyRider
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From the look of the models; I will still be running the heat in mid-May maybe even firing up the wood stove.
BufordWX
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What in the world GFS!
Dewpoint Dan
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It beats 90 with high humidity.
The heat and humidity are coming, it’s inevitable. So push that crap as far back as possible.
Im all for the cooler weather put the prospects of 30s in mid May is just about as exciting as 100 in October.
Dewpoint Dan
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Could this be like 2003 when Atlanta had like 3 or 4 days of 90+ weather ?
CraggyRider
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cd2play
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Nah. We'll have highs in the 60s into June, get suckered into thinking it's going to be the year without a summer. Then, about July 2... BAM!!! Sudden summer, lasts into late October!
Hrrrv4 was about to get interesting with a MCS, the hrrrv4 has done extremely well even out in its “long range” 
One thing is certain. This blocking pattern with eastern trough will be nowhere to be found come Dec, Jan and Feb!
znel52
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Bring on the coolness. I'll take that over 90 degrees with 85% humidity any day.
Tornadocane
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Looks like La Nina has finally taken control.
cd2play
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FIXED! And probably accurate!