March 2026 - Winter or Spring?

[SD]

RDU is +8.8 OOF

 

[cyclogent]

What a difference a day makes...

 

[SWVAwxfan]

Crazy temp difference today. I'm sitting in the 40s, while temps in South Carolina are in the 80s to 90 in Beaufort.

 

[dsaur]

I have a black truck and car and I'm going to see how long I can go before I have to wash them. With no good rain chances in the foreseeable future they might be banana yellow before all is said and done. My wife's car is that new green shade that some of the newer vehicles have these days. She drives the new car and I get the hand me downs. I'll keep plenty of washer fluid in them so at least I can see where I'm going.

Had to hose mine off today. It's black but looked like the yellow submarine, and I couldn't see out the windows.

 

[NBAcentel]

Latest AIFS looks like a summer preview after the weekend

 

[GaWx]

It was still another summer like day with a high of 89. Looking forward to the cooler temps of the next few days!

 

[GaWx]

Latest AIFS looks like a summer preview after the weekend

Hey fro, Do you mean another return to summer? It’s already been on/off summer for the last 2+ weeks.

 

[xshare]

Hey fro, Do you mean another return to summer? It’s already been on/off summer for the last 2+ weeks.

Summer-esque. Didn’t hit 90, not as absurdly humid and hot as actual summer.

 

[jackendrickwx]

fun little march-coaster continues. nice cool days coming up before brief roast, then cool again. i am rooting for a chance to not break 60 today, which would be only the 6th such day IMBY so far this month, as opposed to 16 days of 70+ and 6 days of 80+. we are +7.1 for march, 2nd warmest.

atm doesn't look like much to speak of precip-wise with more east-based ridge coming in. a few thundershowers fri night for parts of va/nc/sc/far east tn with the cold front seems reasonable

 

[Psalm 148:8]

Anyone spitting up pollen balls!. And no rain in sight!!

 

[Brent]

Anyone spitting up pollen balls!. And no rain in sight!!

I had like a head cold for 4 days... Took a teaspoon of honey yesterday and it seems a lot better so far

But yeah this is way earlier than normal

 

[Iceagewhereartthou]

IMO this is a gorgeous day. Upper 50s but with full spring sun it's the perfect temp. You can do or wear anything outside and still be comfortable.

 

[GaWx]

IMO this is a gorgeous day. Upper 50s but with full spring sun it's the perfect temp. You can do or wear anything outside and still be comfortable.

It’s so much better today here with cloudy, breezy and 59 now. Looking forward to walking later. Yesterday’s high was way up at 89 at KSAV. I decided to not walk.

 

[SD]

Cloudy hasn't made it to 50 yet. Lame

 

[jackendrickwx]

 

[SD]

The gradient in temp anomalies this month from S to N is pretty crazy. Good example of the PV breakdown/ssw not always being cold in the SE.

 

[Jimmy Hypocracy]

Pollen has never bothered me the way it does most people and for that I am grateful

 

[tractor girl]

Pollen has never bothered me the way it does most people and for that I am grateful View attachment 195259

Same.. also grateful. Spring is my favorite season.

 

[JHS]

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This will be our biggest weather event this spring and summer. By July and August drought will be making national headlines just like 1986 and 1988.

 

[tractor girl]

This will be our biggest weather event this spring and summer. By July and August drought will be making national headlines just like 1986 and 1988.

I'm afraid you are right. We should be catching up before the summer heat and dry sets in.. sinking further into drought instead. A little worried about my well output later this year.

 

[JHS]

I'm afraid you are right. We should be catching up before the summer heat and dry sets in.. sinking further into drought instead. A little worried about my well output later this year.

There is still a chance that things change, but I'm not that hopeful. We needed the change to happen back in January or February. We did get a major change from what would have been an awful drought in 1994 when a fairly dry April and May turned very wet in June and stayed that way right through August, but that's not how things usually go.

 

[NBAcentel]

Probably gonna flirt with 90 Again before the Garbo weekend Wudge settles in, but lots of torch showing up next week as the upper level ridge moves east, prob another stretch of low-mid 80s

 

[SD]

Wedge threat for Easter weekend looks legit, if it doesn't happen 85-90 (what's the record for hottest easter?). Booting the ridge out of the SW is a good thing if you want rain.

 

[Arcc]

Probably gonna flirt with 90 Again before the Garbo weekend Wudge settles in, but lots of torch showing up next week as the upper level ridge moves east, prob another stretch of low-mid 80s View attachment 195261

And not even a decent severe weather threat to go with it!

 

[NBAcentel]

And not even a decent severe weather threat to go with it!

These springtime heatwaves with a lack of severe giving mid/late spring 2019 vibes, it probably will be a struggle to severe given NW flow isn’t very effective yet and once the ridging moves overhead we deflect everything to the central US

 

[dsaur]

Pollen has never bothered me the way it does most people and for that I am grateful View attachment 195259

To kick me while I'm down, some fool county ne of me decided a nice steady wind out of the ne, and no rain in sight, was a great time to do a controlled burn. I already can't breath out there, and now this. It's dangerous for me to go outside. A thick smoke haze over the whole county, until the wind changes direction and other poor lung clot, asthma, copd sufferers will be life threatened by lack of foresight, and giving a f about fellow citizens. I'm p'ed. All could have been avoided if someone in charge out there had weather basics knowledge, and gave a rats a.

 

[Arcc]

These springtime heatwaves with a lack of severe giving mid/late spring 2019 vibes, it probably will be a struggle to severe given NW flow isn’t very effective yet and once the ridging moves overhead we deflect everything to the central US

Ugh don't bring up 2019...

 

[Rain Cold]

This kind of a pattern really sucks.

 

[shortstopsergio]

So no hope at anything interesting severe wise or rain wise anytime soon? Sigh

 

[NBAcentel]

Ugh don't bring up 2019...

I love heat and even that October heat wave got me a bit… that year was brutal. The May 2019 one was impressive as well. At least the stuff in July had some impressive instability and thunderstorms to go with it

 

[NBAcentel]

I guess the people that say summer is 7 months long have a valid argument this year. rip to the cold weenies

 

[Arcc]

I love heat and even that October heat wave got me a bit… that year was brutal. The May 2019 one was impressive as well. At least the stuff in July had some impressive instability and thunderstorms to go with it View attachment 195262

Possibly the most impressive flash drought I've ever seen.

 

[Brent]

I guess the people that say summer is 7 months long have a valid argument this year. rip to the cold weenies View attachment 195264View attachment 195265View attachment 195266View attachment 195267View attachment 195268View attachment 195269View attachment 195270View attachment 195271

I was just thinking we'll never have as many record lows as we've had record highs in the last 6 months it's been something for sure

 

[SD]

Got down to 30 before the clouds moved in

 

[BIG FROSTY]

30.9 this morning

 

[egg]

37.5 here this morning

 

[superjames1992]

RDU made it down to 34, wow. I think we busted low, a rarity? Fayetteville made it down to 32!

 

[CNCsnwfan1210]

32.0 light frost


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[RBR71]

Got down to 30 before the clouds moved in

28 here this morning brrrrr

 

[GaWx]

Phoenix had a high of 100 today, the 8th day in a row of 100+! Before 2026, there had been only one March day of 100+ and that was right at 100 on March 26th! Holy cow!