The weatherblogging.com complaint departments has been fairly slow these past few days. Our experts suggest that the 30-40 degree above normal temperatures we’ve been spoiled with the past 72 hours could be the reason why.

So how high did those temperatures get?
Friday: 80
Saturday: 86*
Sunday: 87*
*-All time record daily highs.

Just for kicks, all three of those days Rochester, NY saw daily high temperatures greater than those of Miami, Florida. Furthermore, all three of those days in Miami were partly to mostly sunny. That just goes to show how impressive that air mass that originated in the desert southwest was that managed to break away and make it all the way to the north east. Very rare for April.

Anyways, a cold front moved through around 9pm Saturday night knocking temperatures back a little bit. It might feel cool, but the airmass that’s currently in place is STILL 15-20° above normal. The normal high for April 4th is 50°.

Easter Sunday
Another mostly sunny day. Noticeably cooler with readings near 70°. It’s amusing to me how I have to mention “noticeably cooler” for a high still 20° above normal.

Monday
A short wave will swing through Monday morning. Not too impressed with dynamics and moisture to guarantee we’ll see much out of this. A chance of a early to late morning shower. Otherwise, partly to mostly sunny with temperatures back to around 70°.

Tuesday
A warm front lifts through bringing with it abundant moisture and instability. Look for scattered showers and maybe rumble of thunder anytime from early morning to early afternoon. May also see a few brief summer-like downpours. Highs in the low to mid 70s.

Wednesday
Our last day of unseasonably warm temperatures before they are knocked back to the 50s for the remainder of the week. Look for partly sunny skies early on with developing showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures will climb into the mid to upper 70s.

More…
A cold front will be crossing the area during the day Wednesday. This front will be a focal point for the development of more showers and thunderstorms. If we can see a fair amount of sun during the morning hours, we could have a few frisky thunderstorms developing with locally heavy downpours and perhaps some small hail.

Enjoy it.