A Long Two Months

If April showers bring May flowers, what does an April snow bring?

I'm going to guess a long wait until summer begins.  I mentioned in an earlier post that the first week of last April saw highs approaching 90 for multiple days.  One year later and snow is on the ground, it's overcast, cool, damp, dreary and wet.  What do you really expect from April?

March ended with over five inches of rain for most places, which might be why we are feeling the strain now.  This is that time of year that mother nature likes to tease you.  A warm and sunny day here and there, followed by average temps to below average temps and rain.  The long range is really no different.  The next three days are slated to be overcast, possibly a shower in spots and temperatures below normal.  Then the tease.  Monday comes strolling along, a day most people despise, with a high that could reach 80.  Feel the joy at the office with people chirping of summertime fun.  It won't last.  Monday will always get you.  It reached 74 degrees last Monday.  The average high for the other five days in April so far is 55.

The temps will flatten out again by Tuesday and begin to slowly dip by weeks end.  A shift in the pattern will allow storms to stream from west to east increasing the likelihood of multiple days of rain and showers.  And with this kind of weather, highs won't get out of the 50's.  

Bottom line.  Enjoy Monday.  You won't here that from me very often.