topic Re: Snowing in Garden

Snowing

drizzellla — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:08:01 GMT

Was just outside filling the birdfeeders and it was snowing. I could not believe it. I am sitting here and a few snow flakes landed on my sweater.

Wish I took a picture beause it didn't last long. I live outside Philadelphia.

Re: Snowing

catter70 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:13:54 GMT

Wow, I live in the east central PA. area and we didn't get snow but a heavy frost. Strange going from around 90 degrees last week for a few days to below freezing this morning and tomorrow morning.I guess it's supposed to warm up gradually during the week.

Re: Snowing

Kitlynn — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:31:56 GMT

I live in CO and we have had only four snows all Winter. Two of them were skiffs, one was 8 inches and the other was 2 inches. We have been in the high sixties, seventies and even eighties. driest Winter I have seen in forty two years. We are on water rationing for our yards. Weather has been odd all over.

Re: Snowing

amyb — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:57:13 GMT

Wow...random. No snow here in CT, thankfully!

But we did cover plants last night and did have a frost.

Re: Snowing

kitcat51 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:13:35 GMT

Snow yesterday afternoon, frost last night. Today H 38, L24 Tomorrow H 71....the temp swing happens every year, my body doesn't like it.

Re: Snowing

RespectLife — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:24:26 GMT

We got it last night through this morning, @drizzellla

It finally melted this afternoon. Light amount on the ground but the roof and cars had a good amount.

Re: Snowing

haddon9 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:58:33 GMT

@drizzellla wrote:
Was just outside filling the birdfeeders and it was snowing. I could not believe it. I am sitting here and a few snow flakes landed on my sweater.

Wish I took a picture beause it didn't last long. I live outside Philadelphia.

@drizzellla Snowing!!! I only just went outside to run a few errands and the sun has finally come out. It's been cold today & yesterday...so different from our summer like weather we had a few days ago!

Re: Snowing

RedTop — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:24:29 GMT

54 and breezy here in southern WV; 70's after tomorrow.

Re: Snowing

rockygems123 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:33:44 GMT

@Kitlynn wrote:
I live in CO and we have had only four snows all Winter. Two of them were skiffs, one was 8 inches and the other was 2 inches. We have been in the high sixties, seventies and even eighties. driest Winter I have seen in forty two years. We are on water rationing for our yards. Weather has been odd all over.

@Kitlynn

We're in metro Denver and our lawns look horrific. However 2 in the neighborhood look great, they must be sneaking out at night to water!

Really scary summer coming up hopefully people won't have open flames any where.

Re: Snowing

PhilaLady1 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:46:07 GMT

I was outside waiting for the Uber delivery person to deliver groceries from a local supermarket. Suddenly something came down from the sky. Then I was watching the Philly weather on TV and learned a new word today. Graupel.

Re: Snowing

Kitlynn — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:29:39 GMT

@rockygems123 wrote:
@Kitlynn wrote:
I live in CO and we have had only four snows all Winter. Two of them were skiffs, one was 8 inches and the other was 2 inches. We have been in the high sixties, seventies and even eighties. driest Winter I have seen in forty two years. We are on water rationing for our yards. Weather has been odd all over.
@Kitlynn

We're in metro Denver and our lawns look horrific. However 2 in the neighborhood look great, they must be sneaking out at night to water!

Really scary summer coming up hopefully people won't have open flames any where.

We are in Arvada and yes lawns are starting to really show brown. Hopefully the two days we are allowed to water will be enough. We did get fertilizer for drought conditions so maybe that will also help.

Re: Snowing

Sakuya — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:43:36 GMT

I had snow for a short time yesterday. It didn't stick and stopped when sun came out.

Re: Snowing

Desertdi — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:52:14 GMT

91° and 15% humidity in PHX...rather glorious (!)

Re: Snowing

rockygems123 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:15:58 GMT

@Kitlynn wrote:
@rockygems123 wrote:
@Kitlynn wrote:
I live in CO and we have had only four snows all Winter. Two of them were skiffs, one was 8 inches and the other was 2 inches. We have been in the high sixties, seventies and even eighties. driest Winter I have seen in forty two years. We are on water rationing for our yards. Weather has been odd all over.
@Kitlynn

We're in metro Denver and our lawns look horrific. However 2 in the neighborhood look great, they must be sneaking out at night to water!

Really scary summer coming up hopefully people won't have open flames any where.
We are in Arvada and yes lawns are starting to really show brown. Hopefully the two days we are allowed to water will be enough. We did get fertilizer for drought conditions so maybe that will also help.

@Kitlynn

That's a great idea was thinking of buying Revive they have good reviews.

Re: Snowing

drizzellla — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:34:40 GMT

@PhilaLady1 wrote:
I was outside waiting for the Uber delivery person to deliver groceries from a local supermarket. Suddenly something came down from the sky. Then I was watching the Philly weather on TV and learned a new word today. Graupel.

Thank you! @PhilaLady1

That is exactly what it looked like. When I first saw it I thought it was hail. But walking in it and having it land on my sweater, I knew it wasn't hail. It didn't hurt when it fell on me. It was puffy.

Thanks, would never have known about Graupel.

Re: Snowing

avid shopper — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:31:19 GMT

Upstate NY. Woke up to a couple of inches of snow yesterday morning. Gone in the afternoon. 21 degrees this morning. Greenhouses open here, this Saturday.

Re: Snowing

Estellee — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:22:29 GMT

No snow here, 76 and sunny.

Re: Snowing

gardenman — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:23:46 GMT

The last expected frost date here in South Jersey is mid-May, so you can see some snow flurries, or even a snow squall pretty much until then. From mid-March on, the risk of accumulating snow largely disappears due to more sunshine and the ground warming, but airborne snow remains a possibilty well into spring. We're heading into a cool/damp period, according to the weather channel app. Lots of rain/showers in the forecast with highs in the 50s-60s.

Weather around here is predictably unpredictable. I've had the AC on in March some years, and the heater going well into June in other years.