Syracuse just tied the warmest temperature of 2026 so far with a high of 83 degrees! While not a record high (90 degrees set in 2012), the 83 degrees was good enough for the third warmest April 16th on record. It was 88 degrees in 2002 for second place.
As expected, widespread rain and thunderstorms, some with localized hail and gusty winds passed over our area
For Friday, I am expecting stubborn cloud coverage for quite a while with some leftover sprinkles giving way to some breaks or intervals of sunshine developing during the afternoon. Temperatures should be lower than what we have seen for the last 4 days. However, numbers will still be above average for mid-April with a high temperature forecasted to be in the middle 60s…