March 2025 marked a transition into spring for many locations in the East. Resorts started to close in the Mid-Atlantic and even New England with warmer and longer days. Powder days became less frequent, and spring skiing started. Several areas still saw snow in March, but this was confined to northern and western locations, with the most snowfall in New England.

In April, spring will continue to arrive with foliage starting to green up and the end of the ski season for most resorts. Temperatures will see equal chances of being above or below normal, except for areas from southern Virginia and through the south with a 30-50% chance of being above normal.

The precipitation forecast in April will see equal chances of being above or below normal, except the Ohio River Valley, with a 30-90% chance of above normal precipitation. This is due to an active and wet storm track with more than 5 inches of rain expected during the first week of April.

Read on to learn more about the weather in March and the April forecast.

March 2025 Review:

The sun is shining longer, and days are warming across the Eastern US. The total snowfall this season is flattening out and reaching near its peak. Nearly all resorts in New England and many in the Mid-Atlantic have reached over 100 inches this ski season, with a few resorts reaching over 200 inches.

March was a fairly quiet month of weather in the East with above-normal temperatures and signs that the ski season is near its end. Snowfall was limited to the northern and western locations, with not many storms bringing significant snowfall, except in northern New England. There were even a couple of thunderstorms in March, which is a sign of spring to come!

Check out the OpenSnow season snow depth map from October 2024 through March 2025, and a look at the current snow depth on the ground as of April 1, 2025.

Temperatures during March were several degrees above-normal throughout the East, with the warmest temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic. Several days were above 60 degrees, with even a few days in the 70s and 80s. These warm temperatures significantly melted snow and have depleted all of the Mid-Atlantic's snowpack. New England's higher terrain is still holding onto some natural snow. 

The warm air brought mostly below-normal precipitation, especially in the Mid-Atlantic. This brought a couple of weeks of nice spring weather. Areas in New England saw normal to above-normal precipitation, which gave northern locations more powder days and rain in southern New England.

April 2025 Outlook:

In April, the weather pattern will favor equal chances of above or below normal temperatures, except for areas from southern Virginia and through the south with a 30-50% chance of being above normal. The other exception to this will be the second week of April with forecasted colder than normal temperatures and areas of snow showers. 

April could see a roller coaster of above and below normal temperatures, which could average out to being normal and slightly misleading. All resorts in the Mid-Atlantic are expected to close in the next couple of weeks, but let's see how long and how many turns New England skiers can get. 

The precipitation outlook in April forecasts equal chances of above or below normal, except the Ohio River Valley, with a 30-90% chance of above normal precipitation. This is due to an active and wet storm track with more than 5 inches of rain expected during the first week of April.

Snowfall will be limited in April, and the best chances will occur during the week of April 7 with cooler and favorable late-season snow conditions. Snowfall will be confined to northern locations.

 

Severe weather will start to occur more frequently in April, and I will provide a past look at each month's severe weather reports in the next monthly review.

Stay posted on the remaining Mid-Atlantic and New England Daily Snows in April. Zach and Jay will provide you with the latest information on weather, snow, and slope conditions!

Thanks for reading, I will have the next monthly review at the start of May.

Zach Butler