coastalplainsnowman
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February 2026 OBS & Discussion
coastalplainsnowman replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Well said. I believe that the soccer version of the Ball model calls for damp raw cold Saturdays for the first 7 weeks of the season, followed by precisely one top ten weather day, followed by 2 weeks of blazing Death Valley heat to end the season. Fall season is the nearly the opposite, but we have time for that. -
February 2026 OBS & Discussion
coastalplainsnowman replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Getting out of school early walking into the house, smelling soup on the stove, “the” TV tuned to the local news, with all the out-in-the-snow reports, news of cancellations, meteorologists in front of awesome maps, possibility of school closed the next day, etc.. and I wonder why still love the snow.. -
Winter cancelled/uncancelled banter 25/26
coastalplainsnowman replied to Rjay's topic in New York City Metro
You should clarify you mean at least another inch or someone's going to look to collect if we get 3". -
Winter cancelled/uncancelled banter 25/26
coastalplainsnowman replied to Rjay's topic in New York City Metro
Would anyone have insight into what is going on with the hourly readings at KFRG (Farmingdale) and KISP (MacArthur/Islip Airport)? 1. Noticed a few days ago that there will often be four or five consecutive hours with the temperature unchanged, for example the past four hours at KFRG have been 30.9. 2. That's another thing - sometimes the temps are whole numbers, sometimes they're to the tenth of a degree. And there are far too many whole numbers to be chalked up to the temp being at the whole number and the decimal being dropped. It's like sometimes it's measured to the tenth, and sometimes it's not. 3. When did temps start being reported at all in tenth increments? I could well have missed it, but I don't recall ever seeing that. 4. I started noticing that the KFRG temp was quite different from my local temp fairly nearby, when it used to track quite closely. Today when I went to the KISP page I see that the temperatures are identical to KFRG, as if the KFRG numbers are literally KISP's. What gives? Edit: Here are the links to the KFRG and KISP 3 day history pages, respectively: KFRG: https://forecast.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KFRG.html KISP: https://forecast.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KISP.html -
February 2026 OBS & Discussion
coastalplainsnowman replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Took this pic from Jersey City looking across the Hudson. Actually been checking over the past week and was disappointed to see not much ice. But today there was, and tomorrow will probably look better. -
February 2026 OBS & Discussion
coastalplainsnowman replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
How many times this meteorological winter will we say with confidence that this time there’s no way it’s going to snow meaningfully again looking out beyond ten days, only for a new threat to materialize immediately after. -
February 2026 OBS & Discussion
coastalplainsnowman replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Presumably only coming out of the faucets! Great to hear. Worst feeling in the world once the pipes freeze, just hoping that it ends well. -
February 2026 OBS & Discussion
coastalplainsnowman replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Thanks. My memory of the 1982 winter was all about the April blizzard. I didn't realize that winter featured a rare cold snap as well. -
February 2026 OBS & Discussion
coastalplainsnowman replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Granted we've lost some of this snowpack to sublimation and will continue to do so, but once temps start to moderate, would the melting snowpack be equivalent of a decent rainstorm? Maybe like 0.5" based on what the liquid equivalents were of the last storm (or last two storms, depending on location) less any sublimation? -
February 2026 OBS & Discussion
coastalplainsnowman replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
exactly. 0F with 40mph winds: old chart: -53 0F with 40mph winds: new chart: -29 -53 sounds much cooler, pun intended. -
February 2026 OBS & Discussion
coastalplainsnowman replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Oh man. It's one thing to be in this weather just to get in and out of the car. It's another thing to be out working in it (or even, to a much lesser extent, just waiting 15 minutes for a train.) Working by the water no less. I can't even fathom it. -
February 2026 OBS & Discussion
coastalplainsnowman replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Agreed. Low teens with no wind is actually invigorating to me. What's going on out there right now though is as brutal as I can remember. -
February 2026 OBS & Discussion
coastalplainsnowman replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
That webcam at the traffic circle in Montauk still looks like it did 8 hours ago. Unreal! And to look at the radar (barely green on the radar view Upton uses) you wouldn't think they were getting much at all. -
February 2026 OBS & Discussion
coastalplainsnowman replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
This backbuilding / snow rotating in from the NE, totals of half a foot beyond what was forecast - I don't recall the possibility even being discussed for our any part of our area, and usually every possibility is discussed. Was it always expected, but just expected to occur further east? -
February 2026 OBS & Discussion
coastalplainsnowman replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Montauk Circle traffic cam looking sweet right now. Following is the link with a blank before the "//" so that big image doesn't clutter the feed, also since it's been shared before: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL6HrtRsR3o

