December 2025 OBS and Discussion

[NorthShoreWx]

7 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Snowing yet?

HRRR has been hinting at snow showers here around 8/9pm

[jm1220]

Just now, NorthShoreWx said:

HRRR has been hinting at snow showers here around 8/9pm

That’s the storm laughing at us as it destroyed all our snow. 

[NorthShoreWx]

Just now, jm1220 said:

That’s the storm laughing at us as it destroyed all our snow. 

Or maybe the HRRR mocking us.

[Brian5671]

2 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

That’s the storm laughing at us as it destroyed all our snow. 

even most of the piles on my street are gone....

[wthrmn654]

Not much rain here from that storm but with how the winds were blasting can't say many rain gauges got all of it recorded lol. 

 

Also: 

All of our climate sites, with the exception of Newark, have either tied or broken daily record highs for the day.

 

Preliminary observed high temperatures so far...

 

 Central Park: 58°F (ties record of 58°F from 1899 and 1931)

 JFK: 57°F (breaks record of 56°F from 1967)

 LaGuardia: 58°F (breaks record of 57° from 1957)

 Islip: 59°F (breaks record 55°F from 2017)

 Bridgeport: 57°F (ties record of 57°F from 1967)

 Newark: 59°F (current record: 60°F from 1931)

[wthrmn654]

10 minutes ago, NorthShoreWx said:

The rainfall definitely blew up big time on radar in that line as it reached the north fork.

Just saw updated observations,  looks like the best that line did was 40-45mph gusts. 

[Snowlover11]

Atleast all the salt is gone, hopefully we dry out in time before temps crash.

[coastalplainsnowman]

14 minutes ago, NorthShoreWx said:

Or maybe the HRRR mocking us.

That's HRRRible.

(been wanting to use this for awhile.)

[anthonymm]

Looks like winter takes a break until sometime in January.

[anthonymm]

1 hour ago, the_other_guy said:

this isn’t like the old days where you went up to 44 with rain. 60F nothing sticking around. We cut nowadays it turns into April

Funny how that works. It's amazing how the warmth is always so dominant and resilient now. 

[Brian5671]

20 minutes ago, Snowlover11 said:

Atleast all the salt is gone, hopefully we dry out in time before temps crash.

almost always does-the drier air and breeze usually dries the roads out...standing water different story

[MJO812]

1 minute ago, anthonymm said:

Looks like winter takes a break until sometime in January.

Wrong again

[anthonymm]

1 hour ago, the_other_guy said:

of course there’s nostalgia and Rose colored glasses.

 

Was there a guarantee of a cutter with 55 to 60 every Christmas week? absolutely not

 

Was there snow on the ground many more days because the temperature was colder whatever we got and I’m talking in the five boroughs…hell yes

 

When we went from snow to rain or had a rain on top of snow, was it often in the mid 40s and did we finish with snow cover afterwards? Yes

 

Drastically different climate, particularly for some odd reason in the last two weeks of December.

 

I say it every year: if you are a betting man, bet 50 over 30 on xmas day

Yea's its kind of crazy how the holiday warmup is always a lock now. Pattern has been for several years now impressive cold early to mid december, and then a guaranteed 60 degree cutter some time around christmas or new years. 

[anthonymm]

2 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Wrong again

I'll pay you a hundred bucks if central park really gets 1.5" of snow on the ground before christmas.

[North and West]

I'll pay you a hundred bucks if central park really gets 1.5" of snow on the ground before christmas.

I hope this parlay hits purely for the unhinged responses


.

[vegan_edible]

14 minutes ago, North and West said:

I hope this parlay hits purely for the unhinged responses


.

part of me believes that this anthonymn character is just mjo812's alter ego and they switch back and forth between total oscar meyer mode and warminista 

[MJO812]

17 minutes ago, anthonymm said:

I'll pay you a hundred bucks if central park really gets 1.5" of snow on the ground before christmas.

I doubt that much but saying this month is done is foolish. You have been wrong since December 1. Stop predicting the long range because the models have been horrendous. 

[MJO812]

Just now, vegan_edible said:

part of me believes that this anthonymn character is just mjo812's alter ego and they switch back and forth between total oscar meyer mode and warminista 

Not at all lol

 

[Stormlover74]

The line coming from PA has 60 to 70 mph gusts with it

[wthrmn654]

Good afternoon everyone. We are monitoring a line of showers currently across eastern PA into western NJ that has widespread 40-50 and some isolated 60mph gusts with it. Based on current trends, it'll be into central NJ after 3pm, NYC by 4pm, and out onto Long Island by 4:30-5pm. Winds this time around are westerly.

[wthrmn654]

Latest restoration time for power outages is about 2 pm tomorrow afternoon in Suffolk county. 

[IrishRob17]

Numerous hail reports from the line back in eastern PA, from Scranton down to Reading.

[BxEngine]

58 minutes ago, anthonymm said:

Looks like winter takes a break until sometime in January.

You declared winter dead a month ago. See ya in march to discuss the spring.

[Northof78]

1 hour ago, MJO812 said:

Wrong again

Seperate thread on this storm potential...

[Picard]

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued.
I feel like this happens often - any substantial cold we get abruptly ends with a wild swing the other direction and quickly eats away snowpack and ice for ice fishing.