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January 2026 OBS and Discussion


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I can't find anything that confirms it but based on what the NBM is showing I'd argue they are not.

Yea agreed, this is why I asked. Just looks like the OPs


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1 hour ago, vegan_edible said:

didnt want to say anything but she's had a particularly bad past year and this just doesnt sound like a good idea lmao

Good evening v e . At almost 79 and being alone for the last eight years …… there will always be another weather event but there may never be another her. Insure your flight, as always……

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9 minutes ago, RU848789 said:

I saw that, too, but thought it was an older source.  It should be easier to find this kind of info, lol.  

I had to look at the 4.3 updates to see if any new models were added. They weren't. I agree that it should be easier to find this documentation.

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The coldest and likely snowiest two-week period of Winter 2025-2026 lies ahead.

Arctic air will move into the region tonight. Tomorrow could be the coldest day so far this season with highs struggling to reach the lower 20s and lows in the teens in New York City. Suburban areas could see single-digit lows, especially on Wednesday morning. Wednesday will be another unseasonably cold day. An even colder Arctic front will cross the region on Thursday, possibly with some snow flurries or snow showers. A frigid weekend lies ahead. Snow could arrive on Sunday. 

The temperature could stay below 20° in New York City on Saturday. The last time that happened was January 21, 2025 when the high was 19°. 

Overall, January 20th-February 3rd will likely be the coldest and perhaps snowiest two-week period this winter. The forecast WPO-/EPO-/AO-/PNA+ pattern is typically the coldest pattern in January and among the coldest during the first half of February. A persistently positive PNA will have above climatological risk of moderate or significant snowfalls. 

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was -0.3°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was -0.7°C for the week centered around January 14. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged -0.48°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.68°C. La Niña conditions will likely continue into at least late winter.

The SOI was +24.08 today. 

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was -1.066 today. 

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 95% probability that New York City will have a cooler than normal January (1991-2020 normal). January will likely finish with a mean temperature near 31.4° (2.3° below normal). 

Supplemental Information: The projected mean would be 1.2° below the 1981-2010 normal monthly value. 

 

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18 minutes ago, coastalplainsnowman said:

I am starting to get inquiries from normal family and friends asking me about the storm next weekend.  It seems that the hype machine may be warming up and that word of this potential storm has broken containment beyond the nerdosphere.

The hype machine doesn't end until the middle of April. There's always that mid-february/early march storm, the mid march storm, the moderate event in the beginning of april... still a shot at snow around easter... 

Every year. I think we got a shot toward the end of next week though. We'll see.

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3 hours ago, donsutherland1 said:

The coldest and likely snowiest two-week period of Winter 2025-2026 lies ahead.

Arctic air will move into the region tonight. Tomorrow could be the coldest day so far this season with highs struggling to reach the lower 20s and lows in the teens in New York City. Suburban areas could see single-digit lows, especially on Wednesday morning. Wednesday will be another unseasonably cold day. An even colder Arctic front will cross the region on Thursday, possibly with some snow flurries or snow showers. A frigid weekend lies ahead. Snow could arrive on Sunday. 

The temperature could stay below 20° in New York City on Saturday. The last time that happened was January 21, 2025 when the high was 19°. 

Overall, January 20th-February 3rd will likely be the coldest and perhaps snowiest two-week period this winter. The forecast WPO-/EPO-/AO-/PNA+ pattern is typically the coldest pattern in January and among the coldest during the first half of February. A persistently positive PNA will have above climatological risk of moderate or significant snowfalls. 

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was -0.3°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was -0.7°C for the week centered around January 14. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged -0.48°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.68°C. La Niña conditions will likely continue into at least late winter.

The SOI was +24.08 today. 

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was -1.066 today. 

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 95% probability that New York City will have a cooler than normal January (1991-2020 normal). January will likely finish with a mean temperature near 31.4° (2.3° below normal). 

Supplemental Information: The projected mean would be 1.2° below the 1981-2010 normal monthly value. 

 

That January mean temperature is sinking faster than cement shoes in the Hudson.  

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2 hours ago, coastalplainsnowman said:

I am starting to get inquiries from normal family and friends asking me about the storm next weekend.  It seems that the hype machine may be warming up and that word of this potential storm has broken containment beyond the nerdosphere.

It has past "warming up" it is flaming.  Those 360 hour snowfall maps are making the rounds fast.

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The raw Euro 2m Ts have been running too cold around NYC. It forecast around 11° this morning in NYC. The current temperature is 17°.  The raw GFS has been doing better than the Euro. 
 

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So my guess is that the forecast Euro lows especially around the urban areas from EWR to NYC will be too cold coming up. So closer to 10° this weekend in NYC vs near 0° on the Euro. 

For some reason the model thinks that NYC should have strong radiational cooling when there is snowcover. We saw this in the past from the OP Euro 2m Ts showing -5° to -10° several years back in. NYC with snow on the ground.

But outlying areas with the best radiational cooling will probably be closer to the mark than the urban areas forecast.

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Hey guys im putting out call for anyone who has season to date snowfall totals for their town up to present. I'll be working on season-to-date updated snowfall maps for the Tri-State today/tomorrow so if anyone has anything you can tag me or pm me, thanks.

Also i posted the snowfall totals maps for Jan 18-19th in the thread for it. 

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