January 2026 OBS and Discussion

[NorthShoreWx]

5 hours ago, SACRUS said:

 

22 / 5 split today.  Colder tomorrow.  Weekend storm sleeps with the fishes.  

Storm Luca?

[NorthShoreWx]

48 minutes ago, Volcanic Winter said:

Pics of the glacial conditions… in Seaside Park (my parents). To clear their driveway I’ve had to, no joke, use a metal framing hammer with a pointed end bit by bit and a metal shovel.

 

This is ONLY the accreting ice that had fallen the last 4-6 hours of the storm, I had cleared away the 6ish inches of snow that fell first during the storm. 

This is wild. I’m sore. Salt has been effectively useless. Crazy!

My pack at home hasn’t reduced more than a half inch - inch since the storm, about as perfect retention as it gets. 

Should have waited to clear the snow.  It's a lot easier to crack the ice off of powder snow than off the pavement.

[nycsnow]

A lot of the models seem to like the Feb 10-12 time period. Hopefully it continues to show up for another week or so and then we can take that week serious 

[Volcanic Winter]

13 minutes ago, NorthShoreWx said:

Should have waited to clear the snow.  It's a lot easier to crack the ice off of powder snow than off the pavement.

Yup, was a mistake in hindsight. There were other factors though including my car acting up, was just frantically trying to get something accomplished at their place during the height of it - and then get home safely. I was worried about exactly their conditions now, figured it would’ve been more difficult letting everything fall before shoveling the next day. 

Regardless they got the worst of the ice for sure, we had about half of that where I live about 10- 12ish miles inland of them. 

[EastonSN+]

NYC will be just 2 degrees warmer than the record high temp on this date.

Lots of records are forecasted to fall in Florida feel bad for vacationers.

[jm1220]

Down to 6. 

[WIN]

Minus 1.

[lee59]

8 here.

[TriPol]

36 minutes ago, EastonSN+ said:

NYC will be just 2 degrees warmer than the record high temp on this date.

Lots of records are forecasted to fall in Florida feel bad for vacationers.

The record high temp for Jan 30 in NYC is 64 degrees (set in 2006). To be 2 degrees warmer than the record high, we would need to be 66. The high for today will be 21 degrees.

[EastonSN+]

1 minute ago, TriPol said:

The record high temp for Jan 30 in NYC is 64 degrees (set in 2006). To be 2 degrees warmer than the record high, we would need to be 66. The high for today will be 21 degrees.

My mistake record low high temp. 

[WeatherGeek2025]

cold morning stiff wind, 4 degrees to start

[EastonSN+]

Not every day you see this lol.

[Freezing Drizzle]

Current, as of 7:30 am.

[dmillz25]

7 here

[sussexcountyobs]

Currently 0F

[donsutherland1]

Sunrise. 8°.

[bluewave]

This is one of those rare times that a November 500mb pattern locked in for the winter.