January 2026 regional war/obs/disco thread

[Torch Tiger]

1 minute ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Through January 28th.

40" march 

[40/70 Benchmark]

I'm actually beginning to develop a morbid curiosity revolving around how long this can go on....

[jbenedet]

Mood snows end for me with the holidays. 
 

Go big or let’s stay AN.

[40/70 Benchmark]

7 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Brief shot of big dog cold on the GFS next week. Signal has been pretty consistent across guidance. 

You know a winter blows when an airmass starts being coveted and referred to as a "big dog".

[tavwtby]

I know it's only mid Jan, but I can't deal with another under 40" winter, only once in the last few years have I eclipsed 40" here, after the first two winters since moving to Winsted were 90"+, there's only been a couple seasons that were anywhere close to the average here. been big cold tho at times.

[CoastalWx]

It does look like the overrunning machine is heating up as all guidance shows it in some shape or form. 

[dendrite]

10 minutes ago, Torch Tiger said:

amazing to think we're already nearing the halfway point of winter.

Yeah this would be July 13th and we’d have people saying they have a stressed maple with a few red leaves.

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

Let’s get Leon warmed up since coastals are just not going our way…

[CoastalWx]

5 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Yeah this would be July 13th and we’d have people saying they have a stressed maple with a few red leaves.

Mark Moregarbage agrees 

[CoastalWx]

2 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

Let’s get Leon warmed up since coastals are just not going our way…

Tippy took our coastals away so overrunning it is 

[dendrite]

4 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

It does look like the overrunning machine is heating up as all guidance shows it in some shape or form. 

[Damage In Tolland]

10 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

It does look like the overrunning machine is heating up as all guidance shows it in some shape or form. 

Right 

[jbenedet]

11 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

It does look like the overrunning machine is heating up as all guidance shows it in some shape or form. 

We gradient

 

 

[tavwtby]

6 minutes ago, jbenedet said:

We gradient

 

 

man, East WV and adjacent VA are having themselves a winter, got a couple friends just west of Winchester VA, and it's been constant crushing there he said.

[40/70 Benchmark]

I liked the torch winters better.....nothing worse than consistent cold and an absence of snow. #givemebackmycc

[CoastalWx]

5 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I liked the torch winters better.....nothing worse than consistent cold and an absence of snow. #givemebackmycc

 But the pictures of the depth of ice fishing holes really get my mojo going. 

[40/70 Benchmark]

Just now, CoastalWx said:

 But the pictures of the depth of ice fishing holes really get my mojo going. 

I'm sure Jay Peak and the LES belts will do fine...can't wait for the pics.

[40/70 Benchmark]

Man, that PV just sits over Hudson Bay.....I absolutely nailed this month, aside from the minor detail that it won't snow in SNE-at all.

[WinterWolf]

21 minutes ago, jbenedet said:

We gradient

 

 

384 hour/16 day Op run…can we get any more ridiculous…that deserves a 10 Bunner. 

[WinterWolf]

6 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

 But the pictures of the depth of ice fishing holes really get my mojo going. 

You’ll get nothing and like it. Ma nature boring out your rear end…and putting you on ice as a bonus.  Becoming rather comical actually. 

[weatherwiz]

9 hours ago, Typhoon Tip said:

 There’s only a few weeks in a month… so basically you mean the whole month?

A month has 4 weeks.

A few is 2...so few = 2 weeks

[40/70 Benchmark]

1 minute ago, weatherwiz said:

A month has 4 weeks.

A few is 2...so few = 2 weeks

No, a few is great than 2, just like "several" is greater than 3.....2 is a "couple".

[Torch Tiger]

at least the positivity pals have their frigid dry cold and ice fishing

[SouthCoastMA]

14 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

 But the pictures of the depth of ice fishing holes really get my mojo going. 

I wish everyone could experience the feeling of extreme glee I get when snowmobile pics are posted. 

[weatherwiz]

1 minute ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

No, a few is great than 2, just like "several" is greater than 3.....2 is a "couple".

several (I) usually refers to more than 5. 

Couple/few I always thought were about the same in terms of a numerical reference

[40/70 Benchmark]

1 minute ago, SouthCoastMA said:

I wish everyone could experience the feeling of extreme glee I get when snowmobile pics are posted. 

We should start a "county thread".....where they can virtually gather and complete the circle of prostate massage while viewing the pictures.

[40/70 Benchmark]

1 minute ago, weatherwiz said:

several (I) usually refers to more than 5. 

Couple/few I always thought were about the same in terms of a numerical reference

No.

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sev·er·al

/ˈsev(ə)rəl/

determiner · pronoun

 

1. more than two but not many.

   "the author of several books"

    

   Similar:

   some

    

   a number of

[40/70 Benchmark]

Yes, "a few" generally means more than two but not many, often interpreted as 3-5, so it is more than two, but its exact number is flexible and context-dependent, though "a couple" is often used specifically for two. While some strictly define "a few" as three, it's usually understood as a small quantity greater than a pair. 

 

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[WinterWolf]

Where did these young kids go to school? Everybody when we were growing up knew that a couple is 2, not 3. And several was 3 or 4. WTF? 

[WinterWolf]

5 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

We should start a "county thread".....where they can virtually gather and complete the circle of prostate massage while viewing the pictures.

No need to gather virtually…you just go in person and enjoy the winter time activities. Good stuff.