January 2026 regional war/obs/disco thread

[LSC97wxnut]

A quick coating on everything from this little burst.  Easily 1/2S @ 33.7*

[weatherwiz]

1 minute ago, ineedsnow said:

yup we ice

One wild card is going to be how quickly temperatures can drop though Friday night...it's going to be quite mild Friday. Wet bulb temperatures may not get much below freezing so even within the interior it may end up with alot of 33-34's. Might just be very localized areas but its something to watch 

[ORH_wxman]

6 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

One wild card is going to be how quickly temperatures can drop though Friday night...it's going to be quite mild Friday. Wet bulb temperatures may not get much below freezing so even within the interior it may end up with alot of 33-34's. Might just be very localized areas but its something to watch 

It’s going to be mostly CNE. Doubt much ice at all gets into SNE over the weekend. Maybe far N MA could see some marginal icing if things trended colder. 

[weathafella]

Snowing nicely now.  I looked up from my reading so I’m not sure when it started-probably within the past 10 minutes.

[kdxken]

Hit a pretty good squall. Snow covered roads.

 

[jbenedet]

42 minutes ago, ineedsnow said:

good thing temps have been trending down every run.. atleast as of now you could use your  to measure the ice.. if it trends any colder probably not

Doesn’t matter — the GEFS run surface anomaly output tells you this isn’t an icing setup at all. Not even close.

[ineedsnow]

Just now, jbenedet said:

Doesn’t matter — the GEFS run surface anomaly output tells you this isn’t an icing setup at all. Not even close.

we ice then we snow next week 

[Damage In Tolland]

Still locked in with deep fog and trees in ice at 31.7. 

[40/70 Benchmark]

24 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

It’s going to be mostly CNE. Doubt much ice at all gets into SNE over the weekend. Maybe far N MA could see some marginal icing if things trended colder. 

They've gone wild

[LSC97wxnut]

Pouring dendrites.  Everything coated, even treated roads.

[jbenedet]

I’m up to 34, skies brightening and melting starting…

[wxsniss]

Great snow growth and grass whitening now in Boston Fenway area...

And forecasts definitely busted a few degrees too warm this morning with continuing northerly drain in place

As much as we continue to be starved for a meaty storm, at least this winter has given decent vibes with persistent cold and some white

[Boston Bulldog]

Snow globe shaken in Boston. Big fluffy flakes floating upwards by the office window 

[Snowcrazed71]

1 hour ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

In his defense, I do see plenty flames going up the east coast...

True... And this has pretty much been expected mid next week. But after that, it's pretty clear that things are changing. And it seems that most models are on board with the transition back to a colder and hopefully, fingers crossed, snowier regime.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

25 minutes ago, jbenedet said:

I’m up to 34, skies brightening and melting starting…

Same in Greenfield. 

[WinterWolf]

34 minutes ago, jbenedet said:

Doesn’t matter — the GEFS run surface anomaly output tells you this isn’t an icing setup at all. Not even close.

Cuz the GEFS has been so stellar lately.  Laughable. 

[dendrite]

33.2° -SHSN

Finally some melting

[ma blizzard]

53 minutes ago, kdxken said:

Hit a pretty good squall. Snow covered roads.

 

 

picked up a quick 0.5" out here 

[DavisStraight]

Up to 33 here, didn't have a ice scraper so I had to wait for the temp to rise to get the ice off the windshield.

[Damage In Tolland]

Stayed icy and foggy all day 31.9

https://imgur.com/a/VnEJbBE

[DavisStraight]

1 minute ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Stayed icy and foggy all day 31.9

https://imgur.com/a/VnEJbBE

Your elevation FTW

[kdxken]

1 minute ago, DavisStraight said:

Up to 33 here, didn't have a ice scraper so I had to wait for the temp to rise to get the ice off the windshield.

Retirement gives you the wait option. Back in the day would have used the edge of your coffee cup.

[metagraphica]

Lots of mid 40's temps in the SW part of CT.  Still stuck at 37 here. Melting but was hoping for more.

[Brewbeer]

37/34 here, snow and ice is mostly gone from paved surfaces 

[WinterWolf]

How’d the EPS/Ensembles look after mid month today? 

[Typhoon Tip]

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-north-pacific-winter-storm-tracks.html

"The findings add to a series of Chemke's previous studies pointing to a troubling pattern: Earth's storm tracks are changing rapidly, and climate models don't always account for that."

 

No shit ...

i missed my calling.

[Ginx snewx]

51 minutes ago, kdxken said:

Retirement gives you the wait option. Back in the day would have used the edge of your coffee cup.

Credit card.  Hard to believe any adult person not having an ice scraper in New England though 

[Brian5671]

38 minutes ago, metagraphica said:

Lots of mid 40's temps in the SW part of CT.  Still stuck at 37 here. Melting but was hoping for more.

topped out at 47 here-alot of it melted today still about 60% coverage-probably down to parking lot piles by Friday

[klw]

Juneau is stealing your snow

https://archive.ph/Ajhsr

[weathafella]

Should have done a road trip to Juneau….