January Discobs 2026

[mitchnick]

3 as the low for the closest reporting site near me. -8F, if you can believe it, at York Airport. They are known for extreme low temps as they are in a bit of a valley and their thermometer is located in a a low spot very close to a creek bed.

https://forecast.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KTHV.html

[nw baltimore wx]

My cheapy thermometers are at 6. Driving home from the beach yesterday along 404 and 50, all the rivers are completely frozen over including the Choptank in Denton and the Severn and South in Annapolis. The Narrows was mostly frozen and the Bay had a lot of ice on the western side, but the center and even along Sandy Point was still open. I heard The Plunge will only be a dip this year as they want participants to only go knee deep. 

[jonjon]

At the beach for an apparent snow chase bust.

But family back home saying -20 degrees this morning in Davis.

[mappy]

0 for a low

[WxUSAF]

Seems physically impossible to have a low temp other than 7 or 8 this week. 

[Terpeast]

Low of 4

[MN Transplant]

7.2, second coldest of the winter.  Airports were all around 10.  I've been surprised in this stretch that IAD hasn't bottomed out like they normally do.

[dailylurker]

26 minutes ago, jonjon said:

At the beach for an apparent snow chase bust.

But family back home saying -20 degrees this morning in Davis.

You need to sharpen your chase skills lol. 

I woke up this morning and started choking. I couldn't figure out what it was. I even felt a little buzz. That's when I looked outside and realized I was smoking cirrus like a cowboy. 

8 degrees and smoking cirrus. Congrats Nagshead.

[Eskimo Joe]

Low of 4°

[CAPE]

Low was 7 here. Last 3 mornings- 2,6,7

[GramaxRefugee]

5 again here

[EastCoast NPZ]

1 hour ago, jonjon said:

At the beach for an apparent snow chase bust.

But family back home saying -20 degrees this morning in Davis.

I can't quite remember the year.... 2018 maybe.  Weekend trip to BW and Canaan.  Timed it perfectly with  an arctic front.  Arrived Friday afternoon, about 18" had just fallen and the temp was -1F with roaring winds.  Next day at the sled track was -1F again.  Light snow never stopped.   Probably picked up 2 - 3" of wind swept fluff.  Cleared off Saturday night and the winds died down and early Sunday morning the thermometer on the deck at the house we rented read -21F.  Coldest temp I've ever experienced, although without the wind it felt a lot warmer than the 2 previous days.  All that said, the Allegany Plateau is literally Heaven on earth.

 

4F for the low here this morning. Coldest low of the week.

[EastCoast NPZ]

51 minutes ago, dailylurker said:

You need to sharpen your chase skills lol. 

I woke up this morning and started choking. I couldn't figure out what it was. I even felt a little buzz. That's when I looked outside and realized I was smoking cirrus like a cowboy. 

8 degrees and smoking cirrus. Congrats Nagshead.

[ThePhotoGuy]

11 for the low. No single digits this week. 

[CAPE]

Looking forward to a couple days in the low to mid 30s this week. Need to soften/melt this ice sheet some.

[JakkelWx]

low of 5 after a high of 18 yesterday

[Kay]

Low of 8.

[pazzo83]

2 hours ago, snowfan said:

Low of 7 for MBY.

-27 at Canaan NWR

they got close!!

8.6F here, 11F at DCA.

[Eskimo Joe]

26 minutes ago, CAPE said:

Looking forward to a couple days in the low to mid 30s this week. Need to soften/melt this ice sheet some.

Naw. Let it linger. We might go another decade without winter. Enjoy every day with snow.

[dailylurker]

5 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Naw. Let it linger. We might go another decade without winter. Enjoy every day with snow.

My thoughts exactly. Hopefully we fall short of freezing. I doubt it. A forecast of 35 will definitely end up 40-41 lol

[CAPE]

4 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Naw. Let it linger. We might go another decade without winter. Enjoy every day with snow.

Hard to enjoy the snow when it is underneath a think layer of ice. This shit is hard to walk on- I mean literally, I can walk on it if I don't fall on my ass lol.

[dailylurker]

Just now, CAPE said:

Hard to enjoy the snow when it is underneath a think layer of ice. This shit is hard to walk on- I mean literally, I can walk on it if I don't fall on my ass lol.

I've done 32.5 miles on it since Monday. Not on flat ground either. Micro spikes and enjoy! Best week of local hiking in my life. 0 people out and gorgeous. 

[snowfan]

4 minutes ago, CAPE said:

Hard to enjoy the snow when it is underneath a think layer of ice. This shit is hard to walk on- I mean literally, I can walk on it if I don't fall on my ass lol.

I walked across it this morning wheeling my recycling bin around for collection and my big ass didn't penetrate it at all. 

[ErinInTheSky]

52 minutes ago, CAPE said:

Looking forward to a couple days in the low to mid 30s this week. Need to soften/melt this ice sheet some.

I have a feeling it's not going to appreciably soften until mid february.

[CAPE]

3 minutes ago, ErinInTheSky said:

I have a feeling it's not going to appreciably soften until mid february.

Maybe a foot of snow on top then. 

[LordBaltimore]

44 minutes ago, dailylurker said:

I've done 32.5 miles on it since Monday. Not on flat ground either. Micro spikes and enjoy! Best week of local hiking in my life. 0 people out and gorgeous. 

I just ordered some. Won't be here till tuesday so better stay cold or else they're just a self defense item I guess 

[Interstate]

4.1 degrees for the low. 16.3 degrees now 

[IUsedToHateCold]

21.7, low of 5.4 - smokin' sunshine while I watch the southerners get crushed or complain about the dry slot. 

Still looks like a winter wonderland out there, reminds me of the winters growing up in Massachusetts. Good stuff. 

[snowmagnet]

4 hours ago, Terpeast said:

Low of 4

You are in Fairfax, right?

[WEATHER53]

3 hours ago, pazzo83 said:

they got close!!

8.6F here, 11F at DCA.

7.0 for me and20 at1:45pm