February 2026 OBS & Discussion

[wthrmn654]

Wow, these radars are highly complex, based on the trouble shooting data i just found. 

https://training.weather.gov/nwstc/NEXRAD/modifications/183Troubleshooting_SPIP.pdf#:~:text=RCP AZ Control Unresponsive (357) RCP EL,Power Supply Fail (335) Perform SPIP Power.

 

https://training.weather.gov/nwstc/NEXRAD/webinars/20201105b Hardware Change on SPIP and Pedestal.pdf

[JustinRP37]

This winter has been damn good for skiing. Sure we need more snow but for once we aren’t getting snow followed by warm temps turning the slopes icy. I know many are obsessed with having more falling but I personally like the cumulative snow cover and this is impressive. Sure I want more snow but I’d be even happier if we just stay cold with the occasional refresher. But I won’t turn more down either. 

[Freezing Drizzle]

Since we're on the subject:

1995-1996 - A+. 75". Snowstorm after snowstorm, with 31" from the Jan7-8 storm; heck, even the rainstorm 11 days after "the big one" was interesting. Started with a bang with an accumulating "cold" snow in late November.

1972-1973 - F.  It never even looked like winter. Zero measurable snow, along with most anyone else south of a line from around Staten Island to Trenton. Was cold enough at times, but the temperature would always rise before the precipitation.  Boy Scout Klondike Derby at Camp Sakawawin at Stokes State Forest was a muddy mess.

2025-2026 to-date. B.

[NorthShoreWx]

8PM (1978): Temperature dropped.  Viz did too:

METAR KISP 070056Z 00025G38KT 0SM +SN BLSN VV000 M04/M04 A2934 RMK SLP936

[MANDA]

1 minute ago, NorthShoreWx said:

8PM (1978): Temperature dropped.  Viz did too:

METAR KISP 070056Z 00025G38KT 0SM +SN BLSN VV000 M04/M04 A2934 RMK SLP936

What was ISP total from the storm?

[NorthShoreWx]

1 minute ago, MANDA said:

What was ISP total from the storm?

26" (25.9", I think)

[sussexcountyobs]

Light snow continues. Plow just came by. Not plowing. Just salting. That should take care of road overnight. 21.4F

[wthrmn654]

17 minutes ago, JustinRP37 said:

This winter has been damn good for skiing. Sure we need more snow but for once we aren’t getting snow followed by warm temps turning the slopes icy. I know many are obsessed with having more falling but I personally like the cumulative snow cover and this is impressive. Sure I want more snow but I’d be even happier if we just stay cold with the occasional refresher. But I won’t turn more down either. 

Only the east coast, the other end of country is closing so resorts already

[RU848789]

With no Ft Dix radar, anyone seeing snow?

[sussexcountyobs]

1 minute ago, RU848789 said:

With no Ft Dix radar, anyone seeing snow?

Yup. 

[ForestHillWx]

1/4” down. Pixie dust. 

[IrishRob17]

The flurries earlier turned into light snow in the past hour or so, 26/20. 

[CPcantmeasuresnow]

8 minutes ago, wthrmn654 said:

Only the east coast, the other end of country is closing so resorts already

And that's the way it usually goes. It would be against the norm for both sides of the country to be snowy and cold in the same winter. 

[RU848789]

Last 3 HRRR runs show way less snow than earlier runs...hoping it's wrong...

[donsutherland1]

Light snow is falling in Larchmont. There is a dusting.

[Wannabehippie]

28 minutes ago, sussexcountyobs said:

Light snow continues. Plow just came by. Not plowing. Just salting. That should take care of road overnight. 21.4F

Salt doesn't work too well in these temps. I hope they are putting down sand too for traction.

 

[jm1220]

16 minutes ago, RU848789 said:

Last 3 HRRR runs show way less snow than earlier runs...hoping it's wrong...

It's a nowcast situation but it's the kind of system where pretty consistently you want to be in eastern New England/Boston area. If banding consolidates there it probably means lots of subsidence garbage here. 

[Roger Smith]

Front now going through Erie PA and Buffalo NY, still not all that windy as system begins to develop its offshore low component tonight. Will predict right on midnight for fropa at EWR-NYC-LGA, a few minutes earlier for some northern forum people and a few minutes later in parts of NJ and south shore LI. Could be a rather gradual temperature drop judging by post-frontal readings in Ontario, takes six hours after fropa there for readings to go sub-zero (F). With stronger winds it might take four hours to go sub-15 F but probably it will just stabilize at whatever value after sunrise and then drop again tomorrow afternoon/evening. 

[NorthShoreWx]

Smithtown 8:30 pm 28/20  Flurries

Due to the developing flizzard emergency, we are suspending the hourly ISP 1978 re-enactment.  Here for your perusal is the complete set of metars (decoded) from that once in a lifetime event:

 

KISP - Islip, NY
Date	Time (EST)	Temp		Dew Point		Humidity		Sea Level Pressure		Visibility		Wind Dir		Wind Speed		Gust Speed		Events
2/6/1978	12:00 AM	23.0		3.0		42		30.26		7.0		North		11.5		-
2/6/1978	1:00 AM	26.1		1.9		35		30.20		7.0		NNE		17.3		-
2/6/1978	2:00 AM	25.0		1.0		36		30.22		7.0		NNE		13.8		-
2/6/1978	3:00 AM	25.0		19.9		81		30.19		2.0		NE		15.0		-		Snow
2/6/1978	4:00 AM	25.0		19.9		81		30.15		3.0		NE		16.1		-		Snow
2/6/1978	5:00 AM	25.0		21.0		85		30.12		2.0		NE		23.0		-		Snow
2/6/1978	6:00 AM	24.1		19.0		81		30.09		2.0		NNE		23.0		-		Snow
2/6/1978	6:25 AM	-9999.0		-9999.0		N/A		30.08		1.0		NNE		23.0		-
2/6/1978	7:00 AM	24.1		19.9		84		30.07		0.5		NNE		23.0		-		Snow
2/6/1978	8:00 AM	24.1		21.0		88		30.01		0.2		NE		25.3		-		Snow
2/6/1978	8:11 AM	-9999.0		-9999.0		N/A		30.00		0.5		NE		20.7		-
2/6/1978	9:00 AM	26.1		21.9		84		29.99		0.2		NE		21.9		-		Snow
2/6/1978	9:15 AM	-9999.0		-9999.0		N/A		29.94		0.2		NE		19.6		34.5
2/6/1978	10:00 AM	27.0		24.1		89		29.94		0.1		NE		23.0		34.5		Snow
2/6/1978	11:00 AM	27.0		25.0		92		29.88		0.1		NNE		25.3		40.3		Snow
2/6/1978	12:00 PM	27.0		25.0		92		29.78		0.1		NNE		23.0		34.5		Snow
2/6/1978	12:05 PM	-9999.0		-9999.0		N/A		29.74		0.0		NE		29.9		39.1
2/6/1978	1:00 PM	27.0		26.1		96		29.69		0.0		NNE		32.2		41.4		Snow
2/6/1978	2:00 PM	28.0		26.1		92		29.63		0.0		NE		32.2		40.3		Snow
2/6/1978	3:00 PM	28.9		28.0		96		29.54		0.0		NE		40.3		56.4		Snow
2/6/1978	4:00 PM	30.0		28.0		92		29.49		0.0		NE		46.0		59.8		Snow
2/6/1978	5:00 PM	30.0		27.0		88		29.46		0.0		NE		28.8		47.2		Snow
2/6/1978	6:00 PM	28.0		27.0		96		29.44		0.1		NE		34.5		-		Snow
2/6/1978	7:00 PM	27.0		26.1		96		29.40		0.0		NE		38.0		46.0		Snow
2/6/1978	8:00 PM	26.1		26.1		100		29.34		0.0		North		28.8		43.7		Snow
2/6/1978	9:00 PM	21.9		19.9		92		29.30		0.0		North		28.8		48.3		Snow
2/6/1978	10:00 PM	23.0		21.9		96		29.26		0.1		North		23.0		40.3		Snow
2/6/1978	10:30 PM	-9999.0		-9999.0		N/A		29.24		5.5		NNE		23.0		40.3
2/6/1978	11:00 PM	32.0		30.0		92		29.24		0.6		NNE		25.3		-		Snow
2/7/1978	12:00 AM	33.1		30.9		92		29.24		0.8		NNE		28.8		-		Snow
2/7/1978	1:00 AM	33.1		30.9		92		29.28		0.2		NE		18.4		-		Snow-Thunderstorm
2/7/1978	1:05 AM	-9999.0		-9999.0		N/A		29.26		0.2		NE		19.6		27.6
2/7/1978	2:00 AM	30.0		28.9		96		29.28		0.1		NNE		26.5		-		Snow
2/7/1978	3:00 AM	27.0		26.1		96		29.31		0.3		NNE		28.8		-		Snow
2/7/1978	4:00 AM	25.0		24.1		96		29.33		0.2		NNE		28.8		40.3		Snow
2/7/1978	5:00 AM	24.1		23.0		96		29.35		0.2		NNE		25.3		-		Snow
2/7/1978	5:05 AM	-9999.0		-9999.0		N/A		29.35		0.4		North		23.0		34.5
2/7/1978	6:00 AM	23.0		21.0		92		29.38		0.5		North		23.0		-		Snow
2/7/1978	7:00 AM	24.1		19.9		84		29.40		5.0		North		23.0		29.9		Snow
2/7/1978	8:00 AM	24.1		19.9		84		29.43		1.0		North		23.0		-		Snow
2/7/1978	9:00 AM	25.0		21.0		85		29.47		0.5		North		26.5		-		Snow
2/7/1978	9:10 AM	-9999.0		-9999.0		N/A		0.00		0.1		NW		19.6		26.5
2/7/1978	10:00 AM	24.1		21.0		88		29.50		0.1		NNW		20.7		27.6		Snow
2/7/1978	10:04 AM	-9999.0		-9999.0		N/A		0.00		0.6		NNW		20.7		27.6
2/7/1978	11:00 AM	24.1		21.0		88		29.52		0.1		NNW		20.7		-		Snow
2/7/1978	12:00 PM	24.1		21.9		91		29.55		0.1		NNW		25.3		35.7		Snow
2/7/1978	1:00 PM	25.0		21.9		88		29.57		0.2		NNW		20.7		35.7		Snow
2/7/1978	1:15 PM	-9999.0		-9999.0		N/A		29.57		1.0		NW		23.0		36.8
2/7/1978	2:00 PM	26.1		21.9		84		29.60		0.2		NNW		23.0		38.0		Snow
2/7/1978	3:00 PM	26.1		21.9		84		29.63		0.2		NNW		23.0		-		Snow
2/7/1978	3:30 PM	-9999.0		-9999.0		N/A		0.00		3.0		NNW		23.0		32.2
2/7/1978	4:00 PM	26.1		24.1		92		29.66		1.0		NW		20.7		-		Snow
2/7/1978	4:10 PM	-9999.0		-9999.0		N/A		29.68		5.0		NW		20.7		-
2/7/1978	5:00 PM	26.1		24.1		92		29.71		5.0		NNW		20.7		28.8		Snow
2/7/1978	6:00 PM	27.0		24.1		89		29.76		5.0		NNW		23.0		31.1		Snow
2/7/1978	7:00 PM	26.1		23.0		88		29.79		10.0		NW		17.3		-		Snow
2/7/1978	8:00 PM	26.1		21.9		84		29.83		10.0		NW		18.4		-
2/7/1978	9:00 PM	26.1		23.0		88		29.86		10.0		NW		19.6		-
2/7/1978	10:00 PM	26.1		23.0		88		29.90		10.0		NW		15.0		-
2/7/1978	11:00 PM	26.1		21.9		84		29.94		10.0		NW		15.0		-

 

[Stormlover74]

Pixie dust falling now

[Rmine1]

DOA for LI. Maybe a flurry at best 

[sussexcountyobs]

37 minutes ago, Wannabehippie said:

Salt doesn't work too well in these temps. I hope they are putting down sand too for traction.

 

They don't put sand, but a mix of small stone grit with the salt. Light snow continues. 20.9F

[Roger Smith]

Moderate snow at ROC and radar imagery over w NY and L Ont suggest frontal band is activating and post-frontal squalls are driving in behind, so I would caution that parts of Long Island could see similar results off Long Island Sound by late overnight. 

Winds are picking up, widespread gusts to 40 mph near Lake Huron and in south central ON. 

[SACRUS]

On 2/5/2026 at 2:15 PM, SACRUS said:

 

 

 

Last 4 5 days "warmup"
Both were able to reach/exceed freezing the 5 days

EWR:
2/2: 37 / 15 (-2) 
2/3: 36 / 17 (-6)
2/4:  35/26 (-2)
2/5:  34 / 17 (-7)
2/6: 34 /18 )-7)

 

NYC:
2/2: 35 / 14 (-3)
2/3: 33 / 23 (-6)
2/4: 33 / 26 (-4)
2/5:  32 / 20 (-8)
2/6: 33 / 23 (-6)

[Volcanic Winter]

3 hours ago, Blizzwalker said:

A reminder that perceptions of winter are location dependent. Even within this sub -forum.  Some of us didn't have a mix, we had a 16 inch snowstorm, followed by unusual cold which lent staying power to the pack. Some of us NW forum members will remember it as a snowy, wintery period...I've had to repeatedly knock 3 foot icicles off my roof line. 

I mean I’m at the southern ass end of the metro, 10 miles from the coast and it was an immensely memorable storm. 10.5ish inches with mix that accumulated, mostly icy - total glacier. I don’t know anywhere around this area it wasn’t a substantial snowfall. 

I still have 70% of this pack today, and had icicles everywhere for over a week. Personally I don’t know how anyone could view this as not an outstanding winter period, it wasn’t a prolific block of repeat snowfall, but it was a substantial storm + lingering cold area wide which is near as good as it gets. But we all do have our preferences and I think people instinctually attribute it to location and I don’t necessarily agree that’s what it is, we just all like and look for different things - it’s not intrinsic to one location vs another. I dislike March not because I’m in a southern location, but more because of long days and imminent spring marking the end of winter, a season I enjoy looking forward to, as an example. 

We just have to accept we all like different things, I read all three main northeast forums and the amount people bicker over this stuff baffles me. 
 

 

Biggest storm here since 16 inches + on 1/29/22. 

[BlizzLuv]

Snowing lightly. Guess it started a bit ago as cars and many surfaces have light coating. Temp has dropped to 27F.

[Volcanic Winter]

1 minute ago, BlizzLuv said:

Snowing lightly. Guess it started a bit ago as cars and many surfaces have light coating. Temp has dropped to 27F.

Yeah, I’ve had off and on flurrying the past hour +. 28f. … 27 now actually. No coating yet, very sparse / intermittent. 

[NyWxGuy]

Now if we get one more storm to push central park above average, then this will be a pretty good winter. Even if we get to average snowfall I wouldn’t say this is an average winter because the duration of the very cold air is definitely impressive. We have one month to go, maybe we can get in 1 more?

[lee59]

Flurries here

[Bxstormwatcher360]

Its been snowing here for over an hour..nice recoat of white on everything. 26/lgt snow currently.