February 2026 OBS & Discussion

[psv88]

Montauk traffic cam is straight out of the North Pole 

https://www.webcamtaxi.com/en/usa/new-york/montauk-downtowncircle.html#google_vignette

[eduggs]

It's been a real struggle to get any snow threats inside 10 days since Jan 25. Nothing has broken right for us for two weeks. We can't even buy a good snow shower despite unrelenting cold. The midweek threat is gone and the weekend threat is looking shaky. A cold, windy day like today only rubs salt in the wound without fresh snow and/or a trackable threat. The vibe and feel of this winter changes quickly as you go from SNJ through NENJ to CT and then EMA. South of CNJ this has been a cold but mostly snowless winter. But once you cross into CT and SNE in most areas this has been a downright snowy winter.

[jm1220]

1 minute ago, psv88 said:

Montauk traffic cam is straight out of the North Pole 

https://www.webcamtaxi.com/en/usa/new-york/montauk-downtowncircle.html#google_vignette

Yep, 80 miles away but what a difference. Snow just sitting and spinning there. 

[NorthShoreWx]

Block Island looks pretty cool at the moment 

https://nationalwebcam.com/

[jm1220]

Just now, eduggs said:

It's been a real struggle to get any snow threats inside 10 days since Jan 25. Nothing has broken right for us for two weeks. We can't even buy a good snow shower despite unrelenting cold. The midweek threat is gone and the weekend threat is looking shaky. A cold, windy day like today only rubs salt in the wound without fresh snow and/or a trackable threat. The vibe and feel of this winter changes quickly as you go from SNJ through NENJ to CT and then EMA. South of CNJ this has been a cold but mostly snowless winter. But once you cross into CT and SNE in most areas this has been a downright snowy winter.

It’s still a La Niña. Sooner or later New England would get their dividends this winter. Still with the huge snow event down south so DC to just about Philly is the shaft zone. Was us last winter. The character of this winter is very similar to last year, Pacific very similar to last winter. Hopefully we can get a Nino next winter and switch things up. 

[psv88]

2 minutes ago, eduggs said:

It's been a real struggle to get any snow threats inside 10 days since Jan 25. Nothing has broken right for us for two weeks. We can't even buy a good snow shower despite unrelenting cold. The midweek threat is gone and the weekend threat is looking shaky. A cold, windy day like today only rubs salt in the wound without fresh snow and/or a trackable threat. The vibe and feel of this winter changes quickly as you go from SNJ through NENJ to CT and then EMA. South of CNJ this has been a cold but mostly snowless winter. But once you cross into CT and SNE in most areas this has been a downright snowy winter.

We have a fresh coating of snow here. Blew around a lot but it’s something 

[wishcast_hater]

What’s your snowpack up there this morning?

I’m at work in the city and won’t be back until about 4 pm. Definitely deeper than my snow boots as I was loading up on firewood yesterday. Probably 12” and I eyeballed around 1.5” of new snow on the car when I left for work around 5 am.


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[nycwinter]

temp went up from 11 to 12 in nyc.

[kat5hurricane]

It's wicked out there. This is as much of a Frozen Tundra look as we'll ever see around here, some of the roads by me are white and not with snow.

[SnoSki14]

22 minutes ago, eduggs said:

It's been a real struggle to get any snow threats inside 10 days since Jan 25. Nothing has broken right for us for two weeks. We can't even buy a good snow shower despite unrelenting cold. The midweek threat is gone and the weekend threat is looking shaky. A cold, windy day like today only rubs salt in the wound without fresh snow and/or a trackable threat. The vibe and feel of this winter changes quickly as you go from SNJ through NENJ to CT and then EMA. South of CNJ this has been a cold but mostly snowless winter. But once you cross into CT and SNE in most areas this has been a downright snowy winter.

Its been bone dry for 2 weeks now. It's not just that we had no snow but the fact that we can't get any precip at all. Currently we're in a moderate drought with very low reservoirs. 

If this continues into Spring we're going to be in trouble. Any storms (rain or snow) shown by models are in fantasy range. 

[kat5hurricane]

22 minutes ago, eduggs said:

It's been a real struggle to get any snow threats inside 10 days since Jan 25. Nothing has broken right for us for two weeks. We can't even buy a good snow shower despite unrelenting cold. The midweek threat is gone and the weekend threat is looking shaky. A cold, windy day like today only rubs salt in the wound without fresh snow and/or a trackable threat. The vibe and feel of this winter changes quickly as you go from SNJ through NENJ to CT and then EMA. South of CNJ this has been a cold but mostly snowless winter. But once you cross into CT and SNE in most areas this has been a downright snowy winter.

We just had a coating to an inch areawide. Not much but there was a good snow shower last night. We had a 10"-18" storm area wide just two weeks ago, it's not that bad. This has been the best winter in 5 years.

[nycwinter]

3 minutes ago, kat5hurricane said:

It's wicked out there. This is as much of a Frozen Tundra look as we'll ever see around here, some of the roads by me are white and not with snow.

road salt is so thick i rather not cross the road..

[EastonSN+]

1 minute ago, kat5hurricane said:

We just had a coating to an inch areawide.

An inch here. 

[eduggs]

I love these kinds of snow events that ELI, ECT, EMA, and RI are seeing this morning. High-end mesoscale/nowcast events that are highly localized and you don't know exactly what to expect. Cold and powdery snow too! Just one event like that would go a long way to easing the pain of the only two decent wintry events of the winter shifting warmer in the mid-level over the last 48 hours such that half the precipitation fell as IP/ZR. I still haven't recovered from those. It would really only have taken one plowable snow event on top of the glacier to do the trick I think. But nothing has really worked out favorable since the 3 hour snow event on Jan 17.

[eduggs]

7 minutes ago, kat5hurricane said:

We just had a coating to an inch areawide. Not much but there was a good snow shower last night. We had a 10"-18" storm area wide just two weeks ago, it's not that bad. This has been the best winter in 5 years.

Where I am we had a dusting from many hours of pixie dust. It mostly sublimated on contact. Whatever fell is long gone.

[steve392]

37 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Winds are under 50. Windows should be fine up to 100

Single paine wooden windows?  I hope so. 

[psv88]

1 minute ago, eduggs said:

Where I am we had a dusting from many hours of pixie dust. It mostly sublimated on contact. Whatever fell is long gone.

Everything here is snow covered. Main roads fine due to tons of salt. Sorry your area got screwed 

[nycsnow]

Models starting to show more wet than white next weekend unfortunately. 7-9 days a way hopefully it changes as we get closer 

[donsutherland1]

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
1025 AM EST Sat Feb 7 2026

...SNOWFALL REPORTS...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider             

...Connecticut...

...Fairfield County...
3 WSW Shelton                1.6 in    0850 AM 02/07   Trained Spotter      
Shelton                      1.6 in    0850 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
New Canaan                   1.5 in    0800 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Sherman 1.2 E                1.5 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Ridgefield 2.4 NNE           1.4 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Bethel                       1.2 in    0855 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Norwalk                      1.2 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Bethel                       1.0 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Bethel 4.5 SSE               1.0 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Stamford 1.0 S               1.0 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Bridgeport Airport           0.7 in    0700 AM 02/07   Official NWS Obs     
Norwalk                      0.7 in    0800 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Stratford                    0.5 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             

...Middlesex County...
Durham                       3.0 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Higganum                     3.0 in    0800 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Killingworth                 2.0 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Middlefield 1.4 W            2.0 in    0600 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
1 ESE Middletown             2.0 in    0950 AM 02/07   Trained Spotter      
Old Saybrook 2.9 NNE         1.9 in    0723 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             

...New Haven County...
Madison                      3.5 in    0826 AM 02/07   Trained Spotter      
Guilford                     3.2 in    0944 AM 02/07   CO-OP Observer       
3 ENE Branford               2.0 in    0955 AM 02/07   Public               
Madison Center 1.3 N         1.7 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
1 WNW North Haven            1.5 in    0854 AM 02/07   Trained Spotter      
Yalesville                   1.5 in    0815 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Prospect                     1.4 in    0730 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Hamden                       1.1 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Waterbury                    1.0 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             

...New London County...
Ledyard Center               6.4 in    0930 AM 02/07   Public               
1 ENE Jewett City            6.0 in    0932 AM 02/07   Public               
Preston                      5.7 in    0955 AM 02/07   Public               
2 ENE Ledyard Center         5.0 in    0932 AM 02/07   Trained Spotter      
Mystic                       5.0 in    0916 AM 02/07   Public               
Norwich                      4.1 in    0900 AM 02/07   Cocorahs             
2 NE Ledyard Center          4.0 in    0825 AM 02/07   Trained Spotter      
Norwich 5.2 SE               3.8 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Mystic                       3.6 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Preston                      3.6 in    0730 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
New London                   3.5 in    0730 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
1 SSW New London             3.5 in    0744 AM 02/07   Cocorahs             
Mystic                       3.3 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Groton                       3.0 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Norwich                      3.0 in    0700 AM 02/07   COOP                 
Norwich                      2.6 in    0600 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
East Lyme                    2.5 in    0600 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Waterford                    2.3 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Niantic                      2.0 in    0430 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Old Lyme 1.7 NNE             2.0 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             

...New Jersey...

...Bergen County...
Montvale 1.8 ESE             0.4 in    0800 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Oakland                      0.3 in    0800 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Fair Lawn                    0.1 in    0830 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Tenafly                      0.1 in    0730 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             

...Essex County...
West Orange Twp 0.6 WNW      0.4 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             

...Hudson County...
Harrison                     0.1 in    0614 AM 02/07   CO-OP Observer       

...Passaic County...
Little Falls                 0.2 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             

...Union County...
New Providence               0.2 in    0730 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Newark Airport               0.1 in    0700 AM 02/07   Official NWS Obs     
1 NW Fanwood                  T in     0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             

...New York...

...Nassau County...
Farmingdale                  1.0 in    0930 AM 02/07   Public               
1 N Syosset                  0.8 in    0802 AM 02/07   Trained Spotter      
Hicksville 1.4 SSE           0.6 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Herricks                     0.5 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Syosset                      0.5 in    0600 AM 02/07   COOP                 
Massapequa Park              0.3 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             

...New York (Manhattan) County...
Central Park                 0.1 in    0700 AM 02/07   Official NWS Obs     

...Orange County...
Port Jervis                  0.8 in    0630 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Cornwall On Hudson           0.3 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Greenwood Lake               0.2 in    0800 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             

...Putnam County...
Cold Spring                  1.0 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Nelsonville 0.3 S            1.0 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             

...Queens County...
NYC/JFK                      0.8 in    0700 AM 02/07   Official NWS Obs     
Little Neck 0.3 SE           0.5 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
NYC/La Guardia                T in     0700 AM 02/07   Official NWS Obs     

...Rockland County...
New Hempstead 0.6 SE         0.6 in    0915 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Stony Point                  0.4 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             

...Suffolk County...
1 S Montauk                  3.5 in    0803 AM 02/07   Public               
Orient                       2.5 in    0841 AM 02/07   Trained Spotter      
1 N Center Moriches          2.2 in    0902 AM 02/07   Cocorahs             
Greenport                    2.0 in    0730 AM 02/07   Public               
Mattituck                    2.0 in    0912 AM 02/07   Trained Spotter      
2 NW Babylon                 1.4 in    0945 AM 02/07   Public               
Babylon                      1.1 in    0850 AM 02/07   Public               
Port Jefferson Station       1.1 in    0830 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Upton (NWS Office)           1.1 in    0700 AM 02/07   Official NWS Obs                 
Blue Point 0.3 ENE           1.0 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Mount Sinai                  1.0 in    0800 AM 02/07   COOP                 
Islip Airport                0.9 in    0700 AM 02/07   Official NWS Obs     
Center Moriches              0.8 in    0600 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Centereach                   0.8 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Nesconset                    0.8 in    0910 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Brightwaters                 0.5 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Amityville                   0.2 in    0800 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             

...Westchester County...
South Salem                  1.4 in    0715 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Shrub Oak                    1.0 in    0600 AM 02/07   COOP                 
Shrub Oak                    1.0 in    0600 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Armonk                       0.6 in    0800 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
Peekskill 2.8 NNE            0.5 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             

...Maritime Stations...
Annandale 0.9 WSW            0.5 in    0700 AM 02/07   COCORAHS             
&&

[wthrmn654]

Snowing and snowing and snowing lol temp was 27 then dropped to 15 in about an hour wow

[wthrmn654]

1 plow truck broke down had to tow back. Lol winter breaking everything

[wthrmn654]

Winter Weather Advisory issued February 7 at 11:56AM EST until February 7 at 5:00PM EST by NWS Upton NY

HEADLINE: Winter Weather Advisory issued February 7 at 11:56AM EST until February 7 at 5:00PM EST by NWS Upton NY

 

DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches,

with locally 6 to 9 inches. Winds gusting 40 to 45 mph.

 

* WHERE...Northeast Suffolk and Southeast Suffolk Counties.

 

* WHEN...Until 5 PM EST this afternoon.

 

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Gusty winds could

bring down tree branches.

 

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The highest snowfall totals will be very

localized and across the far end of the Twin Forks, near Orient

and Montauk. Amounts will drop off west of Riverhead.

 

INSTRUCTIONS: Slow down and use caution while traveling. Check local Department of

Transportation information services for the latest road conditions.

 

Be prepared for slippery roads. Slow down and use caution while

driving. If you are going outside, watch your first few steps taken

on stairs, sidewalks, and driveways. These surfaces could be icy and

slippery, increasing your risk of a fall and injury.

 

Issued By: NWS Upton NY

 

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For a permanent link to this Notification (may contain additional formatting and / or content which could not be sent), follow this link: https://member.everbridge.net/index/892807736728110#/event

[eduggs]

Get outside and enjoy it out there on the Twin Forks! These types of mesoscale powder snow events don't happen often.

[Stormlover74]

19 minutes ago, nycsnow said:

Models starting to show more wet than white next weekend unfortunately. 7-9 days a way hopefully it changes as we get closer 

Except for a few wonky model runs and ensemble hugging its been obvious for a while this wouldn't be a snowy week ahead 

[nycsnow]

3 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Except for a few wonky model runs and ensemble hugging its been obvious for a while this wouldn't be a snowy week ahead 

Yep lots of wasted/ missed opportunities. Solid winter so far for sure but whether it’s a great one or ok, still time 

[nycsnow]

That Boston radar is relentless 

[psv88]

Light snow here now with the sun peeking out. It’s been snowing pretty consistently since last night. 15

[Rjay]

An inch here.  15 and snow continues to lightly fall. 

[Rjay]

Just now, Rjay said:

An inch here.  15 and snow continues to lightly fall. 

Snow has fallen for 15 of the last 16 hours here

[EasternLI]

Cool radar loop. And it has started snowing here again now with this stuff from the east.