February 2026 OBS & Discussion

[Rjay]

9 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

-18!! 

It’s absolutely brutal. 

I miss the old windchill chart lol 

[SI Mailman]

Today was not a fun day to deliver the mail. Gloves and handwarmers for the win

[sussexcountyobs]

-1.5F outside. Oven on 360°. Full rack of St. Louis BBQ ribs  in oven. 

[wthrmn654]

Down to 7.4 now come on cold you can do it! 

[sussexcountyobs]

1 minute ago, wthrmn654 said:

Down to 7.4 now come on cold you can do it! 

You don't want it to get this cold. Why would you want that? What's the purpose?

[SnoSki14]

Those 30s and 40s are gonna feel so nice 

[dmillz25]

5 and it feels like -13 sheesh

[jm1220]

6 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

Those 30s and 40s are gonna feel so nice 

Starting to feel better in the sun during the afternoons even when we get to around freezing. Noticeably getting higher in the sky now. 

[MANDA]

49 minutes ago, wishcast_hater said:

For those who are complaining about the cold try working on a barge or on the dock on the Hudson today. Today my men were on the dock for 45 min trying to tie up the barge and offload to it. Unfortunately with the strong winds and ice the vessel had trouble getting close enough to the dock. Eventually they were successful.


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Agree.  Dock workers or anyone who has to work outside in this.  Terrible.  I could never do it.

[lee59]

7 here, wind chill -10. 12 hours now with wind gusts above 30mph. peak at my house 39.

[MANDA]

22 minutes ago, SI Mailman said:

Today was not a fun day to deliver the mail. Gloves and handwarmers for the win

As they say…thanks for your service.  Not an easy job.  Especially for those that deliver the mail on foot.

[wthrmn654]

22 minutes ago, sussexcountyobs said:

You don't want it to get this cold. Why would you want that? What's the purpose?

Kill all the dam mosquitoes and a lot of the ticks... why would anyone want warmth! It only breeds! Cold kills.  

[wthrmn654]

It's getting dangerous upstate. 

 

The power outage in the Village of Watkins Glen is due to an overload of the system believed to be from increased demand due to extreme temps. Village Electric is asking that everyone turn off unnecessary lights and other electrical items that may be causing a load to the system. Also you are being asked to limit electric heat to only what is needed to directly stay warm. If everyone can do their part the system may be restored. Please share and inform anyone who may not see this post. In the mean time the Watkins Glen Fire Department is opened for a warming station if its needed. The direct number there is 607-535-7700 and if no answer please call the Sheriffs Office and speak to an Emergency Service Dispatcher at 607-535-8222.

[wthrmn654]

Fun fact 

Lake Erie is nearly 96% frozen as of Thursday. With this weekend's Arctic blast, it could reach 100% coverage. The last time this happened was 30 years ago in February 1996 and has ocurred only 3x in modern history.

[psv88]

21 minutes ago, wthrmn654 said:

Kill all the dam mosquitoes and a lot of the ticks... why would anyone want warmth! It only breeds! Cold kills.  

It won’t kill either…

[dWave]

13 hours ago, Tatamy said:

I am surprised that there is not ice on LI Sound.  Last time that I saw that was February 1979 during the week prior to PD1.

There is lots of ice on the protected bays and harbors on the Sound shore

[CPcantmeasuresnow]

0° even.
Tomorrow morning should be the coldest morning for the Urban areas and the shore areas. Tomorrow night with the winds dying down and if the skies remain clear should be the coldest morning for the suburban and rural areas to the north and west. 

[coastalplainsnowman]

1 hour ago, Rjay said:

I miss the old windchill chart lol 

exactly.

0F with 40mph winds:  old chart: -53

0F with 40mph winds:  new chart: -29

-53 sounds much cooler, pun intended.

[jm1220]

31 minutes ago, psv88 said:

It won’t kill either…

The snow does a good job of insulating those pricks. 

[Metasequoia]

19 minutes ago, coastalplainsnowman said:

exactly.

0F with 40mph winds:  old chart: -53

0F with 40mph winds:  new chart: -29

-53 sounds much cooler, pun intended.

The old windchill figures always seemed overdone,  but the modern figures seem underdone...

[MANDA]

Winds still howling.  Temperature holding between -0.2 and +0.2 since around 7pm.  

[jm1220]

6 minutes ago, Metasequoia said:

The old windchill figures always seemed overdone,  but the modern figures seem underdone...

I’ve never sure how it was ever figured out how -30 for example “feels” like in the old and new way. Or on the other hand how 110 feels like. I guess they have to assign a number to how dangerous extreme cold like this or heat is and how humidity and wind speed worsen it. 

[Rjay]

3 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

I’ve never sure how it was ever figured out how -30 for example “feels” like in the old and new way. Or on the other hand how 110 feels like. I guess they have to assign a number to how dangerous extreme cold like this or heat is and how humidity and wind speed worsen it. 

I read this earlier this winter. It's old so I will probably look for a better source later before bed. 

https://ggweather.com/windchill.htm

[steve392]

6 degrees in little ferry.  Very curious to see what it will be at 6am

[jm1220]

Down to 4. Maybe we can slide down a couple more degrees but don’t think we make it to zero. Not that it matters with how brutal it is. Thankfully tonight will be the coldest night of the winter and it’s up from here. 

[WestBabylonWeather]

I see no photos or reports of the east end. This used to be a proper board. 

[ForestHillWx]

1 here now; was out at 9:30 with the dog and the winds are still intense.