February 2026 OBS & Discussion

[SnowGoose69]

2 hours ago, wthrmn654 said:

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.

I'm amazed in 02-03 it did not totally freeze

[Nibor]

Went for a walk. The suffering is half the fun.

[Roger Smith]

6 at NYC at midnight (low for Feb 7th). It could still fall several more degrees. A moderate wind is better for continued cooling at mid-town sites, if the wind drops the urban heat island spreads in. 

[donsutherland1]

Yesterday’s high-low of 27-6 in NYC was a weathergami (only 27-6 combination in the climate record).

[Nibor]

 

Bald Eagles hanging out on the ice on the Hudson.

[Rjay]

NYC down to 4 degrees.  3 here with a windchill of -15.  

[Rjay]

9 minutes ago, Rjay said:

NYC down to 4 degrees.  3 here with a windchill of -15.  

Peeked at MMU (4 dgrees) and MGJ (1 degree) and conditions are pretty uniform across the entire area. Most places are between 0 and 5 degrees.  Highest I saw was Wantagh and AC at 7.  Even Montauk is at 6 degrees. Coldest I saw was Newburgh at -4.  Everyone's windchills are well below zero. 

 

[snywx]

-3 here 

[Rjay]

Man, the 0z Euro was complete ass lol

[EasternLI]

 

[wthrmn654]

4

[wthrmn654]

Forecast low was about 6.  Coolest of the year so far

[wthrmn654]

3.8

[LoboLeader1]

It reached a high of 27 early yesterday AM before the artic front passed & temps nose dived. Currently 2F.

[nycsnow]

This would cause some pretty big flooding issues I’d think

[nycsnow]

Ensembles continue to show only 2-3 inches of snow for their runs but 1-2 inches of liquid… I think it’s time to accept we’re transitioning into a rainy period. Sucks but it is what it is 

[LoboLeader1]

4 minutes ago, nycsnow said:

Ensembles continue to show only 2-3 inches of snow for their runs but 1-2 inches of liquid… I think it’s time to accept we’re transitioning into a rainy period. Sucks but it is what it is 

Delayed version of the January thaw about to rear it's ugly head this upcoming week.

[sussexcountyobs]

Clear. -4F

[wthrmn654]

-0.8 at work! Woohoo coldest of the year! 

[MANDA]

Overnight low of -3.  Currently-1.

Winds still howling.

I am ready to move on.

The week ahead looks dry with moderating cold.  No torch but a least closer to normal by the end of the week.  The current snow pack is frozen solid and the mounds will be around for weeks to come out this way.

[donsutherland1]

Bridgeport, Central Park, Islip, JFK Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Newark, and White Plains have all registered daily low temperatures below 10° for the second consecutive day. The last time that occurred was January 30-31, 2019.