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.

[dmillz25]

Was at 1 briefly here now sitting at 2

[Freezing Drizzle]

Good morning.  6:55 am.

[Freezing Drizzle]

4 hours ago, donsutherland1 said:

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

Like a football score lol

[Freezing Drizzle]

30 minutes ago, MANDA said:

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.

Light to moderate, cold rains can build a snowpack, rainfall wicks in and re-freezes. A great example of that was 2000-2021.

[SnoSki14]

1 hour 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 

They've been doing this in the fantasy range for days and nothing has come into view. 

I have zero trust in anything they show after day 4-5. 

31 minutes ago, MANDA said:

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.

Yeah I'm over it. If there's no more snowstorms coming then there's no need for this. 

[NEG NAO]

1 hour ago, nycsnow said:

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

yes if it was only a couple of days away and it wasn't the GFS - look at the 06Z GFS and report back...

[bluewave]

23 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.

That was a much colder 15 day period than we just had. 
 

Minimum 15-Day Mean Avg Temperature 
for Islip Area, NY (ThreadEx)
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	12.0	1979-02-06 through 1979-02-20	0
2	12.2	1979-02-05 through 1979-02-19	0
3	12.9	1979-02-07 through 1979-02-21	0
4	12.9	1979-02-04 through 1979-02-18	0
5	14.4	1979-02-03 through 1979-02-17	0
6	14.4	1979-02-08 through 1979-02-22	0
7	15.1	1967-12-30 through 1968-01-13	0
8	15.2	1979-02-09 through 1979-02-23	0
9	15.7	1979-02-02 through 1979-02-16	0
10	15.8	1967-12-29 through 1968-01-12	0
11	16.0	1967-12-31 through 1968-01-14	0
12	16.4	1979-02-01 through 1979-02-15	0
13	16.4	1968-01-02 through 1968-01-16	0
-	16.4	1968-01-01 through 1968-01-15	0
14	17.0	1968-01-03 through 1968-01-17	0
15	17.1	1968-01-04 through 1968-01-18	0
16	17.1	1967-12-28 through 1968-01-11	0
17	17.2	1979-02-10 through 1979-02-24	0
18	17.6	1979-01-31 through 1979-02-14	0
19	17.7	1980-12-31 through 1981-01-14	0
20	17.8	1968-01-05 through 1968-01-19	0
21	17.9	1981-01-03 through 1981-01-17	0
22	18.0	1981-01-01 through 1981-01-15	0
23	18.0	1977-01-11 through 1977-01-25	0
24	18.1	1967-12-27 through 1968-01-10	0
25	18.1	1981-01-02 through 1981-01-16	0
26	18.2	2005-01-17 through 2005-01-31	0
27	18.2	2005-01-18 through 2005-02-01	0
-	18.2	1977-01-17 through 1977-01-31	0
28	18.3	1981-01-04 through 1981-01-18	0
29	18.3	1977-01-10 through 1977-01-24	0
30	18.4	2017-12-26 through 2018-01-09	0
-	18.4	1977-01-12 through 1977-01-26	0
31	18.4	1977-01-16 through 1977-01-30	0
-	18.4	1977-01-09 through 1977-01-23	0
32	18.5	2026-01-24 through 2026-02-07	0

 

[NEG NAO]

27 minutes ago, Freezing Drizzle said:

Light to moderate, cold rains can build a snowpack, rainfall wicks in and re-freezes. A great example of that was 2000-2021.

no thanks - cold rain or freezing drizzle rain on top of a snowpack is no fun at all IMO- but I see it's your "thing" by your screen name 

[ForestHillWx]

Not sure if we dipped below overnight; I forgot to check. 0 currently.