February 2026 OBS & Discussion

[MarcmmKU]

7 hours ago, nycsnow said:

Yikes

good for ski country plus it washes away the nasty salt. fine by me

[donsutherland1]

31 minutes ago, NyWxGuy said:

Just saw on the memories in my Iphone, today in 2017 was a blizzard for many of us. Was in the 60s the day before, 2/8/17, with a winter storm watch for 8-12" of snow for the next day. I remember how many people in my inner circle couldn't believe it would snow the next day. Precip started out as rain around 40 degrees around 4 am, and then temps crashed and it was snowing by 5:30 or so. Very heavy snow all morning, 9-12" here in NYC, and a blizzard just to the east of us. Great storm, followed by deep cold. 

The snow was blinding at times.

[the_other_guy]

3 hours ago, nycsnow said:

Boring weather followed by a rain threat Monday…. Really thought things were gonna be different after the January storm 

You havent been paying attention since 2015 then hahaha. All kidding aside, my gut (and a long range forecast) tells me the bulk of winter is behind us

[the_other_guy]

As I was driving past Little Neck Bay today I was amazed to see the whole thing frozen. I havent seen that in years.

And then I was floored to see it frozen thru the Throgs Neck Bridge. I have never seen that!

Over the past few weeks I have been playing whack a mole with frozen pipes. I dont want warmth yet but normal 30s day 20s night will feel…good

[coastalplainsnowman]

Took this pic from Jersey City looking across the Hudson.  Actually been checking over the past week and was disappointed to see not much ice.  But today there was, and tomorrow will probably look better.

 

[NyWxGuy]

29 minutes ago, the_other_guy said:

You havent been paying attention since 2015 then hahaha. All kidding aside, my gut (and a long range forecast) tells me the bulk of winter is behind us

Seems like ever since the great 2018 winter, we’ve only had one good winter (2021). 2019 wasn’t too far off, and we just need one more storm to get to average here. Maybe it’s a one decade cycle. Hopefully lol

[NyWxGuy]

23 minutes ago, the_other_guy said:

As I was driving past Little Neck Bay today I was amazed to see the whole thing frozen. I havent seen that in years.

And then I was floored to see it frozen thru the Throgs Neck Bridge. I have never seen that!

Over the past few weeks I have been playing whack a mole with frozen pipes. I dont want warmth yet but normal 30s day 20s night will feel…good

Yeah you could tell the ice was thick from Douglaston all the way through Bayside and Whitestone and even frozen underneath the bridge. 

[jm1220]

1 hour ago, NyWxGuy said:

Just saw on the memories in my Iphone, today in 2017 was a blizzard for many of us. Was in the 60s the day before, 2/8/17, with a winter storm watch for 8-12" of snow for the next day. I remember how many people in my inner circle couldn't believe it would snow the next day. Precip started out as rain around 40 degrees around 4 am, and then temps crashed and it was snowing by 5:30 or so. Very heavy snow all morning, 9-12" here in NYC, and a blizzard just to the east of us. Great storm, followed by deep cold. 

I remember that one, was a fun event in Nassau County. I think I had 10” or so. Was one of those that blew up for NYC and NE into New England. 

[jm1220]

35 minutes ago, the_other_guy said:

You havent been paying attention since 2015 then hahaha. All kidding aside, my gut (and a long range forecast) tells me the bulk of winter is behind us

I mean it’s Feb 10th now. Temp averages start going up pretty substantially from here and the sun is noticeably getting stronger. It’s the equivalent of August 10th in the summer-can still be hot but the worst is in the past. 

[WX-PA]

9 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

I mean it’s Feb 10th now. Temp averages start going up pretty substantially from here and the sun is noticeably getting stronger. It’s the equivalent of August 10th in the summer-can still be hot but the worst is in the past. 

August 10th?..sun is equivalent to  late October today..August 10th is late April

[JustinRP37]

3 hours ago, weatherpruf said:

young men are failing out of school like crazy. i know lots of them. hence the efforts to stem the flow. my friend's daughter is in med school and can practically count the males on one hand......seeing it across the board in many professions. my son finished his masters and he was the only man in his whole cohort, in a science degree.

Advanced degrees are different. A bachelor’s it is incredibly difficult to fail out of if you keep showing up. Masters and PhDs and MDs do have a lot not mae it for various reasons. But the sad thing is we are seeing very few males in STEM. I have very few males in many of my classes now. 

[JustinRP37]

18 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

I mean it’s Feb 10th now. Temp averages start going up pretty substantially from here and the sun is noticeably getting stronger. It’s the equivalent of August 10th in the summer-can still be hot but the worst is in the past. 

Ahh no. Sun is no where near August 10th. We still have more darkness than daylight. We are still in November sun. 6 weeks to the equinox. Sorry to burst your bubble. 

[nycsnow]

Icon would be some front end snow followed by rain Monday. Hopefully we can get things to trend colder/ south 

[MJO812]

1 hour ago, nycsnow said:

Icon would be some front end snow followed by rain Monday. Hopefully we can get things to trend colder/ south 

Ukie!

[STORMANLI]

Probably before many here were born, but today is 57-year anniversary of The Lindsay Storm.

In Queens at the time and very difficult to measure. 17.7" was my best attempt.  No pictures, but I remember tunneling into back yard where the snow was scoured out in the middle to some bare ground while surrounded by drifts reaching to the second floor.

[Jt17]

Ukie!

These solutions are all over the damn place lol


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[SACRUS]

3 hours ago, donsutherland1 said:

The snow was blinding at times.

Feb 9 , 2017

[SACRUS]

1 hour ago, JustinRP37 said:

Ahh no. Sun is no where near August 10th. We still have more darkness than daylight. We are still in November sun. 6 weeks to the equinox. Sorry to burst your bubble. 

Yep - 11/1 today.   Halloween equivalent tomorrow Feb 10

[NorthShoreWx]

2 hours ago, jm1220 said:

I remember that one, was a fun event in Nassau County. I think I had 10” or so. Was one of those that blew up for NYC and NE into New England. 

 

 

Edit: somehow I forgot this one:

 

[Prue11]

16.8 currently. Colder than expected