The Amazing Forecast Harlem The National Weather Service and the larger meteorological community deserves a great deal of credit for the advance forecast of the blizzard. It undoubtedly saved lives, mitigated inconvenience (flights canceled in advance rather than stranding people at airports), and decreased property losses.  Still, the best forecast cannot make up for utter, tragic incompetence. Roughly, 1.5 million people  (not "customers") are without power at this time. Local media in the Northeast are estimating it will take up to six days to get all of the lights on. Hopefully, the advance forecast urging people to obtain prescription refills, fill gas tanks, et cetera, was helpful and mitigated the effects of the outages.  Global Warming On February 5, I ran this piece: And, this morning, -- more predictably than the weather -- some climate group sent this out: This isn't climate change. It is weather. But science quality doesn't matter when trying to raise fun...

The blizzard is finally moving northeast out of the region. This will be my last update on the snow. I'll have an update on the snow amounts this evening. 

Blizzard of 2026 7pm: Queens was already reporting a 6" accumulation. About 126,000 people are already without power from New Jersey and states south of there. That number will grow significantly during the night as the winds come up and accumulations increase. The wind is now gusting to 35 mph at LaGuardia.  The above map is the additional  snow forecast from 9pm to the end of the storm. For example, NYC had 4-6" as of that time with an additional 17" forecast to fall, bringing the storm total to 21 to 23 inches.  The photo below was taken at 7pm on Manhattan.  NWS Warning Map Above are National Weather Service warnings: Orange = blizzard warning Pink = winter storm warning Purple == winter weather advisory Dark blue (Buffalo) = winter storm watch for lake effect snows Note the blizzard warnings are extended into coastal Maine.  The storm has organized quickly the past three hours. Radar is from 9:32pm. This is about how the radar will look 7am Monday. My advic...

A Nor'easter is going to bring blizzard conditions to tens of millions in the Northeast starting Sunday afternoon and not ending until Tuesday before exiting into the Atlantic.  Travel will be crippled and there will be a few power outages. I urge you to make preparations now.  New York Tri-State Snow Amount Forecast The forecast amount for Central Park is 18" with drifting due to wind gusts to 45 mph. Many roads, particularly on Long Island will be closed due to blowing and drifting snow.  Regional Storm Warnings - Updated 2:25pm Color code: Orange = blizzard warning  Pink = winter storm warning  Dark blue = winter weather advisory Light green = coastal flood watch  Green = flood watch 3pm: The blizzard warnings have been extended again, now from DelMarVa to northeast Massachusetts. Most of inland New Jersey now included.  Forecast Snow Amounts New York City will have between 14 and 23 inches [updated 4:15pm] depending on which part of the city and th...