Long Island doesn’t always get winters like Upstate New York but this winter was way more powerful than ever because I first noticed that the leaves changed in Mid August which this was the first time since 2020 and 2013 which I remembered clearly about the early signs of winter and the squirrels dropped a lot of acorns once School started which means it would be a drastic winter. In the 2025-2026 Season of Winter Long Island first got snow in December and then got snow almos

Welcome to this deep dive into one of the most remarkable weather events Long Island has seen in decades: the prolonged sub-freezing temperature streak of late January into early February 2026. At Long Island MacArthur Airport (Islip) the primary official climate station for Long Island with records dating back to September 1963 temperatures remained at or below the freezing mark (32°F) for highs for an impressive 13 consecutive days , from January 24 through February 5,