New York Weather: 02-21-2026

Good evening! I'm Aaron Jolly, and welcome to the New York Weather Podcast. It's Saturday, February 21st, and folks, a beast of a storm is bearing down on us tonight. Here's the deal. This storm is playing favorites. If you're in the city or on Long Island, you're staring down 12 to 16 inches of snow. Long Island could see 15 to 20 inches. Blizzard warnings are up. Snow rolls in around 4 AM Sunday and hammers through the afternoon. Winds gusting to 17 miles an hour will make 34 degrees feel like 23. Sunday night into Monday morning? Travel will be dangerous. Full stop. And here's what's scary for the coast. A Coastal Flood Warning is in effect. Long Island's south shore, Peconic Bay, western Long Island Sound could see flooding of one and a half to three feet. If you're near the waterfront, you'll want to have a plan tonight. Now head up the Hudson to the Capital Region. Different story entirely. Snow starts around 9 degrees AM Sunday. You're looking at 3 to 7 inches. Manageable. The eastern Catskills and mid Hudson Valley get hit harder with gusty winds. Albany? More of a steady, moderate snowfall. Annoying, not apocalyptic. Drive west to Buffalo and you're basically watching this storm on TV. Maybe 1 to 3 inches, arriving late Sunday afternoon. Syracuse and Utica? Less than 2 inches. Barely a dusting. Here's your heads up for the week ahead. Monday the storm clears, but bitter cold crashes in. Lows in the single digits. Wind chills even worse. Tuesday brings a brief break with partly sunny skies and highs in the 30s. Then a clipper system sneaks through Wednesday and Thursday with light snow chances. Temperatures creep back toward normal by Friday, but don't get excited about any thaw. One more thing. If this forecast helped you prepare tonight, share it with someone who needs to hear it. Takes two seconds. Bundle up, stay safe out there. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.