Tuesday, February 24, 2026

a rip-roaring weather week

what a week of not nice weather.. clouds heavy rain with more rain and clouds ..then the temps dropped like a rock in the early morning hours the past 2 days.. no beach today as the 28*F temp this morning and North 15mph wind kept me away.. as bad as it was nothing tops the blizzard the past 2 days that hit the Northeast I-95 corridor from Virginia up thru New Jersey and New York City -Long Island area and now is pounding Boston thru New England.. the south shore of Long Island had snow totals over 30 inches from Islip to Patchogue and east to Montauk.. the weather forecast for the next week is showing temps back up into the 60's with mostly sunny days-- a most welcome forecast..

from the PierCam this morning at 7am

          

 

                               

                 

SNOW TOTALS FOR THE NYC METRO AREA 

 New York

Bronx County

1 SSW CoOp City - 14.8"

Kings County (Brooklyn)

Sheepshead Bay - 22.5"
1 SSE Williamsburg - 21.1"
Crown Heights - 21.0"
1 N Bay Ridge - 19.7"
1 SE Battery Park - 19.1"
1 ESE Coney Island - 18.0"

Nassau County


Lynbrook - 24.0"
Plainview - 23.8"
1 NE East Meadow - 23.7"
1 SE Plainview - 23.2"
1 WNW Plainview - 23.0"
1 SSW South Massapequa - 22.4"
East Massapequa - 22.2"
1 W Wantagh - 22.0"
1 SSE Bellmore - 21.0"
1 NNW Bethpage - 21.0"
1 WSW Levittown - 19.0"
1 SE Malverne - 18.5"
1 W Westbury - 18.0"
1 ENE Glen Cove - 18.0"
East Williston - 16.9"
1 N Syosset - 16.2"
1 ESE Jericho - 15.2"

New York (Manhattan)
Washington Heights - 22.1"
Central Park - 19.7"
1 WNW Williamsburg - 18.5"

Orange County
1 SW Greenwood Lake - 16.5"
1 WNW Monroe - 15.3"
2 SW Greenwood Lake - 14.9"
2 E Highland Mills - 14.4"
Monroe - 13.5"
Greenwood Lake - 13.5"
1 SW Washingtonville - 13.0"
3 WNW Warwick - 10.8"
2 SSW Stewart Airport - 9.0"
Goshen - 6.0"
1 SSW Middletown - 4.0"

Putnam County
3 N Putnam Valley - 12.1"

Queens County
NYC/LaGuardia - 22.2"
1 S Jamaica - 21.0"
Jackson Heights - 20.2"
NYC/JFK - 19.8"
2 S Astoria - 18.0"
1 S Jackson Heights - 17.0"
1 SW Russell Gardens - 13.5"

Richmond County (Staten Island)
Grasmere - 24.1"
1 ESE Heartland Village - 21.3"

Rockland County
Spring Valley - 18.0"
Nyack - 16.0"
1 ENE Viola - 16.0"
1 SSW Pearl River - 13.9"
New Square - 12.9"

Suffolk County


1 SW Babylon - 29.5"
Islip - 29.1"
1 W Nesconset - 28.8"
North Patchogue - 28.6"
Bay Shore - 28.2"
Montauk - 28.1"
RemsenburgSpeonk - 27.5"
Orient - 26.5"
1 SSE Quogue - 26.0"
2 NNW Lindenhurst - 25.0"
2 ENE Shinnecock Hills - 25.0"
Babylon - 24.0"
2 NNW Ridge - 24.0"
2 NW Southampton - 24.0"
Mattituck - 23.3"
2 E Flanders - 23.0"
1 S Islip Terrace - 23.0"
1 NE Lake Ronkonkoma - 23.0"
Islip Terrace 0.5 W - 23.0"
2 WNW Riverhead - 22.5"
2 NNW Islip - 22.3"
1 SW Shelter Island - 21.1"
2 ENE Ridge - 20.7"
Copiague - 20.0"
Nesconset - 20.0"
Upton - 19.8"
3 WNW Riverhead - 19.7"
2 SE Ridge - 19.6"
1 ENE Commack - 19.0"
Amityville - 19.0"
North Bellport - 18.0"
Port Jefferson Station - 18.0"
1 N Smithtown - 17.1"
1 NW Rocky Point - 17.0"
Oakdale - 17.0"
1 WNW Jamesport - 16.6"
1 S Centerport - 16.0"
Islip Terrace - 15.0"
Amityville - 14.0"
1 NE Greenlawn - 11.3"
Huntington 2.0 NNE - 7.2"

Westchester County
2 NNE Ossining - 23.2"
1 NE Irvington - 23.0"
1 ENE Yorktown Heights - 23.0"
1 SE Yorktown Heights - 22.0"
CrotononHudson - 21.5"
Ossining - 21.3"
1 SSW Greenville - 21.2"
1 S Valhalla - 21.2"
2 E Ossining - 20.5"
2 NW Woodlawn - 20.0"
Mount Vernon - 18.8"
1 NNW Yorktown Heights - 18.0"
3 ESE Peekskill - 18.0"
2 NNE Mamaroneck - 18.0"
1 NNW White Plains - 18.0"
1 NE Eastchester - 18.0"
1 NNE Sleepy Hollow - 18.0"
2 NNE White Plains - 17.0"
1 N Yorktown Heights - 17.0"
1 S Peekskill - 16.6"
Mamaroneck - 16.5"
1 E Yonkers - 16.0"
1 E Pelham Manor - 16.0"
1 SE CrotononHudson - 16.0"
New Rochelle - 15.6"
White Plains - 15.0"
1 ESE White Plains - 14.7"
1 E Scarsdale - 14.5"
1 SSW Peekskill - 14.0"
Peekskill 2.8 NNE - 12.0"

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

over to the East End--near Tubbs Inlet

all by myself as I walked on to the beach on the East End of the island... 38*F with a 10-15mph East wind which put a chill in the air-- in the distance looking west toward the Pier I saw just one peep heading my way.. high tide so not a drone flying day without a decent takeoff/landing area.. 







no peeps looking East




1 peep heading my way











as I was leaving the beach



 

Saturday, February 14, 2026

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY-- and a pretty Sunrise

a smidge 'kewler' temps.. 30*F .. than yesterday although NO wind this early morning as I walked on to the beach at the Gazebo nearby the Pier.. being this is a 'long weekend' -- President's Day Holiday weekend -- along with Valentine's Day today there were a few more peeps out and about snapping sunrise pics.. maybe a dozen total.. 

          💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 

                                               HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY 


           ðŸ’–💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

 

crossing the Calabash River before Sunrise

a 'steamy' lake on the drive over to the beach before Sunrise




























a 'flyover' at the Lake