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VGNonly

(8,435 posts)
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 05:23 PM Jan 22

How's your weather forecast?

For me temps dropping to single digits to about- 10 tomorrow through Sunday, chill factors up to -30. Some light snow, then 6-9" Sunday with heavy drifting.

I went to the store today, lots of crowds. I'm well stored and not planning to go anywhere until next week. If you do drive have plenty of gas.

Take care and stay safe!

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How's your weather forecast? (Original Post) VGNonly Jan 22 OP
Sunny and 50, same tomorrow. RandySF Jan 22 #1
It's 67, sunny, and my hibiscus is blooming, but it's going to be 28 degrees Monday morning surfered Jan 22 #2
we have something big coming for us in western NC - forecasts are too iffy to know how bad it will get NewHendoLib Jan 22 #3
Yeah, these ice predictions are scary Nittersing Jan 22 #5
In short: Snowpocalypse. Xavier Breath Jan 22 #4
Shitstorm likely with a chance of nuclear war (nt) Kennah Jan 22 #6
Right now it's 65 and cloudy. Haggard Celine Jan 22 #7
similar, just a little bit colder surrealAmerican Jan 22 #8
Schools already cancelled for tomorrow. -35 to -40 windchills forecast here in Appleton, WI (just South of Green Bay). Greybnk48 Jan 22 #9
Update: At 8:00 a.m. we will be at or around 48 below zero wind chill. Yikes! n/t Greybnk48 Jan 22 #36
Not good here in CT. But we are safe in our retirement community. The people who provide our services will be impacted, CTyankee Jan 22 #10
I am about to change into an Icycle Beringia Jan 22 #11
Cold. But the lowest wind chill they're predicting is -35, and since I can recall a winter when that was highplainsdem Jan 22 #12
The coldest I was ever in -30 VGNonly Jan 22 #19
Wonderful! Greg_In_SF Jan 22 #13
Some predictions for the Pittsburgh area and doc03 Jan 22 #14
And a dry, powdery snow they're saying. Xavier Breath Jan 22 #15
cold trueblueinmo Jan 22 #16
You'd hate me canetoad Jan 22 #17
I looked at your profile. VGNonly Jan 22 #21
I can see Tasmania from my ... canetoad Jan 22 #22
I believe Sir Douglas Mawson VGNonly Jan 22 #23
Gnarly EarthFirst Jan 22 #18
6 to 8 inches predicted, and bitter cold temps. Emile Jan 22 #20
Brutal. H2O Man Jan 22 #24
My sister and I are hunkering down in our homes. ananda Jan 22 #25
66 high, 51 low. Clear and dry. Iggo Jan 22 #26
It is -26 degrees (that is negative 26) at 8:30 p.m. CST on the western tip of Lake Superior (Duluth, MN). waterwatcher123 Jan 22 #27
Northern Virginia, DC, suburban Maryland, and beyond: mahatmakanejeeves Jan 22 #28
Currently 9 degrees in our far northwest suburb of greater Chicago, feeling like... 3catwoman3 Jan 22 #29
-37 C tonight, with windchill of -50 C, Swede Jan 22 #30
It's going to a high of 7 tomorrow MustLoveBeagles Jan 22 #31
Crappy. 3-9" snow, sleet & freezing rain SheltieLover Jan 22 #32
Not too bad in Wilmington, DE right now: 43 degrees. But . . . peggysue2 Jan 22 #33
Cold Weather Advisory and a Winter Storm Watch Coldwater Jan 22 #34
Probably ice storm with snow. Lars39 Jan 22 #35
The forecast keeps changing so I have no idea - but I expect trouble BlueSpot Jan 22 #37
Windchill could go as low as -35 tonight happybird Jan 23 #38
Ended up with 8.5" new snow. VGNonly Jan 26 #39

NewHendoLib

(61,696 posts)
3. we have something big coming for us in western NC - forecasts are too iffy to know how bad it will get
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 05:32 PM
Jan 22

a few have up to an inch of freezing rain - which would be crippling.

Nittersing

(8,208 posts)
5. Yeah, these ice predictions are scary
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 05:36 PM
Jan 22

I'm just gonna be cold in Denver.

Fingers crossed for better than predicted outcomes!!

Xavier Breath

(6,554 posts)
4. In short: Snowpocalypse.
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 05:34 PM
Jan 22

Last edited Thu Jan 22, 2026, 06:57 PM - Edit history (1)

Accumulation TBD.

Edit: 8-12 inches by Sunday evening, high winds at times, lows between 9 degrees and -4 degrees the next six days.

I need to get to Kroger early tomorrow before the shelves are emptied.

Haggard Celine

(17,747 posts)
7. Right now it's 65 and cloudy.
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 06:02 PM
Jan 22

We're supposed to get a ton of rain in the next few days and then it's supposed to dip down into the upper 20s next week. I just hope we don't get ice. That makes for some treacherous conditions.

surrealAmerican

(11,790 posts)
8. similar, just a little bit colder
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 06:02 PM
Jan 22

high tomorrow of about 3 above zero, lows down to -10.
The supermarket was busy here too.

Getting out with the dog will be quite the adventure.

Greybnk48

(10,695 posts)
9. Schools already cancelled for tomorrow. -35 to -40 windchills forecast here in Appleton, WI (just South of Green Bay).
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 06:02 PM
Jan 22

The grandkids are happy about no school tomorrow.

Our weatherman just said we have 60 hours below zero. That's brutal. I'm always a bit scared that the furnace will go out (it's happened before) or we lose power. But even if we do, the power company and the heating companies here are amazingly competent.

We're putting out a ton of bird seed and peanuts for the birds, apples and carrots for the bunnies too.

CTyankee

(67,906 posts)
10. Not good here in CT. But we are safe in our retirement community. The people who provide our services will be impacted,
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 06:08 PM
Jan 22

tho, so we might have some delays in the food service and other services provided to us here.

highplainsdem

(60,791 posts)
12. Cold. But the lowest wind chill they're predicting is -35, and since I can recall a winter when that was
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 06:32 PM
Jan 22

an actual temp and the wind chill was close to -70, I'm not panicking.

I feel very sorry for anyone who has to be out in dangerous temps, though. Hope they can stay safe. Ditto those who will be getting a lot of ice. The two worst accidental injuries I've had, both resulting in pain for years, were from ice (one a car accident, the other a fall on black ice), and two of my siblings were seriously injured in car accidents caused by ice.

VGNonly

(8,435 posts)
21. I looked at your profile.
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 08:59 PM
Jan 22

I actually know where the Bass Strait is. I'm a geography nerd. I always wanted to go to Tasmania.

canetoad

(20,400 posts)
22. I can see Tasmania from my ...
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 09:11 PM
Jan 22

No, not really but it's a great place. You may be the first DUer to be familiar with Bass Strait. Congrats!

VGNonly

(8,435 posts)
23. I believe Sir Douglas Mawson
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 09:23 PM
Jan 22

the renowned Australian Antarctic explorer and geologist spent some time in Hobart Tasmania.

EarthFirst

(4,013 posts)
18. Gnarly
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 07:32 PM
Jan 22

WNY is looking at single digit lows and windchills as low as -20 in the short term (Fri/Sat) with the onset of the impending snowstorm; I’ve seen forecasts from as much as 18”-20” of blowing; drifting snow.

Gonna be a wild one!

Be safe if y’all are in the path of this one…

ananda

(34,595 posts)
25. My sister and I are hunkering down in our homes.
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 09:29 PM
Jan 22

She's in Dallas, I'm in Austin.

We both hatehatehate cold weather.

waterwatcher123

(488 posts)
27. It is -26 degrees (that is negative 26) at 8:30 p.m. CST on the western tip of Lake Superior (Duluth, MN).
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 09:42 PM
Jan 22

We may set a record for cold tomorrow (probably -30 some degrees and -55 or -60 wind chills).

mahatmakanejeeves

(68,793 posts)
28. Northern Virginia, DC, suburban Maryland, and beyond:
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 09:43 PM
Jan 22
Capital Weather Gang
‪@capitalweather.bsky.social‬

❄️ 🥁Our first snowfall map is out!!!

Here we go...subject to change:
• Beltway: 5–10"
• SE areas.: 4–8"
• Far NW areas: 8–14"

Change to sleet will cut down snow totals Beltway + SE but result in hard-to-shovel mess.

Full briefing:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/01/22/dc-winter-storm-snow-ice-forecast/...


12:42 PM · Jan 22, 2026

❄️ 🥁Our first snowfall map is out!!!

Here we go...subject to change:
• Beltway: 5–10"
• SE areas.: 4–8"
• Far NW areas: 8–14"

Change to sleet will cut down snow totals Beltway + SE but result in hard-to-shovel mess.

Full briefing: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...

Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather.bsky.social) 2026-01-22T17:42:30.629Z

3catwoman3

(28,880 posts)
29. Currently 9 degrees in our far northwest suburb of greater Chicago, feeling like...
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 09:43 PM
Jan 22

…-9 with the 16 mph wind, and gusts up to 32 mph.

By 7 AM tomorrow, it will be -13. The high of 0 will be at midnight, and on Saturday it will get up to all of 4.

Swede

(38,726 posts)
30. -37 C tonight, with windchill of -50 C,
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 09:47 PM
Jan 22

On the drive home, my engine temp cold indicator on my car never turned off. Brrr

SheltieLover

(78,202 posts)
32. Crappy. 3-9" snow, sleet & freezing rain
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 09:56 PM
Jan 22

Last edited Thu Jan 22, 2026, 10:32 PM - Edit history (1)

Well below freezing for 10 days+.

Translation: broken water mains, frozen pipes, power outages, & exploding tree limbs from ice storm.

peggysue2

(12,441 posts)
33. Not too bad in Wilmington, DE right now: 43 degrees. But . . .
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 09:57 PM
Jan 22

Over the weekend we're suppose to slip into the teens and single digits with snow forecasts all over the place. I've managed to handle the past snow this season, anywhere from an inch to maybe 4 inches. But I can't shovel a foot+ of snow without crippling myself. My husband is very unbalanced with weak knees and ankles, so I signed on with a local guy willing to come with his snowblower and plow to clear the front of the house. I managed to get the last bit of salt available for my back steps so I can get the dogs out. My little guy, Benny, no longer does steps on his own, so I need to carry him up and down. Salt is essential to both our lives!!

Maybe it won't be as bad as they're predicting. These dire Snow-apocalypse warnings often turn into duds. But just in case, we're good on food and basic staples.

Stay safe everyone1

Coldwater

(1,127 posts)
34. Cold Weather Advisory and a Winter Storm Watch
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 10:08 PM
Jan 22
COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...

WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 20 below expected.

WHERE...Much of Southern New England excluding Cape Cod and the Islands and the eastern slopes of the Berkshires.

WHEN...From 10 PM Friday to 10 AM EST Saturday.


WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Potential for snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches, with localized accumulations over 12 inches possible.

* WHERE...Southern New England.

* WHEN...From Sunday morning through Monday evening.

Lars39

(26,507 posts)
35. Probably ice storm with snow.
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 10:13 PM
Jan 22

Getting flashbacks to the one in the nineties where we didn’t have electricity for two weeks.

BlueSpot

(1,265 posts)
37. The forecast keeps changing so I have no idea - but I expect trouble
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 11:42 PM
Jan 22

I've seen snow forecasts from 3" to 14". It changes more often than daily. I went to the grocery store today for an item that I really didn't need but which was on sale. It was absolutely packed at about 1 pm. I bet it was worse when people got off work.

Not looking forward to all the shoveling that lies ahead. That 3" forecast is old. Nothing close to that little has been posted in a couple of days. And then, once I get the driveway clear, the plow will come and clog it back up again. Oh well. I guess it'll build character or something.

But I've got food on hand and I am warm. And the forecast is for snow rather than ice. I'll be content with that. Could be worse. I remember many years ago when we got a good 4" or so of ice. They chopped it into blocks and fork trucks stacked them on the corners. That was one for the books {shudder}.

happybird

(5,381 posts)
38. Windchill could go as low as -35 tonight
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 08:30 PM
Jan 23

A foot+ of snow expected Sunday into Monday. Southern Vermont.

What’s weird is cold weather up here doesn’t feel the same as it does in Virginia. 10 degrees here feels like a Northern Virginia 30 degrees. Must be the difference in humidity.

VGNonly

(8,435 posts)
39. Ended up with 8.5" new snow.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 03:38 PM
Jan 26

Not quite as windy but still very cold, chill factor tomorrow -20. It's likely not be above 20 until next week.

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