December 26-27 snowstorm December 29, 2025

Less than a week after the first snow of the season (before winter officially began), another round of snow hit the New York metro area Friday afternoon into Saturday morning (December 26 to 27).

The initial forecast of 3 to 5 inches ballooned to 6 to 9 inches and a winter storm warning. While that scenario rang true in parts of Suffolk and Westchester Counties, and throughout Connecticut, Western Long Island was spared the worst. The snow even ended much sooner than 1PM Saturday and the winter storm warning was canceled. I wouldn’t know that until I woke up around 6AM. My 12-inch ruler measured 4 inches of snow accumulation on the front lawn at 8AM, matching the initial “3 to 5” forecast.

My photographic timeline begins with three photos on Friday, December 26.

We continue on Saturday, December 27, after learning my neck of the woods, so to speak, was spared the worst.

At exactly 8AM, I stuck the 12-inch ruler in the grass (bottom left) and measured exactly 4 inches. Rather than wait for my dad to use the snow blower, I figured “less” accumulation wouldn’t take too long to shovel off the ground and clear off Mom and Dad’s cars with a snow brush. I was wrong. The strenuous solo task took one hour and 42 minutes, but I do not regret going it alone.

The remaining photos range from the immediate aftermath at 9:44 AM to early melting at 12:27 PM. My iPhone 17 Pro’s stabilization successfully countered my post-shoveling tremor in the ground-level photos.

As you’ll see, I shoveled in the usual spots: driveway, sidewalks to property lines, left side of the house to the oil burner fuel cap. I couldn’t shovel much of what I cleared off the cars.

At the time of publication on the morning of Monday, December 29, the snow is melting rapidly thanks to mild air and incoming rain. Seasonably cold weather returns tonight and beyond.

Until the next round of snow, thank you for reading. Happy New Year.