Winter Weather in Northern Queens, New York

Winter Weather December 26, 2025 – December 27, 2025 · Northern Queens, New York

What the National Weather Service wrote

LaGuardia airport reported 4.2 inches. Cocorahs reported 3.9 inches at 0.3 SE Little Neck. A trained spotter reported 4.5 inches in Jackson Heights, 3.7 inches at 1 NNE Elmhurst, 3.5 inches at 2 S Elmhurst, and 3.9 inches at 1 SW Russell Gardens.

The wider storm

A progressive shortwave from the west overran a cold high pressure system resulting in a significant snowfall across the region. Warm advection aloft was the main driver of the snowfall for much of the event. Advisory to Warning level snow fell across Southeastern New York.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1299757. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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