New York's "super" El Niño winter could bring less snow

CBS New York's Vanessa Murdock forecasts below-average snowfall for Central Park, while experts explain why a major storm is still possible.

Channel: CBS New York Story of November 6, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 43,619 views a day, 16 times a normal first day on this channel (2,726).

First Alert Weather's "super" El Niño seasonal snow forecast

Central Park could get 18 to 28 inches of snow this winter, according to CBS New York's First Alert forecast. But anyone hoping that means they can forget about blizzards should listen to the rest of Vanessa Murdock's report.

The outlook puts the park below its seasonal snowfall average. The complication is how storms and cold air line up: the National Weather Service's Nelson Vaz explains that the Pacific jet stream will steer storms across the southern United States and toward the region. Enough cold air arriving at the right moment can still produce a major snowfall. The report recalls the record January 2016 blizzard as a reminder.

El Niño is the warming phase of a tropical Pacific climate pattern, with effects far beyond that ocean. A particularly strong one does not turn a seasonal snow forecast into a certainty. Rutgers climatologist John Krasting puts it plainly: "I wouldn't advise anybody to put money on a seasonal forecast in any year."

The report drew roughly 44,000 views in its first day, far beyond the channel's usual start for a Short. In the comments, practical winter concerns take over: one viewer wants snow canceled, another would accept cold and snow without the wind, and a retired letter carrier welcomes the chance to enjoy snowfall without having to deliver mail through it.

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The numbers

The snowfall outlook drew an unusually large first-day audience for a CBS New York Short. Its comment section was also much busier than usual.

the video's first day

usual first day here

2,726

this video

43,619

subscribers

1,200,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

1,522,155,100

views per day

737,692

typical day: 530,447

the video

views

51,821

likes

219

comments

32

days online

2

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

FOX 11 Los Angeles

1,370,000

CBS New York

1,200,000

CBS LA

1,170,000

FOX 13 Tampa Bay

1,090,000

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

1,020,000

FOX 5 New York

1,010,000

As of November 6, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.