Winter Weather Advisory for Niagara, Orleans, Genesee and northern Erie county until 4am Thursday. Mixed precipitation expected with snow accumulations of 2-4" and ice accumulations of a few hundredths of an inch.
Winter Weather Advisory for S.Erie, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties until 7am Friday. Snow accumulations 1" or less with ice accumulations near one tenth of an inch Wednesday evening. Winds gusting 40 to 50mph into Thursday.
Additional snow Thursday afternoon and night may accumulate between 4-7".
The wintry mix changes to plain rain overnight and back to snow Thursday afternoon. Plain rain may freeze on contact early Thursday morning as the ground is frozen. Winds will turn gusty to 40-50mph early Thursday as the front passes and temperatures plummet. Lake effect snow may produce several inches of accumulation on the hills south of Buffalo into Thursday night. Valentine's Day will be a chilly one with temperatures in the low 20s. The next storm system will bring a few inches of snow on Saturday followed by another shot of mixed precip and rain Saturday night before a several more inches of snow possible Sunday.
THURSDAY
MORNING: Rain to snow, mid 30s.
AFTERNOON: Windy with snow, upper 20s.
FRIDAY
MORNING: Cold, teens
AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy, near 20.
SATURDAY
MORNING: Snow arrives, teens.
AFTERNOON: Snow, low 30s.
SUNDAY
MORNING: Snow, near 30.
AFTERNOON: Snow, low 30s.
