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Autumn's Forecast: Damaging wind gusts may lead to power outages Tuesday

High Wind Warning for all of Western New York on Tuesday/Wednesday AM
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High Wind Warning for all of WNY 10am Tuesday morning through 4am Wednesday morning. Winds will gust 50 to 70 miles per hour tomorrow and power outages are possible.

Wind Advisory for Potter and McKean county in Pennsylvania from 10 Tuesday until midnight Tuesday evening. 20-25mph with gusts near 45-50mph.

Expect a cold and calm night with winds turning breezy by morning.
7-9am Precipitation arrives, starting as a rain/snow mix.
9am-Noon winds increase, snow continues away from lake, otherwise turns to rain.
Noon-6pm Strong winds, power outages possible. Minor snow accumulation before turning to plain rain.(again for areas away from the lake)
6pm - Midnight: Highest wind gusts, especially near lakeshore and S.Erie/Wyoming counties.

Winds will increase on Tuesday with a rain/snow mix in the morning changing to rain in the afternoon along with temps soaring into the mid to upper 40s. Rain changes back to snow on Wednesday with falling temperatures into the 30s. . This weekend we have the potential for SIGNIFICANT lake effect snow. We'll be watching it closely.

TUESDAY
MORNING: Turning windy, rain/snow showers near 30.
AFTERNOON: Damaging wind gusts. Rain showers, Mid to upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY
MORNING: Rain to snow, mid 30s
AFTERNOON: Snow showers, mid 30s.

THURSDAY
MORNING: Mostly cloudy, near 30.
AFTERNOON: Snow showers, mid 30s.

FRIDAY
MORNING: Mostly cloudy, upper 20s.
AFTERNOON: Rain arrives, upper 30s.