Lake Effect Snow Warning now through 4am Wednesday for Northern Erie and Genesee Counties for 10 to 20" of snow. The highest totals expected from south Buffalo into the nearby southtowns and east into southern Genesee county.
Lake Effect Snow Warning now through 10am Wednesday for Southern Erie, Wyoming, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus Counties for 1-2 feet of snow. The highest amounts along the Chautauqua Ridge to the Southtowns.
Cold Weather Advisory through 11am Wednesday for Southern Erie, Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany Counties. Wind-chills will be 15 to 25 degrees below zero.
Cold Weather Advisory from 7 pm Tuesday through 11am Wednesday for Northern Erie, Niagara, Orleans, and Genesee Counties. Wind-chills 15 to 20 below zero.
Frostbite in these conditions could occur in as little as 30 minutes.
Heavy lake-effect snow is likely during this period. Be prepared for difficult travel early this week. An arctic airmass will bring the coldest air in almost six years to the region. Wind chills will be -15 to -25 degrees.
Lake snow will drift south into portions of ski country and the southern tier overnight and with temperatures in the single digits and wind chills near zero, travel may become difficult and potentially dangerous.
Schools could be impacted on Tuesday and Wednesday with bitter cold wind chills in the forecast.
MONDAY
EVENING: Lake snow southtowns, single digits
TUESDAY
MORNING: Cold and snow, single digits.
AFTERNOON: Lake effect snow, near 10.
WEDNESDAY
MORNING: Cold, -2.
AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy, near 10.
THURSDAY
MORNING: Mostly cloudy, near 10.
AFTERNOON: Snow showers, mid 20s.
FRIDAY
MORNING: Mostly cloudy, teens.
AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy, mid 20s.
