Winter Weather ADVISORY for northern Erie, Genesee, Niagara and Orleans counties through 4am Friday. Narrow bands of lake effect snow will reduce visibility and produce slippery travel for the Wednesday evening commute with 3"-5" of accumulation for the metro area and 4"-7" of lake snow closer to the Lake Ontario shoreline. Travel with caution as weather may change rapidly.
Winter Weather ADVISORY for southern Erie, Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus counties from 4am Thursday-4am Friday. Snow showers becoming widespread and more intense across ski country and the southern tier on Thursday will produce 3"-6" of snow. Travel with caution.
Narrow bands of lake effect snow have developed this afternoon from downtown through south Buffalo, Cheektowaga and West Seneca with reduced visibility. Travel may turn slippery into the Wednesday evening commute within these narrow bands. Widespread snow is expected tomorrow with more slippery travel especially on untreated roads. Travel with caution.
WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON: Passing snow showers, near 20.
EVENING: Few snow showers, mid teens
THURSDAY
MORNING: Snow showers, 15.
AFTERNOON: Snow, near 20.
FRIDAY
MORNING: Flurries, 15.
AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy, low 20s.
SATURDAY
MORNING: Mostly cloudy, near 20.
AFTERNOON: Partly cloudy, near 30
SUNDAY
MORNING: Mostly cloudy, mid 20s.
AFTERNOON: Partly cloudy, low 30s