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Autumn's Forecast: Temperatures tumble, winds pick up and lake snow arrives Wednesday afternoon

Lake Snow WARNING for parts of WNY starting at 4pm Wednesday
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Lake Effect Snow WARNING from 10pm Wednesday through 1pm Friday for Erie, Genesee counties for 10-20" of snow and from 4pm Wednesday through 1pm Friday for Wyoming, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus Counties for 2-3 feet of snow in the most persistent lake snow bands. Click here for more about the lake effect snow.

Get ready for a wild Winter weather ride over the next few days as lake effect snow returns with the coldest air of the season.

Expect a wet morning with fog before rain will change to snow Wednesday afternoon with falling temperatures from the low 40s into the 30s. Turning sharply colder on Thursday with lake effect snow and gusty winds. Look for highs in the mid 20s, and wind chills close to zero. Travel may turn difficult in parts of WNY.

WEDNESDAY
MORNING: Rain showers, low 40s.
AFTERNOON: Rain and snow, mid 30s.

THURSDAY
MORNING: Snow showers, low 20s.
AFTERNOON: Windy with snow, mid 20s.

FRIDAY
MORNING: Snow showers, teens.
AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy, mid 20s.

SATURDAY
MORNING: Partly cloudy, teens.
AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy, near 40.