BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — National Weather Service Buffalo Watches/Advisories:
High Wind Watch 7pm Friday through 4am Sunday for all of WNY.
Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 60 mph possible Friday night, then southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts 60-65 mph possible Saturday through Saturday night.
Winter Storm Watch Saturday afternoon - Monday morning for Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties. Heavy lake effect snow possible.
Total snow accumulations of more than a foot possible in the most persistent lake snows. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph Saturday and Saturday evening, with somewhat lower winds then expected through the bulk of the lake effect snow event. Travel will be extremely difficult within lake snow with low to no visibility at times.
Lakeshore Flood Watch Saturday morning through early Sunday.
Wind Advisory for McKean and Potter county in Pennsylvania from 12pm Friday until 12am Saturday.
Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected.
Winter Weather Advisory for McKean and Potter county in Pennsylvania from 4pm Friday until 1am Saturday.
From the NWS: Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3, locally 4 or more, inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph
Snow showers will end tonight. Friday will be quiet with partly to mostly cloudy skies. Rain and snow arrive Friday evening between 5pm-7pm from southwest to northeast and the wintry mix will change to snow on Saturday. Winds will gust near 60 mile per hour starting Friday evening and continuing through Saturday. It will be breezy and much colder on Sunday with lake effect snow south of Buffalo and wind chills in the single digits.
OVERNIGHT: Snow Showers ending. near 30.
FRIDAY
MORNING: Mostly cloudy, near 30.
AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy, wind pick up upper 30s.
EVENING: HIGH WIND WATCH. SE wind gusts to 60mph.
SATURDAY
MORNING: Rain and snow, upper 30s.
AFTERNOON: Windy with snow, low 30s. HIGH WIND WATCH.
SUNDAY
MORNING: Snow showers, near 20.
AFTERNOON: Snow showers, low 20s.
MONDAY
MORNING: Lake effect snow, near 10.
AFTERNOON: Lake effect snow, teens.
