Winter weather advisory for Orleans, WNY with 2 to 5 inches expected
Region faces brutal cold stretch beginning Thursday
Photo courtesy of Marsha Rivers: A little snowman is shown on Sunday evening near the Oak Orchard Lighthouse at Point Breeze.
A winter weather advisory has been issued for Orleans County and most of Western New York beginning at noon today and continuing until 7 a.m. Thursday.
The National Weather Service said 2 to 5 inches of snow is expected for Niagara, Orleans, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties.
“Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause blowing and drifting snow,” the Weather Service said. “The hazardous conditions will impact the Wednesday evening and Thursday morning commutes.”
The high temperature is forecast for 33 today and then 30 on Thursday. But the temperatures will drop at midnight tonight and will be in the teens by Thursday night.
The highs are then forecast to be 16 on Friday, 10 on Saturday, 15 on Sunday, 19 on Monday, and 20 on Tuesday, 22 on next Wednesday and 15 next Thursday.
