A cold start to the new year

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 1 January 2026 at 8:46 am

Photo by Tom Rivers: The Orleans County Courthouse is shown on New Year’s Eve when snow made traveling difficult.

It’s going to be a frigid beginning to 2026. The morning has started in the teens and the forecast calls for a high of 20 today with an overnight low of 14, according to the National Weather Service in Buffalo.

The forecast for Orleans County then calls for a high of 24 on Friday with an overnight low of 16, then 26 on Saturday with overnight low of 18.

Then it will be up to 28 on Sunday, 28 on Monday and 37 on Tuesday.