Cold weather advisory issued for Orleans tonight through Friday morning

Orleans also could get 6 to 12 inches more of snow today through Saturday

With wind chills expected to plummet to as low as minus 24 degrees tonight, the National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a cold weather advisory for Orleans County and much of Western New York.

The advisory begins at 7 p.m. and goes until 10 a.m. on Friday.

“This is a potentially hazardous situation to be outdoors,” the Weather Service said. “If you must be outside, be sure to cover all exposed skin. Frostbite can occur in 30 minutes or less with apparent temperatures of 15 below zero or colder.”

Orleans County also is included in a winter weather advisory with Monroe and Wayne counties from 10 a.m. today until 10 a.m. on Saturday. Those counties could see 6 to 12 inches of snow in the most persistent of snowbands.

“Greatest snowfall amounts will be closer to the Lake Ontario shoreline and across eastern Monroe to Wayne County,” the Weather Service said.

Today is forecast for a high of 15 degrees with the temperature dropping to 0 overnight.

The highs in the forecast then show 10 on Friday, 14 on Saturday, 18 on Sunday, 25 on Monday and 26 on Tuesday.