Deep freeze continues in WNY

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 27 February 2014 at 12:00 am

Wind chill advisory issued as temps drop

March is two days away but Orleans County and Western New York are still in the hard grip of Old Man Winter.

Today will only reach a high of 15 degrees and temperature could fall to 1 below tonight, according to the National Weather Service, which has issued a wind chill advisory, effective at noon today for Orleans and several WNY counties. The advisory lasts until 10 a.m. on Friday. Wind chills could reach 15 to 24 degrees below zero.

It’s also expected to snow 2 inches today across the Niagara frontier.

Tomorrow temperatures are forecast to peak at 13 degrees. Saturday it will warm up to a high of 35 degrees, according to the Weather Service.