Don’t expect a white Christmas; warmer temps coming, including near 50 on Dec. 25
Photo by Tom Rivers: The towpath and snow-covered Erie Canal are shown around noon today in Albion near the Brown Street bridge. After a wintry blast overnight, the temperatures are headed up.
It snowed last night in Orleans County but don’t expect a white Christmas.
The highs in the following days include 41 on Wednesday, 33 on Thursday, 34 on Friday, 40 on Saturday, 43 on Sunday and 47 on Monday, which is Christmas.
The National Weather Service in Buffalo posted this message on social media this afternoon: “Our short bout of wintry weather will wind down this afternoon. Plan on mainly dry weather to follow right into the Holiday Weekend. A warming trend is expected for the Holiday Weekend and into Christmas. High temperatures could be near 50 on Christmas Day!”
