Freezing rain could make it icy in Orleans County today

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 18 February 2026 at 8:58 am

Photo by Tom Rivers: The Orleans County Courthouse is pictured on Tuesday evening when it was foggy. Today, the area could get a half inch of ice from freezing rain.

Mixed precipitation expected with snow and sleet accumulations of less than inch. The Weather Service said there could be a quarter to half inch of ice from freezing rain.

The advisory includes Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, northern Cayuga and Genesee counties.

“The greatest ice accumulations will likely be across portions of Niagara, Orleans and western Monroe counties,” the Weather Service said.