Orleans County will be in deep freeze this week

Photo by Tom Rivers: A sledder heads back up the hill at Bullard Park on Sunday. It was chilly at about 20 degrees with winds whipping across the hill for the sledders.

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 15 January 2024 at 9:17 am

It’s going to be cold in Orleans County this week with highs only about 20 degrees most days and lows typically in the teens. Most days have a chance for snow showers with no big snowfall in the immediate forecast.

Today on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the high is forecast to reach 20 with an overnight low of 16, according to the National Weather Service in Buffalo.

Tuesday is forecast to reach a high of 21, with an overnight low of 10, followed by a high near 19 on Wednesday with a low of 16.

Thursday will stay cold with a high near 23 and low of 16, followed by a frigid Froday with a high near 22 and low of 10.

On the weekend, the forecast calls for a high of 16 on Saturday and low around 12, while Sunday is forecast to reach 24.