Temps plunge below 0 with wind chill 15 to 20 below

Photo by Tom Rivers: East Bank Street in Albion is shown at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday while temperatures were about 10 degrees. It's even colder this morning, currently 3 degrees in Albion at 9 a.m.

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 22 January 2025 at 9:05 am

The area is in a deep freeze with temperatures plunging below 0 overnight and early this morning.

The Buffalo airport dropped below 0 for the first time since Feb. 1, 2019, nearly six years ago, while the Rochester airport went below 0 for the first time since Feb. 4, 2023, nearly two years ago, according to the National Weather Service in Buffalo.

A cold weather advisory is in effect for Orleans County until 11 a.m. today with bitterly cold wind chills from 15 to 20 below 0.

Today’s high temperature in Orleans County is forecast to reach 15 degrees.

All five school districts in Orleans County have cancelled school today due to the extreme cold.