Wind advisory in effect for today in Orleans, parts of WNY
Kimberly Stawicki sent in this photo from this morning from Marshall Road in Medina showing the Erie Canal at sunrise.
A wind advisory has been issued today for Orleans County from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with southwest winds from 20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts up to 50 mph. The advisory also includes Niagara, Erie, Genesee, Chautauqua and Jefferson counties.
“The strongest gusts expected along the shoreline of Lakes Erie and Ontario, and then downwind of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario,” said the National Weather Service in Buffalo.
Today is forecast to reach 53 degrees with showers in the forecast. Tuesday is forecast to be sunny with a high of 55 followed by a high of 55 on Wednesday with showers.
