Winter weather advisory for Orleans, WNY on Thursday with freezing rain

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 18 January 2023 at 3:21 pm

A winter weather advisory has been issued for Orleans County and western and central New York from 4 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday.

“A mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow will spread from southwest to northeast through early Thursday afternoon,” the National Weather Service said. “Mixed precipitation will changeover to all rain Thursday afternoon. Mixed precipitation expected. Total ice accumulations of around one tenth of an inch.”

The Weather Service advised to plan on slippery road conditions, with the hazardous conditions possibly impacting the morning commute.