Winter weather advisory today due to snow and sleet

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 6 February 2025 at 7:59 am

Wind advisory also issued from this afternoon to Friday morning

A winter weather advisory is in effect for Orleans County today from 4 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mixed precipitation is expected with snow and sleet accumulations 1 to 2 inches, and ice accumulations around a few hundredths of an inch, according to the National Weather Service in Buffalo.

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

A wind advisory also has been issued from 4 p.m. today until 10 a.m. on Friday. There will be westerly winds 20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

That advisory includes Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties.

Today is forecast for a high of 38.