Today we could see several inches of snow accumulation possible, especially along the Lake Michigan shorelines of Northern Lower and Eastern Upper. Wednesday wi

Because Lake Erie is freezing over with the help of the colder temperatures over the last several days, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is hopeful this is going to be the end of lake effect snow storms after this round of snow.

Lake effect snow in the metro area and parts of Niagara and Genesee counties today with slippery travel into the evening commute before shifting south tonight.

It is a messy morning with light snow covering many roadways for the start of our Wednesday, but conditions will clear up by the afternoon.

Heavy lake-effect snow lowered visibility and created difficult travel conditions in the Buffalo area on Tuesday, January 21, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). This footage was captured by Daniel J.

Arctic air will cling to WNY over the next few days. The Arctic air helped with the creation of some lake effect snow earlier this morni

The deep upper-level trough with the arctic air mass is moving out and relatively milder air is moving in. This comes a head of a clipper system, which will bring light scattered snow. Then, lake effect snow showers along the northwest wind belts late in the day through tomorrow.

Portions of Pennsylvania and New York are under a lake-effect snow warning on Tuesday as heavy accumulations are possible.

More than a dozen counties are under a state of emergency as areas of upstate New York could receive multiple feet of snow.

Winds out of the north-northwest will bring persistent snow bands to the immediate lakeshore tonight with a widespread 1-3" of snow expected along US-31 by tomorrow morning. Winds shift to become northwesterly Sunday which will allow for lake-effect snow to spread further inland, though most snowfall will stay west of US-131.

ORIGINAL: School closings are beginning to roll in as lake-effect snow and bitter cold impact Western New York. Buffalo Public Schools announced schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 21, with no remote instruction, "All students and staff are to stay home and stay safe."

More than 650,000 people in New York and parts of Pennsylvania remain under Lake-Effect Snow Warnings after 14-24 inches of snow already blanketed parts of the region.