Before the cold and lake effect can return… the winds will blow… in a big way. Wind advisories have been posted for parts of Upstate NY with HIGH WIND WARNINGS along the Lake Erie and Lake Ontario Counties and areas prone to damaging winds on a SW wind flow. Wind advisories and warnings are nothing

Welcome to Snowvember! TWO SNOW MAPS. This first one is the only one shown in the headline and post. Second snow map in story focus on bigger lake snows Monday PM into Monday night and Tuesday AM… ROUND 1 The south winds shift W to NW in the next few hours (post time 2 PM

Good Friday morning! Many across Upstate got their first snowflakes and/or accumulations of the season thanks the combo of a strong cold front and the leftovers of Hurricane Zeta, now dissipated off the Atlantic coast. But this is it for today. Clouds give way to sun. Canadian air charging in. And it’s gonna be chilly!

Early season and elevation storms are among the hardest to call. This is no exception. The devil is always in the details for Upstate and there is a reason big October snows (6”+) are rare. In just days climo will be more favorable, but timing is everything and since Zeta wants to go “zing” instead

Welcome to October! Almost 80 yesterday… Chill today… For those looking for snowflakes and any quick accumulation over the Adirondacks later this afternoon/evening… it’s looking like the moisture will outrun the cold just enough. Looking at the latest temps (as of 10 AM 10/16) and the radar trends, beneficial rains will continue but the cold