Regional Weather Summary
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
379 AWUS81 KBUF 031740 RWSBUF NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-040745- Weather Summary for Western and North Central New York National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1240 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 A pair of strong cold fronts will cross the region tonight through early Thursday, bringing snow showers and bands of locally heavier lake enhanced snow. The lake snows will start northeast of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario this evening near Buffalo and Watertown, then move rapidly south late tonight through Thursday to areas southeast of both lakes. These bands will produce light to locally moderate snow accumulations, and gusty winds will also produce areas of blowing and drifting snow. The coldest airmass of the winter season will arrive late Thursday through early Friday with wind chills dropping to at or below zero Thursday night through early Friday morning. Mainly dry weather will return by Friday as high pressure briefly builds into the eastern Great Lakes. $$