Major Winter Storm Ongoing in the Upper Midwest; Severe Weather Tonight from the Mid-South to the Ohio Valley

A major winter storm will continue to bring blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, icing, and strong winds through Monday across the Upper Midwest and Upper Great Lakes. A line of storms will be capable of producing widespread damaging winds, tornadoes, and some large hail from the Mid-South to the Ohio Valley and the Southeast through tonight, moving into the Mid-Atlantic Monday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning in effect from March 16, 05:00 PM EDT until March 17, 11:00 AM EDT

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Buffalo, NY Local Forecast Office

25NM ENE Olcott NY

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
Low: 43 °F
Water: 34 °F
SSE 23kt
5ft
Monday
High: 50 °F
WSW 27kt
7ft
Monday Night
Low: 20 °F
WSW 36kt
14ft

Gale Warning
Tuesday
High: 24 °F
W 34kt⇓
14ft

Gale Warning
Tuesday Night
Low: 21 °F
W 25kt⇓
8ft
Wednesday
High: 34 °F
WSW 10kt
1-2ft
Wednesday Night
Low: 31 °F
⇑SSE 14kt
< 1ft
Thursday
High: 39 °F
S 13kt
1ft
Thursday Night
Low: 33 °F
W 12kt
1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:58 pm EDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9pm EDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 22, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

SSE wind 21 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. A chance of showers, mainly between 3am and 4am. Waves around 5 ft.

Monday

SSE wind 23 to 27 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 kt. Showers. Waves 5 ft building to 7 ft.

Monday Night

WSW wind 31 to 36 kt. Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 11pm, then gradually ending. Waves 11 ft building to 14 ft.

Tuesday

W wind 31 to 34 kt decreasing to 28 to 31 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 kt. A slight chance of snow showers between 8am and 2pm. Waves 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft.

Tuesday Night

W wind 22 to 25 kt decreasing to 16 to 19 kt after midnight. A slight chance of snow showers between 8pm and 2am. Waves 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft.

Wednesday

WSW wind around 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSE wind 8 to 11 kt increasing to 11 to 14 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

S wind 9 to 13 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

WSW wind 9 to 12 kt becoming W after midnight. A chance of showers. Waves around 1 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.