After multiple lake effect storms in the early months of 2025, snow banks became towering mountains in some Upstate New York towns. Ralf Schneider built this seven-foot igloo in Manlius, NY. Photo ...

The lake-effect snow band that dropped 2 to 3 inches per hour during the day Tuesday retreated in the evening to Buffalo's southern suburbs after complicating the afternoon commute in ...

The NWS has issued a lake effect snow warning with up to three feet of snow in communities along the Lake Ontario shoreline. Here's how much more snow will fall.

Subzero temperatures, high winds and ice-free Great Lakes combined this past week to increase lake effect snow totals across much of Michigan, the National Weather Service said.

Affected counties: A lake effect snow warning was issued for Oswego, northern Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida and Madison counties. Heavy lake effect snow is predicted, as are wind gusts up to 35 mph ...

The weather service states, "Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations 3 to 5 inches from downtown Buffalo to West Seneca, and the Buffalo Airport southward.

A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Thursday at 8:04 p.m. for lake effect snow until 9:15 p.m. for Erie County.

The lake-effect snow band that dropped 2 to 3 inches per hour during the day Tuesday has retreated to Buffalo's southern suburbs after complicating the afternoon commute in the city ...

The lake-effect band is moving north from the Southtowns – where it was expected to deposit an additional 6 to 10 inches of snow – into the Buffalo metro area and Northtowns Thursday afternoon ...

Nearly 1 million people in the state of New York are under Lake-Effect Snow Warnings on Monday, concentrated mostly in the areas south of Buffalo and around Watertown.

Lake-effect snow occurs when the water temperatures of the lake are warmer than the air temperatures above it. When that happens, the lake adds heat and moisture to the cool air.

After 8 p.m. Friday, lake-effect snow is expected to develop, continuing until 7 to 9 a.m. Saturday morning. This could add another 1 to 3 inches of snow along areas between US-131 and US-31 with ...