Winter Storm Watch for heavy lake effect snow & strong wind in CNY

Syracuse, NY – A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for heavy lake effect snowfall and high winds this weekend. The watch covers Onondaga, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Oswego, Lewis and Jefferson counties from Thursday through Saturday morning.

Road conditions will remain mainly wet for the next few days, but Friday looks to be the worst for CNY travel. CNY will have high winds, cold and snow covered roads in the low 30s with heavy lake effect snow.

Here’s a look at the weather system arriving Tuesday:

The forecast for Tuesday at CNY is for the first half of the day to be calm due to increasing clouds and dry road conditions. Winds and light rain in the afternoon, maximum temperature 51 degrees Celsius. Then between 1-3 pm on CNY there is widespread rainfall from south to north, becoming steady from afternoon to evening, then becoming sporadic overnight and tapering off by sunrise.

Here’s a look at Wednesday’s weather system:

This next weather system will bring heavy heat with highs near 60 degrees on Wednesday! The record high is 67 set in 1979. Then a cold front brings a line of rain from west to east through CNY between 3-6 pm. Cold and windy Thursday with heavy lake effect snowfall in northern and western NY, light snow and showers across CNY and a high of 38. Then Thursday night lake effect snow falls further south into CNY and snowfall is possible. Snow on CNY persists with strong winds through Friday, tapering off on Saturday.

Here’s who could see the most snowfall from Wednesday night to Saturday morning, according to the latest forecast models:

Here’s the latest 7-day forecast updated on Monday evening:

Here’s the forecast video from the NBC3 news at 6 p.m.:

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