Lake effect snow in the metro area and parts of Niagara and Genesee counties today with slippery travel into the evening commute before shifting south tonight.

Heavy lake-effect snow lowered visibility and created difficult travel conditions in the Buffalo area on Tuesday, January 21, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). This footage was captured by Daniel J.

Arctic air will cling to WNY over the next few days. The Arctic air helped with the creation of some lake effect snow earlier this morni

It is a messy morning with light snow covering many roadways for the start of our Wednesday, but conditions will clear up by the afternoon.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for much of West Michigan through Tuesday evening. The heaviest snow will fall closer to the lakeshore with lower amounts the further east you go. This will be very light and fluffy snow due to frigid temperatures. That means the snow will easily blow around and could create whiteouts.

It’s another round of lake effect snow in Northern New York and that means closings and delays. A number of schools, businesses and organizations in Southern Jefferson and Northern Lewis counties. Here’s a list of what we have so far and we’ll update that through the day.

More than a dozen counties are under a state of emergency as areas of upstate New York could receive multiple feet of snow.

Portions of Pennsylvania and New York are under a lake-effect snow warning on Tuesday as heavy accumulations are possible.

ORIGINAL: School closings are beginning to roll in as lake-effect snow and bitter cold impact Western New York. Buffalo Public Schools announced schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 21, with no remote instruction, "All students and staff are to stay home and stay safe."

Winds out of the north-northwest will bring persistent snow bands to the immediate lakeshore tonight with a widespread 1-3" of snow expected along US-31 by tomorrow morning. Winds shift to become northwesterly Sunday which will allow for lake-effect snow to spread further inland, though most snowfall will stay west of US-131.

Freezing cold air remains locked in place Wednesday morning. Scattered snow showers move across the area by late morning or early afternoon. Snow showers will continue throughout the early evening, and upwards of 1 inch of snow accumulation is possible.

More than 650,000 people in New York and parts of Pennsylvania remain under Lake-Effect Snow Warnings after 14-24 inches of snow already blanketed parts of the region.