BUFFALO, N.Y. — After an unusually mild December with a meager amount of snow, we are expecting a bit of a different pattern to start the new year.
A cold front has slowly made its way through Western New York, as of Saturday afternoon, and this opens the doors for the cold air to start flowing into the region.
A set of Winter Weather Advisories that had been issued for our region have been allowed to expire early.
Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming, and Genesee counties were under a Winter Weather Advisory beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday and ending Sunday afternoon.
This includes communities such as Lockport, Kenmore, Alden, Elma, West Seneca, Kent, LeRoy, Batavia, Derby, Castile, and Pembroke.
The other Winter Weather Advisory was for Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties from 12 a.m. Sunday until it expired Sunday afternoon. This includes areas such as Sinclairville, Jamestown, Randolph, Belfast, Machias, Olean, Allegany, Alfred, Cuba, Friendship, Angelica, Gerry, and Salamanca.
The primary concern for the areas mentioned above is the potential for some mixed precipitation on Saturday evening. There may be some ice buildup on some colder surfaces like bridges, overpasses, ramps, cars, and driveways. So be extra careful if you're headed out on Saturday evening, especially if you will be walking/driving on untreated surfaces.
Once the colder air settles in, this will change over to snow, and about 2 to 4 inches of snow can be expected through Sunday afternoon. Areas in the Southern Tier can expect slightly lower snow totals, which will be ranging between 1 to 2 inches.
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