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Josh's Forecast: Winter returns to all of our area with a flip of the proverbial switch

A variety of winter weather and wind alerts go up on Wednesday for just about all of Western New York as lake snow and strong winds develop
7 Weather 5pm update, Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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Lake Effect Snow Warning from 1am Thursday through 1am Saturday for Southern Erie, Wyoming, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus Counties. Strong winds with 12 to 20 inches of snow expected.

Winter Weather Advisory from 9pm Wednesday through 1pm Thursday for Northern Erie and Genesee Counties. Strong winds with 2 to 5 inches of snow expected.

Winter Weather Advisory from 7pm Wednesday through 7am Thursday for Niagara and Orleans Counties. Strong winds with 2 to 4 inches of snow expected.

The area of Low pressure that brought rain to the area today departs allowing for just a few leftover showers and very mild conditions for tonight.

A strong cold front will move through Western New York Wednesday afternoon allowing for temperatures to drop into the 30s. The rain will change to snow and winds will gust near 50 miles per hour. Lake effect snow will then develop off of Lake Erie and be near Buffalo through Thursday morning. The band will then shift south on Thanksgiving.

TUESDAY

NIGHT: Showers, temps rise 40s

WEDNESDAY

MORNING: Rain showers, near 50.

AFTERNOON: Rain to snow, upper 30s.

THURSDAY

MORNING: Snow, near 30.

AFTERNOON: Snow and strong winds, mid 30s.

FRIDAY

MORNING: Snow, upper 20s.

AFTERNOON: Snow, low 30s.

SATURDAY

MORNING: Flurries, mid 20s.

AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy, low 30s.