Winter Storm Warning DOWNGRADED To Winter Weather Advisory

Friday: Snow likely before noon, then a chance of snow showers, mainly after 2pm. And it’s likely to be so windy Saturday and Saturday night that it should feel every bit as cold as last weekend. And wet surfaces will likely freeze Saturday night as temperatures dip into the teens, Feerick said.

A Winter Storm Watch means that heavy snow and/or ice accumulations are possible. Accompanying winds of 5 to 10 miles per hour from the northwest are expected.

Whipping through that jet stream, a number of disturbances will provide lift in the atmosphere over sufficient cold air near the ground to produce snow.

Clouds will increase throughout the day today, and the high will be near 52. Also 3 to 5 inches of snow expected here. Little or no snow accumulation is expected, and the low will be around 12.

A clipper system is set to move quickly south of central NY late tonight into Friday.

Wednesday night. A 30 percent chance of snow. However, I need to see a lot more consistency from model-to-model and run-to-run before putting together a more exact timeline and/or snow map for this system.

As much as five inches of snow could hit Long Island Friday as a winter storm moves across the region, forecasters said. We need your support to keep our talented reporters, editors and photographers holding government accountable, looking out for the public interest, and separating fact from fiction.

It will be brisk with some snow showers.

The setup is very complex and volatile and we expect changes in the forecast between now and then.

Meteorologists hope to have snowfall total predictions by Saturday evening. BUNDLE UP if you will be heading down to the parade in Syracuse. He recommends people stay up to date on the latest weather forecast to best prepare for the winter weather.