Buffalo. N.Y. (WBEN) – Forecast confidence is increasing as a weather system sets the stage for a lake effect snow event across the Western New York region, with the bullseye being across much of the more populated areas of Erie County.
A Winter Storm Warning has been posted for ALL of WNY, with the exception of Allegany County, Sunday evening through Wednesday.
Light lake effect snow will fall northeast of both Lake Erie and Lake Ontario today and tonight. Lake effect snow will become better organized and heavier starting late tonight into Monday morning. pic.twitter.com/ZFg5mFV2oi
— NWS Buffalo (@NWSBUFFALO) January 18, 2026
“The snow really won’t become better organized until later on tonight,” National Weather Service meteorologist Steve Welch tells WBEN. “It starts to pick up in intensity, especially tomorrow(Monday) morning.”…