We start the New Year right where we left off 2025, with heavy lake effect snow although the hardest hit spots this time will likely be north of Syracuse and into Oswego County.
Strong arctic westerly winds across Lake Ontario overnight into Friday will fuel persistent lake effect snow bands leading to areas east of the lake piling up feet of snow through early Saturday morning.
Here’s a wide look at snowfall totals across central New York. The bullseye for the heaviest snow is north of Syracuse across far northern Cayuga County and central Oswego County.
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