Areas included in the winter storm watch include: Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Oswego, Jefferson, and Lewis Counties, as well as Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Southern Erie counties. The watch is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Sunday afternoon.

A lake effect snow warning and winter storm watches have been issued for several counties in New York. Here's how much snow will fall.

The weather is threatening to damper New York City’s celebrations and send dangerous winter storms to upstate regions as the state gets ready to welcome 2024. Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued warnings and directed state agencies to remain on alert as severe weather systems approach.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The National Weather Service has issued a Lake Effect Snow Warning for parts of Western New York. The weather alert goes into effect at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday and runs until 6:00 p.m. Sunday for Southern Erie, Wyoming, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties.

The Kansas City area could be in for a tough wintry weekend, with freezing rain, snow and bitterly cold temperatures. But weather​ forecasters say there’s still lots of uncertainty about​ the exact timing.

Cold air moving over the still largely ice-free Great Lakes is kicking off a prolonged period of heavy lake-effect snow.

Lake effect snow will begin falling in earnest today across parts of Upstate New York, with Central New York and Tug Hill getting hit hardest in the multiday storm. Several inches are expected through the morning,

FORECAST: Lake Effect Snow Warning for parts of NE Ohio