What fuels the snow that blankets the Great Lakes? According to Hobart and William Smith Colleges, students are digging ...

Then lake-effect snow will return to CNY for several days as winds turn more west-northwesterly for several days next week in addition to an area-wide snow-making Syracuse Wednesday: ...

Lake-effect snow, which can last for only a few minutes to several days, develops from narrow bands of clouds that form when cold, dry arctic air passes over a large, relatively mild lake.

Some lake effect showers will be around with the higher risk east of Cleveland. There is also the risk of a waterspout over the Lake Erie as well. A mix of clouds and sun across the area today. High ...

Lake effect snow warnings were first issued for Erie, Crawford, Warren, and Chautauqua Counties on Wednesday, Jan. 1, having been upgraded from winter weather watches and will be in place until ...

Forecasters warn that a new round of lake-effect snow could start Wednesday afternoon. The latest storm could generate wind gusts of 35 mph and drop 6 to 12 inches of snow by Friday morning.

A beach hazards statement and small craft advisory is in effect across the Lake Erie shoreline. Strong currents and dangerous ...

Otherwise, lake-effect will be scattered throughout the day and should remain light (0.25″ per hour or less) most of the time. Some occasional heavier bursts are possible, ...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Lake effect has been the headliner for the holiday weekend forecast. This weather pattern does not just bring the snowflakes, but the cold air gives us a taste of winter too!

A native of Milwaukee and longtime listener, Audrey Nowakowski is right at home at WUWM as one of Lake Effect's voices for local news.

Lake Effect snow occurs when cold air, which is usually dipping down from Canada, moves across the open, warmer waters of the Great Lakes. Here's an illustration to help better explain this: ...