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: ...

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

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.

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.

Our lake effect snow research continues. Our lake effect modeling research is ongoing, and NOAA GLERL, CIGLR, NOAA NWS Detroit, the NOAA Global Systems Laboratory continue to address the complex ...

Lake-effect snow is pretty delicate. For lake effect to become heavy and meaningful, the clouds in the lake-effect band need to rise and build to between 10,000 feet and 15,000 feet.

Photo by Thomas Schwendler A beach hazards statement and small craft advisory were in effect across the Lake Erie shoreline ...

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!

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: ...

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 ...

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.