Portions of the Great Lakes could receive feet of lake-effect snow as we ring in 2025 on Wednesday. Areas south of Watertown, New York are anticipated to get anywhere between two and three feet of snow through Sunday.
WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Parts of the Great Lakes region could see feet of snow to start 2025.
Many cities along lakes Erie and Ontario are under a Winter Storm Watch starting Wednesday through the end of the week.
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Much of western and northern New York could see anywhere from 3 inches to 3 feet of snow, as arctic air begins to make its way in from Canada.
By Thursday, the snow will move into Watertown, New York, and surrounding areas. Communities such as Montague, New York, will likely see 2-3 feet of snow.
The snow is expected to impact lake communities in Ohio and Michigan through Sunday, as well.
RUSH OF ARCTIC AIR TO INVADE US DURING FIRST WEEKS OF 2025
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The Great Lakes are no stranger to lake-effect snow. Since the end of November, Erie, Pennsylvania, and Buffalo, New York, have received several feet of snow. Communities between Syracuse and Watertown in New York have also reported several feet of snow.
FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray reports live from a snowy Erie, Pennsylvania, where another round of heavy snows and strong winds are coming Thursday.
The band of lake-effect snow to hit the region in mid-December led to travel bans across much of New York as feet of snow covered roadways and limited visibility.
This will be the fourth round of lake-effect snow to hit the region since November, and the first of the new year.