Syracuse, NY — It’s not over yet.
The lake-effect snow that has been pounding central New York since Monday evening shows no signs of letting up until Wednesday morning.
Bands of intense lake-effect snow could bring an additional 6 to 12 inches of snow tonight, adding to the nearly 2 feet already reported in some hard-hit areas, according to the National Weather Service.
The bands are fairly widespread today, but after dark they will likely merge together to form a narrower band capable of dropping heavy localized snow.
“We’re anticipating a rather prominent band reforming tonight around seven or eight o’clock,” said Danielle Knittle, a meteorologist at the weather service’s Binghamton branch. “That could bring more heavy snowfall, maybe 6 to 12 inches by tomorrow morning.”
By then, the worst of the storm should be over for most of Central New York, she said.
“This is probably the last hurray for the area,” she said.
The Lake Snow Advisory, which has been in effect since Monday night, will expire at 5:00 a.m. Wednesday.
The highest snowfall total reported so far is 20 inches in the Onondaga County community of Lakeland.
See how much snow has fallen so far in the Upstate NY storm: From a dusting to 17 inches (chart)
Bands of lake-effect snow will move north tonight and spray a foot or more of snow into Oswego and Oneida counties by morning, Knittle said.
While the blinding lake-effect snowstorm will die down by Wednesday afternoon, another system threatens to bring more widespread snow and potentially dangerous storms on New Year’s Eve.
Knittle said 2 to 4 inches of snow could fall over a wider area before covering the narrow lake-effect bands as the clipper system sweeps in Wednesday evening.
“We’ll be keeping an eye on the potential for a few snowstorms with that,” she said. “Unfortunately, for anyone with plans for tomorrow night, this potential could be.
More scattered lake-effect snow will also ring in 2026. The New Year will also be very cold, with highs in the mid-teens or low 20s, Knittle said.
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