Lake-Effect Snow Continues To Impact Great Lakes

A consistent wind pattern has set up across the Great Lakes that will continue to produce bands of lake-effect snow through New Year’s Eve, potentially adding an additional 2 feet of snow for the snowbelts in New York and Pennsylvania. Strong winds gusting up to 35 mph combined with heavy snow could cause poor visibility on the roads, potentially making travel hazardous. A frontal system moving through the Northeast could also prompt snow squall warnings overnight into New Year’s Day, and it could even bring a few flakes to New York City for the ball drop to ring in 2026.