There’s some wintry weather on the way for the Finger Lakes, Central New York, and Southern Tier.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Cayuga, Ontario, Seneca, Schuyler, Steuben, Tompkins, and Yates counties for the daytime and evening hours.
Freezing rain is possible during the afternoon and evening hours, which could mean slippery road conditions.
The Winter Weather Advisory runs until 1 a.m. on Tuesday.
Joshua Pan, a forecaster with the Storm Trackers Team, gave the following update:
This story will be updated as more information becomes available. Check out the FingerLakes1.com Weather Center for the latest.
More messy wintry weather. Snow and sleet changes to freezing rain and drizzle later today So. Tier to the western Finger Lakes. Minor snow and ice results in slippery travel. Wintry mix possible east of Lake Ontario tonight and another advisory may be needed at that time. #NYwx pic.twitter.com/Hu6BUnNL1c
— NWS Buffalo (@NWSBUFFALO) December 27, 2021
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST PA-CENTRAL NY: See latest detailed briefing at https://t.co/pCBJMoQtPy. A system will bring a wintry mix later today-tonight. Not much snow is forecast, but ice may cause untreated roads & sidewalks to become hazardous. pic.twitter.com/PjTW6pQX6N
— NWS Binghamton (@NWSBinghamton) December 27, 2021
[Read Time- 2:57] Higher elevations will see the most ice this afternoon/evening, but even lower elevations across the southern half of the #FLX could see a glaze of ice.
→ https://t.co/ioqcb04B1o#FingerLakes #twithaca #ROC #SYR #NYwx #UpstateNY #FLXweather #Fingerlakesweather— Finger Lakes Weather (@FLX_Weather) December 27, 2021
Clouds will linger for much of the day. There will be a few mixed showers arriving around the middle of the day. But temperatures will rise enough to change the showers to rain during the afternoon. Highs will be in the mid to upper 30s. pic.twitter.com/qwDoQe6fF0
— Marty Snyder 13WHAM (@MartySnyder13) December 27, 2021
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