The whipping wind and a spray of lake effect snow and flurries will continue Wednesday night before tapering off. After receiving some heavier snow squalls and even snow squall warnings from just after sunset for the southern tier,

Dry weather sticks around briefly on Saturday evening and early in the overnight, before snow becomes possible as we get closer to daybreak on Sunday. Overnight lows will settle in the teens on Saturday night.

Lake effect snow showers along the north wind belts will impact those near the lake shore Friday. But as we get into the weekend a system is looking to move in Saturday afternoon which could bring a fair amount of snow. That trend is looking to continue into Sunday and Monday so be sure to plan ahead for a snowy work commute.

Areas of moderate snow are possible this evening, but expect activity to become more isolated overnight. Another round of snow overspreads the U.P. from west to east Saturday, with most snow coming Saturday night.

NWS alerts in effect HERE. Upper Michigan’s warm and sunny break Thursday (find max temperature reports HERE) concludes Friday as strengthening high pressure from the Canadian Shield directs a northerly wind towards the region -- bringing colder temperatures and the return of lake effect snow.

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids said areas of Michigan saw as much as 2 feet of snow this past week. Here's where the highest totals were.

This year’s below-average ice coverage across the Great Lakes is due to milder temperatures. As a result, lake-effect snow remains possible in February. However, if February takes a cold turn, we could see an end to lake-effect snow for the season.

Widespread snow ends this morning as a cold front sweeps through. Expect lake effect snow showers and windy conditions throughout the day. Wind gusts up to 40-50 mph are expected

In addition to the cold, lake-effect snow that began Sunday will continue through Tuesday night, creating icy, snow-covered roadways. Between 7 a.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday, a widespread 6 inches of lake-effect snow is expected along and west of US-131, with isolated higher amounts of up to 10 inches likely in Ottawa and Allegan counties.

On Sunday at 10:50 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a lake effect snow warning in effect until Monday at 1 a.m. for Oneida County.

Arctic air will cling to WNY over the next few days. The Arctic air helped with the creation of some lake effect snow earlier this morni

More than a dozen counties are under a state of emergency as areas of upstate New York could receive multiple feet of snow.