Syracuse, N.Y. — The snow from the big winter storm that rumbled across much of the U.S. over the weekend winds down today in Upstate New York.
The Arctic air that helped spawn that storm, though, is expected to stick around through the rest of the month. Temperatures are likely to stay below 20 degrees through at least Saturday, the National Weather Service predicts.
And as the storm heads out to sea and strengthens again, it will create strong winds that could blow around the fluffy snow that fell Sunday, reducing visibility on the roads.
Those winds are also expected to drop a few inches of lake effect snow north of Syracuse tonight, the weather service said.
The winter storm warning for Central New York has been canceled. Many schools and colleges are closed today, including the Syracuse school district.
It will be one of the coldest weeks in years in Upstate New York, with high temperatures staying below 20 degrees through at least Saturday. This map shows the low temperatures expected early Tuesday morning.National Weather Service
Most of Upstate New York saw at least 7 inches of snow on Sunday, with some areas reporting a foot or more. The snowfall set records for the date in Binghamton, Albany and Rochester.
Syracuse had 7.7 inches of snow on Sunday, short of the Jan. 25 record of 9.1 inches.
The big story this week is the cold. Daytime highs will be in the teens and nighttime lows in the single digits. Wind chills could dip below zero for the first half of the week.
This will be the coldest stretch of winter weather in about eight years.
