What's in store for Buffalo's winter? The 4Warn Weather team offers predictions in our Winter Weather Special
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Our 4Warn Weather team hosted its annual Winter Weather Special on Thursday, giving insight to what's in store for Western New York this winter and answering other popular viewer questions.
After doing their research, our meteorologists gave their predictions for this year's winter season. Buffalo's winter, measured from December through February at the airport in Cheektowaga, has an average temperature of 27.8 degrees with an average of 95.4 inches of snow.
- Todd Santos: Above-average temperatures, average or slightly above-average snowfall.
- Mike Cejka: About normal temperatures and average snowfall.
- Mike Doyle: Above-average temperatures, near or slightly below-average snowfall.
- Nick Guzzo: Slightly above-average temperatures, near average snowfall.
Other topics covered in the special include:
- How the Great Lakes can work together to create lake-effect snowfall (:42)
- What long-term computer models predict for this winter (2:31)
- How the new Bills stadium factored weather into the design (6:00)
- What causes the unique ice formations at Hoover Beach (10:01)
- How ski resorts "make" snow (13:17)
- And viewer questions scattered throughout, like, will it be a white Christmas? What is freezing rain? How many types of snowflakes are there?