Boston, United States - January 19, 2025 On January 19, 2025, in Boston, New York, USA, @4apredictswx shared a video of lake effect snow hitting the road while driving. The video shows the author driving down a snowy road with heavy snow pouring down and no visible cars ahead,

Bostonians can expect between 4 to 6 inches of snow, with higher totals of between 6 to 8 inches in areas just northwest of the city. Southeastern areas, including the South Shore and Cape Cod, will see lower totals due to a delayed arrival of colder air.

Millions of people across the northern Gulf Coast braced Tuesday for a rare winter storm that’s expected to scatter heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain around the Deep South as a blast of Arctic air plunges much of the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

Lake effect snow in the metro area and parts of Niagara and Genesee counties today with slippery travel into the evening commute before shifting south tonight.

Portions of Pennsylvania and New York are under a lake-effect snow warning on Tuesday as heavy accumulations are possible.

Because Lake Erie is freezing over with the help of the colder temperatures over the last several days, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is hopeful this is going to be the end of lake effect snow storms after this round of snow.

Lake effect snow will reorient with northwest winds tonight and Wednesday. Lake snow accumulates the most along the Chautauqua Ridge and Boston Hills into Wednesday.

Some areas of the U.S. may see temperatures as low as -20 or -30 degrees early next week as arctic air from Siberia rolls in.

I’ve been convinced that we are about to experience a very serious and dangerous weather episode,” Houston Mayor John Whitmire said Sunday.

Heavy lake effect snow, especially in the southtowns, has led to various travel advisories and road closures. Route 219 is closed in both directions due to winter weather conditions. Travel advisories have also been posted.

Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency for counties impacted by the lake effect storm including: Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming and Allegany counties.

Bitter cold temperatures have forced schools to close in the Midwest and winter storm warnings were in effect in eastern states