ROCHESTER, NY (WROC) - Lake effect snow showers continue to pepper the region through this afternoon as a west wind establishes itself across the region. Temperatures are firmly in the teens and 20s today a cold air takes over with wind chills in the single digits to near zero. SOUND UP: Strong waves are battering Lake Ontario’s ice shelf today. Ice volcanoes act like goal posts, funneling the water into channels between the ice peaks. This creates temporary streams that will either erode/melt ice under those channels or freeze up, adding to them. pic.twitter.com/6uKZvIDh8u— Eric Snitil (@EricSnitilWx) January 14, 2025 Winds will gust over 30 mph, making any snow that falls blow around and potentially drop the visibility down on roads. There will be a band of snow showers that drops south tonight as the winds shift from the west to northwest, bringing up to an inch or two accumulation to most around Monroe County. Expect a few inches on the ground Wednesday morning, but winds will make snow drifts that distort snow amounts. The setup breaks down Wednesday night as pressure increases ahead of an incoming trough from the Great Lakes. That trough will bring snow showers by Thursday, but it looks disorganized. That will keep accumulations down and limit any lake effect potential going into Friday. In fact, a warm air setup is expect by Friday with temperatures surging into the upper 30s. A large system will develop and move into the region Saturday, at first bringing rain and snow. Another system possible Sunday will send snow showers east. We continue to closely monitor a blast of arctic air that appears to be waiting on us next week. These are raw Euro wind chill values for the morning of January 21st, exactly one week from today. That's still a healthy amount of time into the future, but the Euro has been consistent. There's cold and then there's COLD. This is the latter. pic.twitter.com/cQwrGI49yL— Eric Snitil (@EricSnitilWx) January 14, 2025