Weather Warnings for New York

Issued by the National Weather Service

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for New York
Alerts Updated: January 25, 2026, 12:00 pm  UTC


Winter Storm Warning issued January 25 at 5:59AM EST until January 26 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Binghamton NY

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 12 and 18 inches, with localized amounts up to 22 inches. Northwest winds gusting as high as 35 mph Monday afternoon will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Portions of central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...At this time, the heaviest snowfall is forecast to fall across the northern tier of Northeast PA, Catskills and Susquehanna region of NY. However, minor adjustments to storm total snowfall are still possible. Snowfall will likely be very heavy at times this afternoon and evening with hourly rates potentially exceeding 2 inches per hour. The snow tapers down, becoming light to moderate after midnight and into Monday morning. Occasional light snow and blowing snow then continue into Monday afternoon. Temperatures will be very cold throughout this storm, hovering in the upper single digits to teens the entire time, with colder wind chills.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 5:59 am      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 6:00 pm
Area:  Northern Oneida; Yates; Seneca; Southern Cayuga; Onondaga; Steuben; Schuyler; Chemung; Tompkins; Madison; Southern Oneida; Cortland; Chenango; Otsego; Tioga; Broome; Delaware; Sullivan; Bradford; Susquehanna; Northern Wayne


Winter Storm Warning issued January 25 at 1:20AM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Upton NY

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy snow and sleet expected. The snow will mix with and change to sleet late afternoon into the evening. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 8 and 12 inches. Light freezing rain along with a few hundredths of ice may occur late this evening into tonight. Isolated wind gusts around 35 mph possible this afternoon and evening. * WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast New York. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Roads will become snow covered and hazardous. Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 1:20 am      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 2:00 pm
Area:  Eastern Passaic; Hudson; Western Bergen; Eastern Bergen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex; Western Union; Eastern Union; Southern Westchester; New York (Manhattan); Bronx; Richmond (Staten Is.); Kings (Brooklyn); Northwest Suffolk; Northeast Suffolk; Southwest Suffolk; Southeast Suffolk; Northern Queens; Northern Nassau; Southern Queens; Southern Nassau


Winter Storm Warning issued January 25 at 1:20AM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Upton NY

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 10 and 16 inches. Sleet may mix in with the snow late this evening. * WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and southeast New York. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Roads will become snow covered and hazardous. Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 1:20 am      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 2:00 pm
Area:  Northern Fairfield; Northern New Haven; Northern Middlesex; Northern New London; Southern Fairfield; Southern New Haven; Southern Middlesex; Southern New London; Western Passaic; Orange; Putnam; Rockland; Northern Westchester


Winter Storm Warning issued January 25 at 1:13AM EST until January 27 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Buffalo NY

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 12 to 18 inches. The highest amounts are expected along the Lake Ontario shore and southeast of Lake Ontario due to lake enhancement. * WHERE...Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Oswego, Jefferson, and Lewis Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 7 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The bulk of the heavy snow is expected this afternoon through tonight, with moderate snow continuing along the southern and southeastern shores of Lake Ontario through Monday night, especially from Wayne to Oswego counties .
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 1:13 am      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 2:00 pm
Area:  Monroe; Wayne; Northern Cayuga; Oswego; Jefferson; Lewis


Winter Storm Warning issued January 25 at 1:13AM EST until January 26 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Buffalo NY

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 12 to 18 inches. The highest amounts are expected across the higher terrain of the interior Southern Tier and Finger Lakes region. * WHERE...Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany, and Southern Erie Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The bulk of the heavy snow is expected late this morning through this evening. Moderate snow will continue across the higher terrain east of Lake Erie through Monday.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 1:13 am      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 2:00 pm
Area:  Wyoming; Livingston; Ontario; Chautauqua; Cattaraugus; Allegany; Southern Erie


Winter Storm Warning issued January 25 at 1:13AM EST until January 26 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Buffalo NY

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 9 to 15 inches. The highest amounts are expected along the Lake Ontario shore due to lake enhancement and across the higher terrain of southern Genesee County. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Northern Erie, and Genesee Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 7 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The bulk of the heavy snow is expected from around midday through tonight, with heavy snow persisting along the southern shore of Lake Ontario Monday.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 1:13 am      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 2:00 pm
Area:  Niagara; Orleans; Northern Erie; Genesee


Winter Storm Warning issued January 25 at 1:02AM EST until January 27 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Burlington VT

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 8 and 16 inches. Total snow accumulations for parts of southeastern Essex County, New York and southern and central Vermont between 13 and 19 inches, locally up to 2 feet possible along the southern Greens. * WHERE...Portions of northern New York and all of Vermont. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 1 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates are likely to exceed one inch per hours this evening into the overnight hours in the Adirondacks and much of Vermont. With the potential for locally 18 inches of greater, like in southern Vermont, ensure adequate ventilation when heating homes or using generators to avoid carbon monoxide risks.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 1:02 am      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 3:15 pm
Area:  Northern St. Lawrence; Northern Franklin; Eastern Clinton; Southeastern St. Lawrence; Southern Franklin; Western Clinton; Western Essex; Eastern Essex; Southwestern St. Lawrence; Grand Isle; Western Franklin; Orleans; Essex; Western Chittenden; Lamoille; Caledonia; Washington; Western Addison; Orange; Western Rutland; Eastern Franklin; Eastern Chittenden; Eastern Addison; Eastern Rutland; Western Windsor; Eastern Windsor


Winter Storm Warning issued January 25 at 12:50AM EST until January 26 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Albany NY

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 14 and 24 inches with 24 to 30 inches possible in the eastern Catskills, northern Berkshires and southern Greens. * WHERE...All of eastern New York and western New England. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 7 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult due snow covered roads and reduced visibilities. The hazardous conditions will likely impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will begin to overspread the area from south to north this morning into the early afternoon. The steadiest and heaviest snow is expected this afternoon through tonight where snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour will be common. Where any bands of heavier snow develop, snowfall rates could reach 2 to 4 inches per hour for a time. Snow will become lighter by Monday morning and continue for much of the day before ending early Monday evening.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 12:50 am      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 3:00 pm
Area:  Northern Litchfield; Southern Litchfield; Northern Berkshire; Southern Berkshire; Northern Herkimer; Hamilton; Southern Herkimer; Southern Fulton; Montgomery; Northern Saratoga; Northern Warren; Northern Washington; Schoharie; Western Schenectady; Eastern Schenectady; Southern Saratoga; Western Albany; Eastern Albany; Western Rensselaer; Eastern Rensselaer; Western Greene; Eastern Greene; Western Columbia; Eastern Columbia; Western Ulster; Eastern Ulster; Western Dutchess; Eastern Dutchess; Northern Fulton; Southeast Warren; Southern Washington; Bennington; Western Windham; Eastern Windham


Coastal Flood Statement issued January 24 at 1:44PM EST until January 26 at 6:00AM EST by NWS Upton NY

Summary: * WHAT...Less than one foot of inundation above ground level expected in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline. * WHERE...In Connecticut, Southern Fairfield County. In New York, Southern Westchester, Bronx, Northwest Suffolk, Northeast Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Northern Queens and Northern Nassau Counties. * WHEN...Late Sunday night. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Brief minor flooding of the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline. * SHORELINE IMPACTS...3 to 5 ft breaking waves along north to northeast facing shorelines along western Long Island Sound and Gardiners Bay will locally exacerbate flooding of shoreline roads and adjacent properties, with minor beach erosion.
Severity:  Minor    Effective:  January 24, 2026, 1:44 pm      Expires:  January 26, 2026, 6:00 am
Area:  Southern Fairfield; Southern Westchester; Bronx; Northwest Suffolk; Northeast Suffolk; Southeast Suffolk; Northern Queens; Northern Nassau


Coastal Flood Statement issued January 24 at 1:44PM EST until January 26 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Upton NY

Summary: * WHAT...Less than one foot of inundation above ground level expected in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline. * WHERE...Southern Nassau County. * WHEN...Late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Brief minor flooding of the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline.
Severity:  Minor    Effective:  January 24, 2026, 1:44 pm      Expires:  January 26, 2026, 4:00 am
Area:  Southern Nassau