First weather alert: Yellow alert for snow in the lake on Monday and cold Tuesday to Wednesday

Rochester, NY – Mostly cloudy and colder weather for Sunday with just a few snow showers later this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures today around 20 degrees with a wind chill feel like reading dropping into the single digits with a north wind 10-20 mph later today and tonight. The Yellow Alert is in place for Monday as the lake effect snow will move through Rochester in the morning and early afternoon hours. Snow totals will generally be in the two to four inch range, but more is possible closer to Lake Ontario with some towns picking up closer to six inches of fluffy snow.

Winds will pick up later in the day, ushering in the coldest weather of the winter season so far for Tuesday and Wednesday. Wind chill readings will go well below zero Tuesday morning and remain below zero today Wednesday. Yellow Alert is in place for the dangerous cold through midweek.

Lake effect snow will leave the Rochester region later Monday, but a significant band off Lake Erie will bring some heavy accumulations to parts of Genesee and Wyoming County into Wednesday. The Erie band will occasionally bring showers to parts of Livingston and Ontario County through midweek with some accumulations and blowing snow likely south of Rochester. Stay tuned to News10NBC for the latest updates on the snow threat and also the dangerous cold as we head into the new week.