Light snow will begin after midnight Monday night with much of the area waking up to at least 1 to 2 inches of new snow. The snow will continue throughout the morning Tuesday, and should come to an end in the early afternoon. Luckily there will not be too much wind with the snow.

Strong gusty winds and heavy lake-effect snow began sweeping across Buffalo, New York, the day before Thanksgiving on Wednesday, November 26, and were expected to impact the area through the holiday.This footage from @weather_buffalo shows near-whiteout conditions close to Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

There will be a quiet start to the week, but wintry weather is set to return to Western New York just in time for Thanksgiving.

Forecasters are gaining confidence that once the lake effect snow bands set up across metro Buffalo late Wednesday, they will quickly move southward across the southtowns and then into the southern tier for Thanksgiving Day.

A major weather-related incident has shut down the Skyway on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews are on the scene, and drivers should expect significant delays.

Get ready for a true case of whiplash weather for Sunday with temperatures tumbling, flakes flying, and winds whipping for the Bills game

Cattaraugus County saw the highest totals, with 19.8 inches reported 2 miles north of Ellicottville. In Erie County, Springville recorded 12.5 inches, while areas closer to Buffalo - including Tonawanda, Elma, and East Amherst - reported only a trace of snow.

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The AccuWeather forecast is very similar with 41 degrees at kickoff time with intermittent clouds. Even though the weather service is calling on a chance of precipitation, AccuWeather predicts rain and snow flurries stopping around 11 a.m. and starting back up around 4 p.m.