Cortland Weather Outlook: Friday, February 25

Your Cortland County weather forecast for Friday, February 25, 2022:

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect today until the late afternoon.

Snow, possibly mixing with sleet at times, will continue heavily this early this morning. Sleet will become more possible during the mid and late morning before dry air works in and cuts off much of the precipitation.

During the midday and early afternoon, on and off bouts of snow, sleet, or even some rain will be possible. At times, though, it will not be precipitating. 

By the late afternoon, the primary winter storm will be pulling off to the east, but lake effect snow showers off Lake Ontario will move in, adding a couple more inches before they move out after midnight.

In all, snow and sleet accumulations will depend on how much sleet mixes in and how quickly the main precipitation ends. Amounts on the order of 6-12 inches are likely, with the highest amounts in the eastern half of the county.

The parent low responsible from this precipitation will move directly over the area during the day. That will lead to changing winds, with a gradual rotation from the southeast this morning, to the south by midday, and then quickly to the northwest during the afternoon.

Wind speeds will be around or under 10 mph through the morning but will increase to around 15 mph once they turn to the northwest. Gusts of 30-40 mph will also be possible, resulting in blowing and drifting snow.

Temperatures will peak in the mid 30s during the midday hours but will come down through the 20s during the afternoon. Evening temperatures will fall into the 10s with some single digits overnight.

Here is a look at the weather for the next several days:

Saturday: Maybe a morning flurry. Becoming sunny. Morning lows around 10. Afternoon highs in the mid 20s.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Afternoon snow showers. Morning lows in the low 10s. Afternoon highs in the upper 20s.

Monday: Sunny until some late clouds. Morning lows around 0. Afternoon highs in the mid 20s.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Morning lows around 10. Afternoon highs in the low 40s.