OVERNIGHT FORECAST UPDATE BY METEOROLOGIST CRAIG FLINT: 

FRIDAY (ST. PATRICK’S DAY): Breezy and mild initially with mainly light rain showers area wide. Light rain tapers to scattered showers late. Turning windy and colder late. High: 46. Wind: SE 8-14 mph.  

SATURDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy with a few snow showers and flurries developing. Windy and chilly with steadier lake snow developing up North. A winter storm watch with several inches of snow for the counties directly East of Lake Ontario. High: 37  Wind: W 10-20 mph. 

SUNDAY: Lake snow and snow showers will weaken and move South into the Mohawk valley. Turning partly sunny late. Windy and chilly with wind speeds easing late. High: 32. Wind: W 15-25 mph 

MONDAY (Spring begins 5:24PM): Some lingering clouds early but turning sunny and milder by afternoon. High: 46.