WEEKEND FORECAST UPDATE BY METEOROLOGIST CRAIG FLINT: 

SATURDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy with snow showers and flurries becoming more numerous by afternoon and evening. Lake effect snow developing by late afternoon and becoming steadier with 5-10″ of snow possible up north for the counties directly east of Lake Ontario. Turning windy and colder. High: 37  Wind: W 10-20 mph. 

SUNDAY: Lake snow shifts South and moves through CNY and Mohawk valley before tapering to mainly light snow showers and flurries in the afternoon. Still very windy and colder than normal. High: 32. Wind: W 15-25 mph 

MONDAY (Spring begins 5:24PM): Good deal of sunshine and nicer, but still windy at times. High: 46. Wind: West 10-20 mph. 

TUESDAY: Mainly sunny and milder. High: 53 

WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny then becoming mainly cloudy by evening but still mild. High: 54.