Lake-effect snow, which can last for only a few minutes to several days, develops from narrow bands of clouds that form when cold, dry arctic air passes over a large, relatively mild lake.

You can have lake effect snow around the Great Salt Lake, and there are some Canadian lakes where you can find it. There's also ocean effect snow in Japan, and you can have bay effect snow around ...

Lake-effect snow, which can last for only a few minutes to several days, develops from narrow bands of clouds that form when cold, dry arctic air passes over a large, relatively mild lake.

Lake-effect snow, which can last for only a few minutes to several days, develops from narrow bands of clouds that form when cold, dry arctic air passes over a large, relatively mild lake.

The NWS says "heavy" lake-effect snow is projected to bring up to 20 inches of snow in areas of upstate New York by Thursday. Additional bands of the lake-effect snow could bring the total to 3 feet.

Lake effect snow. It's a part of what makes western New York winters feel like a wintry wonderland that requires daily shoveling. Rochester, Buffalo and other communities along the southern and ...

Parts of the Buffalo area saw more than 6 feet of lake-effect snow over three days in November 2022. By Michael A. Rawlins / The Conversation Published Nov 23, 2022 9:00 PM EST Get the Popular ...

But lake effect precipitation produced over the Great Lakes is not all snow — much of it, especially before November, falls as rain.