Good evening, Buffalo. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.

Your Weather Planner

The snow we had on Tuesday will taper off by morning and skies will be mostly cloudy across Western New York. A little bit of sunshine may even try to break through during the day.

Temperatures in the morning will be in the 10s to start with highs getting up into the 20s for the afternoon.

We stay dry for Thursday with similar temperatures before our next weather maker moves in Friday. This will bring another chance for some light to moderate snow. Accumulations will generally be on the order of 1-3″ for Friday.

The bigger impact will be the arctic cold that settles in behind this front for the weekend. Temperatures on Saturday will only reach the single digits with lows around zero, if not below. Wind chill values could dip to around 20 below.

Tomorrow’s Forecast

 Highs: 25
 Lows: 13
 Cloudy

 

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Today’s Big Stories

1. Local sales tax collections in New York grew 4.5% in 2025, report says

Local government sales tax collections in New York state increased by 4.5%, or $1 billion, in 2025 from the year prior, according to a report released Tuesday by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

2. N.Y. AG James launches new legal project to monitor federal immigration enforcement

Through the new initiative, the AG’s office will collect reports of enforcement actions throughout New York and send trained personnel to observe and document that activity, as well as any related protests, as they occur. These legal observers will serve as neutral witnesses and will record information.

3. Buffalo Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to miss Olympic Winter Games

Luukkonen suffered a lower body injury late last month. While Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff says he is progressing, there is no timetable for a return. 

4. Multibillion-dollar data center to be built in Genesee County

The site is proposed to consist of three buildings making up a 2.2 million square foot data center campus. The project is also expected to create 125 new jobs, in addition to a significant number of construction jobs.

5. New cybersecurity funding coming to several Western New York counties

Funding will go towards providing multi-factor authentication hard tokens to various school districts, towns and villages within these counties. This makes it harder for criminals to gain access to private accounts.

6. Chronic absenteeism in schools a ‘fundamental’ problem, NYSCOSS assistant counsel says

According to available data from New York state, about one and three students are chronically absent from school. That means they’re missing 10% of the school year, or 18 days.

In Case You Missed It

Childhood hockey photo of Hayley Scamurra. (Hayley Scamurra/Spectrum News 1)

Getzville native Hayley Scamurra going for gold, again, with Team USA’s women’s ice hockey team

As the 25th Olympic Winter Games begin this week in Milan Cortina, Italy, one upstate athlete in particular will compete in this year’s games.

Hayley Scamurra plays for the Montreal Victoire in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. But for the next month or so, she is one of 23 athletes who make up Team USA’s women’s ice hockey team.