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2 weeks ago | 
oleantimesherald.com | Jim Eckstrom |Brian McClellan
Another wave of severe storms passed through the area Monday evening with a reported tornado causing significant damage to homes and other structures in the town of Great Valley and dumping more rain on areas already saturated due to storms over the weekend.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
oleantimesherald.com | Brian McClellan
After a couple of milder days, colder temperatures will return to the area this week, though the Olean area should avoid the worst of the winter weather that could affect other parts of Cattaraugus County. Monday will be a fairly seasonable day, with highs in the low-30s and a couple of snow showers expected. Any accumulation should be minimal. A cold front will arrive tonight, bringing daytime high temperatures back into the teens and mid-20s for the middle part of the week.
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Jan 5, 2025 | 
oleantimesherald.com | Brian McClellan
The National Weather Service predicts the Olean area will see plenty of cold weather for the foreseeable future, with temperatures unlikely to rise above freezing for at least the next 10 days. "We are generally expecting the cold stretch of weather to continue well into next weekend, even likely beyond as well," said Phillip Pandolfo, a meteorologist at the Buffalo office of the NWS. "We have high temperatures, really through the middle of next week ...
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
oleantimesherald.com | Brian McClellan
The first few days of 2025 will see a fair amount of snow arrive in the area, especially in parts of Cattaraugus County to the north and west of Olean. A continual flow of seasonably cold air over the Lake Erie will maintain accumulating lake-effect snows east and southeast of the lake through much of the coming few days.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
oleantimesherald.com | Brian McClellan
The New Year will usher in a return to winter weather as colder temperatures and some snow are expected. A winter storm watch is in effect for Wednesday morning through Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Buffalo, with heavy lake-effect snow possible and accumulations of greater than 7 inches in persistent snow-band areas in Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Wyoming and southern Erie counties.
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Dec 25, 2024 | 
oleantimesherald.com | Brian McClellan
Those who still have travel plans for the period between Christmas and New Year’s Day should have little interference from Mother Nature, as the forecast calls for mild weather over the next few days, with some rain coming in on the weekend. “As far as Thursday and going into this weekend, we’re going to see temperatures begin to get a little warmer,” said Matthew Brothers, a meteorologist at the Buffalo office of the National Weather Service.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
oleantimesherald.com | Jim Eckstrom |Brian McClellan
The governor declared a state of emergency in portions of the Western New York — including Cattaraugus County — as well as the Finger Lakes, Central New York and North Country regions as those areas could receive multiple feet of lake-effect snow. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said Wednesday areas east of Lakes Erie and Ontario could see 2 to 3 feet of snow along with strong wind gusts of 30 to 45 mph beginning Wednesday night and continuing through Saturday.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
oleantimesherald.com | Brian McClellan
Following a period that saw plenty of cold temperatures, noteworthy snowfall and weather warnings and advisories for Olean and the surrounding area, the coming week will offer some variety as temperatures are expected to swing significantly over the next few days. The recent cold snap — temperatures last week seldom rose out of the 20s — ended Sunday, as temperatures reached the 40s. That warming trend will continue Monday, with warmer afternoon temperatures expected.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
oleantimesherald.com | Brian McClellan
Even after receiving nearly a foot of snow early Tuesday, Olean has not seen the last of the wintry weather for the week. Cold temperatures and snow are expected to continue for the next few days before a warmup is forecast to arrive early next week. The heavy snow that had missed Olean since the weekend finally arrived Monday night, as lake-effect bands dumped about 11 inches on the city by 7 a.m. Tuesday, adding to the 2 inches that had previously fallen.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
oleantimesherald.com | Brian McClellan
Even after the current lake-effect snow warning expires at 7 p.m. Tuesday, the Olean area will not be through with the wintry weather as the first week of December is expected to bring plenty of snow and cold temperatures. "We are expecting lake-effect snow showers to continue streaming in off Lake Erie ...
