WETM-TV (Elmira, NY)

WETM-TV operates as the NBC affiliate serving the Central and Western Twin Tiers regions in Southern Upstate New York and Northern Pennsylvania. Based in Elmira, it transmits a high-definition digital signal via UHF channel 18 from its transmitter located on Hawley Hill in Big Flats. Viewers can also access the station on Time Warner Cable channel 3, as well as in HD on digital channel 1203. WETM is owned by the Nexstar Broadcasting Group and has its studios situated on East Water Street in the heart of Elmira.

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The hottest day yet will arrive today before weekend rainfall

2 days ago | mytwintiers.com | Alivia Colón

AVERAGE HIGH FOR JUNE 4th: 76°AVERAGE LOW FOR JUNE 4th: 50°WEDNESDAY’S SUNRISE: 5:33 AMWEDNESDAY’S SUNSET: 8:39 PMElmira, N.Y. (WETM)–Happy Wednesday! We will enjoy one last day under high pressure before our next weather maker arrives tomorrow. TODAY: We start the day with mostly clear skies and sunshine. Between sunshine and southerly flow, temperatures will warm up to the upper 80s. A few locations may even see 90 this afternoon, but smoke aloft may limit the warmup across the Twin Tiers.
Birthday Forecast (6-4-25)

2 days ago | mytwintiers.com | Alivia Colón

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Glider from Elmira makes alternate landing on soccer field in Wyoming County

2 days ago | mytwintiers.com | Brandon Kyc

by: Brandon Kyc Posted: Jun 3, 2025 / 05:25 PM EDT Updated: Jun 3, 2025 / 05:26 PM EDT TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. (WETM) — School students and faculty were in for a surprise in Tunkhannock on Monday after a glider landed on the school district’s field.
Corning Town Supervisor arrested on multiple charges

2 days ago | mytwintiers.com | Kendall LeValley

by: Kendall LeValley Posted: Jun 3, 2025 / 05:08 PM EDT Updated: Jun 3, 2025 / 06:25 PM EDT CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) – The Corning Town Supervisor has been arrested on several charges on Tuesday, officials said.
Bradford County man arrested after DUI crash involving transport van in March

2 days ago | mytwintiers.com | Brandon Kyc

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article contained incorrect information that the van belonged to a school district. That information has been corrected to include that it was a transportation van. ALBANY TWP, Pa. (WETM) — A New Albany man was arrested back in March and is scheduled to be seen in court in June after troopers said he was involved in a near head-on crash with a transport van that injured at least one of the children inside.
Victim identified in fatal I-86 wrongway crash

2 days ago | mytwintiers.com | Brandon Kyc

by: Brandon Kyc Posted: Jun 3, 2025 / 12:57 PM EDT Updated: Jun 3, 2025 / 01:03 PM EDT TOWN OF CHEMUNG, N.Y. (WETM) — The victim of a fatal two-vehicle crash on Interstate 86 on Monday has been identified, according to information from New York State Police. John E.
Victim identified in fatal crash on Jerusalem Hill in Elmira

2 days ago | mytwintiers.com | Kendall LeValley

by: Kendall LeValley Posted: Jun 3, 2025 / 12:14 PM EDT Updated: Jun 3, 2025 / 12:14 PM EDT ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Officials have released the name of the man who was killed in the early morning crash on Jerusalem Hill Road in the Town of Elmira on Friday.
Canadian wildfires bring a hazy forecast to the Twin Tiers

3 days ago | mytwintiers.com | Alivia Colón

AVERAGE HIGH FOR JUNE 3rd: 76°AVERAGE LOW FOR JUNE 3rd: 50°TUESDAY’S SUNRISE: 5:33 AMTUESDAY’S SUNSET: 8:38 PMElmira, N.Y. (WETM)–Happy Tuesday! We are spending another day under high pressure and sunshine, but this afternoon we add smoke to the forecast. TODAY: We start the day mostly clear and cool. High pressure will allow for another day of plenty of sunshine. We’ll be hazy by midmorning due to nearby Canadian wildfires.
Meteorology Monday (6-2-25): 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook

3 days ago | mytwintiers.com | Alivia Colón

Elmira, N.Y. (WETM)- Happy Meteorology Monday! It’s June, which means that the hurricane season has officially begun in the Atlantic basin. On this week’s edition of Meteorology Monday, 18 Storm Team Meteorologist Alivia Colon breaks down the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) first hurricane season outlook and how it compares to last year’s.
Grilling Forecast (6-2-25)

3 days ago | mytwintiers.com | Alivia Colón

by: Alivia Colón Posted: Jun 2, 2025 / 01:35 PM EDT Updated: Jun 2, 2025 / 01:35 PM EDT Grilling Forecast (6-2-25):TODAY:We start the day clear, and some of us may even see some patchy frost. Once the sun comes up, the story becomes plenty of sunshine all day with temperatures warming up to the low 70s. TONIGHT:We remain partly cloudy tonight, and temperatures dip back into the upper 40s.