Buffalo Bills stadium to get 2-3 feet of snow, expect light snow at kickoff Sunday

Orchard Park, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills stadium is expected to receive 2 to 3 feet of snow by kickoff Sunday night when light snow is forecast to be falling with a wind chill of about 17 degrees.
Lake-effect snow has been hitting parts of Upstate New York with the western area getting the most snow. The state Thruway has closed out west of Buffalo and a state of emergency has been declared for multiple counties.
The Bills kick off at 8:20 p.m. Sunday in Orchard Park against the San Francisco 49ers.
Orchard Park will receive about two to three feet of snow, said Kirk Apffel, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Buffalo office.
The lake-effect snow is moving in Saturday morning and will last through the night and into Sunday, Apffel said.
By Sunday evening, the lake effect will taper off and there could be just light snow, he said.
It is expected to be 28 degrees with a windchill of 17 degrees at kickoff, according to the weather service.
The team on Friday put out a request for fans interested in shoveling snow to clear the way for the game.
In January 2024, the Bills stadium was buried under nearly two feet of snow when the team faced the Pittsburgh Steelers. That game was pushed from Sunday to Monday due to the snow.
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