It has been over two weeks since we have seen a high temperature over the freezing mark of 32 degrees Fahrenheit here in Western New York, but that is about to change this week.
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More snow could be melting than accumulating this week in New York.
Another storm is sweeping past the Midwest but it should be quick and painless by the time it passes through New York on Monday.
The brief snowfall will be followed by a spurt of warmer air and mild temperatures. By Wednesday there will be a warm up and temperatures could jump more than 20 degrees.
Temperatures will be in the 40s across the state.
Rochester forecast
Western New York will receive about a half inch of snow Sunday night and another half inch Monday before the precipitation changes to rain showers, according to the National Weather Service in Buffalo. Monday will have a high near 39. Tuesday s weather will be a similar mix of snow and rain before crossing into the low 40s on Wednesday. In one week, Rochester will go from a low of 3 degrees to an expected high of 43.