Snow that started falling the afternoon of March 16 is expected to keep piling up \u2015 from 2 inches to 8 inches depending on location.<\/p>\n
What to know about the March 17 forecast:<\/p>\n
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Winter storm watch, weather advisory in Erie County<\/p>\n
Southern Erie County, roughly south of Interstate 90, is due for additional snowfall of 4 inches to 8 inches by 8 a.m. March 18. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph during the morning of March 17.<\/p>\n
More: These northwestern Pa. schools have delayed or gone remote March 17<\/a><\/p>\n In northern Erie County and Crawford County, expect additional lake-effect snow accumulations of 2 inches to 5 inches and morning wind gusts up to 50 mph.<\/p>\n Erie weather forecast for March 17<\/p>\n The weather service forecast for March 17 for the city of Erie and nearby calls for snow, mainly before 3 p.m., accumulating an inch to 2 inches. The high temperature will be around 27 degrees.<\/p>\n Snow is likely again between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. March 18, with a forecast for less than an inch of accumulation. The low will be around 13 and winds will diminish to 6 mph to 13 mph from the west.<\/p>\n More: Blizzards. Tornados. Near-record warmth. Why the weather whiplash?<\/a><\/p>\n March 18 is expected to be partly sunny. The high will be around 36 and the low near 32.<\/p>\n Temperatures will start to climb back into the 40s March 19, according to the weather service outlook.<\/p>\n Stay alert to northwestern Pennsylvania weather<\/p>\n Get the\u00a0latest AccuWeather forecast details<\/a>\u00a0and radar images for your ZIP code at\u00a0goerie.com\/weather<\/a>. Download the GoErie app for\u00a0iOS<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Android<\/a>\u00a0for mobile-friendly forecasts.<\/p>\n