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While there is a wild week of weather unfolding in Western New York, the Buffalo Bills' final regular season home game at Highmark Stadium should be chilly but clear based on early forecasts.
The Bills won’t repeat as AFC East champions, but still have playoff positioning to play for, with a loss to the lowly New York Jets sending them to the 7th seed and a win securing either the 5th or 6th seed. While there is a narrow path to hosting a playoff game, it’s likely the game on Jan. 4 will be the last in the Bills’ current stadium before moving to its new digs just down the street for next season.
The National Weather Service in Buffalo predicts a chance of snow showers with partly sunny skies and a high near 26 degrees. There is snow throughout the Buffalo-area forecast all this week, starting Dec. 29, but petering out later. A seven-day forecast is accurate about 80% of the time, while a five-day forecast is about 90% accurate.
The AccuWeather forecast for the afternoon of Jan. 4 calls for a high of 25 degrees with winds gusting up to 18 mph and just a 25% chance of precipitation. It’s likely to be cloudy and should feel colder than the air temperature, at about 15 degrees.
Temperatures colder than 30 degrees and wind above 15 mph can both impact scoring, as well as kicking and passing production. Those impacts are considered light compared to impacts like precipitation or more extreme temperatures, hot or cold.
The 11-5 Bills are favored by 8.5 points over the 3-13 Jets, who have lost four straight games, including a 42-10 drubbing by the New England Patriots in Week 16. The over/under is set at 39.5 points.
Steve Howe
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Updated Dec. 4, 2025, 10:58 a.m. ET
A new lead rental registry has gone into effect throughout New York, prompting inspections of rental units built before 1980. The registry is part of the state’s efforts to prevent lead poisoning in children, with the most likely source being peeling or chipping lead-based paint and dust.
The 25 communities of concern in the registry include Rochester, Utica, Rome, Binghamton, Elmira, Poughkeepsie, Middletown, New Rochelle and Yonkers.
“The Lead Rental Registry is the Department’s largest undertaking in addressing childhood lead poisoning since the launch of our Childhood Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention Program,” said State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald. “It moves the needle from reactive lead poisoning intervention to proactively addressing lead hazards in rental homes before a child is lead poisoned.”
Local health departments are contacting rental property owners to apply for the Lead Safe NY registry, created by a law that went into effect on Nov. 3. The program requires buildings with two or more units built before 1980 to comply with the law, which requires landlords to inspect and repair any lead hazards. Property owners are asked to share information on the program with tenants.
Instructions for scheduling a lead hazard inspection will come from the local health department.
The process of remediation includes searching indoors, outdoors and common areas with lead hazards, like paint on molding or windows. The inspection also includes dust wipe sampling and bare soils that may contain lead.
Funding from the state is available to help make necessary repairs by hiring lead-safe certified contractors. Once the repair work is complete, a certificate is issued by the local health department that must be renewed at least every three years. Failure to comply with the registry requirements for registration, inspection and tenant notification can result in penalties and fines under the state’s Public Health Law.
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The City of Rochester already has a lead law, adopted in 2005, which requires inspection for lead paint hazards as part of the city's inspection processes for rental units built before 1978.
— Steve Howe reports on weather, climate and the Great Lakes for the Democrat and Chronicle. An RIT graduate, he has covered myriad topics over the years, including public safety, local government, national politics and economic development in New York and Utah.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Orchard Park weather Sunday for Bills vs Jets game conditions
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The Bills won’t repeat as AFC East champions, but still have playoff positioning to play for, with a loss to the lowly New York Jets sending them to the 7th seed and a win securing either the 5th or 6th seed. While there is a narrow path to hosting a playoff game, it’s likely the game on Jan. 4 will be the last in the Bills’ current stadium before moving to its new digs just down the street for next season.
Orchard Park weather for Jets vs. Bills game
The National Weather Service in Buffalo predicts a chance of snow showers with partly sunny skies and a high near 26 degrees. There is snow throughout the Buffalo-area forecast all this week, starting Dec. 29, but petering out later. A seven-day forecast is accurate about 80% of the time, while a five-day forecast is about 90% accurate.
The AccuWeather forecast for the afternoon of Jan. 4 calls for a high of 25 degrees with winds gusting up to 18 mph and just a 25% chance of precipitation. It’s likely to be cloudy and should feel colder than the air temperature, at about 15 degrees.
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How Jets vs Bills weather will impact odds, betting
Temperatures colder than 30 degrees and wind above 15 mph can both impact scoring, as well as kicking and passing production. Those impacts are considered light compared to impacts like precipitation or more extreme temperatures, hot or cold.
The 11-5 Bills are favored by 8.5 points over the 3-13 Jets, who have lost four straight games, including a 42-10 drubbing by the New England Patriots in Week 16. The over/under is set at 39.5 points.
- Buffalo leads the all-time series over the Jets, 72-58, including a single postseason victory in 1981. The Jets have lost four in a row to the Bills, most recently a 30-10 loss on Sept. 14.
- The New York Jets and Buffalo Bills will play at 4:25 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4 at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. The game will be broadcast on CBS affiliates including WROC channel 8 in Rochester.
NY enacted new lead rules. How they impact landlords, tenants
Rochester joins statewide lead safety effort.
Steve Howe
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Updated Dec. 4, 2025, 10:58 a.m. ET
A new lead rental registry has gone into effect throughout New York, prompting inspections of rental units built before 1980. The registry is part of the state’s efforts to prevent lead poisoning in children, with the most likely source being peeling or chipping lead-based paint and dust.
Registry covers 25 communities with older housing stock
The 25 communities of concern in the registry include Rochester, Utica, Rome, Binghamton, Elmira, Poughkeepsie, Middletown, New Rochelle and Yonkers.
“The Lead Rental Registry is the Department’s largest undertaking in addressing childhood lead poisoning since the launch of our Childhood Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention Program,” said State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald. “It moves the needle from reactive lead poisoning intervention to proactively addressing lead hazards in rental homes before a child is lead poisoned.”
State launches proactive inspections for pre-1980 rentals
Local health departments are contacting rental property owners to apply for the Lead Safe NY registry, created by a law that went into effect on Nov. 3. The program requires buildings with two or more units built before 1980 to comply with the law, which requires landlords to inspect and repair any lead hazards. Property owners are asked to share information on the program with tenants.
Instructions for scheduling a lead hazard inspection will come from the local health department.
The process of remediation includes searching indoors, outdoors and common areas with lead hazards, like paint on molding or windows. The inspection also includes dust wipe sampling and bare soils that may contain lead.
Local health departments to guide inspections and repairs
Funding from the state is available to help make necessary repairs by hiring lead-safe certified contractors. Once the repair work is complete, a certificate is issued by the local health department that must be renewed at least every three years. Failure to comply with the registry requirements for registration, inspection and tenant notification can result in penalties and fines under the state’s Public Health Law.
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- About half of homes built before 1978 have lead-based paint, according to the EPA.
- About 69% of homes built between 1940 and 1959 have lead-based paint.
- 87% of homes built prior to 1940 have lead-based paint.
The City of Rochester already has a lead law, adopted in 2005, which requires inspection for lead paint hazards as part of the city's inspection processes for rental units built before 1978.
— Steve Howe reports on weather, climate and the Great Lakes for the Democrat and Chronicle. An RIT graduate, he has covered myriad topics over the years, including public safety, local government, national politics and economic development in New York and Utah.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Orchard Park weather Sunday for Bills vs Jets game conditions
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