As biting cold temperatures sweep across a large swath of the US, parts of the Great Lakes face up to two feet of additional lake-effect snow through Tuesday – the latest complication for cities already blanketed by snowfall amid post-Thanksgiving travel.

Areas within the Winter Storm Warning and directly along the lakeshore boundary should expect 6 inches of widespread snow, with localized amounts nearing a foot. Closer to the lakeshore in our northern counties are the purple Winter Weather Advisories. Snowfall totals will range from 3 widespread with localized 8 inches within these areas.

A light dusting of snow began covering the Buffalo Bills' facility on Friday as the team completed its final practice of the week inside Highmark Stadium.

Areas of Michigan, northern New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania could receive several feet of snow over the weekend. The storm already brought deep snow to portions of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

After U.S. travelers battled through harsh weekend weather to reach home following the Thanksgiving holiday, forecasters say residents of the Great Lakes region face the prospect of more snow through

States braced for more whiteout conditions in the coming days as a lake-effect storm dropped several feet of snow in parts of the region by the early weekend.

The first big snowfall of the season is blanketing towns along Lake Erie in upstate New York and northwestern Pennsylvania.