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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
291 FXUS61 KBUF 281030 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 530 AM EST Wed Jan 28 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Minor
adjustments to snowfall amounts and placement of the band off Lake Ontario.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 01/28/2026 9:45am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 9:45am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

11.9°F

Trend:Warmer 0.9°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   5°F
Humidex   4.1°F
24 Hour +/- 3.4°FWarmer 3.4°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
12.4°F
12:00 AM
Today Low
6.7°F
4:04 AM
Yest.High
14.6°F
4:45 PM
Yest.Low
5.1°F
5:43 AM
Last Year High
37.5°F
Last Year Low
17.6°F
Station Record High*
44.6°F
2018
Station Record Low*
-4.1°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from W W  
3.7
Gusting to:
5.0
Light Breeze
Current Snow Total Snowfall Today3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.3 of 100
Today

Today: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Hi 13 °F Lo 7 °F Hi 14 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.4°F since last hour. 8.3°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.4°F since last hour. 0.4°F
High 9:36 AM: 8.7°F
Low 4:04 AM: 2.1°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 11.1°F
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.00 in
Jan Rain: 1.48 in
Jan to Date
  Average:10
1.62 in
Jan to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.14 in for the month 0.14 in
Jan Avg: 1.76 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.283 in for the month 0.28 in
2025 Total: 1.48 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
1.62 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Under 0.14 in for the year 0.14 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Jan-17-2026
at 4:56 PM
8 rain days in 2026
8 days in January
10 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: W  3.7 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 6.9 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 7.0 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 7.2 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 6.9 mph
Todays Wind Run: 62.85 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph
High Last Hour: 17.0 mph WSW
Todays High: 18.4 mph 12:07 AM
January High: 39.0 mph Jan-9
2025 High: 39.0 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
9 hrs 48 min
0 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 17 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 9 days, 18 hours, 53 minutes in cycle
77%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 4.1°F
Humidity: Decreased 2% since last hour. 85%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 8:07 AM: 87%
Low 2:18 AM: 81%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.2  mb/hr 1019.9 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 9:23 AM: 1019.9
Low 12:01 AM: 1018.1
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 21.7
Jan: 1126.4
2026 to Date: 1124.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Jan Snow: Under 3.673 in for the month 10.50 in
Jan Avg: 14.17 in
Diff from Avg: -3.67 in
Season Total:2 17.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
1 snow day in January
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 5.3°F
Low 4:11 AM: -6.8°F
Yesterday: -13.9°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

37


Good
Density:
1.36 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Jan-28

1.1
Jan-29

1.1
Jan-30

1.1
Sunrise is at: 7:33 am
Solar Noon: 12:27
Sunset is at: 5:21 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 23.9°F
Sunrise: 7:33 am
Sunset: 5:21 pm
Moonrise: 12:31 pm
Moonset: 3:49 am
Full Moon: Feb-01-2026
New Moon: 12:02 UTC
Feb-17-2026
Cloud Height: 1438 ft
HIGHS: LOWS:
97.7°F
Jul-10-2020
-18.9°F
Jan-24-2011
Daytime Records
  95.5°F
Jul-10-2020
  -1.1°F
Feb-15-2015
Nitetime Records
  80.1°F
Jul-08-2020
  -11.4°F
Jan-24-2014
ICN:18 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Snow Showers
1 .   2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.   3 Snow is manually measured a few times a day as needed 0.01 = a trace .   6 Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated between the hours of 6AM and Midnight.   10 Historical average only to day 28 of just the month of January for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 28 of Januaryfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 13 °F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -13. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Snow Showers

Lo 7 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of snow showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -7. Southwest wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Friday

Friday: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 14 °F Lo -1 °F Hi 10 °F Lo 2 °F Hi 14 °F Lo 7 °F Hi 18 °F
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