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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
049 FXUS61 KBUF 200137 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 937 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Minor
changes made from the previous forecast. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays high wind speed of 36.0 mph broke the monthly high of 35.0 mph set on 05/05/2026 by 1 mph
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 11:49pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

64.5°F

Trend:Colder 3.6°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   64°F
Humidex   74.3°F
24 Hour +/- -8.8°FColder 8.8°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
85.9°F
5:43 PM
Today Low
64.4°F
11:47 PM
Yest.High
89.4°F
4:44 PM
Yest.Low
64.7°F
4:49 AM
Last Year High
59.6°F
Last Year Low
43.5°F
Station Record High*
88.3°F
2019
Station Record Low*
40.5°F
2023
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
mostly cloudy - mostly cloudy -

Wind from S S  
3.1
Gusting to:
1.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.08 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.5 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 53 °F Hi 63 °F Lo 41 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 3.3°F since last hour. 63.0°F
Last Hour: Decreased 3.3°F since last hour. 3.3°F
High 3:19 PM: 72.3°F
Low 12:42 AM: 60.0°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 63.6°F
Today: 0.08 in
Rate (/hr): 0.030 in
Storm Rain: 0.08 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.08 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.78 in
May Rain: 2.58 in
May to Date
  Average:10
1.96 in
May to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.62 in for the month 0.62 in
May Avg: 3.14 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.562 in for the month 0.56 in
2025 Total: 17.01 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
11.21 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 5.8 in for the year 5.80 in
81 rain days in 2026
15 days in May
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: S  3.1 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 4.4 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 5.1 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 5.2 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.0 mph
Todays Wind Run: 116.61 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph
High Last Hour: 20.0 mph SW
Todays High: 36.0 mph 8:15 PM
May High: 36.0 mph May-19
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
14 hrs 48 min
58 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 56 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 3 days, 7 hours, 48 minutes in cycle
15%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 74.3°F
Humidity: Increased 1% since last hour. 95%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 11:32 PM: 95%
Low 5:40 PM: 60%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: No Change 1012.0 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:26 AM: 1015.4
Low 7:40 PM: 1009.6
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 0.0
May: 245.3
2026 to Date: 4017.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 24.1
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
May Snow: No Change 0.00 in
May Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: 0.00 in
Season Total:2 17.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in May
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 64.5°F
Low 11:47 PM: 64.4°F
Yesterday: 64.7°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

44


Good
Density:
1.20 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
May-19

8.2
May-20

8.4
May-21

7.9
Sunrise is at: 5:46 am
Solar Noon: 13:11
Sunset is at: 8:35 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 36.2°F
Sunrise: 5:46 am
Sunset: 8:35 pm
Moonrise: 9:15 am
Moonset: 12:20 am
Full Moon: May-31-2026
New Moon: 02:55 UTC
Jun-15-2026
Cloud Height: 939 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:13 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Wednesday

Wednesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
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 19 of just the month of May for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 19 of Mayfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Wednesday
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms

Lo 53 °F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday

Wednesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

Hi 63 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Saturday

Saturday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Lo 41 °F Hi 58 °F Lo 42 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 48 °F Hi 63 °F Lo 50 °F
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