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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
116 FXUS61 KBUF 040044 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 844 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Upped
PoPs over the Niagara Frontier/Finger Lakes to account for the couple
narrow bands of heavier showers/storms that developed in advance of the
secondary cold front. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 09/04/2026 12:06am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 12:06am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

66.0°F

Trend:Colder 1.2°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   66°F
Humidex   76.7°F
24 Hour +/- -2.9°FColder 2.9°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
66.0°F
12:01 AM
Today Low
65.8°F
12:00 AM
Yest.High
82.4°F
2:31 PM
Yest.Low
65.8°F
11:53 PM
Last Year High
65.9°F
Last Year Low
51.6°F
Station Record High*
87.8°F
2023
Station Record Low*
44.9°F
2016
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Calm SE  
0.0
Gusting to:
0.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.4 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 63 °F Hi 76 °F Lo 59 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.3°F since last hour. 64.2°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.3°F since last hour. 0.3°F
High 12:01 AM: 64.2°F
Low 12:00 AM: 64.0°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 64.9°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 2.73 in
Sep Rain: 1.95 in
Sep to Date
  Average:10
0.43 in
Sep to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.52 in for the month 1.52 in
Sep Avg: 3.50 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.545 in for the month 1.54 in
2025 Total: 38.99 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
23.18 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 15.81 in for the year 15.81 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Sep-2-2026
at 9:37 PM
125 rain days in 2026
2 days in September
1 day since last rain

rain graph

Current: SE  0.0 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: Calm
Last 30 Min. Avg: Calm
Last 1 Hour Avg: Calm
Last 2 Hour Avg: Calm
Todays Wind Run: 0.00 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
High Last Hour: 0.0 mph N
Todays High: 0.0 mph 2:44 AM
September High: 26.0 mph Sep-2
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
13 hrs 5 min
1 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 50 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Last Quarter
Last Quarter, 22 days, 10 hours, 31 minutes in cycle
52%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 76.7°F
Humidity: Increased 3% since last hour. 94%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 12:00 AM: 94%
Low 12:00 AM: 94%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.7  mb/hr 1012.9 mb
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 12:05 AM: 1013.0
Low 12:00 AM: 1012.8
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 6.3
Sep: 28.3
2026 to Date: 573.8
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4122.8
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Sep Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Sep Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: 0.00 in
Season Total:2 0.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in September
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 66.0°F
High 12:01am: 66.0°F
Yesterday: 90.9°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

50


Good
Density:
1.20 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Sep-04

7.1
Sep-05

6.2
Sep-06

6.3
Sunrise is at: 6:42 am
Solar Noon: 13:13
Sunset is at: 7:44 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 50.5°F
Sunrise: 6:42 am
Sunset: 7:44 pm
Moonrise: 11:00 pm
Moonset: 3:16 pm
Full Moon: Aug-28-2026
New Moon: 03:28 UTC
Sep-11-2026
Cloud Height: 1011 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
  80.2°F
Jul-01-2026
  -11.4°F
Jan-24-2014
ICN:13 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain 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 4 of just the month of September for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 4 of Septemberfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Friday
Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 63 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday

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

Hi 76 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Labor Day
Labor Day: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 59 °F Hi 73 °F Lo 56 °F Hi 72 °F Lo 53 °F Hi 75 °F Lo 57 °F
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