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Updated: 02-Aug-2026 4:29pm

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

89°F at Poughkeepsie Airport, NY

Low Temperature

48°F at Saranac Lake Adirondack Regional Ap, NY

High Precipatation

0.15in at Jamestown, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

120°F at Laughlin Bullhead Intl Ap, AZ

Low Temperature

-6°F at West Bend Municipal Ap, WI

High Precipatation

4.40in at Eastover Mcentire Ang, SC

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

120°F at Laughlin Bullhead Intl Ap, United States

Low Temperature

-6°F at West Bend Municipal Ap, United States

High Precipatation

9.83in at Singapore/Changi, Singapore

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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

717 FXUS61 KBUF 021824 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 224 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Rainfall
amounts increased near the Lake Erie shoreline through this evening.
Northwest winds increased Monday, most notably southeast of Lake Ontario
where gusts up to 28 mph are possible along the lakeshore.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

Todays high wind speed of 13.0 mph broke the monthly high of 11.0 mph set on 08/01/2026 by 2 mph
Todays low barometer of 1004.0 mb broke the monthly low of 1007.6 mb set on 08/01/2026 by -3.6 mb
Todays daily rain of 0.63 in broke the monthly high of 0 in set on 08/01/2026 by 0.63 in

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:29pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 73.1°F Trend: /hr Heat Index 69°F Humidex 89.9°F 24 Hour +/- -12.3°F ---
Today High 74.8°F 12:58 PM	Today Low 69.4°F 4:57 AM
Yest.High 86.1°F 3:42 PM	Yest.Low 64.7°F 6:27 AM
Last Year High 80.8°F	Last Year Low 49.0°F
Station Record High* 86.6°F 2016	Station Record Low* 49.0°F 2025
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	Humid
	SE 1.5 Gusting to: 1.0
Light Air
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.63 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.3 of 100

This Afternoon Showers And T-Storms	Tonight Showers And T-Storms	Monday Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Hi 77 °F	Lo 61 °F	Hi 76 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	71.6°F
Last Hour:	0.3°F
High 12:42 PM:	72.7°F
Low 5:50 AM:	66.4°F
Record High:	83.5°F on Jul-1-2026
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	72.1°F

Today:	0.63 in
Storm Rain:	0.63 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.63 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Previous 7 Days:	1.21 in
Aug Rain:	0.63 in
Aug to Date Average:¹⁰	0.13 in
Aug to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	0.50 in
Aug Avg:	3.16 in
+/- from Avg:	2.53 in
2025 Total:	30.24 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	19.72 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	10.52 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-2-2026 at 3:20 PM
109 rain days in 2026
1 day in August 0 straight days without rain

Current:	SE 1.5 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	1.0 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	2.1 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	1.9 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	1.7 mph
Todays Wind Run:	25.66 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
High Last Hour:	4.0 mph SE
Todays High:	13.0 mph 1:08 PM
August High:	13.0 mph Aug-2
2025 High:	43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

14 hrs 28 min
46 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 15 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waning Gibbous

81%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	89.9°F
Humidity:	95%
Last Hour +/-:	2%
High 12:32 PM:	98%
Low 12:00 AM:	86%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1004.3 mb
Last Hour:	Steady
High 1:42 AM:	1008.9
Low 3:38 PM:	1004.0
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Cooling Degree Days

Snow³

Heat Index

Air

Today:	4.2
Aug:	13.8
2026 to Date:	401.7
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date:	4116.3

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Aug Snow:	0.00 in
Aug 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 August
0 snow days this season.²
First Snow of Season: --
Average 1st Snow:

Current:	69.5°F
High 12:58pm:	74.8°F
Yesterday:	93.2°F
Record:	116.6°F Jun-24-2025

Quality
Index⁶:
40

Good

Density:
1.17 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

Aug-02

8.0

Aug-03

6.9

Aug-04

7.9

Sunrise is at: 6:06 am

Solar Noon: 13:21

Sunset is at: 8:36 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	47.6°F
Sunrise:	6:06 am
Sunset:	8:36 pm
Moonrise:	10:06 pm
Moonset:	10:14 am
Full Moon:	Jul-29-2026
New Moon:	17:37 UTC Aug-12-2026

Cloud Height:

951 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
80.3°F Jul-01-2026	-11.4°F Jan-24-2014
ICN:2 \| S3C2:1 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \|

Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms

Showers And T-Storms

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 2 of just the month of August for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 2 of Augustfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Showers And T-Storms

Hi 77 °F

NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers And T-Storms

Lo 61 °F

NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Clear	Tuesday Sunny	Tuesday Night Mostly Clear	Wednesday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms	Wednesday Night Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms	Thursday Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 76 °F	Lo 57 °F	Hi 80 °F	Lo 61 °F	Hi 83 °F	Lo 65 °F	Hi 82 °F

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