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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
056 FXUS61 KBUF 062345 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 645 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Continuing to monitor the threat for severe thunderstorms early Saturday
afternoon for western NY. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays low barometer of 1018.5 mb broke the monthly low of 1019.2 mb set on 03/05/2026 by -0.7 mb
Todays high dew point of 41.7°F broke the monthly high of 37.8°F set on 03/04/2026 by 3.9°
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 8:09pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

42.2°F

Trend:Warmer 2.3°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   42°F
Humidex   41.2°F
24 Hour +/- 10.8°FWarmer 10.8°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
42.2°F
8:07 PM
Today Low
28.2°F
2:56 AM
Yest.High
39.1°F
10:13 AM
Yest.Low
29.6°F
11:11 PM
Last Year High
38.0°F
Last Year Low
26.9°F
Station Record High*
65.6°F
2022
Station Record Low*
-2.1°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
mostly cloudy -  mist mostly cloudy - mist

Wind from ESE ESE  
2.3
Gusting to:
4.0
Light Air
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.3 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Saturday

Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Lo 42 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 38 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 2.6°F since last hour. 41.7°F
Last Hour: Increased 2.6°F since last hour. 2.6°F
High 8:07 PM: 41.7°F
Low 2:56 AM: 27.2°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 42.0°F
Today: 0.01 in
Storm Rain: 0.48 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.27 in
Yesterday: 0.47 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.56 in
Mar Rain: 0.51 in
Mar to Date
  Average:10
0.29 in
Mar to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.22 in for the month 0.22 in
Mar Avg: 2.11 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.601 in for the month 1.60 in
2025 Total: 3.35 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
3.49 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Under 0.14 in for the year 0.14 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Mar-6-2026
at 9:30 AM
26 rain days in 2026
3 days in March
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: ESE  2.3 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 2.5 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 2.7 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 2.2 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 2.2 mph
Todays Wind Run: 21.83 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph
High Last Hour: 6.0 mph SSE
Todays High: 9.2 mph 12:43 PM
March High: 21.0 mph Mar-5
2025 High: 39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 28 min
16 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 56 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 17 days, 13 hours, 9 minutes in cycle
88%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 41.2°F
Humidity: Increased 1% since last hour. 98%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 10:08 AM: 98%
Low 12:00 AM: 95%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 1.4  mb/hr 1018.6 mb
Last Hour: Falling
High 9:28 AM: 1025.1
Low 8:08 PM: 1018.5
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 28.7
Mar: 214.3
2026 to Date: 2679.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Mar Snow: Under 1.85 in for the month 0.00 in
Mar Avg: 1.85 in
Diff from Avg: -1.85 in
Season Total:2 17.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in March
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 41.8°F
Low 2:56 AM: 28.2°F
Yesterday: 21.3°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

55


Moderate
Density:
1.27 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Mar-06

3.7
Mar-07

4.4
Mar-08

2.9
Sunrise is at: 6:40 am
Solar Noon: 12:25
Sunset is at: 6:11 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 23.7°F
Sunrise: 6:40 am
Sunset: 6:11 pm
Moonrise: 10:02 pm
Moonset: 8:09 am
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 724 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:10 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Saturday

Saturday: 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 6 of just the month of March for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 6 of Marchfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Saturday
Tonight

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

Lo 42 °F
NWS forecast: Patchy fog before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain showers between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday

Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms

Hi 66 °F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Lo 38 °F Hi 47 °F Lo 40 °F Hi 59 °F Lo 41 °F Hi 52 °F Lo 36 °F
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