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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
287 FXUS61 KBUF 241704 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 104 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... 
Slightly decreased shower/storm chances Wednesday afternoon. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 05/24/2026 2:52pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:52pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

66.6°F

Trend:Warmer 1.3°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   67°F
Humidex   75.0°F
24 Hour +/- 19.4°FWarmer 19.4°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
66.6°F
2:50 PM
Today Low
49.4°F
12:07 AM
Yest.High
57.7°F
6:59 AM
Yest.Low
47.1°F
2:56 PM
Last Year High
59.5°F
Last Year Low
46.6°F
Station Record High*
86.9°F
2020
Station Record Low*
39.3°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from SSW SSW  
0.2
Gusting to:
0.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
0.3 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Tonight

Tonight: Light Rain
Light Rain
Memorial
Day
Memorial Day: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 66 °F Lo 56 °F Hi 74 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.9°F since last hour. 60.9°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.9°F since last hour. 0.9°F
High 2:36 PM: 61.0°F
Low 12:07 AM: 48.6°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 63.2°F
Today: 0.01 in
Storm Rain: 1.84 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.43 in
Yesterday: 1.83 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.96 in
May Rain: 4.46 in
May to Date
  Average:10
2.31 in
May to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 2.15 in for the month 2.15 in
May Avg: 3.14 in
+/- from Avg: Over 1.318 in for the month 1.32 in
2025 Total: 18.89 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
11.56 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 7.33 in for the year 7.33 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
May-24-2026
at 1:34 AM
84 rain days in 2026
18 days in May
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: SSW  0.2 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 1.7 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 1.4 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 1.4 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 2.1 mph
Todays Wind Run: 35.29 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
High Last Hour: 7.0 mph NW
Todays High: 12.0 mph 10:56 AM
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 58 min
5 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 44 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 7 days, 22 hours, 51 minutes in cycle
63%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 75.0°F
Humidity: Decreased 1% since last hour. 82%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 12:01 AM: 98%
Low 12:52 PM: 81%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.3  mb/hr 1018.0 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:02 AM: 1020.5
Low 2:51 PM: 1018.0
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.0
May: 26.9
2026 to Date: 27.5
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4069.8
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: 66.6°F
High 2:50pm: 66.6°F
Yesterday: 57.7°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

29


Good
Density:
1.20 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
May-24

8.1
May-25

8.1
May-26

7.3
Sunrise is at: 5:42 am
Solar Noon: 13:11
Sunset is at: 8:39 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 36.8°F
Sunrise: 5:42 am
Sunset: 8:39 pm
Moonrise: 2:14 pm
Moonset: 2:22 am
Full Moon: May-31-2026
New Moon: 02:55 UTC
Jun-15-2026
Cloud Height: 1901 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: Light Rain
Light Rain
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 24 of just the month of May for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 24 of Mayfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers

Hi 66 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Light Rain
Light Rain

Lo 56 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 8pm, then rain between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Memorial
Day
Memorial Day: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 74 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 60 °F Hi 80 °F Lo 53 °F Hi 72 °F
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