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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
697 FXUS61 KBUF 281752 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 152 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Increased areal extent of fog and low clouds tonight. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 09/28/2026 5:43pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 5:43pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

62.2°F

Trend:Warmer 0.2°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   62°F
Humidex   69.5°F
24 Hour +/- -4.7°FColder 4.7°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
62.8°F
2:31 PM
Today Low
56.9°F
7:33 AM
Yest.High
69.1°F
3:56 PM
Yest.Low
50.2°F
6:06 AM
Last Year High
77.9°F
Last Year Low
49.6°F
Station Record High*
82.4°F
2020
Station Record Low*
46.6°F
2016
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from N N  
2.2
Gusting to:
2.0
Light Air
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.06 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.1 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Tuesday

Tuesday: Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy
Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy
Hi 64 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 72 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: No Change 59.2°F
Last Hour: No Change 0°F
High 12:41 PM: 61.2°F
Low 12:00 AM: 56.3°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 60.5°F
Today: 0.06 in
Storm Rain: 0.08 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.08 in
Yesterday: 0.03 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.07 in
Sep Rain: 3.58 in
Sep to Date
  Average:10
3.18 in
Sep to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.4 in for the month 0.40 in
Sep Avg: 3.50 in
+/- from Avg: Over 0.085 in for the month 0.09 in
2025 Total: 40.62 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
25.93 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 14.69 in for the year 14.69 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Sep-28-2026
at 7:12 AM
137 rain days in 2026
15 days in September
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: N  2.2 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 2.1 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 2.4 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 1.0 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 0.4 mph
Todays Wind Run: 24.05 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
High Last Hour: 6.0 mph NNW
Todays High: 9.2 mph 12:13 AM
September High: 26.0 mph Sep-2
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 52 min
38 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 55 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 17 days, 18 hours, 16 minutes in cycle
94%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 69.5°F
Humidity: Decreased 1% since last hour. 90%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 5:49 AM: 99%
Low 2:36 PM: 90%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.2  mb/hr 1014.2 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 10:56 AM: 1014.6
Low 4:07 AM: 1013.0
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 5.3
Sep: 97.2
2026 to Date: 4219.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 609.3
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: 62.2°F
Low 7:33 AM: 56.9°F
Yesterday: 50.2°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

43


Good
Density:
1.21 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Sep-28

4.7
Sep-29

4.8
Sep-30

4.9
Sunrise is at: 7:08 am
Solar Noon: 13:05
Sunset is at: 7:01 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 51.6°F
Sunrise: 7:08 am
Sunset: 7:01 pm
Moonrise: 7:46 pm
Moonset: 9:24 am
Full Moon: Sep-26-2026
New Moon: 15:51 UTC
Oct-10-2026
Cloud Height: 1284 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:18 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
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 28 of just the month of September for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 28 of Septemberfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Hi 64 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. North wind around 6 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog

Lo 55 °F
NWS forecast: Patchy fog after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy
Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Friday

Friday: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Hi 72 °F Lo 56 °F Hi 73 °F Lo 63 °F Hi 78 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 65 °F
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