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Updated: 18-Jul-2026 3:33pm

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

92°F at Manhattan/Dwntwn, NY

Low Temperature

38°F at Saranac Lake Adirondack Regional Ap, NY

High Precipatation

none

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

107°F at Palm Springs Asos, CA

Low Temperature

36°F at Mount Washington, NH

High Precipatation

4.06in at St Petersburg Albert Whitted Ap, FL

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

118°F at Mashikuduk, Uzbekistan
118°F at Uchadzhy, Turkmenistan
118°F at Abadan Intl Airport, Iran
118°F at Touggourt/Sidi Mahd, Algeria
118°F at El-oued, Algeria
118°F at Ouargla, Algeria

Low Temperature

16°F at -99999, Chile
16°F at Rio Grande Airport, Argentina

High Precipatation

12.25in at Cherrapunji, India

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING - NIAGARA

FLASH FLOOD WARNING - NIAGARA

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH - NIAGARA

AIR QUALITY ALERT - NIAGARA - NORTHERN ERIE - ORLEANS

BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT - NORTHERN ERIE - ORLEANS


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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

598 FXUS61 KBUF 181116 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 716 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... An
Enhanced Risk of severe thunderstorms (3 of 5) covers the entire forecast
area today.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

Todays daily rain of 2.83 in broke the yearly high of 1.83 in set on 05/23/2026 by 1 in
Todays low barometer of 1001.3 mb broke the monthly low of 1007.3 mb set on 07/09/2026 by -6 mb

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 3:33pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 69.4°F Trend: /hr Heat Index 63°F Humidex 83.7°F 24 Hour +/- -12.6°F ---
Today High 81.3°F 10:57 AM	Today Low 64.2°F 2:49 AM
Yest.High 84.4°F 2:21 PM	Yest.Low 59.6°F 5:42 AM
Last Year High 77.9°F	Last Year Low 52.7°F
Station Record High* 88.7°F 2020	Station Record Low* 52.7°F 2025
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	It has Stopped raining
	SW 0.3 Gusting to: 2.0
Calm
	Total Rainfall Today: 2.83 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.6 of 100

This Afternoon Showers And T-Storms	Tonight Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy	Sunday Mostly Sunny
Hi 81 °F	Lo 61 °F	Hi 76 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	68.8°F
Last Hour:	0.1°F
High 1:40 PM:	76.2°F
Low 12:00 AM:	58.3°F
Record High:	83.5°F on Jul-1-2026
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	69.0°F

Today:	2.83 in
Rate (/hr):	0.043 in
Storm Rain:	2.82 in
Last 24 Hours:	2.83 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Previous 7 Days:	0.00 in
Jul Rain:	3.32 in
Jul to Date Average:¹⁰	1.73 in
Jul to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	1.59 in
Jul Avg:	3.73 in
+/- from Avg:	0.41 in
2025 Total:	26.27 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	17.58 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	8.69 in
105 rain days in 2026
7 days in July 0 straight days without rain

Current:	SW 0.3 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	1.1 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	4.2 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	3.3 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	2.8 mph
Todays Wind Run:	30.34 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
High Last Hour:	15.0 mph WNW
Todays High:	17.3 mph 10:45 AM
July High:	32.0 mph Jul-9
2025 High:	43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

14 hrs 58 min
39 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 39 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waxing Crescent

22%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	83.7°F
Humidity:	98%
Last Hour +/-:	3%
High 1:23 PM:	99%
Low 12:00 AM:	71%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1001.7 mb
Last Hour:	Falling slowly
High 12:00 AM:	1012.8
Low 3:18 PM:	1001.3
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Cooling Degree Days

Snow³

Heat Index

Air

Today:	1.9
Jul:	176.8
2026 to Date:	325.4
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date:	4114.0

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

Current:	62.6°F
High 10:57am:	87.8°F
Yesterday:	87.5°F
Record:	116.6°F Jun-24-2025

Quality
Index⁶:
68

Moderate

Density:
1.18 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

Jul-18

8.3

Jul-19

7.0

Jul-20

7.8

Sunrise is at: 5:51 am

Solar Noon: 13:21

Sunset is at: 8:50 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	45.9°F
Sunrise:	5:51 am
Sunset:	8:50 pm
Moonrise:	10:52 am
Moonset:	10:46 pm
Full Moon:	Jul-29-2026
New Moon:	17:37 UTC Aug-12-2026

Cloud Height:

739 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: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy

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 18 of just the month of July for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 18 of Julyfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Showers And T-Storms

Hi 81 °F

NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy

Lo 61 °F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday Mostly Sunny	Sunday Night Mostly Clear	Monday Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Mostly Cloudy	Tuesday Showers And T-Storms	Tuesday Night Showers And T-Storms	Wednesday Chance Rain Showers
Hi 76 °F	Lo 58 °F	Hi 82 °F	Lo 66 °F	Hi 84 °F	Lo 63 °F	Hi 74 °F

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