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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
949 FXUS61 KBUF 130830 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 430 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... A few
stronger storms may produce gusty winds this afternoon from the interior
Southern Tier to the Finger Lakes and southern Tug Hill regions. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 05/13/2026 5:53am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 5:53am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

50.3°F

Trend:Warmer 1.9°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   49°F
Humidex   52.2°F
24 Hour +/- 19.4°FWarmer 19.4°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
50.4°F
5:52 AM
Today Low
46.1°F
12:00 AM
Yest.High
61.2°F
2:50 PM
Yest.Low
30.8°F
5:59 AM
Last Year High
76.6°F
Last Year Low
58.1°F
Station Record High*
83.8°F
2022
Station Record Low*
25.2°F
2020
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
It is now Moderately drizzling It is now Moderately drizzling

Wind from WSW WSW  
3.8
Gusting to:
5.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.12 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.0 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 46 °F Hi 63 °F Lo 43 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1.9°F since last hour. 49.2°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.9°F since last hour. 1.9°F
High 5:52 AM: 49.3°F
Low 12:00 AM: 43.3°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 49.7°F
Today: 0.12 in
Rate (/hr): 0.068 in
Storm Rain: 0.19 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.19 in
Yesterday: 0.07 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.92 in
May Rain: 1.92 in
May to Date
  Average:10
1.50 in
May to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.42 in for the month 0.42 in
May Avg: 3.14 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.222 in for the month 1.22 in
2025 Total: 16.35 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
10.75 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 5.6 in for the year 5.60 in
76 rain days in 2026
10 days in May
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: WSW  3.8 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 2.7 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 2.2 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 3.2 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 2.8 mph
Todays Wind Run: 20.09 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph
High Last Hour: 10.0 mph S
Todays High: 11.5 mph 12:11 AM
May High: 35.0 mph May-5
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
14 hrs 36 min
38 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 11 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 25 days, 22 hours, 2 minutes in cycle
14%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 52.2°F
Humidity: No Change 96%
Last Hour +/-: No Change 0%
High 4:06 AM: 96%
Low 12:00 AM: 90%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 1.1  mb/hr 1006.5 mb
Last Hour: Falling
High 12:00 AM: 1013.3
Low 5:51 AM: 1006.4
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 4.2
May: 202.3
2026 to Date: 3974.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.4
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: 49.4°F
Low 12:18 AM: 42.0°F
Yesterday: 30.8°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

33


Good
Density:
1.23 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
May-13

5.9
May-14

6.1
May-15

6.8
Sunrise is at: 5:53 am
Solar Noon: 13:11
Sunset is at: 8:28 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 34.9°F
Sunrise: 5:53 am
Sunset: 8:28 pm
Moonrise: 3:49 am
Moonset: 4:48 pm
Full Moon: May-01-2026
New Moon: 20:02 UTC
May-16-2026
Cloud Height: 855 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:20 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
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 13 of just the month of May for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 13 of Mayfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Wednesday
Overnight

Overnight: Rain Showers
Rain Showers

Lo 46 °F
NWS forecast: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers

Hi 63 °F
NWS forecast: Rain showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 43 °F Hi 53 °F Lo 44 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 50 °F Hi 76 °F Lo 53 °F
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