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Updated: 18-Feb-2026 4:08pm

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

54°F at Elmira Corning Regional Ap, NY

Low Temperature

18°F at Westhampton Gabreski Ap, NY

High Precipatation

0.08in at Saranac Lake Adirondack Regional Ap, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

93°F at Zapata County Airport, TX

Low Temperature

-5°F at Cut Bank Airport, MT

High Precipatation

2.05in at Blue Canyon Nyack Ap, CA

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

133°F at Cobourg (mars), Canada

Low Temperature

-61°F at Suhana, Russia

High Precipatation

10.48in at El Calafate Aero, Argentina

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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY - NIAGARA - ORLEANS - NORTHERN ERIE


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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

614 FXUS61 KBUF 181947 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 247 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Overall
ice accumulations have been lowered.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

Todays daily rain of 0.53 in broke the monthly high of 0.1 in set on 02/10/2026 by 0.43 in

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:08pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 32.6°F Trend: /hr Wind Chill 25°F Humidex 28.6°F 24 Hour +/- -7.1°F ---
Today High 35.8°F 4:27 AM	Today Low 32.4°F 1:34 AM
Yest.High 41.0°F 2:20 AM	Yest.Low 33.0°F 9:06 PM
Last Year High 20.6°F	Last Year Low 5.7°F
Station Record High* 56.8°F 2017	Station Record Low* -1.7°F 2016
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	It is Lightly raining
	ESE 9.8 Gusting to: 10.0
Gentle Breeze
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.53 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.4 of 100

This Afternoon Freezing Rain	Tonight Slight Chance Freezing Rain then Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Cloudy
Hi 35 °F	Lo 29 °F	Hi 40 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	31.6°F
Last Hour:	0°F
High 4:27 AM:	35.3°F
Low 2:45 PM:	31.5°F
Record High:	82.4°F on Jun-19-2024
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	32.2°F

Today:	0.53 in
Rate (/hr):	0.220 in
Storm Rain:	0.53 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.54 in
Yesterday:	0.01 in
Previous 7 Days:	0.11 in
Feb Rain:	0.79 in
Feb to Date Average:¹⁰	0.58 in
Feb to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	0.21 in
Feb Avg:	1.44 in
+/- from Avg:	0.65 in
2025 Total:	2.27 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	2.34 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	0.07 in
14 rain days in 2026
7 days in February 0 straight days without rain

Current:	ESE 9.8 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	8.4 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	10.5 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	10.6 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	10.1 mph
Todays Wind Run:	122.46 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	10.0 mph
High Last Hour:	21.0 mph ESE
Todays High:	22.0 mph 12:46 PM
February High:	33.0 mph Feb-6
2025 High:	39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

10 hrs 42 min
11 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 47 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waxing Crescent

2%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	28.6°F
Humidity:	96%
Last Hour +/-:	0%
High 2:45 AM:	98%
Low 6:25 AM:	95%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1006.1 mb
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 12:00 AM:	1015.9
Low 2:18 PM:	1005.0
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Heating Degree Days

Snow³

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	20.6
Feb:	780.2
2026 to Date:	2102.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Feb Snow:	0.00 in
Feb Avg:	0.98 in
Diff from Avg:	-0.98 in
Season Total:²	17.30 in
Snow Depth:	0.00 in
0 snow days in February
3 snow days this season.²
First Snow of Season: --
Average 1st Snow:

Current:	24.6°F
Low 1:45 PM:	21.6°F
Yesterday:	29.7°F
Record:	-26.3°F Feb-20-2015

Quality
Index⁶:
32

Good

Density:
1.28 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

Feb-18

2.0

Feb-19

2.0

Feb-20

2.1

Sunrise is at: 7:07 am

Solar Noon: 12:28

Sunset is at: 5:49 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	21.7°F
Sunrise:	7:07 am
Sunset:	5:49 pm
Moonrise:	7:40 am
Moonset:	6:07 pm
Full Moon:	Mar-03-2026
New Moon:	01:24 UTC Mar-19-2026

Cloud Height:

836 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 \|

Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Freezing Rain then Cloudy

Slight Chance Freezing Rain then 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 February for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 18 of Februaryfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Freezing Rain

Hi 35 °F

NWS forecast: Freezing rain before 4pm, then rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 35. East wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

Tonight

Slight Chance Freezing Rain then Cloudy

Lo 29 °F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 8pm and 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New ice accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Mostly Cloudy	Thursday Night Mostly Cloudy then Light Rain Likely	Friday Light Rain	Friday Night Rain And Snow Likely	Saturday Chance Light Snow	Saturday Night Chance Light Snow	Sunday Light Snow Likely
Hi 40 °F	Lo 34 °F	Hi 44 °F	Lo 31 °F	Hi 34 °F	Lo 27 °F	Hi 33 °F

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