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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
646 FXUS61 KBUF 311039 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 639 AM EDT Sun May 31 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Increased PoPs east of Lake Ontario for this afternoon and evening. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 05/31/2026 12:55pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 12:55pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

71.7°F

Trend:Warmer 1.1°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   77°F
Humidex   73.7°F
24 Hour +/- 11°FWarmer 11°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
71.7°F
12:54 PM
Today Low
43.8°F
5:46 AM
Yest.High
68.1°F
5:53 PM
Yest.Low
45.8°F
3:46 AM
Last Year High
56.7°F
Last Year Low
47.5°F
Station Record High*
87.3°F
2022
Station Record Low*
38.6°F
2021
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Clear Clear

Wind from NNW NNW  
6.0
Gusting to:
6.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
25.9 of 100
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 73 °F Lo 50 °F Hi 71 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.2°F since last hour. 49.2°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.2°F since last hour. 1.2°F
High 11:17 AM: 55.6°F
Low 5:46 AM: 41.3°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 59.5°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.11 in
May Rain: 4.56 in
May to Date
  Average:10
3.14 in
May to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.42 in for the month 1.42 in
May Avg: 3.14 in
+/- from Avg: Over 1.418 in for the month 1.42 in
2025 Total: 18.99 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
12.39 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 6.6 in for the year 6.60 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
May-24-2026
at 11:16 PM
85 rain days in 2026
18 days in May
6 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: NNW  6.0 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 8.6 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 6.2 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 6.7 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 4.8 mph
Todays Wind Run: 29.65 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph
High Last Hour: 17.0 mph N
Todays High: 17.3 mph 12:40 PM
May High: 36.0 mph May-19
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
15 hrs 8 min
43 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 22 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Full Moon
Full Moon, 14 days, 20 hours, 54 minutes in cycle
100%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 73.7°F
Humidity: Decreased 4% since last hour. 45%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 6:35 AM: 94%
Low 12:20 PM: 42%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 1  mb/hr 1016.7 mb
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 12:44 AM: 1020.8
Low 12:53 PM: 1016.7
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: 32.2
2026 to Date: 32.8
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4094.0
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: 77.0°F
High 12:54pm: 71.7°F
Yesterday: 68.1°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

34


Good
Density:
1.19 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
May-31

7.3
Jun-01

6.4
Jun-02

7.0
Sunrise is at: 5:38 am
Solar Noon: 13:12
Sunset is at: 8:46 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 38.0°F
Sunrise: 5:38 am
Sunset: 8:46 pm
Moonrise: 8:49 pm
Moonset: 5:15 am
Full Moon: May-31-2026
New Moon: 02:55 UTC
Jun-15-2026
Cloud Height: 5750 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:0 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
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 31 of just the month of May for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 31 of Mayfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 73 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 9 to 13 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 50 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 2 to 10 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

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

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 71 °F Lo 49 °F Hi 74 °F Lo 52 °F Hi 77 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 82 °F
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