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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
723 FXUS61 KBUF 091815 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 215 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... The fire
weather risk was elevated across most of the region today. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 04/09/2026 2:51pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:51pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

67.6°F

Trend:Colder 1.7°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   68°F
Humidex   68.9°F
24 Hour +/- 15.5°FWarmer 15.5°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
71.1°F
12:54 PM
Today Low
45.9°F
2:32 AM
Yest.High
57.1°F
5:35 PM
Yest.Low
18.3°F
6:34 AM
Last Year High
40.5°F
Last Year Low
20.4°F
Station Record High*
79.4°F
2024
Station Record Low*
20.4°F
2025
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
mostly clear mostly clear

Wind from WNW WNW  
8.9
Gusting to:
10.0
Gentle Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
19.9 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Friday

Friday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Hi 70 °F Lo 42 °F Hi 52 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.1°F since last hour. 47.8°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.1°F since last hour. 0.1°F
High 2:09 PM: 48.1°F
Low 1:18 AM: 24.3°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 57.1°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.97 in
Apr Rain: 1.04 in
Apr to Date
  Average:10
1.24 in
Apr to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.2 in for the month 0.20 in
Apr Avg: 3.94 in
+/- from Avg: Under 2.903 in for the month 2.90 in
2025 Total: 9.33 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
6.55 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 2.78 in for the year 2.78 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-7-2026
at 2:05 AM
50 rain days in 2026
7 days in April
2 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: WNW  8.9 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 12.3 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 12.7 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 12.2 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 11.8 mph
Todays Wind Run: 104.73 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 10.0 mph
High Last Hour: 34.0 mph WNW
Todays High: 34.5 mph 2:26 PM
April High: 42.0 mph Apr-3
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
13 hrs 8 min
15 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 52 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Last Quarter
Last Quarter, 21 days, 17 hours, 28 minutes in cycle
54%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 68.9°F
Humidity: Increased 3% since last hour. 49%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 2:42 PM: 49%
Low 10:25 AM: 38%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: No Change 1019.8 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:04 AM: 1026.0
Low 2:12 PM: 1019.6
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
Apr: 0.0
2026 to Date: 0.0
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 3494.1
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Apr Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Apr 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 April
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 67.6°F
High 12:54pm: 71.1°F
Yesterday: 57.1°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

58


Moderate
Density:
1.21 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Apr-09

5.1
Apr-10

5.5
Apr-11

5.1
Sunrise is at: 6:42 am
Solar Noon: 13:16
Sunset is at: 7:50 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 29.5°F
Sunrise: 6:42 am
Sunset: 7:50 pm
Moonrise: 2:45 am
Moonset: 11:08 am
Full Moon: Apr-02-2026
New Moon: 11:52 UTC
Apr-17-2026
Cloud Height: 5147 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:9 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance 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 9 of just the month of April for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 9 of Aprilfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely

Hi 70 °F
NWS forecast: Rain showers likely after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

Lo 42 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

Friday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Monday

Monday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Hi 52 °F Lo 33 °F Hi 49 °F Lo 33 °F Hi 62 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 67 °F
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