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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
875 FXUS61 KBUF 071729 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 1229 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Continuing to monitor the threat for severe thunderstorms this afternoon,
specifically from 1-4 PM EST for western NY. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays high temperature of 71.8°F broke the yearly high of 61.0°F set on 01/09/2026 by 10.8°
Todays high dew point of 63.5°F broke the yearly high of 53.1°F set on 01/09/2026 by 10.4°
Todays high wind speed of 25.3 mph broke the monthly high of 21.1 mph set on 03/05/2026 by 4.2 mph
Todays low barometer of 1001.8 mb broke the monthly low of 1014.0 mb set on 03/06/2026 by -12.2 mb
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:21pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

65.6°F

Trend:Colder 0.3°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   66°F
Humidex   73.4°F
24 Hour +/- 24°FWarmer 24°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
71.7°F
12:57 PM
Today Low
42.8°F
2:26 AM
Yest.High
52.4°F
11:58 PM
Yest.Low
28.2°F
2:56 AM
Last Year High
37.9°F
Last Year Low
27.6°F
Station Record High*
58.0°F
2017
Station Record Low*
10.3°F
2019
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Station Record High
Overcast Overcast

Wind from WNW WNW  
10.9
Gusting to:
9.0
Gentle Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.17 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
0.3 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 66 °F Lo 38 °F Hi 46 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.6°F since last hour. 60.0°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.6°F since last hour. 1.6°F
High 11:57 AM: 63.5°F
Low 2:15 AM: 40.6°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 62.2°F
Today: 0.17 in
Storm Rain: 0.17 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.17 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.52 in
Mar Rain: 0.68 in
Mar to Date
  Average:10
0.34 in
Mar to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.34 in for the month 0.34 in
Mar Avg: 2.11 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.431 in for the month 1.43 in
2025 Total: 3.52 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
3.54 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Under 0.02 in for the year 0.02 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Mar-7-2026
at 2:07 PM
27 rain days in 2026
4 days in March
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: WNW  10.9 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 12.3 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 10.5 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 10.4 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 7.4 mph
Todays Wind Run: 101.89 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 9.0 mph
High Last Hour: 24.0 mph WNW
Todays High: 25.3 mph 1:59 AM
March High: 25.0 mph Mar-7
2025 High: 39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 31 min
12 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 56 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 18 days, 9 hours, 20 minutes in cycle
82%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 73.4°F
Humidity: Decreased 4% since last hour. 82%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 5:46 AM: 99%
Low 12:56 PM: 73%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.9  mb/hr 1002.8 mb
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 1:57 AM: 1015.0
Low 3:12 PM: 1001.8
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
Mar: 0.0
2026 to Date: 0.0
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2686.1
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Mar Snow: Under 1.85 in for the month 0.00 in
Mar Avg: 1.85 in
Diff from Avg: -1.85 in
Season Total:2 17.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in March
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 65.7°F
High 12:57pm: 71.7°F
Yesterday: 52.4°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

48


Good
Density:
1.19 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Mar-07

4.4
Mar-08

3.0
Mar-09

3.4
Sunrise is at: 6:40 am
Solar Noon: 12:25
Sunset is at: 6:11 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 24.1°F
Sunrise: 6:40 am
Sunset: 6:11 pm
Moonrise: 10:02 pm
Moonset: 8:09 am
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 1896 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:2 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
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 7 of just the month of March for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 7 of Marchfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms

Hi 66 °F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 38 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

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

Tuesday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Hi 46 °F Lo 39 °F Hi 58 °F Lo 43 °F Hi 56 °F Lo 42 °F Hi 61 °F
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