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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
366 FXUS61 KBUF 151804 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 204 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Winter
Weather Advisory issued for Jefferson, Lewis, and Oswego counties. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 03/15/2026 2:57pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:57pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

56.2°F

Trend:Warmer 6.8°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   53°F
Humidex   53.6°F
24 Hour +/- 23.2°FWarmer 23.2°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
56.3°F
2:53 PM
Today Low
24.2°F
12:00 AM
Yest.High
35.7°F
1:12 AM
Yest.Low
24.1°F
11:47 PM
Last Year High
66.3°F
Last Year Low
52.6°F
Station Record High*
66.3°F
2025
Station Record Low*
13.7°F
2018
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Clear Clear

Wind from SSW SSW  
10.9
Gusting to:
8.0
Gentle Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
19.7 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Rain Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Rain Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Hi 55 °F Lo 43 °F Hi 62 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 36.8°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 0.5°F
High 2:17 PM: 40.2°F
Low 12:00 AM: 21.2°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 47.6°F
Today: 0.01 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.01 in
Yesterday: 0.02 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.36 in
Mar Rain: 2.05 in
Mar to Date
  Average:10
0.86 in
Mar to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.19 in for the month 1.19 in
Mar Avg: 2.11 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.061 in for the month 0.06 in
2025 Total: 4.89 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
4.06 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 0.83 in for the year 0.83 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Mar-15-2026
at 12:01 PM
32 rain days in 2026
9 days in March
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: SSW  10.9 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 7.5 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 8.5 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 8.0 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 9.8 mph
Todays Wind Run: 105.09 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 8.0 mph
High Last Hour: 21.0 mph SSE
Todays High: 29.0 mph 11:10 AM
March High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 54 min
51 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 58 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 26 days, 6 hours, 56 minutes in cycle
11%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 53.6°F
Humidity: Decreased 15% since last hour. 48%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 15% since last hour. 15%
High 8:14 AM: 91%
Low 2:47 PM: 48%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 2.1  mb/hr 1010.7 mb
Last Hour: Falling
High 1:07 AM: 1027.5
Low 2:56 PM: 1010.7
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 22.3
Mar: 396.6
2026 to Date: 2860.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
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: 53.5°F
Low 8:38 AM: 18.3°F
Yesterday: 13.1°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

39


Good
Density:
1.23 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Mar-15

3.5
Mar-16

3.6
Mar-17

2.6
Sunrise is at: 7:26 am
Solar Noon: 13:23
Sunset is at: 7:21 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 26.1°F
Sunrise: 7:26 am
Sunset: 7:21 pm
Moonrise: 5:55 am
Moonset: 3:37 pm
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 5055 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 Cloudy
Mostly 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 15 of just the month of March for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 15 of Marchfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 55 °F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 43 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday

Monday: Rain Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Rain Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Tuesday

Tuesday: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Snow Showers
Slight Chance Snow Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Slight Chance Snow Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Slight Chance Snow Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Hi 62 °F Lo 17 °F Hi 25 °F Lo 17 °F Hi 34 °F Lo 28 °F Hi 42 °F
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