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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
260 FXUS61 KBUF 280707 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 307 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Wind
Advisory for the southern two tiers of counties was extended until 2 pm
today, from the original expiration of 11 am. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 04/28/2026 7:17am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 7:17am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

59.4°F

Trend:Warmer 0.1°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   59°F
Humidex   59.3°F
24 Hour +/- 19.9°FWarmer 19.9°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
61.9°F
12:46 AM
Today Low
58.9°F
6:43 AM
Yest.High
72.8°F
5:02 PM
Yest.Low
36.5°F
5:02 AM
Last Year High
75.1°F
Last Year Low
39.7°F
Station Record High*
75.1°F
2025
Station Record Low*
30.2°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Clear Clear

Wind from SSW SSW  
6.5
Gusting to:
6.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
11.0 of 100
Today

Today: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Tonight

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

Wednesday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Hi 65 °F Lo 46 °F Hi 53 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. 44.2°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. 0.6°F
High 3:39 AM: 46.0°F
Low 12:02 AM: 43.0°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 51.9°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.33 in
Apr Rain: 5.45 in
Apr to Date
  Average:10
3.59 in
Apr to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.86 in for the month 1.86 in
Apr Avg: 3.94 in
+/- from Avg: Over 1.507 in for the month 1.51 in
2025 Total: 13.74 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
8.90 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 4.84 in for the year 4.84 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-25-2026
at 4:08 PM
65 rain days in 2026
22 days in April
2 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: SSW  6.5 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 7.7 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 8.0 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 6.3 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 5.3 mph
Todays Wind Run: 38.47 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph
High Last Hour: 18.0 mph S
Todays High: 24.2 mph 3:53 AM
April High: 42.0 mph Apr-3
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
14 hrs 0 min
35 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 36 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 10 days, 23 hours, 25 minutes in cycle
89%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 59.3°F
Humidity: Increased 1% since last hour. 57%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 2:59 AM: 58%
Low 12:00 AM: 52%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 1.4  mb/hr 1008.4 mb
Last Hour: Falling
High 12:31 AM: 1013.4
Low 7:12 AM: 1008.4
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 1.2
Apr: 434.5
2026 to Date: 3733.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.4
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: 58.7°F
Low 6:43 AM: 58.9°F
Yesterday: 36.2°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

49


Good
Density:
1.21 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Apr-28

6.4
Apr-29

5.9
Apr-30

5.5
Sunrise is at: 6:12 am
Solar Noon: 13:12
Sunset is at: 8:11 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 33.1°F
Sunrise: 6:12 am
Sunset: 8:11 pm
Moonrise: 5:28 pm
Moonset: 4:37 am
Full Moon: May-01-2026
New Moon: 20:02 UTC
May-16-2026
Cloud Height: 4094 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: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Rain Showers then 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 28 of just the month of April for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 28 of Aprilfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms

Hi 65 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 8am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight

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

Lo 46 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 3 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 53 °F Lo 38 °F Hi 52 °F Lo 34 °F Hi 50 °F Lo 32 °F Hi 50 °F
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