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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
470 FXUS61 KBUF 120701 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 301 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... A High
Wind Watch is in effect for Chautauqua County Friday through Friday
evening.  A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for Jefferson, Lewis, and
Oswego counties, specifically the Tug Hill Friday through Saturday morning.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 03/12/2026 4:14am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:14am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

32.4°F

Trend:Colder 0.4°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   25°F
Humidex   27.7°F
24 Hour +/- -5.8°FColder 5.8°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
35.9°F
12:00 AM
Today Low
32.4°F
4:10 AM
Yest.High
60.8°F
5:22 PM
Yest.Low
35.9°F
11:55 PM
Last Year High
38.6°F
Last Year Low
23.7°F
Station Record High*
59.8°F
2016
Station Record Low*
12.0°F
2017
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from WNW WNW  
8.1
Gusting to:
14.0
Gentle Breeze
Current Snow Total Snowfall Today3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.6 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Slight Chance Snow Showers
Slight Chance Snow Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 30 °F Hi 35 °F Lo 25 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.4°F since last hour. 28.4°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.4°F since last hour. 0.4°F
High 12:00 AM: 34.1°F
Low 2:56 AM: 28.3°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 31.0°F
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 1.10 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.77 in
Yesterday: 0.77 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.75 in
Mar Rain: 1.78 in
Mar to Date
  Average:10
0.69 in
Mar to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.09 in for the month 1.09 in
Mar Avg: 2.11 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.331 in for the month 0.33 in
2025 Total: 4.62 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
3.89 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 0.73 in for the year 0.73 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Mar-11-2026
at 11:31 PM
30 rain days in 2026
6 days in March
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: WNW  8.1 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 10.3 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 10.9 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 10.9 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 11.1 mph
Todays Wind Run: 44.70 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 14.0 mph
High Last Hour: 29.0 mph NW
Todays High: 30.0 mph 1:56 AM
March High: 35.0 mph Mar-8
2025 High: 39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 45 min
58 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 57 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 22 days, 20 hours, 13 minutes in cycle
40%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 27.7°F
Humidity: No Change 85%
Last Hour +/-: No Change 0%
High 12:00 AM: 93%
Low 2:35 AM: 84%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.5  mb/hr 1008.6 mb
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 4:13 AM: 1008.7
Low 12:00 AM: 1004.5
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 5.0
Mar: 278.7
2026 to Date: 2743.0
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: 25.3°F
Low 3:37 AM: 21.3°F
Yesterday: 27.1°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

31


Good
Density:
1.28 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Mar-12

3.3
Mar-13

2.5
Mar-14

2.6
Sunrise is at: 7:31 am
Solar Noon: 13:24
Sunset is at: 7:17 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 25.8°F
Sunrise: 7:31 am
Sunset: 7:17 pm
Moonrise: 4:05 am
Moonset: 12:19 pm
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 1521 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:13 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Snow 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 12 of just the month of March for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 12 of Marchfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Thursday
Overnight

Overnight: Slight Chance Snow Showers
Slight Chance Snow Showers

Lo 30 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of snow showers after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers

Hi 35 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Snow Showers
Snow Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Slight Chance Snow Showers then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Snow Showers then Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers
Sunday

Sunday: Rain And Snow Showers
Rain And Snow Showers
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Lo 25 °F Hi 42 °F Lo 27 °F Hi 35 °F Lo 25 °F Hi 51 °F Lo 38 °F
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