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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
612 FXUS61 KBUF 180958 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 558 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Only
minor changes with this forecast update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 08/18/2026 7:03am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 7:03am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

57.7°F

Trend:Colder 0.2°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   58°F
Humidex   63.6°F
24 Hour +/- -11°FColder 11°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
63.5°F
12:00 AM
Today Low
57.1°F
6:34 AM
Yest.High
80.4°F
3:25 PM
Yest.Low
63.3°F
10:40 PM
Last Year High
73.7°F
Last Year Low
56.2°F
Station Record High*
84.5°F
2019
Station Record Low*
56.2°F
2025
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
mostly clear mostly clear

Calm N  
0.0
Gusting to:
0.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.8 of 100
Today

Today: Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Hi 79 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 78 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 56.9°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 0.2°F
High 12:05 AM: 61.5°F
Low 6:34 AM: 56.3°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 57.2°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.08 in
Aug Rain: 4.54 in
Aug to Date
  Average:10
2.06 in
Aug to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 2.48 in for the month 2.48 in
Aug Avg: 3.16 in
+/- from Avg: Over 1.383 in for the month 1.38 in
2025 Total: 34.15 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
21.65 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 12.5 in for the year 12.50 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Aug-13-2026
at 5:20 AM
116 rain days in 2026
7 days in August
5 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: N  0.0 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: Calm
Last 30 Min. Avg: Calm
Last 1 Hour Avg: Calm
Last 2 Hour Avg: Calm
Todays Wind Run: 0.92 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
High Last Hour: 0.0 mph N
Todays High: 4.0 mph 1:49 AM
August High: 23.0 mph Aug-3
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
13 hrs 49 min
6 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 39 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 5 days, 17 hours, 26 minutes in cycle
33%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 63.6°F
Humidity: No Change 97%
Last Hour +/-: No Change 0%
High 5:26 AM: 97%
Low 12:00 AM: 93%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.6  mb/hr 1013.0 mb
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 7:02 AM: 1013.0
Low 12:00 AM: 1011.9
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 0.9
Aug: 0.9
2026 to Date: 4117.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 516.1
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Aug Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Aug Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: 0.00 in
Season Total:2 0.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in August
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 57.7°F
Low 6:34 AM: 57.1°F
Yesterday: 63.3°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

47


Good
Density:
1.22 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Aug-18

7.0
Aug-19

6.6
Aug-20

6.2
Sunrise is at: 6:23 am
Solar Noon: 13:18
Sunset is at: 8:14 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 49.2°F
Sunrise: 6:23 am
Sunset: 8:14 pm
Moonrise: 1:07 pm
Moonset: 10:11 pm
Full Moon: Aug-28-2026
New Moon: 03:28 UTC
Sep-11-2026
Cloud Height: 797 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
  80.2°F
Jul-01-2026
  -11.4°F
Jan-24-2014
ICN:9 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Cloudy then 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 18 of just the month of August for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 18 of Augustfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

Hi 79 °F
NWS forecast: Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 65 °F
NWS forecast: Rain showers likely between 2am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Patchy Fog
Thursday

Thursday: Patchy Fog then Sunny
Patchy Fog then Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 78 °F Lo 57 °F Hi 78 °F Lo 57 °F Hi 80 °F Lo 60 °F Hi 81 °F
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