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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
955 FXUS61 KBUF 161753 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 1253 PM EST Mon Feb 16 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
significant changes with this update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays high dew point of 36.9°F broke the monthly high of 32.7°F set on 02/10/2026 by 4.2°
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 3:59pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

40.8°F

Trend:No Change /hr
Wind Chill   40°F
Humidex   38.1°F
24 Hour +/- 5.5°FWarmer 5.5°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
41.5°F
2:52 PM
Today Low
15.1°F
7:11 AM
Yest.High
38.5°F
1:31 PM
Yest.Low
17.4°F
1:53 AM
Last Year High
29.1°F
Last Year Low
17.9°F
Station Record High*
53.0°F
2022
Station Record Low*
-11.1°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
partly cloudy -  mist partly cloudy - mist

Wind from WNW WNW  
2.7
Gusting to:
2.0
Light Air
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.1 of 100
Washington's
Birthday
Washington's Birthday: Cloudy
Cloudy
Tonight

Tonight: Patchy Fog
Patchy Fog
Tuesday

Tuesday: Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy
Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy
Hi 41 °F Lo 35 °F Hi 41 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.2°F since last hour. 36.3°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.2°F since last hour. 0.2°F
High 2:41 PM: 36.9°F
Low 7:11 AM: 13.2°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 39.0°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.20 in
Feb Rain: 0.25 in
Feb to Date
  Average:10
0.47 in
Feb to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.22 in for the month 0.22 in
Feb Avg: 1.44 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.185 in for the month 1.19 in
2025 Total: 1.73 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
2.23 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Under 0.5 in for the year 0.50 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Feb-14-2026
at 12:22 PM
13 rain days in 2026
5 days in February
1 day since last rain

rain graph

Current: WNW  2.7 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 2.5 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 2.2 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 2.4 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.5 mph
Todays Wind Run: 28.65 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
High Last Hour: 6.0 mph WNW
Todays High: 12.0 mph 9:38 AM
February High: 33.0 mph Feb-6
2025 High: 39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
10 hrs 36 min
37 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 45 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 29 days, 1 hours, 7 minutes in cycle
0%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 38.1°F
Humidity: Increased 1% since last hour. 84%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 8:38 AM: 96%
Low 2:44 PM: 83%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.2  mb/hr 1016.0 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 9:56 AM: 1018.3
Low 12:36 AM: 1014.6
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 27.5
Feb: 725.0
2026 to Date: 2047.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Feb Snow: Under 0.984 in for the month 0.00 in
Feb Avg: 0.98 in
Diff from Avg: -0.98 in
Season Total:2 17.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in February
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 39.6°F
Low 7:11 AM: 15.1°F
Yesterday: 13.6°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

83


Moderate
Density:
1.27 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Feb-16

1.8
Feb-17

1.8
Feb-18

2.0
Sunrise is at: 7:10 am
Solar Noon: 12:28
Sunset is at: 5:47 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 21.1°F
Sunrise: 7:10 am
Sunset: 5:47 pm
Moonrise: 6:55 am
Moonset: 4:56 pm
Full Moon: Feb-01-2026
New Moon: 12:02 UTC
Feb-17-2026
Cloud Height: 1625 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:10 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Patchy Fog
Patchy Fog
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 16 of just the month of February for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 16 of Februaryfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Washington's Birthday & Tonight
Washington's
Birthday
Washington's Birthday: Cloudy
Cloudy

Hi 41 °F
NWS forecast: Cloudy, with a high near 41. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Patchy Fog
Patchy Fog

Lo 35 °F
NWS forecast: Patchy fog and a slight chance of snow showers between 7pm and 8pm, then a chance of rain and patchy fog between 8pm and 11pm, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain between 11pm and 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 6 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy
Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely
Mostly Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain
Rain
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Thursday

Thursday: Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
Friday

Friday: Light Rain
Light Rain
Hi 41 °F Lo 33 °F Hi 38 °F Lo 27 °F Hi 36 °F Lo 29 °F Hi 39 °F
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