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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
264 FXUS61 KBUF 291840 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 240 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Minor
changes to the forecast with this update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 09/29/2026 5:50pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 5:50pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

68.9°F

Trend:Warmer 1.2°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   72°F
Humidex   77.4°F
24 Hour +/- 6.7°FWarmer 6.7°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
70.0°F
12:09 PM
Today Low
59.3°F
4:25 AM
Yest.High
62.8°F
2:31 PM
Yest.Low
56.9°F
7:33 AM
Last Year High
81.8°F
Last Year Low
43.6°F
Station Record High*
81.8°F
2025
Station Record Low*
38.8°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Calm SE  
0.0
Gusting to:
0.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
1.9 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Hi 72 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 74 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.6°F since last hour. 61.0°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.6°F since last hour. 0.6°F
High 10:51 AM: 63.7°F
Low 2:11 AM: 58.1°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 64.1°F
Today: 0.01 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.01 in
Yesterday: 0.06 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.13 in
Sep Rain: 3.59 in
Sep to Date
  Average:10
3.33 in
Sep to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.26 in for the month 0.26 in
Sep Avg: 3.50 in
+/- from Avg: Over 0.095 in for the month 0.10 in
2025 Total: 40.63 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
26.08 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 14.55 in for the year 14.55 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Sep-29-2026
at 8:43 AM
138 rain days in 2026
16 days in September
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: SE  0.0 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 0.8 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 1.3 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 0.7 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 0.1 mph
Todays Wind Run: 9.85 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
High Last Hour: 3.0 mph SSE
Todays High: 7.0 mph 12:29 PM
September High: 26.0 mph Sep-2
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 49 min
43 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 55 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 18 days, 18 hours, 23 minutes in cycle
87%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 77.4°F
Humidity: Decreased 5% since last hour. 76%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 5% since last hour. 5%
High 5:28 AM: 97%
Low 12:32 PM: 74%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.3  mb/hr 1015.9 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 9:56 AM: 1017.5
Low 1:29 AM: 1014.8
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.0
Sep: 63.2
2026 to Date: 609.3
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4222.4
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Sep Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Sep 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 September
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 71.8°F
High 12:09pm: 70.0°F
Yesterday: 62.8°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

56


Moderate
Density:
1.20 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Sep-29

4.8
Sep-30

4.8
Oct-01

5.2
Sunrise is at: 7:09 am
Solar Noon: 13:05
Sunset is at: 6:59 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 51.6°F
Sunrise: 7:09 am
Sunset: 6:59 pm
Moonrise: 7:46 pm
Moonset: 10:40 am
Full Moon: Sep-26-2026
New Moon: 15:51 UTC
Oct-10-2026
Cloud Height: 2408 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:18 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly 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 29 of just the month of September for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 29 of Septemberfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 72 °F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 55 °F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Friday

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

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 74 °F Lo 64 °F Hi 75 °F Lo 60 °F Hi 68 °F Lo 47 °F Hi 64 °F
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