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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
817 FXUS61 KBUF 082259 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 626 PM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No major
changes with this update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 08/09/2026 12:06am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 12:06am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

72.9°F

Trend:Colder 0.1°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   71°F
Humidex   87.8°F
24 Hour +/- 2.2°FWarmer 2.2°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
73.1°F
12:00 AM
Today Low
72.9°F
12:05 AM
Yest.High
82.7°F
3:30 PM
Yest.Low
66.9°F
9:20 AM
Last Year High
93.4°F
Last Year Low
66.0°F
Station Record High*
93.4°F
2025
Station Record Low*
48.8°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Clear Clear

Wind from NNW NNW  
4.4
Gusting to:
9.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-0.6 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Lo 63 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 65 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1°F since last hour. 69.5°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1°F since last hour. 1°F
High 12:00 AM: 69.7°F
Low 12:05 AM: 69.5°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 70.6°F
Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.46 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.02 in
Yesterday: 0.02 in
Previous 7 Days: 4.46 in
Aug Rain: 4.46 in
Aug to Date
  Average:10
0.93 in
Aug to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 3.53 in for the month 3.53 in
Aug Avg: 3.16 in
+/- from Avg: Over 1.303 in for the month 1.30 in
2025 Total: 34.07 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
20.52 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 13.55 in for the year 13.55 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Aug-8-2026
at 8:46 AM
114 rain days in 2026
5 days in August
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: NNW  4.4 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 4.6 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 4.1 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 3.4 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 1.0 mph
Todays Wind Run: 0.54 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 9.0 mph
High Last Hour: 11.0 mph NNW
Todays High: 11.0 mph 12:05 AM
August High: 23.0 mph Aug-3
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
14 hrs 14 min
36 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 26 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 25 days, 18 hours, 27 minutes in cycle
17%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 87.8°F
Humidity: Decreased 3% since last hour. 89%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 12:00 AM: 89%
Low 12:00 AM: 89%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.2  mb/hr 1012.3 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:05 AM: 1012.3
Low 12:02 AM: 1012.2
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 5.8
Aug: 64.0
2026 to Date: 452.3
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4116.3
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: 71.0°F
High 12:00am: 73.1°F
Yesterday: 90.8°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

55


Moderate
Density:
1.18 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Aug-09

7.4
Aug-10

7.5
Aug-11

6.9
Sunrise is at: 6:13 am
Solar Noon: 13:20
Sunset is at: 8:27 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 48.3°F
Sunrise: 6:13 am
Sunset: 8:27 pm
Moonrise: 2:03 am
Moonset: 6:25 pm
Full Moon: Jul-29-2026
New Moon: 17:37 UTC
Aug-12-2026
Cloud Height: 1390 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
  80.3°F
Jul-01-2026
  -11.4°F
Jan-24-2014
ICN:1 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
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 9 of just the month of August for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 9 of Augustfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Sunday
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 63 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 82 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind around 7 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Monday

Monday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Tuesday

Tuesday: Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Lo 65 °F Hi 81 °F Lo 62 °F Hi 80 °F Lo 60 °F Hi 80 °F Lo 61 °F
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