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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
296 FXUS61 KBUF 211701 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 101 PM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
major changes with this forecast update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays low temperature of 30.6°F broke the monthly low of 33.4°F set on 10/06/2026 by -2.8°
Todays low wind chill of 30.6°F broke the monthly low of 32.2°F set on 10/18/2026 by -1.6°
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 7:05pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

48.1°F

Trend:Colder 5.4°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   48°F
Humidex   47.5°F
24 Hour +/- 0.9°FWarmer 0.9°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
61.6°F
3:59 PM
Today Low
30.5°F
7:28 AM
Yest.High
63.1°F
2:24 PM
Yest.Low
35.6°F
11:58 PM
Last Year High
59.9°F
Last Year Low
39.2°F
Station Record High*
73.8°F
2017
Station Record Low*
31.2°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Station Record Low
Clear Clear

Calm ENE  
0.0
Gusting to:
0.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-0.5 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 37 °F Hi 61 °F Lo 38 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 3.3°F since last hour. 42.9°F
Last Hour: Decreased 3.3°F since last hour. 3.3°F
High 4:21 PM: 49.5°F
Low 7:12 AM: 29.4°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 45.7°F
Today: 0.01 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.01 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.40 in
Oct Rain: 2.33 in
Oct to Date
  Average:10
2.72 in
Oct to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.39 in for the month 0.39 in
Oct Avg: 4.20 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.87 in for the month 1.87 in
2025 Total: 42.96 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
28.97 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 13.99 in for the year 13.99 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Oct-21-2026
at 5:51 AM
148 rain days in 2026
10 days in October
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: ENE  0.0 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 0.2 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: Calm
Last 1 Hour Avg: 0.7 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 1.9 mph
Todays Wind Run: 21.62 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
High Last Hour: 4.0 mph NE
Todays High: 10.4 mph 11:14 AM
October High: 33.0 mph Oct-7
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
10 hrs 46 min
39 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 47 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 11 days, 7 hours, 15 minutes in cycle
82%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 47.5°F
Humidity: Increased 6% since last hour. 82%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 6% since last hour. 6%
High 9:29 AM: 99%
Low 2:16 PM: 48%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.2  mb/hr 1023.5 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:00 AM: 1028.4
Low 4:25 PM: 1023.0
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 22.0
Oct: 227.4
2026 to Date: 4449.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 616.8
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Oct Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Oct 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 October
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 48.1°F
Low 7:28 AM: 30.5°F
Yesterday: 35.6°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

34


Good
Density:
1.26 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Oct-21

3.2
Oct-22

2.7
Oct-23

2.6
Sunrise is at: 7:35 am
Solar Noon: 12:59
Sunset is at: 6:22 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 51.9°F
Sunrise: 7:35 am
Sunset: 6:22 pm
Moonrise: 4:17 pm
Moonset: 2:19 am
Full Moon: Oct-26-2026
New Moon: 07:03 UTC
Nov-9-2026
Cloud Height: 1802 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:1 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly 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 21 of just the month of October for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 21 of Octoberfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Thursday
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 37 °F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 61 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

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

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 38 °F Hi 56 °F Lo 34 °F Hi 61 °F Lo 40 °F Hi 65 °F Lo 48 °F
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