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Updated: 05-Mar-2026 4:21pm

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

56°F at Dansville, NY

Low Temperature

19°F at Glens Falls Airport, NY
19°F at Plattsburgh International Airport, NY
19°F at Saranac Lake Adirondack Regional Ap, NY

High Precipatation

0.12in at Islip-li Macarthur Ap, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

94°F at Majuro Atoll/Nws, MH

Low Temperature

5°F at Rolla Municipal Airport, ND

High Precipatation

2.69in at Arlington Municipal Ap, TX

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

107°F at Shark Bay Airport, Australia

Low Temperature

-55°F at Habardino, Russia

High Precipatation

5.47in at Choshi, Japan

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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

282 FXUS61 KBUF 051832 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 132 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Slightly
increased ice accumulations from freezing rain along the Lake Ontario
shoreline in Niagara and Orleans Co tonight, though uncertainty in
occurrence due to surface temperatures remains high.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

Todays high wind speed of 21.1 mph broke the monthly high of 19.0 mph set on 03/01/2026 by 2.1 mph
Todays low barometer of 1019.2 mb broke the monthly low of 1020.4 mb set on 03/03/2026 by -1.2 mb
Todays daily rain of 0.04 in broke the monthly high of 0.03 in set on 03/01/2026 by 0.01 in

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:21pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 33.4°F Trend: /hr Wind Chill 28°F Humidex 29.3°F 24 Hour +/- -15.5°F ---
Today High 39.1°F 10:13 AM	Today Low 30.2°F 12:44 AM
Yest.High 50.9°F 3:42 PM	Yest.Low 28.6°F 2:12 AM
Last Year High 58.6°F	Last Year Low 37.4°F
Station Record High* 73.5°F 2024	Station Record Low* 3.7°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	It is now Moderately drizzling
	SE 5.8 Gusting to: 9.0
Light Breeze
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.03 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.1 of 100

This Afternoon Light Rain	Tonight Rain	Friday Mostly Cloudy
Hi 38 °F	Lo 33 °F	Hi 54 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	31.1°F
Last Hour:	0.5°F
High 8:12 AM:	35.0°F
Low 12:44 AM:	27.6°F
Record High:	82.4°F on Jun-19-2024
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	32.6°F

Today:	0.03 in
Rate (/hr):	0.054 in
Storm Rain:	0.03 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.03 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Previous 7 Days:	0.13 in
Mar Rain:	0.06 in
Mar to Date Average:¹⁰	0.25 in
Mar to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	0.19 in
Mar Avg:	2.11 in
+/- from Avg:	2.05 in
2025 Total:	2.90 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	3.45 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	0.55 in
25 rain days in 2026
2 days in March 0 straight days without rain

Current:	SE 5.8 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	7.9 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	7.8 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	9.0 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	9.5 mph
Todays Wind Run:	96.68 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	9.0 mph
High Last Hour:	18.0 mph SE
Todays High:	21.0 mph 10:06 AM
March High:	21.0 mph Mar-5
2025 High:	39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

11 hrs 25 min
20 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 56 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waning Gibbous

94%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	29.3°F
Humidity:	91%
Last Hour +/-:	3%
High 6:26 AM:	94%
Low 10:50 AM:	74%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1020.8 mb
Last Hour:	Steady
High 9:15 AM:	1022.8
Low 4:34 AM:	1019.2
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Heating Degree Days

Snow³

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	21.3
Mar:	175.5
2026 to Date:	2640.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Mar Snow:	0.00 in
Mar Avg:	1.85 in
Diff from Avg:	-1.85 in
Season Total:²	17.30 in
Snow Depth:	0.00 in
0 snow days in March
3 snow days this season.²
First Snow of Season: --
Average 1st Snow:

Current:	28.0°F
Low 4:15 PM:	24.4°F
Yesterday:	23.7°F
Record:	-26.3°F Feb-20-2015

Quality
Index⁶:
55

Moderate

Density:
1.30 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

Mar-05

3.3

Mar-06

3.7

Mar-07

4.4

Sunrise is at: 6:43 am

Solar Noon: 12:26

Sunset is at: 6:09 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	23.5°F
Sunrise:	6:43 am
Sunset:	6:09 pm
Moonrise:	7:49 pm
Moonset:	7:28 am
Full Moon:	Mar-03-2026
New Moon:	01:24 UTC Mar-19-2026

Cloud Height:

1140 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:20 \| S3C2:1 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \|

Tonight

Tonight: Rain

Rain

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 5 of just the month of March for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 5 of Marchfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Light Rain

Hi 38 °F

NWS forecast: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. East wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain

Lo 33 °F

NWS forecast: Rain before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Mostly Cloudy	Friday Night Showers And T-Storms Likely	Saturday Showers And T-Storms	Saturday Night Showers And T-Storms	Sunday Mostly Sunny	Sunday Night Mostly Clear	Monday Sunny
Hi 54 °F	Lo 43 °F	Hi 64 °F	Lo 36 °F	Hi 48 °F	Lo 40 °F	Hi 57 °F

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