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NY Extremes

High Temperature

63°F at Dunkirk Chautauqua County Ap, NY

Low Temperature

4°F at Saranac Lake Adirondack Regional Ap, NY

High Precipatation

0.13in at Monticello Sullivan, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

104°F at Mcallen Miller Intl Ap, TX

Low Temperature

-14°F at Mike (moore), MT

High Precipatation

3.85in at Majuro Atoll/Nws, MH

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

112°F at Ndjamena (civ/Mil), Chad

Low Temperature

-49°F at Volochanka, Russia

High Precipatation

8.40in at Cape Carbonara, Italy

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WIND ADVISORY - NIAGARA - NORTHERN ERIE - ORLEANS

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY - NIAGARA - NORTHERN ERIE - ORLEANS


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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

841 FXUS61 KBUF 161800 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 200 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED...  All
High Wind Warnings have been downgraded to Wind Advisories, with the Wind
Advisories extended through Tuesday morning.  The Winter Weather Advisory
has been upgraded to a Lake Effect Snow Warning east of Lake Ontario from
tonight through early Wednesday morning.  A Winter Weather Advisory has
been issued for the rest of the area.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

Todays low barometer of 989.3 mb broke the yearly low of 993.8 mb set on 02/20/2026 by -4.5 mb

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:57pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 39.6°F Trend: /hr Wind Chill 32°F Humidex 36.1°F 24 Hour +/- -16.6°F ---
Today High 63.5°F 11:57 AM	Today Low 39.6°F 2:13 PM
Yest.High 58.1°F 3:55 PM	Yest.Low 24.2°F 12:00 AM
Last Year High 73.3°F	Last Year Low 39.7°F
Station Record High* 73.3°F 2025	Station Record Low* 13.3°F 2017
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	Overcast
	W 11.8 Gusting to: 12.0
Gentle Breeze
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.02 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.3 of 100

This Afternoon Chance Sleet	Tonight Snow And Patchy Blowing Snow	Tuesday Patchy Blowing Snow
Hi 63 °F	Lo 16 °F	Hi 24 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	33.6°F
Last Hour:	2.2°F
High 11:55 AM:	57.5°F
Low 2:53 PM:	33.6°F
Record High:	82.4°F on Jun-19-2024
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	37.3°F

Today:	0.02 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.02 in
Yesterday:	0.01 in
Previous 7 Days:	1.37 in
Mar Rain:	2.07 in
Mar to Date Average:¹⁰	0.93 in
Mar to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	1.14 in
Mar Avg:	2.11 in
+/- from Avg:	0.04 in
2025 Total:	4.91 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	4.13 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	0.78 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Mar-16-2026 at 1:29 PM
33 rain days in 2026
10 days in March 0 straight days without rain

Current:	W 11.8 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	10.3 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	11.0 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	11.6 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	12.7 mph
Todays Wind Run:	129.18 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	12.0 mph
High Last Hour:	30.0 mph NW
Todays High:	31.1 mph 1:15 PM
March High:	43.0 mph Mar-14
2025 High:	43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

11 hrs 57 min
49 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 58 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waning Crescent

5%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	36.1°F
Humidity:	79%
Last Hour +/-:	4%
High 11:03 AM:	94%
Low 12:00 AM:	74%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	993.5 mb
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:00 AM:	1000.7
Low 11:46 AM:	989.3
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Heating Degree Days

Snow³

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	5.6
Mar:	404.4
2026 to Date:	2868.5
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:	32.4°F
Low 2:18 PM:	30.1°F
Yesterday:	18.3°F
Record:	-26.3°F Feb-20-2015

Quality
Index⁶:
33

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

Mar-16

3.5

Mar-17

2.6

Mar-18

3.3

Sunrise is at: 7:24 am

Solar Noon: 13:23

Sunset is at: 7:22 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	26.5°F
Sunrise:	7:24 am
Sunset:	7:22 pm
Moonrise:	6:21 am
Moonset:	4:47 pm
Full Moon:	Mar-03-2026
New Moon:	01:24 UTC Mar-19-2026

Cloud Height:

1972 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:18 \| S3C2:1 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \|

Tonight

Tonight: Snow And Patchy Blowing Snow

Snow And Patchy Blowing Snow

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 March for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 16 of Marchfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Chance Sleet

Hi 63 °F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 5pm, then a chance of sleet and a chance of rain showers. Cloudy. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 36 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

Tonight

Snow And Patchy Blowing Snow

Lo 16 °F

NWS forecast: Snow before 8pm, then snow and patchy blowing snow between 8pm and 1am, then a chance of snow showers and patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Patchy Blowing Snow	Tuesday Night Mostly Cloudy	Wednesday Partly Sunny	Wednesday Night Chance Snow Showers	Thursday Chance Rain Showers	Thursday Night Chance Rain Showers	Friday Chance Rain Showers
Hi 24 °F	Lo 16 °F	Hi 34 °F	Lo 28 °F	Hi 42 °F	Lo 31 °F	Hi 42 °F

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