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Updated: 20-Feb-2026 4:16pm

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

53°F at Jamestown, NY

Low Temperature

8°F at Plattsburgh International Airport, NY

High Precipatation

0.01in at Wellsville Municipal Ap, NY
0.01in at Jamestown, NY
0.01in at Monticello Sullivan, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

96°F at Mcallen Miller Intl Ap, TX

Low Temperature

-19°F at Juliet (power), MT
-19°F at Bryce Canyon Ap, UT

High Precipatation

1.43in at Columbus Ohio State University Ap, OH
1.43in at Newark Heath Airport, OH

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

112°F at Rivadavia, Argentina

Low Temperature

-66°F at Delyankir, Russia

High Precipatation

5.98in at Mcmurray, Canada

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WIND ADVISORY - NIAGARA - NORTHERN ERIE - ORLEANS


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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

423 FXUS61 KBUF 201838 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 138 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Wind
gusts increased further across the Niagara Frontier this afternoon through
this evening. A Wind Advisory has been issued for this afternoon and
evening across portions of Western NY.  Slightly decreased chances for
precipitation across parts of the North Country Sunday into Sunday night. 
Added chances for snow Monday night through Tuesday to account for
potential lake enhancement in a northwest flow regime.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

Todays low barometer of 993.8 mb broke the yearly low of 994.3 mb set on 01/15/2026 by -0.5 mb
Todays high dew point of 41.5°F broke the monthly high of 38.7°F set on 02/17/2026 by 2.8°

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:16pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 39.6°F Trend: /hr Wind Chill 33°F Humidex 36.0°F 24 Hour +/- 5.6°F ---
Today High 42.8°F 2:57 PM	Today Low 35.2°F 12:00 AM
Yest.High 36.1°F 12:56 PM	Yest.Low 28.3°F 12:08 AM
Last Year High 18.2°F	Last Year Low 14.6°F
Station Record High* 66.4°F 2018	Station Record Low* -8.0°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	Overcast
	NW 11.0 Gusting to: 9.0
Gentle Breeze
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.14 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.1 of 100

This Afternoon Light Rain	Tonight Snow Showers Likely	Saturday Snow Showers Likely
Hi 46 °F	Lo 31 °F	Hi 34 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	33.3°F
Last Hour:	5.1°F
High 2:13 PM:	41.6°F
Low 4:15 PM:	33.3°F
Record High:	82.4°F on Jun-19-2024
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	37.2°F

Today:	0.14 in
Storm Rain:	0.14 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.14 in
Yesterday:	0.01 in
Previous 7 Days:	0.67 in
Feb Rain:	0.97 in
Feb to Date Average:¹⁰	0.74 in
Feb to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	0.23 in
Feb Avg:	1.44 in
+/- from Avg:	0.47 in
2025 Total:	2.45 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	2.50 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	0.05 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Feb-20-2026 at 2:33 PM
16 rain days in 2026
9 days in February 0 straight days without rain

Current:	NW 11.0 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	11.3 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	11.4 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	10.2 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	9.1 mph
Todays Wind Run:	92.56 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	9.0 mph
High Last Hour:	29.0 mph NW
Todays High:	29.0 mph 3:29 PM
February High:	33.0 mph Feb-6
2025 High:	39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

10 hrs 47 min
49 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 50 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waxing Crescent

14%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	36.0°F
Humidity:	78%
Last Hour +/-:	8%
High 12:00 AM:	98%
Low 3:38 PM:	78%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	998.8 mb
Last Hour:	Rising
High 12:00 AM:	1009.1
Low 1:12 PM:	993.8
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Heating Degree Days

Snow³

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	18.9
Feb:	843.9
2026 to Date:	2165.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Feb Snow:	0.00 in
Feb Avg:	0.98 in
Diff from Avg:	-0.98 in
Season Total:²	17.30 in
Snow Depth:	0.00 in
0 snow days in February
3 snow days this season.²
First Snow of Season: --
Average 1st Snow:

Current:	32.7°F
Low 1:52 AM:	29.4°F
Yesterday:	17.9°F
Record:	-26.3°F Feb-20-2015

Quality
Index⁶:
36

Good

Density:
1.25 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

Feb-20

2.1

Feb-21

2.1

Feb-22

2.0

Sunrise is at: 7:04 am

Solar Noon: 12:28

Sunset is at: 5:52 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	22.2°F
Sunrise:	7:04 am
Sunset:	5:52 pm
Moonrise:	8:21 am
Moonset:	8:29 pm
Full Moon:	Mar-03-2026
New Moon:	01:24 UTC Mar-19-2026

Cloud Height:

2045 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 Showers Likely

Snow Showers Likely

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 20 of just the month of February for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 20 of Februaryfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Light Rain

Hi 46 °F

NWS forecast: Rain and a chance of thunderstorms before 4pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 46, with temperatures falling to around 38 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight

Snow Showers Likely

Lo 31 °F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain before 7pm, then snow showers likely between 7pm and 11pm, then rain and snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Snow Showers Likely	Saturday Night Chance Snow Showers	Sunday Chance Snow Showers then Light Snow	Sunday Night Light Snow Likely	Monday Light Snow Likely then Snow Showers Likely	Monday Night Chance Snow Showers	Tuesday Chance Snow Showers
Hi 34 °F	Lo 27 °F	Hi 34 °F	Lo 28 °F	Hi 32 °F	Lo 12 °F	Hi 23 °F

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