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Updated: 17-Apr-2026 7:22pm

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

90°F at Poughkeepsie Airport, NY

Low Temperature

45°F at Massena Intl Ap, NY

High Precipatation

0.77in at Buffalo Niagara Intl, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

95°F at Castroville Muni Tx, TX

Low Temperature

11°F at Stanley Ranger Station, ID

High Precipatation

1.97in at Sikeston, MO

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

113°F at Chauk, Myanmar

Low Temperature

-40°F at Vanua Balavu Aws, Fiji

High Precipatation

7.88in at Kelp Reefs, Canada

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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

694 FXUS61 KBUF 171855 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 255 PM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... The
overall severe weather potential for Saturday has increased a little
further east with a Marginal Risk (level 1/5) stretching east into the
Genesee Valley/Finger Lakes region, and across the far western Southern
Tier, with a Slight Risk (level 2/5) for Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Southern
Erie, and far western Wyoming county.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 04/17/2026 7:22pm

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 7:22pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 61.7°F Trend: /hr Wind Chill 62°F Humidex 67.5°F 24 Hour +/- 1.5°F ---
Today High 65.6°F 3:50 PM	Today Low 50.7°F 6:36 AM
Yest.High 75.3°F 1:18 PM	Yest.Low 57.1°F 6:21 AM
Last Year High 55.3°F	Last Year Low 27.0°F
Station Record High* 74.6°F 2016	Station Record Low* 27.0°F 2025
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	Clear
	ESE 3.6 Gusting to: 2.0
Light Breeze
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.10 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.3 of 100

Tonight Partly Cloudy	Saturday Showers And T-Storms	Saturday Night Showers And T-Storms Likely
Lo 49 °F	Hi 73 °F	Lo 37 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	56.8°F
Last Hour:	1°F
High 3:50 PM:	60.6°F
Low 6:20 AM:	50.3°F
Record High:	82.4°F on Jun-19-2024
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	58.9°F

Today:	0.10 in
Storm Rain:	1.77 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.10 in
Yesterday:	0.33 in
Previous 7 Days:	1.85 in
Apr Rain:	3.00 in
Apr to Date Average:¹⁰	2.29 in
Apr to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	0.71 in
Apr Avg:	3.94 in
+/- from Avg:	0.94 in
2025 Total:	11.29 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	7.60 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	3.69 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-17-2026 at 3:13 AM
57 rain days in 2026
15 days in April 0 straight days without rain

Current:	ESE 3.6 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	2.5 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	2.8 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	3.3 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	3.7 mph
Todays Wind Run:	43.36 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
High Last Hour:	9.0 mph SE
Todays High:	12.0 mph 3:30 AM
April High:	42.0 mph Apr-3
2025 High:	43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

13 hrs 30 min
55 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 48 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waxing Crescent

0%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	67.5°F
Humidity:	84%
Last Hour +/-:	3%
High 12:00 AM:	99%
Low 4:43 PM:	78%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1014.7 mb
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:16 PM:	1016.4
Low 12:00 AM:	1008.9
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Heating Degree Days

Snow³

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	7.6
Apr:	265.0
2026 to Date:	3564.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.4

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

Current:	61.7°F
Low 6:36 AM:	50.7°F
Yesterday:	57.1°F
Record:	-26.3°F Feb-20-2015

Quality
Index⁶:
39

Good

Density:
1.21 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

Apr-17

6.1

Apr-18

6.7

Apr-19

5.5

Sunrise is at: 6:29 am

Solar Noon: 13:14

Sunset is at: 7:59 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	31.6°F
Sunrise:	6:29 am
Sunset:	7:59 pm
Moonrise:	6:12 am
Moonset:	7:14 pm
Full Moon:	May-01-2026
New Moon:	20:02 UTC May-16-2026

Cloud Height:

1722 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:0 \| S3C2:1 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \|

Saturday

Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms

Showers And T-Storms

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 17 of just the month of April for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 17 of Aprilfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Saturday

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo 49 °F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.

Saturday

Showers And T-Storms

Hi 73 °F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers between 10am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Night Showers And T-Storms Likely	Sunday Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Night Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers	Monday Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Mostly Clear	Tuesday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	Tuesday Night Slight Chance Rain Showers
Lo 37 °F	Hi 46 °F	Lo 28 °F	Hi 42 °F	Lo 28 °F	Hi 56 °F	Lo 39 °F

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