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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
603 FXUS61 KBUF 271729 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 129 PM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Minor
changes to the forecast with this update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 09/27/2026 5:46pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 5:46pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

66.8°F

Trend:Colder 1°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   67°F
Humidex   72.6°F
24 Hour +/- 1.3°FWarmer 1.3°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
69.1°F
3:56 PM
Today Low
50.2°F
6:06 AM
Yest.High
69.0°F
12:16 PM
Yest.Low
48.2°F
3:03 AM
Last Year High
79.1°F
Last Year Low
55.7°F
Station Record High*
88.4°F
2017
Station Record Low*
45.1°F
2018
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from ESE ESE  
2.5
Gusting to:
3.0
Light Air
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
3.9 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Monday

Monday: Cloudy
Cloudy
Hi 66 °F Lo 56 °F Hi 65 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1.2°F since last hour. 56.7°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.2°F since last hour. 1.2°F
High 3:42 PM: 58.2°F
Low 6:06 AM: 49.1°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 61.0°F
Today: 0.01 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.01 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.04 in
Sep Rain: 3.50 in
Sep to Date
  Average:10
3.03 in
Sep to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.47 in for the month 0.47 in
Sep Avg: 3.50 in
+/- from Avg: Over 0.005 in for the month 0.00 in
2025 Total: 40.54 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
25.78 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 14.76 in for the year 14.76 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Sep-27-2026
at 7:08 AM
136 rain days in 2026
14 days in September
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: ESE  2.5 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 2.3 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 2.1 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 2.2 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.3 mph
Todays Wind Run: 33.66 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
High Last Hour: 7.0 mph ENE
Todays High: 17.3 mph 10:11 AM
September High: 26.0 mph Sep-2
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 55 min
33 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 55 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 16 days, 18 hours, 19 minutes in cycle
98%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 72.6°F
Humidity: Increased 5% since last hour. 70%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 5% since last hour. 5%
High 6:14 AM: 97%
Low 4:10 PM: 62%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.3  mb/hr 1013.1 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:00 AM: 1016.9
Low 3:54 PM: 1012.6
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.0
Sep: 63.2
2026 to Date: 609.3
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4216.2
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Sep Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Sep 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 September
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 66.8°F
High 3:56pm: 69.1°F
Yesterday: 69.0°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

32


Good
Density:
1.20 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Sep-27

4.9
Sep-28

4.9
Sep-29

4.8
Sunrise is at: 7:07 am
Solar Noon: 13:05
Sunset is at: 7:02 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 51.6°F
Sunrise: 7:07 am
Sunset: 7:02 pm
Moonrise: 7:19 pm
Moonset: 8:10 am
Full Moon: Sep-26-2026
New Moon: 15:51 UTC
Oct-10-2026
Cloud Height: 2916 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:18 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
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 27 of just the month of September for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 27 of Septemberfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers

Hi 66 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers

Lo 56 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday

Monday: Cloudy
Cloudy
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 65 °F Lo 54 °F Hi 72 °F Lo 57 °F Hi 75 °F Lo 62 °F Hi 76 °F
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