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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
381 FXUS61 KBUF 240810 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 410 AM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
significant changes with this forecast update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 04/24/2026 7:01am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 7:01am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

45.0°F

Trend:Colder 0.6°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   40°F
Humidex   41.0°F
24 Hour +/- 6.4°FWarmer 6.4°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
48.1°F
3:56 AM
Today Low
43.4°F
3:23 AM
Yest.High
69.7°F
4:03 PM
Yest.Low
38.2°F
6:42 AM
Last Year High
77.9°F
Last Year Low
48.5°F
Station Record High*
79.1°F
2022
Station Record Low*
27.3°F
2024
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
mostly cloudy -  Lightning observed mostly cloudy - Lightning observed

Wind from ESE ESE  
8.5
Gusting to:
9.0
Gentle Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
8.2 of 100
Today

Today: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Saturday

Saturday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Hi 53 °F Lo 41 °F Hi 48 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1°F since last hour. 31.5°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1°F since last hour. 1°F
High 12:20 AM: 40.9°F
Low 6:27 AM: 30.7°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 39.8°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.24 in
Apr Rain: 4.14 in
Apr to Date
  Average:10
3.13 in
Apr to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.01 in for the month 1.01 in
Apr Avg: 3.94 in
+/- from Avg: Over 0.197 in for the month 0.20 in
2025 Total: 12.43 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
8.44 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 3.99 in for the year 3.99 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-22-2026
at 8:05 AM
63 rain days in 2026
20 days in April
2 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: ESE  8.5 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 8.6 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 8.6 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 6.9 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 6.4 mph
Todays Wind Run: 25.36 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 9.0 mph
High Last Hour: 18.0 mph ESE
Todays High: 18.4 mph 6:50 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 50 min
2 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 41 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

First Quarter
First Quarter, 6 days, 23 hours, 9 minutes in cycle
54%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 41.0°F
Humidity: Decreased 1% since last hour. 59%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 1:54 AM: 86%
Low 5:09 AM: 55%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 1.1  mb/hr 1013.0 mb
Last Hour: Rising
High 6:57 AM: 1013.1
Low 12:46 AM: 1010.8
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 5.2
Apr: 373.1
2026 to Date: 3672.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.4
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Apr Snow: No Change 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:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 40.4°F
Low 6:56 AM: 38.8°F
Yesterday: 37.1°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

34


Good
Density:
1.26 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Apr-24

6.3
Apr-25

6.4
Apr-26

6.1
Sunrise is at: 6:18 am
Solar Noon: 13:12
Sunset is at: 8:06 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 32.5°F
Sunrise: 6:18 am
Sunset: 8:06 pm
Moonrise: 12:50 pm
Moonset: 3:06 am
Full Moon: May-01-2026
New Moon: 20:02 UTC
May-16-2026
Cloud Height: 3689 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:3 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Rain Showers Likely
Rain 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 24 of just the month of April for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 24 of Aprilfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Sunny

Hi 53 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight

Tonight: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely

Lo 41 °F
NWS forecast: Rain showers likely after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday

Saturday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Tuesday

Tuesday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Hi 48 °F Lo 39 °F Hi 57 °F Lo 40 °F Hi 64 °F Lo 47 °F Hi 64 °F
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