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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
463 FXUS61 KBUF 281756 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 156 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
significant 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 03/28/2026 2:57pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:57pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

34.0°F

Trend:No Change /hr
Wind Chill   28°F
Humidex   28.2°F
24 Hour +/- 2.6°FWarmer 2.6°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
35.4°F
2:37 PM
Today Low
18.2°F
6:04 AM
Yest.High
38.1°F
12:00 AM
Yest.Low
20.1°F
11:19 PM
Last Year High
53.2°F
Last Year Low
32.5°F
Station Record High*
55.8°F
2016
Station Record Low*
14.9°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from WNW WNW  
7.2
Gusting to:
6.0
Gentle Breeze
Current Snow Total Snowfall Today3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
4.9 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Hi 34 °F Lo 30 °F Hi 50 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 22.7°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 0.2°F
High 12:54 PM: 27.2°F
Low 5:21 AM: 12.3°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 30.2°F
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.11 in
Mar Rain: 4.06 in
Mar to Date
  Average:10
1.73 in
Mar to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 2.33 in for the month 2.33 in
Mar Avg: 2.11 in
+/- from Avg: Over 1.949 in for the month 1.95 in
2025 Total: 6.90 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
4.93 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 1.97 in for the year 1.97 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Mar-27-2026
at 1:22 AM
42 rain days in 2026
18 days in March
1 day since last rain

rain graph

Current: WNW  7.2 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 8.8 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 7.8 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 8.9 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 9.2 mph
Todays Wind Run: 67.58 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph
High Last Hour: 22.0 mph W
Todays High: 26.5 mph 1:19 PM
March High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
12 hrs 33 min
18 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 56 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 9 days, 17 hours, 34 minutes in cycle
80%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 28.2°F
Humidity: Decreased 1% since last hour. 63%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 9:26 AM: 84%
Low 2:18 PM: 59%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.5  mb/hr 1032.6 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 11:08 AM: 1034.1
Low 12:00 AM: 1027.8
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 25.2
Mar: 784.4
2026 to Date: 3247.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Mar Snow: Under 1.85 in for the month 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:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 27.8°F
Low 12:29 AM: 14.0°F
Yesterday: 16.1°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

39


Good
Density:
1.31 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Mar-28

3.0
Mar-29

4.1
Mar-30

4.8
Sunrise is at: 7:03 am
Solar Noon: 13:19
Sunset is at: 7:36 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 27.4°F
Sunrise: 7:03 am
Sunset: 7:36 pm
Moonrise: 3:02 pm
Moonset: 5:04 am
Full Moon: Apr-02-2026
New Moon: 11:52 UTC
Apr-17-2026
Cloud Height: 3186 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:5 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
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 28 of just the month of March for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 28 of Marchfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers

Hi 34 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of snow showers before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 30 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Tuesday

Tuesday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain Showers Likely then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Rain Showers Likely then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Hi 50 °F Lo 38 °F Hi 57 °F Lo 50 °F Hi 64 °F Lo 39 °F Hi 50 °F
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