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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
688 FXUS61 KBUF 191729 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 129 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED...  Minor
changes to the forecast with this update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays low dew point of 51.4°F broke the monthly low of 52.3°F set on 07/12/2026 by -0.9°
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 3:34pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

73.4°F

Trend:Warmer 0.9°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   77°F
Humidex   78.1°F
24 Hour +/- 4°FWarmer 4°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
73.9°F
3:09 PM
Today Low
56.2°F
5:23 AM
Yest.High
81.3°F
10:57 AM
Yest.Low
64.2°F
2:49 AM
Last Year High
86.1°F
Last Year Low
51.9°F
Station Record High*
89.1°F
2019
Station Record Low*
51.8°F
2016
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Clear Clear

Wind from ENE ENE  
1.5
Gusting to:
1.0
Light Air
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
17.2 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 74 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 80 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 4°F since last hour. 54.7°F
Last Hour: Decreased 4°F since last hour. 4°F
High 12:06 AM: 62.2°F
Low 2:55 PM: 51.4°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 62.6°F
Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 2.82 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 2.83 in
Previous 7 Days: 2.83 in
Jul Rain: 3.32 in
Jul to Date
  Average:10
2.06 in
Jul to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.26 in for the month 1.26 in
Jul Avg: 3.73 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.415 in for the month 0.41 in
2025 Total: 26.27 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
17.91 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 8.36 in for the year 8.36 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Jul-18-2026
at 3:18 PM
106 rain days in 2026
7 days in July
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: ENE  1.5 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 4.2 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 4.5 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 3.1 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.0 mph
Todays Wind Run: 27.26 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph
High Last Hour: 11.0 mph NW
Todays High: 13.0 mph 11:54 AM
July High: 32.0 mph Jul-9
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
14 hrs 56 min
57 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 42 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 5 days, 9 hours, 51 minutes in cycle
32%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 78.1°F
Humidity: Decreased 10% since last hour. 52%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 10% since last hour. 10%
High 5:39 AM: 96%
Low 2:54 PM: 47%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.2  mb/hr 1014.1 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 2:44 PM: 1014.5
Low 12:11 AM: 1008.2
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.1
Jul: 181.2
2026 to Date: 329.9
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4115.2
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Jul Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Jul 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 July
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 77.1°F
High 3:09pm: 73.9°F
Yesterday: 87.8°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

40


Good
Density:
1.19 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Jul-19

7.2
Jul-20

7.9
Jul-21

7.5
Sunrise is at: 5:52 am
Solar Noon: 13:21
Sunset is at: 8:49 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 46.0°F
Sunrise: 5:52 am
Sunset: 8:49 pm
Moonrise: 12:01 pm
Moonset: 11:07 pm
Full Moon: Jul-29-2026
New Moon: 17:37 UTC
Aug-12-2026
Cloud Height: 4884 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
  80.3°F
Jul-01-2026
  -11.4°F
Jan-24-2014
ICN:0 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
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 19 of just the month of July for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 19 of Julyfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 74 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 55 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 0 to 6 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday

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

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

Wednesday: Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 80 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 84 °F Lo 63 °F Hi 74 °F Lo 57 °F Hi 77 °F
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