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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
804 FXUS61 KBUF 190615 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 215 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Bumped
up precipitation chances, rainfall amounts, and wind/wind gusts on Friday. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 03/19/2026 4:19am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:19am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

32.0°F

Trend:Warmer 0.9°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   31°F
Humidex   26.5°F
24 Hour +/- 15.1°FWarmer 15.1°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
32.1°F
4:18 AM
Today Low
30.5°F
12:27 AM
Yest.High
33.3°F
4:42 PM
Yest.Low
16.2°F
4:33 AM
Last Year High
76.0°F
Last Year Low
45.8°F
Station Record High*
76.0°F
2025
Station Record Low*
12.6°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from SW SW  
2.2
Gusting to:
2.0
Light Air
Current Snow Total Snowfall Today3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
0.8 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 30 °F Hi 43 °F Lo 30 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. 24.3°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. 0.6°F
High 4:07 AM: 24.6°F
Low 12:00 AM: 23.0°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 29.4°F
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.07 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.03 in
Yesterday: 0.03 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.37 in
Mar Rain: 2.15 in
Mar to Date
  Average:10
1.05 in
Mar to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.1 in for the month 1.10 in
Mar Avg: 2.11 in
+/- from Avg: Over 0.039 in for the month 0.04 in
2025 Total: 4.99 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
4.25 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 0.74 in for the year 0.74 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Mar-18-2026
at 2:26 PM
36 rain days in 2026
12 days in March
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: SW  2.2 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 2.3 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 1.8 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 2.0 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 1.8 mph
Todays Wind Run: 7.59 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
High Last Hour: 6.0 mph SSW
Todays High: 6.0 mph 2:04 AM
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 6 min
42 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 58 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

New Moon
New Moon, 0 days, 6 hours, 56 minutes in cycle
0%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 26.5°F
Humidity: Decreased 1% since last hour. 73%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 2:07 AM: 75%
Low 12:00 AM: 73%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 1.1  mb/hr 1019.0 mb
Last Hour: Falling
High 12:00 AM: 1022.1
Low 4:16 AM: 1019.0
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 5.7
Mar: 507.7
2026 to Date: 2971.6
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: 30.6°F
Low 1:41 AM: 26.5°F
Yesterday: 10.7°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

35


Good
Density:
1.30 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Mar-19

3.4
Mar-20

3.4
Mar-21

4.0
Sunrise is at: 7:19 am
Solar Noon: 13:22
Sunset is at: 7:25 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 26.4°F
Sunrise: 7:19 am
Sunset: 7:25 pm
Moonrise: 7:25 am
Moonset: 7:10 pm
Full Moon: Apr-02-2026
New Moon: 11:52 UTC
Apr-17-2026
Cloud Height: 2361 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:13 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Snow Showers then 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 19 of just the month of March for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 19 of Marchfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Thursday
Overnight

Overnight: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers

Lo 30 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Hi 43 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Sunday

Sunday: Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Lo 30 °F Hi 48 °F Lo 32 °F Hi 46 °F Lo 35 °F Hi 44 °F Lo 28 °F
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