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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
211 FXUS61 KBUF 221029 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 629 AM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Sped up
the departure of the steadier precipitation a little this evening. 
Inserted a chance of snow showers...drizzle...and freezing drizzle south of
Lake Ontario later tonight into early Monday morning. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 03/22/2026 2:48pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:48pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

39.2°F

Trend:Colder 2.3°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   38°F
Humidex   37.0°F
24 Hour +/- -0.7°FColder 0.7°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
44.2°F
10:23 AM
Today Low
37.2°F
12:00 AM
Yest.High
40.9°F
4:05 PM
Yest.Low
32.5°F
3:04 AM
Last Year High
49.1°F
Last Year Low
23.6°F
Station Record High*
69.6°F
2021
Station Record Low*
13.9°F
2024
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
It is now Moderately drizzling It is now Moderately drizzling

Wind from N N  
2.8
Gusting to:
4.0
Light Air
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.30 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.3 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy
Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Hi 49 °F Lo 30 °F Hi 37 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 2.3°F since last hour. 38.2°F
Last Hour: Decreased 2.3°F since last hour. 2.3°F
High 10:47 AM: 41.9°F
Low 12:00 AM: 34.3°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 38.8°F
Today: 0.30 in
Rate (/hr): 0.303 in
Storm Rain: 0.30 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.30 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.94 in
Mar Rain: 3.27 in
Mar to Date
  Average:10
1.17 in
Mar to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 2.1 in for the month 2.10 in
Mar Avg: 2.11 in
+/- from Avg: Over 1.159 in for the month 1.16 in
2025 Total: 6.11 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
4.37 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 1.74 in for the year 1.74 in
38 rain days in 2026
15 days in March
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: N  2.8 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 3.1 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 4.0 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 4.6 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 2.4 mph
Todays Wind Run: 37.13 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph
High Last Hour: 11.0 mph N
Todays High: 11.5 mph 1:59 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 15 min
35 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 57 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 3 days, 17 hours, 25 minutes in cycle
18%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 37.0°F
Humidity: No Change 96%
Last Hour +/-: No Change 0%
High 1:02 PM: 96%
Low 4:46 AM: 87%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 1.5  mb/hr 1006.4 mb
Last Hour: Rising
High 12:11 AM: 1007.7
Low 5:22 AM: 1001.9
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 15.9
Mar: 603.4
2026 to Date: 3067.1
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: 37.6°F
Low 6:06 AM: 32.4°F
Yesterday: 29.0°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

62


Moderate
Density:
1.26 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Mar-22

4.8
Mar-23

3.6
Mar-24

3.6
Sunrise is at: 7:14 am
Solar Noon: 13:21
Sunset is at: 7:29 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 26.9°F
Sunrise: 7:14 am
Sunset: 7:29 pm
Moonrise: 8:43 am
Moonset: 11:02 pm
Full Moon: Apr-02-2026
New Moon: 11:52 UTC
Apr-17-2026
Cloud Height: 843 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:21 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy
Chance Rain Showers then 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 22 of just the month of March for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 22 of Marchfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Rain Showers
Rain Showers

Hi 49 °F
NWS forecast: Rain showers. Cloudy. High near 49, with temperatures falling to around 41 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy
Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy

Lo 30 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday

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

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

Wednesday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Hi 37 °F Lo 23 °F Hi 40 °F Lo 29 °F Hi 48 °F Lo 34 °F Hi 54 °F
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