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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
963 FXUS61 KBUF 121813 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
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NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 04/12/2026 2:58pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:58pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

51.9°F

Trend:Colder 0.1°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   50°F
Humidex   51.4°F
24 Hour +/- 3.3°FWarmer 3.3°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
52.2°F
1:05 PM
Today Low
29.5°F
2:24 AM
Yest.High
50.5°F
3:21 PM
Yest.Low
34.1°F
11:58 PM
Last Year High
46.8°F
Last Year Low
36.3°F
Station Record High*
74.5°F
2019
Station Record Low*
27.0°F
2018
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from SE SE  
6.7
Gusting to:
4.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
2.3 of 100
Today

Today: Chance Rain Showers
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Tonight

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Monday

Monday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Hi 64 °F Lo 54 °F Hi 68 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 3°F since last hour. 43.2°F
Last Hour: Increased 3°F since last hour. 3°F
High 2:46 PM: 43.3°F
Low 2:21 AM: 26.8°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 47.8°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.81 in
Apr Rain: 1.23 in
Apr to Date
  Average:10
1.68 in
Apr to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.45 in for the month 0.45 in
Apr Avg: 3.94 in
+/- from Avg: Under 2.713 in for the month 2.71 in
2025 Total: 9.52 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
6.99 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 2.53 in for the year 2.53 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-11-2026
at 12:45 AM
53 rain days in 2026
10 days in April
1 day since last rain

rain graph

Current: SE  6.7 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 4.8 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 4.3 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 4.1 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.3 mph
Todays Wind Run: 35.82 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph
High Last Hour: 10.0 mph ESE
Todays High: 11.5 mph 10:37 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 16 min
50 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 51 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 24 days, 17 hours, 35 minutes in cycle
24%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 51.4°F
Humidity: Increased 8% since last hour. 72%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 8% since last hour. 8%
High 4:22 AM: 93%
Low 12:26 PM: 57%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 1.6  mb/hr 1020.3 mb
Last Hour: Falling
High 12:01 AM: 1030.2
Low 2:52 PM: 1020.3
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 18.6
Apr: 254.7
2026 to Date: 3554.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
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: 49.6°F
Low 4:01 AM: 28.2°F
Yesterday: 30.5°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

36


Good
Density:
1.25 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Apr-12

6.0
Apr-13

6.5
Apr-14

6.8
Sunrise is at: 6:37 am
Solar Noon: 13:15
Sunset is at: 7:54 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 30.0°F
Sunrise: 6:37 am
Sunset: 7:54 pm
Moonrise: 4:22 am
Moonset: 2:27 pm
Full Moon: Apr-02-2026
New Moon: 11:52 UTC
Apr-17-2026
Cloud Height: 2606 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:2 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
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 12 of just the month of April for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 12 of Aprilfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers

Hi 64 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers

Lo 54 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. South wind 7 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Hi 68 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 73 °F Lo 54 °F Hi 73 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 70 °F
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