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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
790 FXUS61 KBUF 200948 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 548 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
significant changes with this forecast update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 04/20/2026 6:23am !
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 6:23am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

28.2°F

Trend:Warmer 0.6°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   25°F
Humidex   22.8°F
24 Hour +/- -10.8°FColder 10.8°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
31.9°F
12:00 AM
Today Low
27.3°F
3:28 AM
Yest.High
48.1°F
2:16 PM
Yest.Low
31.9°F
11:36 PM
Last Year High
52.6°F
Last Year Low
36.5°F
Station Record High*
67.4°F
2016
Station Record Low*
24.8°F
2020
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
mostly clear mostly clear

Wind from NW NW  
3.1
Gusting to:
2.0
Light Breeze
Current Snow Total Snowfall Today3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.9 of 100
Today

Today: Scattered Snow Showers
Scattered Snow Showers
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 40 °F Lo 28 °F Hi 53 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.9°F since last hour. 24.8°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.9°F since last hour. 0.9°F
High 12:00 AM: 30.6°F
Low 5:25 AM: 23.8°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 27.1°F
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.72 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.04 in
Yesterday: 0.04 in
Previous 7 Days: 2.49 in
Apr Rain: 3.72 in
Apr to Date
  Average:10
2.65 in
Apr to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.07 in for the month 1.07 in
Apr Avg: 3.94 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.223 in for the month 0.22 in
2025 Total: 12.01 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
7.96 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 4.05 in for the year 4.05 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-19-2026
at 10:32 PM
60 rain days in 2026
17 days in April
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: NW  3.1 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 1.5 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 1.7 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 1.8 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 1.8 mph
Todays Wind Run: 11.46 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
High Last Hour: 4.0 mph NNW
Todays High: 8.1 mph 2:32 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 39 min
11 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 45 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 2 days, 22 hours, 31 minutes in cycle
12%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 22.8°F
Humidity: Increased 1% since last hour. 87%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 12:00 AM: 95%
Low 4:42 AM: 86%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.7  mb/hr 1022.8 mb
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 6:22 AM: 1022.8
Low 12:00 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: 8.7
Apr: 304.1
2026 to Date: 3603.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.4
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: 24.9°F
Low 2:33 AM: 22.5°F
Yesterday: 28.6°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

36


Good
Density:
1.31 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Apr-20

4.3
Apr-21

5.4
Apr-22

5.7
Sunrise is at: 6:24 am
Solar Noon: 13:13
Sunset is at: 8:02 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 32.0°F
Sunrise: 6:24 am
Sunset: 8:02 pm
Moonrise: 8:05 am
Moonset: 11:21 pm
Full Moon: May-01-2026
New Moon: 20:02 UTC
May-16-2026
Cloud Height: 1376 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:1 | 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 20 of just the month of April for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 20 of Aprilfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Scattered Snow Showers
Scattered Snow Showers

Hi 40 °F
NWS forecast: Scattered snow showers before 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 28 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Friday

Friday: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 53 °F Lo 41 °F Hi 59 °F Lo 39 °F Hi 62 °F Lo 44 °F Hi 61 °F
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