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Updated: 15-May-2026 5:07pm

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

69°F at Manhattan/Dwntwn, NY

Low Temperature

36°F at Cattaraugus County Olean Airport, NY

High Precipatation

1.20in at Plattsburgh International Airport, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

131°F at Houston Ellington Afb, TX

Low Temperature

-2°F at Milwaukee Timmerman Ap, WI

High Precipatation

9.99in at Hampton Roads Executive Airport, VA

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

131°F at Houston Ellington Afb, United States

Low Temperature

-6°F at Tuktut Nogait Np, Canada

High Precipatation

9.99in at Hampton Roads Executive Airport, United States

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

812 FXUS61 KBUF 151810 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 210 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Only
minor changes made to the forecast with this update.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 05/15/2026 5:07pm !

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 5:07pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 61.2°F Trend: /hr Wind Chill 61°F Humidex 61.3°F 24 Hour +/- 15.8°F ---
Today High 69.6°F 3:04 PM	Today Low 44.0°F 6:07 AM
Yest.High 45.9°F 6:39 PM	Yest.Low 42.7°F 8:08 AM
Last Year High 78.8°F	Last Year Low 59.3°F
Station Record High* 81.4°F 2022	Station Record Low* 36.3°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	Clear
	WSW 5.5 Gusting to: 4.0
Light Breeze
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.01 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 12.9 of 100

This Afternoon Partly Sunny	Tonight Mostly Clear	Saturday Mostly Sunny then Showers And T-Storms Likely
Hi 66 °F	Lo 48 °F	Hi 76 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	44.9°F
Last Hour:	2.4°F
High 3:43 PM:	52.8°F
Low 6:07 AM:	42.1°F
Record High:	82.4°F on Jun-19-2024
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	53.1°F

Today:	0.01 in
Storm Rain:	0.08 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.05 in
Yesterday:	0.07 in
Previous 7 Days:	0.63 in
May Rain:	2.10 in
May to Date Average:¹⁰	1.77 in
May to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	0.33 in
May Avg:	3.14 in
+/- from Avg:	1.04 in
2025 Total:	16.53 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	11.02 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	5.51 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-15-2026 at 11:29 AM
78 rain days in 2026
12 days in May 0 straight days without rain

Current:	WSW 5.5 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	4.4 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	5.5 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	5.7 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	4.8 mph
Todays Wind Run:	49.95 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
High Last Hour:	18.0 mph NW
Todays High:	18.4 mph 4:23 PM
May High:	35.0 mph May-5
2025 High:	43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

14 hrs 40 min
55 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 7 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waning Crescent

1%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	61.3°F
Humidity:	55%
Last Hour +/-:	3%
High 12:00 AM:	97%
Low 3:08 PM:	39%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1014.8 mb
Last Hour:	Steady
High 8:49 AM:	1015.8
Low 4:05 AM:	1013.3
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Heating Degree Days

Snow³

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	11.4
May:	242.0
2026 to Date:	4014.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.4

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
May Snow:	0.00 in
May 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 May
3 snow days this season.²
First Snow of Season: --
Average 1st Snow:

Current:	61.2°F
Low 6:30 AM:	41.2°F
Yesterday:	38.0°F
Record:	-26.3°F Feb-20-2015

Quality
Index⁶:
39

Good

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

May-15

6.9

May-16

7.7

May-17

7.4

Sunrise is at: 5:51 am

Solar Noon: 13:11

Sunset is at: 8:30 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	35.2°F
Sunrise:	5:51 am
Sunset:	8:30 pm
Moonrise:	4:38 am
Moonset:	7:24 pm
Full Moon:	May-01-2026
New Moon:	20:02 UTC May-16-2026

Cloud Height:

4336 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: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 15 of just the month of May for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 15 of Mayfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Partly Sunny

Hi 66 °F

NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind around 12 mph.

Tonight

Mostly Clear

Lo 48 °F

NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southwest wind around 12 mph.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Mostly Sunny then Showers And T-Storms Likely	Saturday Night Chance Showers And T-Storms	Sunday Mostly Sunny	Sunday Night Mostly Cloudy	Monday Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Mostly Clear then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms	Tuesday Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 76 °F	Lo 54 °F	Hi 75 °F	Lo 57 °F	Hi 86 °F	Lo 65 °F	Hi 83 °F

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