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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
694 FXUS61 KBUF 191844 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 144 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Winter
weather advisory issued for the eastern Lake Ontario region Friday and
Friday night for a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 02/19/2026 4:19pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:19pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

34.0°F

Trend:Colder 0.3°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   29°F
Humidex   30.4°F
24 Hour +/- 1.5°FWarmer 1.5°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
36.1°F
12:56 PM
Today Low
28.3°F
12:08 AM
Yest.High
35.8°F
4:27 AM
Yest.Low
28.3°F
10:44 PM
Last Year High
22.2°F
Last Year Low
11.1°F
Station Record High*
57.5°F
2017
Station Record Low*
-1.1°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
overcast -  mist overcast - mist

Wind from SSE SSE  
5.7
Gusting to:
10.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.4 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Areas Of Fog then Rain Showers Likely
Areas Of Fog then Rain Showers Likely
Friday

Friday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Hi 38 °F Lo 35 °F Hi 46 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: No Change 33.0°F
Last Hour: No Change 0°F
High 12:56 PM: 34.5°F
Low 7:10 AM: 26.6°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 33.6°F
Today: 0.01 in
Storm Rain: 0.57 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.03 in
Yesterday: 0.56 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.66 in
Feb Rain: 0.83 in
Feb to Date
  Average:10
0.65 in
Feb to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.18 in for the month 0.18 in
Feb Avg: 1.44 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.605 in for the month 0.60 in
2025 Total: 2.31 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
2.41 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Under 0.1 in for the year 0.10 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Feb-19-2026
at 9:30 AM
15 rain days in 2026
8 days in February
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: SSE  5.7 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 6.5 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 6.3 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 6.8 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 5.3 mph
Todays Wind Run: 91.16 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 10.0 mph
High Last Hour: 14.0 mph ESE
Todays High: 21.0 mph 12:21 AM
February High: 33.0 mph Feb-6
2025 High: 39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
10 hrs 44 min
59 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 48 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 2 days, 9 hours, 18 minutes in cycle
7%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 30.4°F
Humidity: Increased 1% since last hour. 96%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 4:06 PM: 96%
Low 1:26 AM: 93%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.5  mb/hr 1011.7 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 8:01 AM: 1014.2
Low 12:05 AM: 1010.2
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 23.7
Feb: 815.8
2026 to Date: 2137.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Feb Snow: Under 0.984 in for the month 0.00 in
Feb Avg: 0.98 in
Diff from Avg: -0.98 in
Season Total:2 17.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in February
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 28.9°F
Low 12:06 AM: 17.9°F
Yesterday: 17.5°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

34


Good
Density:
1.28 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Feb-19

2.0
Feb-20

2.2
Feb-21

2.1
Sunrise is at: 7:06 am
Solar Noon: 12:28
Sunset is at: 5:51 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 21.9°F
Sunrise: 7:06 am
Sunset: 5:51 pm
Moonrise: 8:01 am
Moonset: 7:17 pm
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 837 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:10 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Areas Of Fog then Rain Showers Likely
Areas Of Fog then Rain Showers Likely
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 February for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 19 of Februaryfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 38 °F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. East wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Areas Of Fog then Rain Showers Likely
Areas Of Fog then Rain Showers Likely

Lo 35 °F
NWS forecast: Areas of fog between 7pm and 3am, then rain showers likely and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

Friday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Saturday

Saturday: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Sunday

Sunday: Snow Showers
Snow Showers
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Snow Showers
Snow Showers
Monday

Monday: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Hi 46 °F Lo 30 °F Hi 34 °F Lo 27 °F Hi 35 °F Lo 27 °F Hi 32 °F
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