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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
530 FXUS61 KBUF 281825 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 125 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED...  
Increased PoPs for tonight`s light snow event.  Confidence increasing for
50+ degree temperatures on Friday. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays high temperature of 46.4°F broke the monthly high of 45.1°F set on 02/27/2026 by 1.3°
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:38pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

32.4°F

Trend:Colder 2°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   28°F
Humidex   26.8°F
24 Hour +/- -11.6°FColder 11.6°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
46.4°F
3:52 AM
Today Low
32.3°F
4:36 PM
Yest.High
45.1°F
3:09 PM
Yest.Low
13.2°F
1:55 AM
Last Year High
45.2°F
Last Year Low
24.9°F
Station Record High*
65.7°F
2024
Station Record Low*
-1.0°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Clear Clear

Wind from N N  
4.6
Gusting to:
10.0
Light Breeze
Current Snow Total Snowfall Today3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
1.4 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Light Snow Likely
Light Snow Likely
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Light Snow then Scattered Snow Showers
Chance Light Snow then Scattered Snow Showers
Hi 46 °F Lo 20 °F Hi 22 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.9°F since last hour. 24.0°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.9°F since last hour. 0.9°F
High 5:57 AM: 38.3°F
Low 4:34 PM: 23.7°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 29.6°F
Rain Today: 0.01 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.01 in
Yesterday: 0.05 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.39 in
Feb Rain: 1.36 in
Feb to Date
  Average:10
1.42 in
Feb to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.06 in for the month 0.06 in
Feb Avg: 1.44 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.075 in for the month 0.07 in
2025 Total: 2.84 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
3.18 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Under 0.34 in for the year 0.34 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Feb-28-2026
at 4:30 AM
24 rain days in 2026
17 days in February
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: N  4.6 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 6.1 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 5.8 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 6.6 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 7.6 mph
Todays Wind Run: 117.91 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 10.0 mph
High Last Hour: 16.0 mph N
Todays High: 23.0 mph 3:33 AM
February High: 33.0 mph Feb-6
2025 High: 39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 10 min
44 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 54 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 11 days, 9 hours, 37 minutes in cycle
92%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 26.8°F
Humidity: Increased 3% since last hour. 71%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 9:22 AM: 81%
Low 1:56 PM: 65%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.7  mb/hr 1019.6 mb
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 4:36 PM: 1019.6
Low 3:30 AM: 1006.8
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 14.4
Feb: 1130.3
2026 to Date: 2451.8
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: 27.9°F
Low 4:28 PM: 25.0°F
Yesterday: 7.5°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

38


Good
Density:
1.30 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Feb-28

2.5
Mar-01

2.4
Mar-02

2.5
Sunrise is at: 6:52 am
Solar Noon: 12:27
Sunset is at: 6:02 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 23.1°F
Sunrise: 6:52 am
Sunset: 6:02 pm
Moonrise: 3:01 pm
Moonset: 5:31 am
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 2517 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: Light Snow Likely
Light Snow 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 28 of just the month of February for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 28 of Februaryfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 46 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 46, with temperatures falling to around 32 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 14 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Light Snow Likely
Light Snow Likely

Lo 20 °F
NWS forecast: Snow likely after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Light Snow then Scattered Snow Showers
Chance Light Snow then Scattered Snow Showers
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Rain And Snow Showers then Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Rain And Snow Showers then Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Partly Sunny
Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Partly Sunny
Hi 22 °F Lo 9 °F Hi 28 °F Lo 21 °F Hi 38 °F Lo 29 °F Hi 43 °F
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