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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
146 FXUS61 KBUF 261343 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 943 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
significant changes to the forecast. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 05/26/2026 1:21pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 1:21pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

79.2°F

Trend:Warmer 0.1°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   80°F
Humidex   85.6°F
24 Hour +/- 11.7°FWarmer 11.7°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
79.9°F
12:23 PM
Today Low
53.0°F
5:33 AM
Yest.High
74.8°F
5:05 PM
Yest.Low
53.1°F
4:39 AM
Last Year High
71.5°F
Last Year Low
41.7°F
Station Record High*
91.7°F
2020
Station Record Low*
36.5°F
2023
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Clear Clear

Wind from NW NW  
3.0
Gusting to:
3.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
22.7 of 100
Today

Today: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 82 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 77 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.5°F since last hour. 57.8°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.5°F since last hour. 1.5°F
High 12:22 PM: 65.9°F
Low 4:52 AM: 52.0°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 66.3°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 2.06 in
May Rain: 4.56 in
May to Date
  Average:10
2.55 in
May to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 2.01 in for the month 2.01 in
May Avg: 3.14 in
+/- from Avg: Over 1.418 in for the month 1.42 in
2025 Total: 18.99 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
11.80 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 7.19 in for the year 7.19 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
May-24-2026
at 11:16 PM
85 rain days in 2026
18 days in May
1 day since last rain

rain graph

Current: NW  3.0 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 3.3 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 3.0 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 2.7 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.0 mph
Todays Wind Run: 26.20 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
High Last Hour: 14.0 mph WSW
Todays High: 14.0 mph 1:10 PM
May High: 36.0 mph May-19
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
15 hrs 1 min
22 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 37 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 9 days, 21 hours, 20 minutes in cycle
80%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 85.6°F
Humidity: Decreased 3% since last hour. 48%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 6:37 AM: 98%
Low 12:59 PM: 46%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 1  mb/hr 1016.3 mb
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 8:35 AM: 1018.8
Low 1:14 PM: 1016.3
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.0
May: 26.9
2026 to Date: 27.5
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4074.6
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
May Snow: No Change 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:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 80.0°F
High 12:23pm: 79.9°F
Yesterday: 74.8°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

44


Good
Density:
1.18 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
May-26

8.0
May-27

7.4
May-28

7.0
Sunrise is at: 5:41 am
Solar Noon: 13:11
Sunset is at: 8:41 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 37.2°F
Sunrise: 5:41 am
Sunset: 8:41 pm
Moonrise: 4:26 pm
Moonset: 3:01 am
Full Moon: May-31-2026
New Moon: 02:55 UTC
Jun-15-2026
Cloud Height: 5499 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 Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
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 26 of just the month of May for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 26 of Mayfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 82 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 59 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 8 to 12 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 77 °F Lo 52 °F Hi 69 °F Lo 50 °F Hi 70 °F Lo 49 °F Hi 66 °F
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