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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
414 FXUS61 KBUF 170036 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 836 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
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NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 04/17/2026 12:21am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 12:21am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

58.1°F

Trend:No Change /hr
Wind Chill   58°F
Humidex   64.4°F
24 Hour +/- -3.1°FColder 3.1°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
58.2°F
12:00 AM
Today Low
58.0°F
12:12 AM
Yest.High
75.3°F
1:18 PM
Yest.Low
57.1°F
6:21 AM
Last Year High
55.3°F
Last Year Low
27.0°F
Station Record High*
74.6°F
2016
Station Record Low*
27.0°F
2025
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from N N  
3.3
Gusting to:
6.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.9 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Friday

Friday: Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny
Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 49 °F Hi 63 °F Lo 49 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: No Change 57.5°F
Last Hour: No Change 0°F
High 12:00 AM: 57.9°F
Low 12:12 AM: 57.4°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 57.8°F
Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 1.67 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.33 in
Yesterday: 0.33 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.85 in
Apr Rain: 2.90 in
Apr to Date
  Average:10
2.29 in
Apr to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.61 in for the month 0.61 in
Apr Avg: 3.94 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.043 in for the month 1.04 in
2025 Total: 11.19 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
7.60 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 3.59 in for the year 3.59 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-16-2026
at 6:21 PM
57 rain days in 2026
14 days in April
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: N  3.3 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 2.5 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 2.7 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 2.4 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 2.8 mph
Todays Wind Run: 1.04 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph
High Last Hour: 8.0 mph NW
Todays High: 8.1 mph 12:16 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 28 min
7 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 48 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

New Moon
New Moon, 29 days, 2 hours, 58 minutes in cycle
0%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 64.4°F
Humidity: No Change 98%
Last Hour +/-: No Change 0%
High 12:00 AM: 99%
Low 12:00 AM: 98%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.5  mb/hr 1009.4 mb
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 12:19 AM: 1009.4
Low 12:00 AM: 1008.9
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 0.1
Apr: 257.3
2026 to Date: 3557.0
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: 58.1°F
Low 12:12 AM: 58.0°F
Yesterday: 57.1°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Data Not
Available


Data Not Available
Density:
1.22 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Apr-17

6.0
Apr-18

6.6
Apr-19

5.5
Sunrise is at: 6:29 am
Solar Noon: 13:14
Sunset is at: 7:59 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 31.4°F
Sunrise: 6:29 am
Sunset: 7:59 pm
Moonrise: 6:12 am
Moonset: 7:14 pm
Full Moon: Apr-02-2026
New Moon: 11:52 UTC
Apr-17-2026
Cloud Height: 732 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:13 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Friday

Friday: Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny
Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny
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 17 of just the month of April for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 17 of Aprilfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Friday
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers

Lo 49 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog between midnight and 1am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday

Friday: Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny
Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

Hi 63 °F
NWS forecast: Patchy fog before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 49 °F Hi 72 °F Lo 39 °F Hi 45 °F Lo 29 °F Hi 42 °F Lo 30 °F
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