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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
859 FXUS61 KBUF 282306 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 706 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
significant changes with this update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 10/29/2026 12:40am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 12:40am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

48.7°F

Trend:Colder 0.1°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   49°F
Humidex   49.7°F
24 Hour +/- 6.5°FWarmer 6.5°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
49.2°F
12:01 AM
Today Low
48.6°F
12:36 AM
Yest.High
64.4°F
2:12 PM
Yest.Low
40.1°F
8:24 AM
Last Year High
56.2°F
Last Year Low
29.9°F
Station Record High*
69.5°F
2019
Station Record Low*
29.9°F
2025
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Clear Clear

Wind from SW SW  
0.7
Gusting to:
1.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.9 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Lo 49 °F Hi 71 °F Lo 46 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.1°F since last hour. 47.1°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.1°F since last hour. 0.1°F
High 12:01 AM: 47.5°F
Low 12:36 AM: 46.7°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 47.9°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.01 in
Oct Rain: 2.34 in
Oct to Date
  Average:10
3.84 in
Oct to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 1.5 in for the month 1.50 in
Oct Avg: 4.20 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.86 in for the month 1.86 in
2025 Total: 42.97 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
30.09 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 12.88 in for the year 12.88 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Oct-23-2026
at 2:05 AM
150 rain days in 2026
11 days in October
6 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: SW  0.7 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 1.1 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 1.1 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 0.8 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 0.3 mph
Todays Wind Run: 0.77 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph
High Last Hour: 3.0 mph SW
Todays High: 3.5 mph 12:10 AM
October High: 33.0 mph Oct-7
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
10 hrs 24 min
52 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 39 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 18 days, 12 hours, 50 minutes in cycle
88%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 49.7°F
Humidity: No Change 94%
Last Hour +/-: No Change 0%
High 12:00 AM: 94%
Low 12:36 AM: 93%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.6  mb/hr 1021.6 mb
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 12:00 AM: 1022.1
Low 12:38 AM: 1021.6
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 0.3
Oct: 339.5
2026 to Date: 4561.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 616.8
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Oct Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Oct Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: 0.00 in
Season Total:2 0.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in October
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 48.7°F
Low 12:36 AM: 48.6°F
Yesterday: 38.3°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

103


Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Density:
1.26 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Oct-29

2.7
Oct-30

2.4
Oct-31

2.4
Sunrise is at: 7:45 am
Solar Noon: 12:58
Sunset is at: 6:10 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 51.8°F
Sunrise: 7:45 am
Sunset: 6:10 pm
Moonrise: 7:47 pm
Moonset: 12:07 pm
Full Moon: Oct-26-2026
New Moon: 07:03 UTC
Nov-9-2026
Cloud Height: 981 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
  80.2°F
Jul-01-2026
  -11.4°F
Jan-24-2014
ICN:1 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
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 29 of just the month of October for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 29 of Octoberfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Thursday
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 49 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

Hi 71 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 46 °F Hi 58 °F Lo 37 °F Hi 58 °F Lo 39 °F Hi 64 °F Lo 44 °F
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