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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
585 FXUS61 KBUF 161829 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 229 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Increased coverage of fog and lower ceilings tonight. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays high dew point of 68.0°F broke the yearly high of 66.0°F set on 04/14/2026 by 2°
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 3:20pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

67.7°F

Trend:Colder 6.2°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   69°F
Humidex   77.1°F
24 Hour +/- -7°FColder 7°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
75.3°F
1:18 PM
Today Low
57.1°F
6:21 AM
Yest.High
77.0°F
4:03 PM
Yest.Low
51.6°F
1:26 AM
Last Year High
39.8°F
Last Year Low
32.9°F
Station Record High*
83.1°F
2023
Station Record Low*
25.3°F
2020
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
It is now Moderately drizzling It is now Moderately drizzling

Wind from NW NW  
4.6
Gusting to:
3.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.02 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
0.2 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms Likely then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 74 °F Lo 49 °F Hi 63 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 3.2°F since last hour. 62.3°F
Last Hour: Decreased 3.2°F since last hour. 3.2°F
High 12:24 PM: 68.0°F
Low 6:21 AM: 56.8°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 64.4°F
Today: 0.02 in
Rate (/hr): 0.022 in
Storm Rain: 1.36 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.89 in
Yesterday: 1.17 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.53 in
Apr Rain: 2.59 in
Apr to Date
  Average:10
2.23 in
Apr to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.36 in for the month 0.36 in
Apr Avg: 3.94 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.353 in for the month 1.35 in
2025 Total: 10.88 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
7.54 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 3.34 in for the year 3.34 in
56 rain days in 2026
14 days in April
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: NW  4.6 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 9.6 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 6.7 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 6.5 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 9.6 mph
Todays Wind Run: 82.17 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
High Last Hour: 16.0 mph NW
Todays High: 25.3 mph 1:38 PM
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)

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 28 days, 17 hours, 57 minutes in cycle
1%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 77.1°F
Humidity: Increased 8% since last hour. 83%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 8% since last hour. 8%
High 7:27 AM: 100%
Low 1:31 PM: 74%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.3  mb/hr 1005.7 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:49 AM: 1010.3
Low 2:42 PM: 1005.6
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
Apr: 0.3
2026 to Date: 0.4
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 3557.8
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: 69.2°F
High 1:18pm: 75.3°F
Yesterday: 77.0°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

53


Moderate
Density:
1.19 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Apr-16

7.0
Apr-17

6.0
Apr-18

6.6
Sunrise is at: 6:31 am
Solar Noon: 13:14
Sunset is at: 7:58 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 31.3°F
Sunrise: 6:31 am
Sunset: 7:58 pm
Moonrise: 5:48 am
Moonset: 7:14 pm
Full Moon: Apr-02-2026
New Moon: 11:52 UTC
Apr-17-2026
Cloud Height: 1829 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:21 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms Likely then Chance Showers And T-Storms
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 16 of just the month of April for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 16 of Aprilfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms

Hi 74 °F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms Likely then Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 49 °F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
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
Hi 63 °F Lo 49 °F Hi 72 °F Lo 39 °F Hi 45 °F Lo 29 °F Hi 42 °F
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