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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
014 FXUS61 KBUF 241740 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 140 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Minimal
changes made with this forecast update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 08/24/2026 6:03pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 6:03pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

65.3°F

Trend:Warmer 0.3°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   65°F
Humidex   74.4°F
24 Hour +/- 5.4°FWarmer 5.4°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
69.8°F
12:55 PM
Today Low
55.9°F
5:10 AM
Yest.High
70.6°F
1:44 PM
Yest.Low
58.4°F
11:54 PM
Last Year High
82.0°F
Last Year Low
60.8°F
Station Record High*
89.4°F
2020
Station Record Low*
50.0°F
2017
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from W W  
2.0
Gusting to:
6.0
Light Air
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-0.9 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday

Tuesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 59 °F Hi 74 °F Lo 58 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. 62.0°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. 0.6°F
High 12:55 PM: 63.3°F
Low 5:10 AM: 55.3°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 63.3°F
Today: 0.01 in
Rate (/hr): 0.012 in
Storm Rain: 0.83 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.05 in
Yesterday: 0.47 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.55 in
Aug Rain: 6.10 in
Aug to Date
  Average:10
2.61 in
Aug to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 3.49 in for the month 3.49 in
Aug Avg: 3.16 in
+/- from Avg: Over 2.943 in for the month 2.94 in
2025 Total: 35.71 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
22.20 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 13.51 in for the year 13.51 in
120 rain days in 2026
12 days in August
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: W  2.0 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 1.1 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 1.4 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 1.5 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 2.2 mph
Todays Wind Run: 42.78 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph
High Last Hour: 10.0 mph SW
Todays High: 18.4 mph 10:32 AM
August High: 23.0 mph Aug-3
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
13 hrs 32 min
56 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 44 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 12 days, 4 hours, 26 minutes in cycle
90%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 74.4°F
Humidity: Increased 1% since last hour. 89%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 7:32 AM: 99%
Low 1:12 PM: 76%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.3  mb/hr 1011.8 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 6:01 PM: 1011.8
Low 2:40 AM: 1008.7
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
Aug: 140.5
2026 to Date: 529.6
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4123.7
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Aug Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Aug 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 August
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 65.2°F
High 12:55pm: 69.8°F
Yesterday: 70.6°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

42


Good
Density:
1.20 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Aug-24

6.1
Aug-25

6.3
Aug-26

6.7
Sunrise is at: 6:30 am
Solar Noon: 13:17
Sunset is at: 8:04 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 49.7°F
Sunrise: 6:30 am
Sunset: 8:04 pm
Moonrise: 6:35 pm
Moonset: 2:26 am
Full Moon: Aug-28-2026
New Moon: 03:28 UTC
Sep-11-2026
Cloud Height: 1365 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:18 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tuesday

Tuesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Rain Showers 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 24 of just the month of August for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 24 of Augustfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Tuesday
Tonight

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

Lo 59 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday

Tuesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

Hi 74 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Thursday

Thursday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 58 °F Hi 80 °F Lo 64 °F Hi 80 °F Lo 61 °F Hi 77 °F Lo 56 °F
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