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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
752 FXUS61 KBUF 140003 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 803 PM EDT Wed May 13 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... The
severe threat has ended across western and north central NY this evening. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 05/14/2026 3:13am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 3:13am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

44.8°F

Trend:Colder 0.2°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   44°F
Humidex   43.6°F
24 Hour +/- -2.4°FColder 2.4°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
45.4°F
12:00 AM
Today Low
44.7°F
2:57 AM
Yest.High
66.3°F
1:31 PM
Yest.Low
45.4°F
11:53 PM
Last Year High
75.3°F
Last Year Low
60.7°F
Station Record High*
83.6°F
2022
Station Record Low*
32.9°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from WNW WNW  
2.7
Gusting to:
3.0
Light Air
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.3 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Drizzle
Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Drizzle
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Lo 42 °F Hi 52 °F Lo 44 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.1°F since last hour. 41.2°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.1°F since last hour. 0.1°F
High 2:13 AM: 41.4°F
Low 12:02 AM: 40.4°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 43.2°F
Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.29 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.17 in
Yesterday: 0.22 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.67 in
May Rain: 2.02 in
May to Date
  Average:10
1.62 in
May to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.4 in for the month 0.40 in
May Avg: 3.14 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.122 in for the month 1.12 in
2025 Total: 16.45 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
10.87 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 5.58 in for the year 5.58 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
May-13-2026
at 12:20 PM
77 rain days in 2026
10 days in May
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: WNW  2.7 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 3.5 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 2.9 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 3.3 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.4 mph
Todays Wind Run: 12.50 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
High Last Hour: 14.0 mph WNW
Todays High: 14.0 mph 12:30 AM
May High: 35.0 mph May-5
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
14 hrs 38 min
48 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 10 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 26 days, 19 hours, 22 minutes in cycle
8%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 43.6°F
Humidity: Increased 1% since last hour. 87%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 2:13 AM: 87%
Low 12:02 AM: 83%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.2  mb/hr 1007.4 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:19 AM: 1008.2
Low 2:55 AM: 1007.3
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 2.4
May: 212.9
2026 to Date: 3985.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.4
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: 44.1°F
Low 2:29 AM: 39.9°F
Yesterday: 40.6°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

31


Good
Density:
1.25 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
May-14

6.0
May-15

6.7
May-16

7.8
Sunrise is at: 5:52 am
Solar Noon: 13:11
Sunset is at: 8:29 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 35.0°F
Sunrise: 5:52 am
Sunset: 8:29 pm
Moonrise: 4:12 am
Moonset: 6:04 pm
Full Moon: May-01-2026
New Moon: 20:02 UTC
May-16-2026
Cloud Height: 1436 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 |
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Drizzle
Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Drizzle
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 14 of just the month of May for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 14 of Mayfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Thursday
Overnight

Overnight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers

Lo 42 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Drizzle
Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Drizzle

Hi 52 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then patchy drizzle and a slight chance of rain showers between 9am and 10am, then a chance of rain showers and patchy drizzle between 10am and 11am, then patchy drizzle and a slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of rain showers and patchy drizzle. Cloudy, with a high near 52. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. 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: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 44 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 48 °F Hi 76 °F Lo 56 °F Hi 74 °F Lo 53 °F
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