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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
644 FXUS61 KBUF 211722 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 122 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Minor
changes to the forecast with this update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays low barometer of 999.9 mb broke the monthly low of 1000.8 mb set on 07/18/2026 by -0.9 mb
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 3:56pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

64.1°F

Trend:Colder 6.4°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   64°F
Humidex   73.4°F
24 Hour +/- -13.7°FColder 13.7°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
77.0°F
1:46 PM
Today Low
63.2°F
3:18 AM
Yest.High
78.9°F
2:31 PM
Yest.Low
52.9°F
6:10 AM
Last Year High
74.6°F
Last Year Low
53.8°F
Station Record High*
88.5°F
2016
Station Record Low*
53.8°F
2025
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
we now have Heavy rain we now have Heavy rain

Wind from WNW WNW  
0.9
Gusting to:
2.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
1.09 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.4 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Tonight

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

Wednesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 79 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 72 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 4.4°F since last hour. 62.3°F
Last Hour: Decreased 4.4°F since last hour. 4.4°F
High 1:25 PM: 72.0°F
Low 4:48 AM: 58.3°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 63.0°F
Today: 1.09 in
Rate (/hr): 0.923 in
Storm Rain: 1.08 in
Last 24 Hours: 1.09 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 2.83 in
Jul Rain: 4.41 in
Jul to Date
  Average:10
2.44 in
Jul to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.97 in for the month 1.97 in
Jul Avg: 3.73 in
+/- from Avg: Over 0.675 in for the month 0.68 in
2025 Total: 27.36 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
18.29 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 9.07 in for the year 9.07 in
106 rain days in 2026
8 days in July
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: WNW  0.9 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 1.0 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 1.9 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 3.1 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 2.5 mph
Todays Wind Run: 34.14 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
High Last Hour: 13.0 mph W
Todays High: 22.0 mph 11:46 AM
July High: 32.0 mph Jul-9
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
14 hrs 53 min
25 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 48 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

First Quarter
First Quarter, 7 days, 10 hours, 14 minutes in cycle
54%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 73.4°F
Humidity: Increased 7% since last hour. 94%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 7% since last hour. 7%
High 12:21 PM: 95%
Low 2:18 PM: 77%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.6  mb/hr 1001.0 mb
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 12:00 AM: 1008.0
Low 2:50 PM: 999.9
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
Jul: 0.1
2026 to Date: 4114.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 334.5
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Jul Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Jul 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 July
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 64.1°F
Low 3:18 AM: 63.2°F
Yesterday: 52.9°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

55


Moderate
Density:
1.19 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Jul-21

7.4
Jul-22

6.9
Jul-23

6.6
Sunrise is at: 5:54 am
Solar Noon: 13:21
Sunset is at: 8:48 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 46.2°F
Sunrise: 5:54 am
Sunset: 8:48 pm
Moonrise: 2:16 pm
Moonset: 11:47 pm
Full Moon: Jul-29-2026
New Moon: 17:37 UTC
Aug-12-2026
Cloud Height: 1007 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
  80.3°F
Jul-01-2026
  -11.4°F
Jan-24-2014
ICN:6 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms 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 21 of just the month of July for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 21 of Julyfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely

Hi 79 °F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight

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

Lo 59 °F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

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

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 72 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 78 °F Lo 58 °F Hi 81 °F Lo 63 °F Hi 84 °F
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