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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
181 FXUS61 KBUF 111733 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 133 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Increasing chances for thunderstorms Tuesday across western NY. A few
storms may be strong to severe. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 10/11/2026 5:46pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 5:46pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

58.9°F

Trend:Colder 0.6°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   59°F
Humidex   64.3°F
24 Hour +/- -4.1°FColder 4.1°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
62.4°F
10:46 AM
Today Low
53.5°F
12:00 AM
Yest.High
67.2°F
2:08 PM
Yest.Low
39.5°F
5:40 AM
Last Year High
58.0°F
Last Year Low
47.6°F
Station Record High*
80.0°F
2021
Station Record Low*
30.4°F
2016
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from NNE NNE  
0.6
Gusting to:
0.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.2 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Light Rain
Chance Light Rain
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy
Columbus
Day
Columbus Day: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Hi 64 °F Lo 53 °F Hi 70 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.6°F since last hour. 56.0°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.6°F since last hour. 0.6°F
High 3:25 PM: 57.6°F
Low 12:26 AM: 49.2°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 57.3°F
Today: 0.01 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.01 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.46 in
Oct Rain: 1.79 in
Oct to Date
  Average:10
1.36 in
Oct to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.43 in for the month 0.43 in
Oct Avg: 4.20 in
+/- from Avg: Under 2.41 in for the month 2.41 in
2025 Total: 42.42 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
27.61 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 14.81 in for the year 14.81 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Oct-11-2026
at 12:32 PM
145 rain days in 2026
7 days in October
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: NNE  0.6 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 2.3 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 0.8 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 1.0 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 2.1 mph
Todays Wind Run: 27.58 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
High Last Hour: 8.0 mph SE
Todays High: 15.0 mph 11:03 AM
October High: 33.0 mph Oct-7
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 14 min
57 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 52 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 1 days, 5 hours, 56 minutes in cycle
1%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 64.3°F
Humidity: No Change 90%
Last Hour +/-: No Change 0%
High 3:24 PM: 90%
Low 10:52 AM: 76%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.1  mb/hr 1014.9 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:00 AM: 1024.9
Low 5:15 PM: 1014.6
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 6.7
Oct: 102.7
2026 to Date: 4325.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 611.8
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: 58.9°F
Low 12:00 AM: 53.5°F
Yesterday: 39.5°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

28


Good
Density:
1.22 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Oct-11

3.8
Oct-12

3.6
Oct-13

4.4
Sunrise is at: 7:23 am
Solar Noon: 13:01
Sunset is at: 6:38 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 51.9°F
Sunrise: 7:23 am
Sunset: 6:38 pm
Moonrise: 8:30 am
Moonset: 6:39 pm
Full Moon: Oct-26-2026
New Moon: 07:03 UTC
Nov-9-2026
Cloud Height: 1274 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 |
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy
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 11 of just the month of October for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 11 of Octoberfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Light Rain
Chance Light Rain

Hi 64 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 64. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 53 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Columbus
Day
Columbus Day: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday

Tuesday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Wednesday

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

Thursday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 70 °F Lo 60 °F Hi 71 °F Lo 57 °F Hi 65 °F Lo 48 °F Hi 60 °F
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