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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
718 FXUS61 KBUF 020616 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 216 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Upped
PoPs a little more where scattered showers are expected today, and bumped
up winds/gusts both Sunday and Monday.  Frost Advisory issued for much of
the forecast area tonight. Freeze Warning also issued for Chautauqua county
tonight. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays high barometer of 1014.9 mb broke the monthly high of 1013.4 mb set on 05/01/2026 by 1.5 mb
Todays low wind chill of 25.7°F broke the monthly low of 30.7°F set on 05/01/2026 by -5°
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 6:38am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

33.2°F

Trend:Warmer 0.1°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   31°F
Humidex   28.8°F
24 Hour +/- 1.2°FWarmer 1.2°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
40.9°F
12:00 AM
Today Low
32.8°F
5:26 AM
Yest.High
48.5°F
10:29 AM
Yest.Low
31.5°F
6:20 AM
Last Year High
71.0°F
Last Year Low
50.1°F
Station Record High*
79.8°F
2018
Station Record Low*
38.2°F
2023
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Station Record Low
Overcast Overcast

Wind from NNW NNW  
2.8
Gusting to:
3.0
Light Air
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.9 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Patchy Frost
Patchy Frost
Saturday

Saturday: Areas Of Frost then Chance Rain Showers
Areas Of Frost then Chance Rain Showers
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Areas Of Frost
Chance Rain Showers then Areas Of Frost
Lo 33 °F Hi 50 °F Lo 33 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 30.0°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 0.5°F
High 12:41 AM: 33.8°F
Low 5:26 AM: 29.9°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 32.1°F
Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.05 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.05 in
Yesterday: 0.05 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.96 in
May Rain: 0.05 in
May to Date
  Average:10
0.28 in
May to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.23 in for the month 0.23 in
May Avg: 3.14 in
+/- from Avg: Under 3.092 in for the month 3.09 in
2025 Total: 14.48 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
9.53 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 4.95 in for the year 4.95 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
May-1-2026
at 1:43 PM
68 rain days in 2026
1 day in May
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: NNW  2.8 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 3.1 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 3.6 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 4.3 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.0 mph
Todays Wind Run: 22.54 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
High Last Hour: 11.0 mph NNW
Todays High: 13.0 mph 12:21 AM
May High: 15.0 mph May-1
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
14 hrs 10 min
47 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 30 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 14 days, 22 hours, 47 minutes in cycle
100%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 28.8°F
Humidity: Decreased 2% since last hour. 88%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 5:29 AM: 90%
Low 12:00 AM: 74%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.1  mb/hr 1014.8 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 6:25 AM: 1014.9
Low 12:01 AM: 1013.3
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 7.4
May: 30.1
2026 to Date: 3802.9
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: 30.9°F
Low 5:37 AM: 25.7°F
Yesterday: 30.7°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

21


Good
Density:
1.29 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
May-02

5.7
May-03

6.0
May-04

5.7
Sunrise is at: 6:06 am
Solar Noon: 13:11
Sunset is at: 8:16 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 33.6°F
Sunrise: 6:06 am
Sunset: 8:16 pm
Moonrise: 8:49 pm
Moonset: 6:06 am
Full Moon: May-01-2026
New Moon: 20:02 UTC
May-16-2026
Cloud Height: 1329 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:18 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Saturday

Saturday: Areas Of Frost then Chance Rain Showers
Areas Of Frost then Chance Rain Showers
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 2 of just the month of May for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 2 of Mayfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Saturday
Overnight

Overnight: Patchy Frost
Patchy Frost

Lo 33 °F
NWS forecast: Patchy frost. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind around 7 mph.
Saturday

Saturday: Areas Of Frost then Chance Rain Showers
Areas Of Frost then Chance Rain Showers

Hi 50 °F
NWS forecast: Areas of frost before 8am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Areas Of Frost
Chance Rain Showers then Areas Of Frost
Sunday

Sunday: Areas Of Frost then Mostly Sunny
Areas Of Frost then Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Monday

Monday: Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Tuesday

Tuesday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Lo 33 °F Hi 56 °F Lo 46 °F Hi 64 °F Lo 52 °F Hi 64 °F Lo 43 °F
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