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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
945 FXUS61 KBUF 231802 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 202 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Forecast snow accumulations have increased about an inch across the higher
terrain of Chautauqua and southern Erie counties through this evening. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 03/23/2026 2:53pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:53pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

36.1°F

Trend:Warmer 2°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   34°F
Humidex   31.9°F
24 Hour +/- -3.1°FColder 3.1°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
36.1°F
2:52 PM
Today Low
31.0°F
5:30 AM
Yest.High
44.2°F
10:23 AM
Yest.Low
32.7°F
11:49 PM
Last Year High
38.0°F
Last Year Low
21.5°F
Station Record High*
68.9°F
2021
Station Record Low*
14.0°F
2017
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from NW NW  
3.2
Gusting to:
2.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-0.8 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 35 °F Lo 23 °F Hi 39 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1°F since last hour. 30.8°F
Last Hour: Increased 1°F since last hour. 1°F
High 12:00 AM: 31.2°F
Low 9:00 AM: 26.7°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 34.2°F
Today: 0.01 in
Storm Rain: 0.40 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.10 in
Yesterday: 0.39 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.31 in
Mar Rain: 3.37 in
Mar to Date
  Average:10
1.31 in
Mar to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 2.06 in for the month 2.06 in
Mar Avg: 2.11 in
+/- from Avg: Over 1.259 in for the month 1.26 in
2025 Total: 6.21 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
4.51 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 1.7 in for the year 1.70 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Mar-23-2026
at 11:29 AM
39 rain days in 2026
16 days in March
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: NW  3.2 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 5.0 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 4.6 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 3.5 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.1 mph
Todays Wind Run: 68.88 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
High Last Hour: 11.0 mph NNW
Todays High: 19.6 mph 12:48 AM
March High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
12 hrs 18 min
33 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 58 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 4 days, 17 hours, 30 minutes in cycle
27%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 31.9°F
Humidity: Decreased 3% since last hour. 81%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 12:00 AM: 94%
Low 12:03 PM: 78%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: No Change 1020.4 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 2:19 PM: 1020.6
Low 12:37 AM: 1011.9
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 20.0
Mar: 633.8
2026 to Date: 3097.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Mar Snow: Under 1.85 in for the month 0.00 in
Mar Avg: 1.85 in
Diff from Avg: -1.85 in
Season Total:2 17.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in March
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 33.6°F
Low 12:50 AM: 22.2°F
Yesterday: 22.8°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

39


Good
Density:
1.29 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Mar-23

3.6
Mar-24

3.8
Mar-25

3.7
Sunrise is at: 7:12 am
Solar Noon: 13:21
Sunset is at: 7:30 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 27.0°F
Sunrise: 7:12 am
Sunset: 7:30 pm
Moonrise: 9:22 am
Moonset: 12:23 am
Full Moon: Apr-02-2026
New Moon: 11:52 UTC
Apr-17-2026
Cloud Height: 1810 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 |
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Snow Showers 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 23 of just the month of March for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 23 of Marchfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely

Hi 35 °F
NWS forecast: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 23 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of snow showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Showers And T-Storms Likely then Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Friday

Friday: Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Partly Sunny
Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Partly Sunny
Hi 39 °F Lo 28 °F Hi 48 °F Lo 40 °F Hi 57 °F Lo 27 °F Hi 34 °F
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