National Weather Service Severe Weather Alerts / Click County Name For Details

gr3 webcam
Click Image For Radar Loop & Storm Details Click Image For Larger Radar Loop

WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
022 FXUS61 KBUF 290644 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 244 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
significant changes to the forecast with this update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 04/29/2026 6:18am
spacer
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 6:18am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

50.3°F

Trend:Colder 0.8°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   50°F
Humidex   51.5°F
24 Hour +/- -9°FColder 9°F than yesterday at this time.
---
Today High
57.0°F
12:00 AM
Today Low
50.2°F
6:14 AM
Yest.High
66.3°F
1:28 PM
Yest.Low
54.7°F
9:18 AM
Last Year High
81.3°F
Last Year Low
44.7°F
Station Record High*
81.3°F
2025
Station Record Low*
26.1°F
2019
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from ENE ENE  
3.1
Gusting to:
3.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.5 of 100
Today

Today: Chance Rain Showers then Rain
Chance Rain Showers then Rain
Tonight

Tonight: Rain then Mostly Cloudy
Rain then Mostly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 53 °F Lo 39 °F Hi 52 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 47.5°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 0.5°F
High 12:00 AM: 51.9°F
Low 6:14 AM: 47.4°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 48.9°F
Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.05 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.05 in
Yesterday: 0.05 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.37 in
Apr Rain: 5.50 in
Apr to Date
  Average:10
3.73 in
Apr to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.77 in for the month 1.77 in
Apr Avg: 3.94 in
+/- from Avg: Over 1.557 in for the month 1.56 in
2025 Total: 13.79 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
9.04 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 4.75 in for the year 4.75 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-28-2026
at 10:50 AM
66 rain days in 2026
23 days in April
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: ENE  3.1 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 3.6 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 1.9 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 2.5 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 2.1 mph
Todays Wind Run: 13.51 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
High Last Hour: 9.0 mph E
Todays High: 11.5 mph 7:32 AM
April High: 42.0 mph Apr-3
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
14 hrs 3 min
10 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 35 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 11 days, 22 hours, 26 minutes in cycle
95%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 51.5°F
Humidity: Increased 1% since last hour. 90%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 4:58 AM: 90%
Low 12:06 AM: 82%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.3  mb/hr 1011.5 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 5:11 AM: 1011.9
Low 3:00 AM: 1011.0
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 2.3
Apr: 439.9
2026 to Date: 3738.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.4
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Apr Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Apr 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 April
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
--
Average 1st Snow:
Current: 49.9°F
Low 6:14 AM: 50.2°F
Yesterday: 54.7°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

53


Moderate
Density:
1.24 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Apr-29

6.0
Apr-30

5.6
May-01

5.4
Sunrise is at: 6:11 am
Solar Noon: 13:12
Sunset is at: 8:12 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 33.3°F
Sunrise: 6:11 am
Sunset: 8:12 pm
Moonrise: 6:34 pm
Moonset: 4:56 am
Full Moon: May-01-2026
New Moon: 20:02 UTC
May-16-2026
Cloud Height: 1250 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: Rain then Mostly Cloudy
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 29 of just the month of April for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 29 of Aprilfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Chance Rain Showers then Rain
Chance Rain Showers then Rain

Hi 53 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers between 10am and 1pm, then rain. Cloudy, with a high near 53. North wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Rain then Mostly Cloudy
Rain then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 39 °F
NWS forecast: Rain before 8pm, then a chance of rain showers between 8pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 52 °F Lo 33 °F Hi 49 °F Lo 32 °F Hi 48 °F Lo 34 °F Hi 51 °F
Version 6.95b - 03-Apr-2019 - Script by: Scott of BurnsvilleWeatherLIVE.com
Now supported by Saratoga-weather.org Download