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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
432 FXUS61 KBUF 060607 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 207 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
significant changes have been made with this update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 05/06/2026 6:26am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 6:26am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

44.6°F

Trend:Colder 0.3°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   42°F
Humidex   44.3°F
24 Hour +/- -13.2°FColder 13.2°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
47.0°F
2:36 AM
Today Low
44.5°F
6:03 AM
Yest.High
68.9°F
12:31 PM
Yest.Low
46.4°F
11:12 PM
Last Year High
68.1°F
Last Year Low
51.4°F
Station Record High*
79.1°F
2015
Station Record Low*
35.8°F
2023
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
It is now Moderately drizzling It is now Moderately drizzling

Wind from SE SE  
4.7
Gusting to:
3.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.31 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.2 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 43 °F Hi 52 °F Lo 38 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.3°F since last hour. 43.8°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.3°F since last hour. 0.3°F
High 2:36 AM: 46.2°F
Low 6:03 AM: 43.7°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 44.2°F
Today: 0.31 in
Rate (/hr): 0.067 in
Storm Rain: 1.11 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.94 in
Yesterday: 0.80 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.52 in
May Rain: 1.19 in
May to Date
  Average:10
0.78 in
May to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.41 in for the month 0.41 in
May Avg: 3.14 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.952 in for the month 1.95 in
2025 Total: 15.62 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
10.03 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 5.59 in for the year 5.59 in
70 rain days in 2026
4 days in May
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: SE  4.7 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 2.5 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 3.5 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 3.6 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 2.4 mph
Todays Wind Run: 13.93 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
High Last Hour: 10.0 mph SE
Todays High: 10.4 mph 5:38 AM
May High: 35.0 mph May-5
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
14 hrs 20 min
37 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 25 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 18 days, 22 hours, 34 minutes in cycle
81%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 44.3°F
Humidity: No Change 97%
Last Hour +/-: No Change 0%
High 6:16 AM: 98%
Low 12:00 AM: 96%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.7  mb/hr 1006.9 mb
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 1:20 AM: 1008.5
Low 6:19 AM: 1006.8
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 4.6
May: 82.6
2026 to Date: 3855.2
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: 42.1°F
Low 6:25 AM: 40.7°F
Yesterday: 45.2°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

26


Good
Density:
1.25 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
May-06

5.7
May-07

5.2
May-08

5.5
Sunrise is at: 6:01 am
Solar Noon: 13:11
Sunset is at: 8:20 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 34.2°F
Sunrise: 6:01 am
Sunset: 8:20 pm
Moonrise: 12:42 am
Moonset: 9:00 am
Full Moon: May-01-2026
New Moon: 20:02 UTC
May-16-2026
Cloud Height: 787 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:20 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain Showers
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 6 of just the month of May for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 6 of Mayfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Wednesday
Overnight

Overnight: Rain Showers
Rain Showers

Lo 43 °F
NWS forecast: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers

Hi 52 °F
NWS forecast: Rain showers before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Northeast wind 0 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Lo 38 °F Hi 53 °F Lo 39 °F Hi 57 °F Lo 44 °F Hi 63 °F Lo 47 °F
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