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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
009 FXUS61 KBUF 111825 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 225 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED...
INCREASED SOUTHERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE FRIDAY, AS
WELL AS SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS DOWNWIND OF BOTH LAKES LATER FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays low barometer of 997.3 mb broke the monthly low of 1001.8 mb set on 03/07/2026 by -4.5 mb
Todays daily rain of 0.62 in broke the monthly high of 0.47 in set on 03/05/2026 by 0.15 in
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:42pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

46.3°F

Trend:Colder 5.1°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   44°F
Humidex   46.8°F
24 Hour +/- -20.8°FColder 20.8°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
56.0°F
9:16 AM
Today Low
37.9°F
4:02 AM
Yest.High
68.1°F
2:16 PM
Yest.Low
42.6°F
11:58 PM
Last Year High
61.2°F
Last Year Low
30.6°F
Station Record High*
68.4°F
2021
Station Record Low*
13.4°F
2017
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
we now have Moderate rain we now have Moderate rain

Wind from E E  
4.1
Gusting to:
3.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.61 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.2 of 100
Today

Today: Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
Tonight

Tonight: Rain Showers Likely then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Rain Showers Likely then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Hi 65 °F Lo 28 °F Hi 36 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 5.2°F since last hour. 45.8°F
Last Hour: Decreased 5.2°F since last hour. 5.2°F
High 9:16 AM: 55.7°F
Low 3:38 AM: 34.1°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 46.0°F
Today: 0.61 in
Rate (/hr): 0.217 in
Storm Rain: 0.94 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.94 in
Yesterday: 0.33 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.98 in
Mar Rain: 1.62 in
Mar to Date
  Average:10
0.64 in
Mar to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.98 in for the month 0.98 in
Mar Avg: 2.11 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.491 in for the month 0.49 in
2025 Total: 4.46 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
3.84 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 0.62 in for the year 0.62 in
29 rain days in 2026
6 days in March
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: E  4.1 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 1.7 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 2.9 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 2.4 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 1.9 mph
Todays Wind Run: 91.10 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
High Last Hour: 8.0 mph NNE
Todays High: 29.9 mph 12:00 AM
March High: 35.0 mph Mar-8
2025 High: 39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 43 min
1 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 57 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Last Quarter
Last Quarter, 22 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes in cycle
46%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 46.8°F
Humidity: No Change 98%
Last Hour +/-: No Change 0%
High 8:50 AM: 99%
Low 1:43 AM: 84%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 2.5  mb/hr 997.4 mb
Last Hour: Falling
High 12:42 AM: 1014.2
Low 2:41 PM: 997.4
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 14.5
Mar: 269.4
2026 to Date: 2733.8
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: 44.5°F
Low 3:29 AM: 30.0°F
Yesterday: 34.9°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

26


Good
Density:
1.23 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Mar-11

3.9
Mar-12

3.1
Mar-13

2.5
Sunrise is at: 7:33 am
Solar Noon: 13:24
Sunset is at: 7:16 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 25.7°F
Sunrise: 7:33 am
Sunset: 7:16 pm
Moonrise: 3:14 am
Moonset: 11:26 am
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 726 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 |
Tonight

Tonight: Rain Showers Likely then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Rain Showers Likely then Slight Chance Rain And Snow 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 11 of just the month of March for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 11 of Marchfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain

Hi 65 °F
NWS forecast: Rain and scattered thunderstorms before 5pm, then a chance of rain showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 3 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Rain Showers Likely then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Rain Showers Likely then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers

Lo 28 °F
NWS forecast: Rain showers likely before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 1am and 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Friday

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

Saturday: Slight Chance Snow Showers then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Snow Showers then Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers
Sunday

Sunday: Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Hi 36 °F Lo 26 °F Hi 42 °F Lo 25 °F Hi 34 °F Lo 24 °F Hi 50 °F
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