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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
793 FXUS61 KBUF 282318 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 718 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Only
minor 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 08/29/2026 12:25am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 12:25am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

57.0°F

Trend:Colder 1.4°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   57°F
Humidex   61.2°F
24 Hour +/- -6°FColder 6°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
57.8°F
12:00 AM
Today Low
57.0°F
12:24 AM
Yest.High
73.4°F
5:27 PM
Yest.Low
57.8°F
11:57 PM
Last Year High
65.1°F
Last Year Low
45.1°F
Station Record High*
89.5°F
2021
Station Record Low*
45.1°F
2025
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Clear Clear

Calm NW  
0.0
Gusting to:
0.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.1 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Clear
Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 53 °F Hi 78 °F Lo 62 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.7°F since last hour. 53.8°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.7°F since last hour. 0.7°F
High 12:08 AM: 54.4°F
Low 12:24 AM: 53.8°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 55.3°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.38 in
Aug Rain: 6.65 in
Aug to Date
  Average:10
2.97 in
Aug to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 3.68 in for the month 3.68 in
Aug Avg: 3.16 in
+/- from Avg: Over 3.493 in for the month 3.49 in
2025 Total: 36.26 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
22.56 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 13.7 in for the year 13.70 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Aug-27-2026
at 4:13 PM
122 rain days in 2026
13 days in August
1 day since last rain

rain graph

Current: NW  0.0 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: Calm
Last 30 Min. Avg: Calm
Last 1 Hour Avg: Calm
Last 2 Hour Avg: 0.1 mph
Todays Wind Run: 0.00 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
High Last Hour: 2.0 mph WNW
Todays High: 1.2 mph 12:00 AM
August High: 23.0 mph Aug-3
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
13 hrs 19 min
6 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 48 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 16 days, 10 hours, 49 minutes in cycle
99%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 61.2°F
Humidity: Increased 2% since last hour. 89%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 12:08 AM: 89%
Low 12:00 AM: 88%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.2  mb/hr 1021.0 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:15 AM: 1021.0
Low 12:00 AM: 1020.8
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 0.1
Aug: 6.3
2026 to Date: 4122.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 540.9
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Aug Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Aug Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: 0.00 in
Season Total:2 0.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in August
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 57.0°F
Low 12:24 AM: 57.0°F
Yesterday: 57.8°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Data Not
Available


Data Not Available
Density:
1.23 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Aug-29

6.3
Aug-30

6.8
Aug-31

6.7
Sunrise is at: 6:35 am
Solar Noon: 13:15
Sunset is at: 7:54 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 50.0°F
Sunrise: 6:35 am
Sunset: 7:54 pm
Moonrise: 8:12 pm
Moonset: 8:05 am
Full Moon: Aug-28-2026
New Moon: 03:28 UTC
Sep-11-2026
Cloud Height: 1339 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
  80.2°F
Jul-01-2026
  -11.4°F
Jan-24-2014
ICN:1 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
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 August for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 29 of Augustfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Saturday
Tonight

Tonight: Clear
Clear

Lo 53 °F
NWS forecast: Clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 6 mph.
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 78 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Monday

Monday: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday

Tuesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Showers And T-Storms Likely
Lo 62 °F Hi 79 °F Lo 64 °F Hi 80 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 84 °F Lo 69 °F
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