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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
493 FXUS61 KBUF 091727 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 127 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... 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 03/09/2026 5:41pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 5:41pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

66.9°F

Trend:Colder 0.7°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   67°F
Humidex   64.5°F
24 Hour +/- 20.9°FWarmer 20.9°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
67.9°F
4:47 PM
Today Low
41.6°F
1:11 AM
Yest.High
54.6°F
12:00 AM
Yest.Low
38.8°F
7:12 AM
Last Year High
46.1°F
Last Year Low
25.1°F
Station Record High*
69.9°F
2016
Station Record Low*
5.4°F
2019
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Clear Clear

Wind from WNW WNW  
12.5
Gusting to:
10.0
Moderate Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
46.4 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Hi 69 °F Lo 45 °F Hi 62 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.2°F since last hour. 37.6°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.2°F since last hour. 0.2°F
High 2:53 PM: 39.7°F
Low 1:11 AM: 33.6°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 53.1°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.65 in
Mar Rain: 0.68 in
Mar to Date
  Average:10
0.44 in
Mar to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.24 in for the month 0.24 in
Mar Avg: 2.11 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.431 in for the month 1.43 in
2025 Total: 3.52 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
3.64 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Under 0.12 in for the year 0.12 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Mar-7-2026
at 2:07 PM
28 rain days in 2026
4 days in March
1 day since last rain

rain graph

Current: WNW  12.5 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 11.5 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 11.5 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 11.8 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 13.0 mph
Todays Wind Run: 166.65 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 10.0 mph
High Last Hour: 29.0 mph WNW
Todays High: 32.2 mph 3:18 PM
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 37 min
6 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 57 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 20 days, 9 hours, 41 minutes in cycle
65%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 64.5°F
Humidity: Increased 1% since last hour. 34%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 1:16 AM: 74%
Low 3:44 PM: 31%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.2  mb/hr 1008.0 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 1:57 AM: 1010.7
Low 5:20 PM: 1008.0
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.0
Mar: 0.0
2026 to Date: 0.0
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2716.6
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: 66.9°F
High 4:47pm: 67.9°F
Yesterday: 54.6°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

42


Good
Density:
1.20 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Mar-09

3.5
Mar-10

3.6
Mar-11

3.7
Sunrise is at: 7:37 am
Solar Noon: 13:25
Sunset is at: 7:13 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 24.9°F
Sunrise: 7:37 am
Sunset: 7:13 pm
Moonrise: 1:13 am
Moonset: 10:04 am
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 7310 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:0 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
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 9 of just the month of March for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 9 of Marchfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 69 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 45 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 6 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Showers And T-Storms then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Thursday

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

Friday: Snow Showers
Snow Showers
Hi 62 °F Lo 44 °F Hi 59 °F Lo 28 °F Hi 35 °F Lo 25 °F Hi 40 °F
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