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Updated: 17-Jul-2026 3:28pm

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

89°F at Manhattan/Dwntwn, NY

Low Temperature

43°F at Saranac Lake Adirondack Regional Ap, NY

High Precipatation

0.10in at Saranac Lake Adirondack Regional Ap, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

108°F at Barstow-daggett Airport, CA
108°F at Las Vegas Nellis Afb, NV

Low Temperature

36°F at Mount Washington, NH

High Precipatation

7.46in at Garner Field Airport, TX

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

118°F at Amarah, Iraq
118°F at Chlef, Algeria
118°F at Biskra, Algeria
118°F at Ouargla, Algeria
118°F at Hassi-messaoud/Irar, Algeria
118°F at Beja, Tunisia

Low Temperature

22°F at Rio Grande Airport, Argentina

High Precipatation

10.51in at Kelp Reefs, Canada

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

914 FXUS61 KBUF 171730 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 130 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
significant changes to the forecast.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 07/17/2026 3:28pm

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 3:28pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 82.3°F Trend: /hr Heat Index 85°F Humidex 94.8°F 24 Hour +/- -2.1°F ---
Today High 84.4°F 2:21 PM	Today Low 59.6°F 5:42 AM
Yest.High 85.7°F 2:48 PM	Yest.Low 64.1°F 11:58 PM
Last Year High 83.5°F	Last Year Low 64.2°F
Station Record High* 87.1°F 2022	Station Record Low* 53.7°F 2016
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	mostly clear - haze
	E 1.4 Gusting to: 2.0
Light Air
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 11.6 of 100

This Afternoon Smoke	Tonight Smoke then Chance Showers And T-Storms	Saturday Showers And T-Storms Likely
Hi 84 °F	Lo 68 °F	Hi 85 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	66.5°F
Last Hour:	1.2°F
High 1:41 PM:	69.3°F
Low 2:28 AM:	57.4°F
Record High:	83.5°F on Jul-1-2026
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	72.0°F

Today:	0.00 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Previous 7 Days:	0.09 in
Jul Rain:	0.49 in
Jul to Date Average:¹⁰	1.61 in
Jul to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	1.12 in
Jul Avg:	3.73 in
+/- from Avg:	3.25 in
2025 Total:	23.44 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	17.46 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	5.98 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jul-10-2026 at 6:24 AM
105 rain days in 2026
6 days in July 6 straight days without rain

Current:	E 1.4 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	4.2 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	2.5 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	3.6 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	2.7 mph
Todays Wind Run:	20.01 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
High Last Hour:	11.0 mph N
Todays High:	11.5 mph 2:33 PM
July High:	32.0 mph Jul-9
2025 High:	43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

15 hrs 0 min
18 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 35 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waxing Crescent

14%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	94.8°F
Humidity:	59%
Last Hour +/-:	5%
High 6:49 AM:	97%
Low 11:50 AM:	49%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1016.5 mb
Last Hour:	Falling slowly
High 9:34 AM:	1018.3
Low 12:03 AM:	1015.4
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Cooling Degree Days

Snow³

Heat Index

Air

Today:	0.3
Jul:	168.0
2026 to Date:	316.6
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date:	4115.5

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Jul Snow:	0.00 in
Jul 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 July
0 snow days this season.²
First Snow of Season: --
Average 1st Snow:

Current:	84.8°F
High 3:00pm:	87.5°F
Yesterday:	89.5°F
Record:	116.6°F Jun-24-2025

Quality
Index⁶:
190

Unhealthy

Density:
1.17 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

Jul-17

8.6

Jul-18

8.4

Jul-19

7.0

Sunrise is at: 5:50 am

Solar Noon: 13:20

Sunset is at: 8:51 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	45.7°F
Sunrise:	5:50 am
Sunset:	8:51 pm
Moonrise:	9:39 am
Moonset:	10:24 pm
Full Moon:	Jul-29-2026
New Moon:	17:37 UTC Aug-12-2026

Cloud Height:

4212 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
80.3°F Jul-01-2026	-11.4°F Jan-24-2014
ICN:7 \| S3C2:1 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \|

Tonight

Tonight: Smoke then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Smoke then Chance Showers And T-Storms

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 17 of just the month of July for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 17 of Julyfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Smoke

Hi 84 °F

NWS forecast: Smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Tonight

Smoke then Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 68 °F

NWS forecast: Smoke before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Showers And T-Storms Likely	Saturday Night Showers And T-Storms Likely then Partly Cloudy	Sunday Sunny	Sunday Night Mostly Clear	Monday Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers	Tuesday Showers And T-Storms
Hi 85 °F	Lo 62 °F	Hi 78 °F	Lo 60 °F	Hi 84 °F	Lo 67 °F	Hi 84 °F

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