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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
227 FXUS61 KBUF 050632 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 132 AM EST Thu Mar 5 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Slightly
increased winds and chances for thunderstorms across the Niagara Frontier
Saturday with the cold frontal passage. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays low barometer of 1019.8 mb broke the monthly low of 1020.4 mb set on 03/03/2026 by -0.6 mb
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 3:39am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

33.4°F

Trend:Warmer 0.6°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   33°F
Humidex   29.3°F
24 Hour +/- 2°FWarmer 2°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
33.8°F
3:21 AM
Today Low
30.2°F
12:44 AM
Yest.High
50.9°F
3:42 PM
Yest.Low
28.6°F
2:12 AM
Last Year High
58.6°F
Last Year Low
37.4°F
Station Record High*
73.5°F
2024
Station Record Low*
3.7°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
overcast -  mist overcast - mist

Calm ENE  
0.0
Gusting to:
0.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.1 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Patchy Fog
Patchy Fog
Thursday

Thursday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Lo 30 °F Hi 38 °F Lo 33 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.3°F since last hour. 31.1°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.3°F since last hour. 0.3°F
High 3:21 AM: 31.7°F
Low 12:44 AM: 27.6°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 32.6°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.13 in
Mar Rain: 0.03 in
Mar to Date
  Average:10
0.25 in
Mar to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.22 in for the month 0.22 in
Mar Avg: 2.11 in
+/- from Avg: Under 2.081 in for the month 2.08 in
2025 Total: 2.87 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
3.45 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Under 0.58 in for the year 0.58 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Mar-1-2026
at 12:05 PM
25 rain days in 2026
1 day in March
3 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: ENE  0.0 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 1.1 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 1.1 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 1.2 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 1.0 mph
Todays Wind Run: 2.78 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
High Last Hour: 4.0 mph NE
Todays High: 4.0 mph 3:20 AM
March High: 19.0 mph Mar-1
2025 High: 39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 25 min
20 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 56 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 15 days, 20 hours, 38 minutes in cycle
97%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 29.3°F
Humidity: Decreased 1% since last hour. 91%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 2:14 AM: 93%
Low 12:00 AM: 89%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.8  mb/hr 1019.8 mb
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 12:00 AM: 1021.3
Low 3:33 AM: 1019.8
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 4.9
Mar: 159.1
2026 to Date: 2623.8
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: 33.4°F
Low 12:12 AM: 29.4°F
Yesterday: 23.7°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

74


Moderate
Density:
1.29 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Mar-05

3.3
Mar-06

3.7
Mar-07

4.4
Sunrise is at: 6:43 am
Solar Noon: 12:26
Sunset is at: 6:09 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 23.4°F
Sunrise: 6:43 am
Sunset: 6:09 pm
Moonrise: 7:49 pm
Moonset: 7:28 am
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 1140 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:10 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Thursday

Thursday: 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 5 of just the month of March for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 5 of Marchfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Thursday
Overnight

Overnight: Patchy Fog
Patchy Fog

Lo 30 °F
NWS forecast: Patchy fog after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Thursday

Thursday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers

Hi 38 °F
NWS forecast: Patchy fog before 7am, then rain showers and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. East wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Friday

Friday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 33 °F Hi 53 °F Lo 43 °F Hi 64 °F Lo 34 °F Hi 47 °F Lo 38 °F
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