National Weather Service Severe Weather Alerts / Click County Name For Details

gr3 webcam
Click Image For Radar Loop & Storm Details Click Image For Larger Radar Loop

WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
216 FXUS61 KBUF 170654 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 254 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Increased wind gusts some across the region tonight through Thursday night.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 06/17/2026 12:54pm
spacer
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 12:54pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

72.4°F

Trend:Warmer 1.8°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   74°F
Humidex   82.4°F
24 Hour +/- -0.5°FColder 0.5°F than yesterday at this time.
---
Today High
72.9°F
12:37 PM
Today Low
56.6°F
4:20 AM
Yest.High
76.2°F
5:36 PM
Yest.Low
50.3°F
5:57 AM
Last Year High
85.3°F
Last Year Low
60.5°F
Station Record High*
90.3°F
2017
Station Record Low*
43.5°F
2021
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy

Wind from SW SW  
4.2
Gusting to:
2.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
3.1 of 100
Today

Today: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Thursday

Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Hi 75 °F Lo 61 °F Hi 76 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1.3°F since last hour. 63.3°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.3°F since last hour. 1.3°F
High 12:20 PM: 65.3°F
Low 4:13 AM: 52.9°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 66.7°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.66 in
Jun Rain: 2.18 in
Jun to Date
  Average:10
1.99 in
Jun to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.19 in for the month 0.19 in
Jun Avg: 3.46 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.277 in for the month 1.28 in
2025 Total: 21.17 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
14.38 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 6.79 in for the year 6.79 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Jun-15-2026
at 4:31 AM
91 rain days in 2026
6 days in June
2 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: SW  4.2 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 4.0 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 3.2 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 3.6 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.3 mph
Todays Wind Run: 27.95 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
High Last Hour: 17.0 mph NW
Todays High: 17.3 mph 12:26 PM
June High: 34.0 mph Jun-6
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
15 hrs 22 min
24 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is 17 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 2 days, 14 hours, 0 minutes in cycle
9%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 82.4°F
Humidity: Decreased 1% since last hour. 73%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 3:23 AM: 88%
Low 10:54 AM: 69%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.5  mb/hr 1004.2 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:39 AM: 1006.2
Low 10:52 AM: 1002.0
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
Jun: 67.8
2026 to Date: 101.3
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4109.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Jun Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Jun Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: 0.00 in
Season Total:2 17.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in June
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
--
Average 1st Snow:
Current: 74.2°F
High 12:37pm: 72.9°F
Yesterday: 76.2°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

43


Good
Density:
1.17 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Jun-17

7.7
Jun-18

8.7
Jun-19

7.8
Sunrise is at: 5:34 am
Solar Noon: 13:15
Sunset is at: 8:56 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 41.0°F
Sunrise: 5:34 am
Sunset: 8:56 pm
Moonrise: 8:10 am
Moonset: 10:53 pm
Full Moon: Jun-29-2026
New Moon: 09:44 UTC
Jul-14-2026
Cloud Height: 2697 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:3 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms
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 June for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 17 of Junefor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 75 °F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms

Lo 61 °F
NWS forecast: Rain showers likely between 8pm and 2am, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 8 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Juneteenth

Juneteenth: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Clear
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 76 °F Lo 58 °F Hi 75 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 74 °F Lo 56 °F Hi 76 °F
Version 6.95b - 03-Apr-2019 - Script by: Scott of BurnsvilleWeatherLIVE.com
Now supported by Saratoga-weather.org Download