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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
489 FXUS61 KBUF 230627 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 127 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... A
Winter Weather Advisory has been issued along the south shore of Lake
Ontario for lake effect snow late today through Saturday morning.  The
start time of the cold weather advisory has been moved earlier by a few
hours for western NY and the Finger Lakes. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 01/23/2026 1:57am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 1:57am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

18.0°F

Trend:Colder 0.6°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   8°F
Humidex   10.6°F
24 Hour +/- -13.3°FColder 13.3°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
19.0°F
12:08 AM
Today Low
17.9°F
1:53 AM
Yest.High
32.5°F
12:29 AM
Yest.Low
17.3°F
10:57 PM
Last Year High
24.9°F
Last Year Low
12.9°F
Station Record High*
52.0°F
2018
Station Record Low*
2.6°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from W W  
8.2
Gusting to:
4.0
Gentle Breeze
Current Snow Total Snowfall Today3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-0.5 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Friday

Friday: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Lo 10 °F Hi 13 °F Lo 2 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.6°F since last hour. 11.4°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.6°F since last hour. 0.6°F
High 12:36 AM: 12.2°F
Low 12:00 AM: 10.9°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 16.4°F
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.10 in
Jan Rain: 1.48 in
Jan to Date
  Average:10
1.17 in
Jan to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.31 in for the month 0.31 in
Jan Avg: 1.76 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.283 in for the month 0.28 in
2025 Total: 1.48 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
1.17 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 0.31 in for the year 0.31 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Jan-17-2026
at 4:56 PM
8 rain days in 2026
8 days in January
5 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: W  8.2 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 7.5 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 9.1 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 9.3 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 9.4 mph
Todays Wind Run: 18.00 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph
High Last Hour: 21.0 mph WNW
Todays High: 24.2 mph 12:11 AM
January High: 39.0 mph Jan-9
2025 High: 39.0 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
9 hrs 37 min
2 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 4 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 4 days, 11 hours, 6 minutes in cycle
21%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 10.6°F
Humidity: No Change 75%
Last Hour +/-: No Change 0%
High 12:36 AM: 75%
Low 12:00 AM: 71%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.3  mb/hr 1017.4 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:00 AM: 1017.7
Low 1:11 AM: 1016.8
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 2.8
Jan: 829.0
2026 to Date: 827.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Jan Snow: Under 3.673 in for the month 10.50 in
Jan Avg: 14.17 in
Diff from Avg: -3.67 in
Season Total:2 17.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
1 snow day in January
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 7.6°F
Low 12:34 AM: 3.8°F
Yesterday: 4.9°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

33


Good
Density:
1.33 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Jan-23

1.1
Jan-24

1.5
Jan-25

1.6
Sunrise is at: 7:38 am
Solar Noon: 12:26
Sunset is at: 5:15 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 27.4°F
Sunrise: 7:38 am
Sunset: 5:15 pm
Moonrise: 9:56 am
Moonset: 9:30 pm
Full Moon: Feb-01-2026
New Moon: 12:02 UTC
Feb-17-2026
Cloud Height: 2112 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:13 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Friday

Friday: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow 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 23 of just the month of January for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 23 of Januaryfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Friday
Overnight

Overnight: Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow

Lo 10 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of snow showers between 2am and 4am, then snow showers likely and areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. West wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Friday

Friday: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers

Hi 13 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -13. West wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Heavy Snow
Heavy Snow
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Heavy Snow
Heavy Snow
Monday

Monday: Snow
Snow
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Lo 2 °F Hi 12 °F Lo 4 °F Hi 16 °F Lo 11 °F Hi 17 °F Lo 5 °F
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