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Updated: 16-Oct-2026 5:39pm

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

71°F at Manhattan/Dwntwn, NY

Low Temperature

35°F at Saranac Lake Adirondack Regional Ap, NY

High Precipatation

0.06in at Dunkirk Chautauqua County Ap, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

96°F at Laredo Intl Ap, TX
96°F at Mcmullen Target Site, TX

Low Temperature

14°F at Berthoud Pass, CO

High Precipatation

3.25in at Wichita Falls Municipal Ap, TX

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

108°F at Derby Aero, Australia

Low Temperature

-35°F at South West Cape Aws, New Zealand

High Precipatation

9.37in at Colombo, Sri Lanka

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FREEZE WATCH - NIAGARA - NORTHERN ERIE - ORLEANS


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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

229 FXUS61 KBUF 161729 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 129 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Freeze
Watch issued for counties where the growing season remains from late
Saturday night through early Sunday morning.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

Todays low barometer of 1000.9 mb broke the monthly low of 1003.3 mb set on 10/13/2026 by -2.4 mb

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 5:39pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 51.6°F Trend: /hr Wind Chill 50°F Humidex 53.7°F 24 Hour +/- -1.9°F ---
Today High 67.9°F 6:29 AM	Today Low 51.6°F 5:36 PM
Yest.High 57.2°F 3:31 PM	Yest.Low 50.0°F 8:00 PM
Last Year High 56.3°F	Last Year Low 33.5°F
Station Record High* 74.8°F 2016	Station Record Low* 32.5°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	It is now Moderately drizzling
	N 4.4 Gusting to: 6.0
Light Breeze
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.40 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.7 of 100

This Afternoon Light Rain Likely	Tonight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Sunny
Hi 69 °F	Lo 36 °F	Hi 48 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	49.6°F
Last Hour:	1.9°F
High 6:29 AM:	67.3°F
Low 12:00 AM:	48.7°F
Record High:	83.5°F on Jul-1-2026
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	50.6°F

Today:	0.40 in
Rate (/hr):	0.016 in
Storm Rain:	0.40 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.40 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Previous 7 Days:	0.15 in
Oct Rain:	2.32 in
Oct to Date Average:¹⁰	1.97 in
Oct to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	0.35 in
Oct Avg:	4.20 in
+/- from Avg:	1.88 in
2025 Total:	42.95 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	28.22 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	14.73 in
147 rain days in 2026
9 days in October 0 straight days without rain

Current:	N 4.4 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	4.8 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	4.1 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	3.9 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	3.7 mph
Todays Wind Run:	75.90 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	6.0 mph
High Last Hour:	16.0 mph N
Todays High:	28.0 mph 12:55 PM
October High:	33.0 mph Oct-7
2025 High:	43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

11 hrs 0 min
41 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 50 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waxing Crescent

33%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	53.7°F
Humidity:	93%
Last Hour +/-:	3%
High 4:16 AM:	98%
Low 12:00 AM:	85%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1009.8 mb
Last Hour:	Rising
High 5:37 PM:	1009.9
Low 7:51 AM:	1000.9
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Heating Degree Days

Snow³

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	3.2
Oct:	129.3
2026 to Date:	4352.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	616.8

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

Current:	50.5°F
Low 5:36 PM:	51.6°F
Yesterday:	47.3°F
Record:	-26.3°F Feb-20-2015

Quality
Index⁶:
19

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

Oct-16

4.1

Oct-17

2.9

Oct-18

3.2

Sunrise is at: 7:29 am

Solar Noon: 13:00

Sunset is at: 6:30 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	52.0°F
Sunrise:	7:29 am
Sunset:	6:30 pm
Moonrise:	1:42 pm
Moonset:	9:03 pm
Full Moon:	Oct-26-2026
New Moon:	07:03 UTC Nov-9-2026

Cloud Height:

1052 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
80.2°F Jul-01-2026	-11.4°F Jan-24-2014
ICN:21 \| S3C2:1 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \|

Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

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 16 of just the month of October for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 16 of Octoberfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Light Rain Likely

Hi 69 °F

NWS forecast: Rain likely. Cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 36 °F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Sunny	Saturday Night Mostly Clear	Sunday Sunny	Sunday Night Clear	Monday Sunny	Monday Night Mostly Clear	Tuesday Sunny
Hi 48 °F	Lo 33 °F	Hi 60 °F	Lo 38 °F	Hi 64 °F	Lo 39 °F	Hi 64 °F

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