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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
189 FXUS61 KBUF 170535 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 135 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Minor
changes to the forecast with this update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 09/17/2026 4:10am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:10am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

64.9°F

Trend:Warmer 0.1°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   65°F
Humidex   74.8°F
24 Hour +/- 0.7°FWarmer 0.7°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
67.3°F
12:00 AM
Today Low
64.5°F
3:26 AM
Yest.High
79.1°F
4:04 PM
Yest.Low
63.3°F
2:25 AM
Last Year High
82.1°F
Last Year Low
50.6°F
Station Record High*
83.5°F
2017
Station Record Low*
46.1°F
2019
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Calm ESE  
0.0
Gusting to:
0.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.4 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 62 °F Hi 76 °F Lo 56 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.4°F since last hour. 63.1°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.4°F since last hour. 0.4°F
High 12:00 AM: 65.2°F
Low 3:26 AM: 62.4°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 63.8°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.01 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.78 in
Sep Rain: 3.46 in
Sep to Date
  Average:10
2.09 in
Sep to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.37 in for the month 1.37 in
Sep Avg: 3.50 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.035 in for the month 0.04 in
2025 Total: 40.50 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
24.84 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 15.66 in for the year 15.66 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Sep-16-2026
at 9:00 AM
133 rain days in 2026
10 days in September
1 day since last rain

rain graph

Current: ESE  0.0 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 1.3 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 0.6 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 0.3 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 0.2 mph
Todays Wind Run: 1.15 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
High Last Hour: 4.0 mph ESE
Todays High: 7.0 mph 12:06 AM
September High: 26.0 mph Sep-2
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
12 hrs 24 min
42 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 55 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 6 days, 4 hours, 44 minutes in cycle
35%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 74.8°F
Humidity: Increased 1% since last hour. 94%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 3:29 AM: 94%
Low 12:00 AM: 93%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.3  mb/hr 1022.5 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:00 AM: 1024.9
Low 3:50 AM: 1022.4
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 0.0
Sep: 13.2
2026 to Date: 4135.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 606.2
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Sep Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Sep 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 September
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 64.9°F
Low 3:26 AM: 64.5°F
Yesterday: 63.3°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

45


Good
Density:
1.21 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Sep-17

6.0
Sep-18

5.6
Sep-19

5.5
Sunrise is at: 6:56 am
Solar Noon: 13:09
Sunset is at: 7:20 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 51.3°F
Sunrise: 6:56 am
Sunset: 7:20 pm
Moonrise: 2:06 pm
Moonset: 9:40 pm
Full Moon: Sep-26-2026
New Moon: 15:51 UTC
Oct-10-2026
Cloud Height: 1009 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:13 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
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 September for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 17 of Septemberfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Thursday
Overnight

Overnight: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers

Lo 62 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

Hi 76 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Sunday

Sunday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 56 °F Hi 71 °F Lo 51 °F Hi 67 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 67 °F Lo 52 °F
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