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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
605 FXUS61 KBUF 041820 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 220 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Wind
Advisory issued for Jefferson and Lewis counties for localized downslope
wind gusts of around 50 mph tonight. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 04/04/2026 4:23pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:23pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

61.4°F

Trend:Warmer 3.1°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   61°F
Humidex   64.6°F
24 Hour +/- -12.6°FColder 12.6°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
61.5°F
4:21 PM
Today Low
36.1°F
3:24 AM
Yest.High
74.4°F
3:57 PM
Yest.Low
40.5°F
11:57 PM
Last Year High
51.8°F
Last Year Low
36.4°F
Station Record High*
58.2°F
2018
Station Record Low*
21.1°F
2016
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Station Record High
Clear Clear

Wind from SSE SSE  
7.7
Gusting to:
8.0
Gentle Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
3.2 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Sunday

Sunday: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Hi 66 °F Lo 43 °F Hi 46 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 2°F since last hour. 51.9°F
Last Hour: Increased 2°F since last hour. 2°F
High 4:21 PM: 52.8°F
Low 3:24 AM: 32.6°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 56.3°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.10 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.58 in
Apr Rain: 0.19 in
Apr to Date
  Average:10
0.61 in
Apr to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.42 in for the month 0.42 in
Apr Avg: 3.94 in
+/- from Avg: Under 3.753 in for the month 3.75 in
2025 Total: 8.48 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
5.92 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 2.56 in for the year 2.56 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-3-2026
at 7:29 AM
46 rain days in 2026
3 days in April
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: SSE  7.7 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 9.6 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 8.4 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 8.6 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 10.2 mph
Todays Wind Run: 103.46 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 8.0 mph
High Last Hour: 18.0 mph S
Todays High: 22.0 mph 1:37 PM
April High: 42.0 mph Apr-3
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
12 hrs 53 min
48 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 55 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 16 days, 19 hours, 0 minutes in cycle
93%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 64.6°F
Humidity: Decreased 3% since last hour. 71%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 6:07 AM: 90%
Low 4:14 PM: 71%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 1.4  mb/hr 1012.3 mb
Last Hour: Falling
High 12:26 AM: 1023.9
Low 4:18 PM: 1012.2
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 17.5
Apr: 70.0
2026 to Date: 3370.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Apr Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Apr 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 April
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 60.7°F
Low 6:58 AM: 30.3°F
Yesterday: 37.0°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

29


Good
Density:
1.21 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Apr-04

5.3
Apr-05

5.0
Apr-06

4.2
Sunrise is at: 6:51 am
Solar Noon: 13:17
Sunset is at: 7:44 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 29.0°F
Sunrise: 6:51 am
Sunset: 7:44 pm
Moonrise: 9:54 pm
Moonset: 7:36 am
Full Moon: Apr-02-2026
New Moon: 11:52 UTC
Apr-17-2026
Cloud Height: 2776 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:0 | 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 4 of just the month of April for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 4 of Aprilfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Hi 66 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms

Lo 43 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. South wind 8 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday

Sunday: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Monday

Monday: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Rain And Snow Showers Likely then Rain And Snow Showers
Rain And Snow Showers Likely then Rain And Snow Showers
Tuesday

Tuesday: Snow Showers
Snow Showers
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 46 °F Lo 32 °F Hi 42 °F Lo 25 °F Hi 34 °F Lo 22 °F Hi 50 °F
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