Niagara County Weather

61°F

Today is Wednesday,

Updated: 20-May-2026 6:44pm

Navigation

NY Extremes

High Temperature

97°F at Poughkeepsie Airport, NY

Low Temperature

56°F at Elmira Corning Regional Ap, NY

High Precipatation

0.59in at Buffalo Niagara Intl, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

100°F at Stafford Regional Ap, VA
100°F at Castroville Muni Tx, TX

Low Temperature

8°F at Rawlins Ap, WY

High Precipatation

3.70in at Winona, MS

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

118°F at Aswan, Egypt

Low Temperature

-5°F at Hall Beach, Canada

High Precipatation

9.29in at Cozzo Spadaro, Italy

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

RSS Feed Widget

External Weather Links

NWS Buffalo Hurricane Info

Power Outages

National Grid NYSEG

Lake Temperatures

Lake Temps

NWS Forecast

Find Your Local Forecast By

Please visit our sponsors

Style Options

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

No Current Alerts in Effect For Niagara,Northern Erie & Orleans Counties - Have A Nice Day !!


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

WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

894 FXUS61 KBUF 201824 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 224 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Showers
diminishing slower this afternoon across the western Southern Tier.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 05/20/2026 6:44pm

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 6:44pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 61.3°F Trend: /hr Wind Chill 61°F Humidex 62.0°F 24 Hour +/- -23.5°F ---
Today High 67.9°F 2:43 AM	Today Low 54.2°F 6:45 AM
Yest.High 85.9°F 5:43 PM	Yest.Low 64.4°F 11:47 PM
Last Year High 60.7°F	Last Year Low 34.0°F
Station Record High* 88.5°F 2021	Station Record Low* 34.0°F 2025
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	Clear
	N 1.5 Gusting to: 2.0
Light Air
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.04 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 10.4 of 100

Tonight Mostly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy
Lo 42 °F	Hi 58 °F	Lo 42 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	46.4°F
Last Hour:	0.3°F
High 2:43 AM:	65.8°F
Low 6:32 PM:	44.8°F
Record High:	82.4°F on Jun-19-2024
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	53.7°F

Today:	0.04 in
Storm Rain:	0.12 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.12 in
Yesterday:	0.08 in
Previous 7 Days:	0.78 in
May Rain:	2.62 in
May to Date Average:¹⁰	2.01 in
May to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	0.61 in
May Avg:	3.14 in
+/- from Avg:	0.52 in
2025 Total:	17.05 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	11.26 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	5.79 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-20-2026 at 1:12 PM
82 rain days in 2026
16 days in May 0 straight days without rain

Current:	N 1.5 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	5.6 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	4.7 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	5.2 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	5.1 mph
Todays Wind Run:	100.05 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
High Last Hour:	12.0 mph NNW
Todays High:	27.0 mph 2:27 AM
May High:	36.0 mph May-19
2025 High:	43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

14 hrs 50 min
53 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 55 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waxing Crescent

22%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	62.0°F
Humidity:	58%
Last Hour +/-:	0%
High 12:00 AM:	96%
Low 5:02 PM:	54%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1019.5 mb
Last Hour:	Steady
High 6:39 PM:	1019.5
Low 2:59 AM:	1011.6
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Heating Degree Days

Snow³

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	1.8
May:	247.0
2026 to Date:	4019.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	27.8

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
May Snow:	0.00 in
May 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 May
3 snow days this season.²
First Snow of Season: --
Average 1st Snow:

Current:	61.3°F
Low 6:45 AM:	54.2°F
Yesterday:	64.4°F
Record:	-26.3°F Feb-20-2015

Quality
Index⁶:
33

Good

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

May-20

8.3

May-21

7.7

May-22

8.2

Sunrise is at: 5:46 am

Solar Noon: 13:11

Sunset is at: 8:35 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	36.4°F
Sunrise:	5:46 am
Sunset:	8:35 pm
Moonrise:	9:15 am
Moonset:	12:20 am
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-15-2026

Cloud Height:

4016 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 \|

Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny

Mostly 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 20 of just the month of May for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 20 of Mayfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Thursday

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy

Lo 42 °F

NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Mostly Sunny

Hi 58 °F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 12 mph.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Night Partly Cloudy	Friday Mostly Sunny	Friday Night Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely	Saturday Rain Showers	Saturday Night Showers And T-Storms	Sunday Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Night Chance Showers And T-Storms
Lo 42 °F	Hi 64 °F	Lo 48 °F	Hi 60 °F	Lo 51 °F	Hi 74 °F	Lo 54 °F

Version 6.95b - 03-Apr-2019 - Script by: Scott of BurnsvilleWeatherLIVE.com
Now supported by Saratoga-weather.org Download

Top | Contact Us

© 2026, NiagaraCountyWeather | Weather-Display (10.37S-(b147)) | Valid XHTML 1.0 | Valid CSS

While this web site attempts to bring you the very latest in weather information, it is subject to the availability and reliability of the internet and the functionality of the computers running the many software programs which generate weather information. The information on the pages should always be checked for accuracy and should NEVER be used for the protection of life and/or property. Niagaracountyweatherwire.com is not responsible for misinterpretation of the data found on these pages. Niagaracountyweatherwire.com is privately owned and operated and is not affiliated with Niagara County or with any official government agency. The use of this site is provided as a public service for Niagara County and the surrounding areas.