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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
441 FXUS61 KBUF 160527 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 127 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
major changes with this forecast package. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 09/16/2026 4:13am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:13am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

64.2°F

Trend:Warmer 0.4°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   64°F
Humidex   74.0°F
24 Hour +/- 15.5°FWarmer 15.5°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
64.8°F
1:01 AM
Today Low
63.3°F
2:25 AM
Yest.High
77.7°F
3:40 PM
Yest.Low
48.3°F
5:03 AM
Last Year High
81.1°F
Last Year Low
50.7°F
Station Record High*
87.3°F
2018
Station Record Low*
43.5°F
2023
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy

Wind from W W  
0.1
Gusting to:
0.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.6 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 67 °F Hi 75 °F Lo 61 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.4°F since last hour. 63.0°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.4°F since last hour. 0.4°F
High 1:01 AM: 63.6°F
Low 2:25 AM: 61.8°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 63.5°F
Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.09 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.10 in
Yesterday: 0.10 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.48 in
Sep Rain: 3.45 in
Sep to Date
  Average:10
2.01 in
Sep to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.44 in for the month 1.44 in
Sep Avg: 3.50 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.045 in for the month 0.04 in
2025 Total: 40.49 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
24.76 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 15.73 in for the year 15.73 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Sep-15-2026
at 8:24 PM
132 rain days in 2026
9 days in September
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: W  0.1 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: Calm
Last 30 Min. Avg: Calm
Last 1 Hour Avg: Calm
Last 2 Hour Avg: 0.2 mph
Todays Wind Run: 1.97 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
High Last Hour: 3.0 mph WSW
Todays High: 8.1 mph 1:05 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 27 min
37 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 55 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 5 days, 4 hours, 46 minutes in cycle
25%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 74.0°F
Humidity: No Change 96%
Last Hour +/-: No Change 0%
High 12:00 AM: 96%
Low 1:14 AM: 95%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.2  mb/hr 1021.4 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 3:47 AM: 1021.4
Low 1:05 AM: 1020.6
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 0.1
Sep: 13.3
2026 to Date: 4135.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 600.7
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: 64.2°F
Low 2:25 AM: 63.3°F
Yesterday: 48.3°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

41


Good
Density:
1.21 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Sep-16

6.0
Sep-17

6.0
Sep-18

5.5
Sunrise is at: 6:55 am
Solar Noon: 13:09
Sunset is at: 7:22 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 51.2°F
Sunrise: 6:55 am
Sunset: 7:22 pm
Moonrise: 1:03 pm
Moonset: 9:05 pm
Full Moon: Sep-26-2026
New Moon: 15:51 UTC
Oct-10-2026
Cloud Height: 870 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 |
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny
Chance Showers And T-Storms 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 16 of just the month of September for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 16 of Septemberfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Wednesday
Overnight

Overnight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 67 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers between 4am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Sunny

Hi 75 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

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

Saturday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Lo 61 °F Hi 75 °F Lo 58 °F Hi 70 °F Lo 50 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 52 °F
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