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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
053 FXUS61 KBUF 131057 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 657 AM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Winter
Weather Advisory in effect from 5 PM this afternoon to 8 AM Saturday
morning for Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Southern Erie counties. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 03/13/2026 2:44pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:44pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

36.3°F

Trend:Warmer 3.4°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   28°F
Humidex   32.7°F
24 Hour +/- 3°FWarmer 3°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
36.5°F
2:38 PM
Today Low
22.8°F
5:40 AM
Yest.High
35.9°F
12:00 AM
Yest.Low
27.4°F
9:48 PM
Last Year High
53.2°F
Last Year Low
26.1°F
Station Record High*
65.9°F
2024
Station Record Low*
9.9°F
2017
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
It has Stopped raining It has Stopped raining

Wind from SSW SSW  
11.7
Gusting to:
9.0
Gentle Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.10 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.7 of 100
Today

Today: Snow Showers
Snow Showers
Tonight

Tonight: Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Hi 42 °F Lo 28 °F Hi 35 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 2°F since last hour. 33.1°F
Last Hour: Increased 2°F since last hour. 2°F
High 2:38 PM: 33.8°F
Low 5:25 AM: 19.7°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 35.1°F
Today: 0.10 in
Rate (/hr): 0.051 in
Storm Rain: 0.10 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.10 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.28 in
Mar Rain: 1.88 in
Mar to Date
  Average:10
0.76 in
Mar to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.12 in for the month 1.12 in
Mar Avg: 2.11 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.231 in for the month 0.23 in
2025 Total: 4.72 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
3.96 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 0.76 in for the year 0.76 in
30 rain days in 2026
7 days in March
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: SSW  11.7 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 10.7 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 9.0 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 10.5 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 8.0 mph
Todays Wind Run: 52.08 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 9.0 mph
High Last Hour: 32.0 mph S
Todays High: 32.2 mph 2:05 PM
March High: 35.0 mph Mar-8
2025 High: 39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 48 min
56 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 58 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 24 days, 6 hours, 43 minutes in cycle
27%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 32.7°F
Humidity: Decreased 6% since last hour. 88%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 6% since last hour. 6%
High 1:44 PM: 95%
Low 12:00 AM: 74%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 2.5  mb/hr 1000.1 mb
Last Hour: Falling
High 12:02 AM: 1018.6
Low 2:43 PM: 999.9
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 22.5
Mar: 329.4
2026 to Date: 2793.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Mar Snow: Under 1.85 in for the month 0.00 in
Mar Avg: 1.85 in
Diff from Avg: -1.85 in
Season Total:2 17.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in March
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 28.3°F
Low 5:49 AM: 17.6°F
Yesterday: 18.5°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

32


Good
Density:
1.26 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Mar-13

2.6
Mar-14

2.6
Mar-15

3.4
Sunrise is at: 7:30 am
Solar Noon: 13:24
Sunset is at: 7:18 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 25.9°F
Sunrise: 7:30 am
Sunset: 7:18 pm
Moonrise: 4:49 am
Moonset: 1:21 pm
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 1339 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:2 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Rain And Snow Showers Likely
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 13 of just the month of March for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 13 of Marchfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Snow Showers
Snow Showers

Hi 42 °F
NWS forecast: Snow showers before 1pm, then rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind 15 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Rain And Snow Showers Likely

Lo 28 °F
NWS forecast: Rain showers likely before 7pm, then rain and snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 53 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers
Sunday

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

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

Tuesday: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Hi 35 °F Lo 24 °F Hi 51 °F Lo 44 °F Hi 64 °F Lo 20 °F Hi 26 °F
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