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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
173 FXUS61 KBUF 141119 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 719 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
updates with this issuance. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays high wind speed of 43.0 mph broke the yearly high of 39.1 mph set on 01/09/2026 by 3.9 mph
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:24pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

32.3°F

Trend:Warmer 0.9°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   25°F
Humidex   26.9°F
24 Hour +/- -3.1°FColder 3.1°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
35.7°F
1:12 AM
Today Low
27.4°F
5:56 AM
Yest.High
41.7°F
4:49 PM
Yest.Low
22.8°F
5:40 AM
Last Year High
69.0°F
Last Year Low
24.7°F
Station Record High*
69.0°F
2025
Station Record Low*
17.0°F
2017
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from NW NW  
8.9
Gusting to:
5.0
Gentle Breeze
Current Snow Total Snowfall Today3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
0.5 of 100
Today

Today: Patchy Blowing Snow
Patchy Blowing Snow
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Light Snow
Mostly Cloudy then Light Snow
Sunday

Sunday: Light Snow
Light Snow
Hi 36 °F Lo 25 °F Hi 52 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.1°F since last hour. 24.9°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.1°F since last hour. 0.1°F
High 12:00 AM: 32.3°F
Low 9:10 AM: 22.5°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 29.8°F
Rain Today: 0.02 in
Storm Rain: 0.26 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.18 in
Yesterday: 0.24 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.51 in
Mar Rain: 2.04 in
Mar to Date
  Average:10
0.85 in
Mar to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.19 in for the month 1.19 in
Mar Avg: 2.11 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.071 in for the month 0.07 in
2025 Total: 4.88 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
4.05 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 0.83 in for the year 0.83 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Mar-14-2026
at 1:21 PM
31 rain days in 2026
8 days in March
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: NW  8.9 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 6.9 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 9.9 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 10.5 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 9.7 mph
Todays Wind Run: 172.21 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph
High Last Hour: 23.0 mph NW
Todays High: 43.0 mph 3:58 AM
March High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 51 min
53 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 57 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 25 days, 6 hours, 23 minutes in cycle
18%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 26.9°F
Humidity: Decreased 3% since last hour. 74%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 5:45 AM: 92%
Low 2:20 PM: 74%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.5  mb/hr 1022.0 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 2:19 PM: 1022.0
Low 12:24 AM: 1001.4
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 18.9
Mar: 358.7
2026 to Date: 2822.9
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: 24.7°F
Low 6:01 AM: 13.1°F
Yesterday: 17.6°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

35


Good
Density:
1.30 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Mar-14

2.6
Mar-15

3.4
Mar-16

3.7
Sunrise is at: 7:28 am
Solar Noon: 13:23
Sunset is at: 7:19 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 26.0°F
Sunrise: 7:28 am
Sunset: 7:19 pm
Moonrise: 5:25 am
Moonset: 2:27 pm
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 2289 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:18 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Light Snow
Mostly Cloudy then Light Snow
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 14 of just the month of March for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 14 of Marchfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Patchy Blowing Snow
Patchy Blowing Snow

Hi 36 °F
NWS forecast: Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. West wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Light Snow
Mostly Cloudy then Light Snow

Lo 25 °F
NWS forecast: Snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 3 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday

Sunday: Light Snow
Light Snow
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Monday

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

Tuesday: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Hi 52 °F Lo 45 °F Hi 63 °F Lo 18 °F Hi 25 °F Lo 18 °F Hi 34 °F
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