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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
481 FXUS61 KBUF 191724 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 124 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Only
minor changes with this forecast update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 08/19/2026 3:52pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 3:52pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

77.5°F

Trend:Colder 0.9°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   80°F
Humidex   91.9°F
24 Hour +/- 0.7°FWarmer 0.7°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
79.4°F
3:09 PM
Today Low
64.8°F
1:40 AM
Yest.High
79.1°F
1:57 PM
Yest.Low
57.1°F
6:34 AM
Last Year High
80.1°F
Last Year Low
54.2°F
Station Record High*
89.4°F
2015
Station Record Low*
52.6°F
2020
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy

Wind from W W  
1.0
Gusting to:
0.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.71 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
2.7 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Fog
Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Fog
Thursday

Thursday: Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Hi 77 °F Lo 58 °F Hi 78 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.8°F since last hour. 68.9°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.8°F since last hour. 0.8°F
High 11:36 AM: 72.2°F
Low 12:34 AM: 62.9°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 71.8°F
Today: 0.71 in
Storm Rain: 0.71 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.71 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.08 in
Aug Rain: 5.25 in
Aug to Date
  Average:10
2.20 in
Aug to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 3.05 in for the month 3.05 in
Aug Avg: 3.16 in
+/- from Avg: Over 2.093 in for the month 2.09 in
2025 Total: 34.86 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
21.79 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 13.07 in for the year 13.07 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Aug-19-2026
at 8:43 AM
116 rain days in 2026
8 days in August
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: W  1.0 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 1.3 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 2.1 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 3.5 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.8 mph
Todays Wind Run: 27.96 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
High Last Hour: 12.0 mph NNW
Todays High: 13.0 mph 1:00 PM
August High: 23.0 mph Aug-3
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
13 hrs 46 min
27 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 39 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

First Quarter
First Quarter, 7 days, 2 hours, 16 minutes in cycle
47%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 91.9°F
Humidity: Increased 4% since last hour. 75%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 10:39 AM: 99%
Low 2:44 PM: 67%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.1  mb/hr 1010.5 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:17 AM: 1011.2
Low 5:23 AM: 1008.8
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.9
Aug: 132.4
2026 to Date: 521.3
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4116.3
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Aug Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Aug 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 August
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 79.7°F
High 3:09pm: 79.4°F
Yesterday: 79.1°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

41


Good
Density:
1.17 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Aug-19

6.6
Aug-20

6.4
Aug-21

6.6
Sunrise is at: 6:24 am
Solar Noon: 13:18
Sunset is at: 8:12 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 49.4°F
Sunrise: 6:24 am
Sunset: 8:12 pm
Moonrise: 2:14 pm
Moonset: 10:37 pm
Full Moon: Aug-28-2026
New Moon: 03:28 UTC
Sep-11-2026
Cloud Height: 2562 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:3 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Fog
Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Fog
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 19 of just the month of August for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 19 of Augustfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 77 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Fog
Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Fog

Lo 58 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 1 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

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

Saturday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Hi 78 °F Lo 56 °F Hi 80 °F Lo 61 °F Hi 81 °F Lo 61 °F Hi 77 °F
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