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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
361 FXUS61 KBUF 291743 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 143 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Little
has changed with the forecast today. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 07/29/2026 4:29pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:29pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

79.1°F

Trend:Warmer 1.1°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   81°F
Humidex   90.7°F
24 Hour +/- -0.9°FColder 0.9°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
79.4°F
4:03 PM
Today Low
64.1°F
7:05 AM
Yest.High
80.0°F
4:17 PM
Yest.Low
66.3°F
5:37 AM
Last Year High
93.2°F
Last Year Low
67.9°F
Station Record High*
93.2°F
2025
Station Record Low*
52.6°F
2017
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
mostly clear mostly clear

Wind from ESE ESE  
4.9
Gusting to:
6.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
8.5 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 76 °F Lo 60 °F Hi 79 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 65.4°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 0.5°F
High 4:01 PM: 67.8°F
Low 8:24 AM: 61.1°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 70.3°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 1.16 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.21 in
Jul Rain: 6.66 in
Jul to Date
  Average:10
3.46 in
Jul to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 3.2 in for the month 3.20 in
Jul Avg: 3.73 in
+/- from Avg: Over 2.925 in for the month 2.92 in
2025 Total: 29.61 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
19.31 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 10.3 in for the year 10.30 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Jul-28-2026
at 8:03 AM
109 rain days in 2026
10 days in July
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: ESE  4.9 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 5.6 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 4.5 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 4.7 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 4.5 mph
Todays Wind Run: 50.45 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph
High Last Hour: 16.0 mph NNW
Todays High: 16.1 mph 1:49 PM
July High: 32.0 mph Jul-9
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
14 hrs 37 min
35 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 6 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Full Moon
Full Moon, 15 days, 10 hours, 46 minutes in cycle
100%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 90.7°F
Humidity: Decreased 3% since last hour. 63%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 5:41 AM: 92%
Low 3:54 PM: 63%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.1  mb/hr 1007.1 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 11:34 AM: 1007.3
Low 4:11 AM: 1003.8
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 1.2
Jul: 221.3
2026 to Date: 370.4
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4116.3
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Jul Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Jul 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 July
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 81.1°F
High 4:03pm: 79.4°F
Yesterday: 80.0°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

38


Good
Density:
1.16 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Jul-29

7.4
Jul-30

7.3
Jul-31

7.4
Sunrise is at: 6:02 am
Solar Noon: 13:21
Sunset is at: 8:40 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 47.1°F
Sunrise: 6:02 am
Sunset: 8:40 pm
Moonrise: 8:36 pm
Moonset: 5:46 am
Full Moon: Jul-29-2026
New Moon: 17:37 UTC
Aug-12-2026
Cloud Height: 3735 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
  80.3°F
Jul-01-2026
  -11.4°F
Jan-24-2014
ICN:9 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
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 29 of just the month of July for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 29 of Julyfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 76 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 12 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 60 °F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

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

Saturday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 79 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 62 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 63 °F Hi 78 °F
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