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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
944 FXUS61 KBUF 051024 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 624 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Minor
changes to the forecast with this update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays low temperature of 68.4°F broke the monthly low of 69.4°F set on 07/04/2026 by -1°
Todays low wind chill of 68.4°F broke the monthly low of 69.4°F set on 07/04/2026 by -1°
Todays low dew point of 67.5°F broke the monthly low of 68.0°F set on 07/04/2026 by -0.5°
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 1:13pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

78.5°F

Trend:Warmer 2.1°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   81°F
Humidex   95.1°F
24 Hour +/- -0.4°FColder 0.4°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
79.0°F
12:47 PM
Today Low
68.3°F
6:13 AM
Yest.High
80.2°F
4:18 PM
Yest.Low
69.4°F
11:57 PM
Last Year High
91.1°F
Last Year Low
58.2°F
Station Record High*
93.8°F
2018
Station Record Low*
50.2°F
2017
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy

Wind from ESE ESE  
6.1
Gusting to:
5.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
1.6 of 100
Today

Today: Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Monday

Monday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Hi 81 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 80 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.3°F since last hour. 71.4°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.3°F since last hour. 0.3°F
High 12:47 PM: 73.0°F
Low 1:15 AM: 67.5°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 73.7°F
Today: 0.01 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.01 in
Yesterday: 0.14 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.23 in
Jul Rain: 0.24 in
Jul to Date
  Average:10
0.17 in
Jul to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.07 in for the month 0.07 in
Jul Avg: 3.73 in
+/- from Avg: Under 3.495 in for the month 3.50 in
2025 Total: 23.19 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
16.02 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 7.17 in for the year 7.17 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Jul-5-2026
at 4:09 AM
101 rain days in 2026
3 days in July
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: ESE  6.1 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 3.8 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 5.2 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 5.1 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 4.8 mph
Todays Wind Run: 34.17 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph
High Last Hour: 13.0 mph S
Todays High: 13.0 mph 12:15 PM
July High: 29.0 mph Jul-1
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
15 hrs 15 min
54 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is 55 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 20 days, 14 hours, 19 minutes in cycle
70%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 95.1°F
Humidity: Decreased 5% since last hour. 79%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 5% since last hour. 5%
High 4:47 AM: 99%
Low 1:12 PM: 79%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.3  mb/hr 1014.4 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 11:54 AM: 1014.7
Low 3:29 AM: 1012.3
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 2.4
Jul: 62.2
2026 to Date: 210.0
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4114.0
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: 81.3°F
High 12:47pm: 79.0°F
Yesterday: 85.3°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

46


Good
Density:
1.17 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Jul-05

8.5
Jul-06

8.5
Jul-07

8.1
Sunrise is at: 5:41 am
Solar Noon: 13:19
Sunset is at: 8:57 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 43.9°F
Sunrise: 5:41 am
Sunset: 8:57 pm
Moonrise: 11:40 pm
Moonset: 11:14 am
Full Moon: Jun-29-2026
New Moon: 09:44 UTC
Jul-14-2026
Cloud Height: 2220 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:19 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
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 5 of just the month of July for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 5 of Julyfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Hi 81 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers between noon and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

Lo 65 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday

Monday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday

Tuesday: Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Hi 80 °F Lo 64 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 64 °F Hi 87 °F Lo 69 °F Hi 88 °F
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