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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
337 FXUS61 KBUF 011850 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 250 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Only
minor changes to the forecast with this update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 10/01/2026 5:29pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 5:29pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

73.0°F

Trend:Colder 0.4°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   75°F
Humidex   83.1°F
24 Hour +/- 2.9°FWarmer 2.9°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
77.3°F
1:56 PM
Today Low
61.8°F
4:39 AM
Yest.High
74.5°F
2:03 PM
Yest.Low
53.1°F
5:57 AM
Last Year High
67.2°F
Last Year Low
43.1°F
Station Record High*
75.6°F
2024
Station Record Low*
35.1°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Station Record High
mostly clear mostly clear

Wind from WNW WNW  
3.5
Gusting to:
1.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.04 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
3.5 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Friday

Friday: Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Hi 75 °F Lo 58 °F Hi 64 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.2°F since last hour. 63.4°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.2°F since last hour. 1.2°F
High 1:52 PM: 68.1°F
Low 4:39 AM: 60.6°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 67.0°F
Today: 0.04 in
Storm Rain: 0.04 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.04 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.13 in
Oct Rain: 0.04 in
Oct to Date
  Average:10
0.07 in
Oct to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.03 in for the month 0.03 in
Oct Avg: 4.20 in
+/- from Avg: Under 4.16 in for the month 4.16 in
2025 Total: 40.67 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
26.32 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 14.35 in for the year 14.35 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Oct-1-2026
at 5:24 AM
139 rain days in 2026
1 day in October
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: WNW  3.5 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 2.7 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 2.9 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 2.5 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 2.7 mph
Todays Wind Run: 39.96 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph
High Last Hour: 13.0 mph S
Todays High: 20.0 mph 3:09 PM
October High: 20.0 mph Oct-1
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 43 min
53 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 55 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 20 days, 18 hours, 3 minutes in cycle
69%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 83.1°F
Humidity: Decreased 2% since last hour. 72%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 6:04 AM: 98%
Low 2:00 PM: 69%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.1  mb/hr 1010.1 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 1:15 AM: 1015.2
Low 5:15 PM: 1010.1
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.2
Oct: 0.2
2026 to Date: 609.4
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4224.1
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Oct Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Oct 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 October
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 74.8°F
High 1:56pm: 77.3°F
Yesterday: 74.5°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

64


Moderate
Density:
1.18 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Oct-01

5.1
Oct-02

4.8
Oct-03

4.3
Sunrise is at: 7:12 am
Solar Noon: 13:04
Sunset is at: 6:55 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 51.7°F
Sunrise: 7:12 am
Sunset: 6:55 pm
Moonrise: 8:59 pm
Moonset: 1:10 pm
Full Moon: Sep-26-2026
New Moon: 15:51 UTC
Oct-10-2026
Cloud Height: 2793 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:9 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Rain Showers
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 1 of just the month of October for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 1 of Octoberfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 75 °F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Rain Showers
Rain Showers

Lo 58 °F
NWS forecast: Rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

Friday: Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 64 °F Lo 45 °F Hi 62 °F Lo 42 °F Hi 67 °F Lo 48 °F Hi 58 °F
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