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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
288 FXUS61 KBUF 251854 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 154 PM EST Wed Feb 25 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Winter
Weather Advisories for tonight have been extended to Northern Cayuga and
Wayne Co based on slight southward shift in guidance for where lake effect
snow could lead to hazardous travel conditions through Thursday morning. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 02/25/2026 3:54pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 3:54pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

35.5°F

Trend:Colder 0.9°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   29°F
Humidex   31.0°F
24 Hour +/- 13.9°FWarmer 13.9°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
36.4°F
2:48 PM
Today Low
22.5°F
12:00 AM
Yest.High
22.7°F
11:24 PM
Yest.Low
12.8°F
8:41 AM
Last Year High
45.4°F
Last Year Low
33.3°F
Station Record High*
55.0°F
2018
Station Record Low*
9.6°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
It has Stopped raining It has Stopped raining

Wind from NW NW  
8.7
Gusting to:
4.0
Gentle Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.14 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-0.3 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 37 °F Lo 18 °F Hi 28 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.2°F since last hour. 29.3°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.2°F since last hour. 1.2°F
High 12:56 PM: 32.0°F
Low 12:00 AM: 19.5°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 33.3°F
Today: 0.14 in
Rate (/hr): 0.050 in
Storm Rain: 0.23 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.14 in
Yesterday: 0.09 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.88 in
Feb Rain: 1.27 in
Feb to Date
  Average:10
1.10 in
Feb to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.17 in for the month 0.17 in
Feb Avg: 1.44 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.165 in for the month 0.17 in
2025 Total: 2.75 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
2.86 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Under 0.11 in for the year 0.11 in
21 rain days in 2026
14 days in February
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: NW  8.7 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 8.1 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 8.5 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 8.4 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 8.4 mph
Todays Wind Run: 106.45 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph
High Last Hour: 20.0 mph WNW
Todays High: 24.2 mph 1:06 PM
February High: 33.0 mph Feb-6
2025 High: 39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 2 min
4 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 52 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 8 days, 8 hours, 53 minutes in cycle
65%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 31.0°F
Humidity: Decreased 1% since last hour. 78%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 3:18 AM: 95%
Low 3:52 PM: 78%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 1.1  mb/hr 998.2 mb
Last Hour: Rising
High 12:00 AM: 1001.5
Low 2:28 PM: 997.0
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 24.0
Feb: 1030.4
2026 to Date: 2352.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Feb Snow: Under 0.984 in for the month 0.00 in
Feb Avg: 0.98 in
Diff from Avg: -0.98 in
Season Total:2 17.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in February
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 28.7°F
Low 12:21 AM: 14.8°F
Yesterday: 1.9°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

72


Moderate
Density:
1.26 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Feb-25

1.9
Feb-26

2.1
Feb-27

2.2
Sunrise is at: 6:57 am
Solar Noon: 12:27
Sunset is at: 5:58 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 22.7°F
Sunrise: 6:57 am
Sunset: 5:58 pm
Moonrise: 11:19 am
Moonset: 2:52 am
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 2019 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:2 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Snow Showers then Mostly 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 25 of just the month of February for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 25 of Februaryfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers

Hi 37 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. West wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 18 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of snow showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

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

Saturday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Sunday

Sunday: Snow Showers Likely then Partly Sunny
Snow Showers Likely then Partly Sunny
Hi 28 °F Lo 19 °F Hi 43 °F Lo 34 °F Hi 40 °F Lo 19 °F Hi 23 °F
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