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Updated: 08-May-2026 6:31am

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

71°F at Ny City Central Park, NY

Low Temperature

36°F at Jamestown, NY
36°F at Cattaraugus County Olean Airport, NY

High Precipatation

1.28in at Glens Falls Airport, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

101°F at Mcallen Miller Intl Ap, TX

Low Temperature

-8°F at Milwaukee Timmerman Ap, WI

High Precipatation

5.01in at Maxwell Afb, AL

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

114°F at Ndjamena (civ/Mil), Chad

Low Temperature

-40°F at Vanua Balavu Aws, Fiji

High Precipatation

9.72in at South Naknek, United States

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

452 FXUS61 KBUF 080933 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 533 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... 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 05/08/2026 6:31am

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 6:31am

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 40.8°F Trend: /hr Wind Chill 41°F Humidex 39.1°F 24 Hour +/- 3.1°F ---
Today High 41.3°F 4:38 AM	Today Low 37.3°F 1:59 AM
Yest.High 54.6°F 12:36 PM	Yest.Low 37.3°F 3:21 AM
Last Year High 68.1°F	Last Year Low 51.4°F
Station Record High* 89.6°F 2015	Station Record Low* 30.1°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	Overcast
	WSW 1.1 Gusting to: 2.0
Light Air
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.2 of 100

Overnight Chance Rain Showers	Friday Rain Showers Likely then Mostly Cloudy	Friday Night Partly Cloudy
Lo 39 °F	Hi 55 °F	Lo 42 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	39.7°F
Last Hour:	0.1°F
High 4:38 AM:	40.5°F
Low 1:59 AM:	36.0°F
Record High:	82.4°F on Jun-19-2024
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	40.4°F

Today:	0.00 in
Storm Rain:	0.11 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.11 in
Yesterday:	0.12 in
Previous 7 Days:	1.47 in
May Rain:	1.47 in
May to Date Average:¹⁰	1.02 in
May to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	0.45 in
May Avg:	3.14 in
+/- from Avg:	1.67 in
2025 Total:	15.90 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	10.27 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	5.63 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-7-2026 at 10:20 PM
72 rain days in 2026
5 days in May 0 straight days without rain

Current:	WSW 1.1 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	1.3 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	2.2 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	0.6 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	1.6 mph
Todays Wind Run:	4.70 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
High Last Hour:	7.0 mph NW
Todays High:	7.0 mph 4:28 AM
May High:	35.0 mph May-5
2025 High:	43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

14 hrs 25 min
22 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 22 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waning Gibbous

64%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	39.1°F
Humidity:	96%
Last Hour +/-:	0%
High 4:08 AM:	97%
Low 12:00 AM:	94%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1010.7 mb
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:46 AM:	1011.7
Low 5:31 AM:	1010.3
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Heating Degree Days

Snow³

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	6.3
May:	123.6
2026 to Date:	3896.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.4

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
May Snow:	0.00 in
May Avg:	0.00 in
Diff from Avg:	0.00 in
Season Total:²	17.30 in
Snow Depth:	0.00 in
0 snow days in May
3 snow days this season.²
First Snow of Season: --
Average 1st Snow:

Current:	40.8°F
Low 1:59 AM:	37.3°F
Yesterday:	36.4°F
Record:	-26.3°F Feb-20-2015

Quality
Index⁶:
43

Good

Density:
1.26 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

May-08

5.5

May-09

5.7

May-10

6.0

Sunrise is at: 5:59 am

Solar Noon: 13:11

Sunset is at: 8:22 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	34.3°F
Sunrise:	5:59 am
Sunset:	8:22 pm
Moonrise:	1:56 am
Moonset:	11:06 am
Full Moon:	May-01-2026
New Moon:	20:02 UTC May-16-2026

Cloud Height:

845 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
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Friday

Friday: Rain Showers Likely then Mostly Cloudy

Rain Showers Likely 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 8 of just the month of May for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 8 of Mayfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Overnight & Friday

Overnight

Chance Rain Showers

Lo 39 °F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

Rain Showers Likely then Mostly Cloudy

Hi 55 °F

NWS forecast: Rain showers likely before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 3 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Night Partly Cloudy	Saturday Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers	Saturday Night Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Mostly Sunny	Sunday Night Partly Cloudy	Monday Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Partly Cloudy
Lo 42 °F	Hi 65 °F	Lo 43 °F	Hi 58 °F	Lo 39 °F	Hi 55 °F	Lo 38 °F

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