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Updated: 17-Mar-2026 2:41pm

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

72°F at Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap, NY

Low Temperature

17°F at Niagara Falls Intl Ap, NY

High Precipatation

1.30in at Westchester Co Ap, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

131°F at Brookhaven Lincoln County Airport, MS

Low Temperature

-15°F at Walhalla Municipal Airport, ND
-15°F at Robertson Field Airport, ND

High Precipatation

2.56in at Marathon Ap, FL

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

131°F at Brookhaven Lincoln County Airport, United States

Low Temperature

-47°F at Potapovo, Russia

High Precipatation

15.67in at Atka Ap, United States

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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

039 FXUS61 KBUF 171702 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 102 PM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Minor
changes with this forecast update.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

Todays low wind chill of -2.7°F broke the monthly low of 6.3°F set on 03/02/2026 by -9°

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:41pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 24.2°F Trend: /hr Wind Chill 14°F Humidex 17.0°F 24 Hour +/- -15.7°F ---
Today High 27.2°F 12:14 AM	Today Low 14.5°F 6:13 AM
Yest.High 63.5°F 11:57 AM	Yest.Low 26.8°F 11:43 PM
Last Year High 39.9°F	Last Year Low 28.2°F
Station Record High* 69.9°F 2022	Station Record Low* 10.0°F 2017
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	Stopped snowing
	NW 10.5 Gusting to: 5.0
Gentle Breeze
	Total Snowfall Today³: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 4.6 of 100

Today Patchy Blowing Snow then Chance Snow Showers And Patchy Blowing Snow	Tonight Mostly Cloudy	Wednesday Partly Sunny
Hi 24 °F	Lo 16 °F	Hi 33 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	13.0°F
Last Hour:	0.3°F
High 12:14 AM:	26.0°F
Low 8:02 AM:	8.2°F
Record High:	82.4°F on Jun-19-2024
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	21.3°F

Rain Today:	0.03 in
Rate (/hr):	0.048 in
Storm Rain:	0.02 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.03 in
Yesterday:	0.02 in
Previous 7 Days:	1.39 in
Mar Rain:	2.10 in
Mar to Date Average:¹⁰	0.97 in
Mar to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	1.13 in
Mar Avg:	2.11 in
+/- from Avg:	0.01 in
2025 Total:	4.94 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	4.17 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	0.77 in
34 rain days in 2026
11 days in March 0 straight days without rain

Current:	NW 10.5 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	10.5 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	9.9 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	9.4 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	11.1 mph
Todays Wind Run:	170.53 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	5.0 mph
High Last Hour:	24.0 mph NW
Todays High:	40.3 mph 9:54 AM
March High:	43.0 mph Mar-14
2025 High:	43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

12 hrs 0 min
47 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 58 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waning Crescent

2%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	17.0°F
Humidity:	62%
Last Hour +/-:	2%
High 12:00 AM:	95%
Low 2:03 PM:	61%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1014.4 mb
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:40 PM:	1014.4
Low 12:00 AM:	993.8
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Heating Degree Days

Snow³

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	27.0
Mar:	444.6
2026 to Date:	2908.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Mar Snow:	0.00 in
Mar Avg:	1.85 in
Diff from Avg:	-1.85 in
Season Total:²	17.30 in
Snow Depth:	0.00 in
0 snow days in March
3 snow days this season.²
First Snow of Season: --
Average 1st Snow:

Current:	13.8°F
Low 7:06 AM:	-2.7°F
Yesterday:	15.8°F
Record:	-26.3°F Feb-20-2015

Quality
Index⁶:
33

Good

Density:
1.31 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

Mar-17

2.6

Mar-18

3.3

Mar-19

3.3

Sunrise is at: 7:23 am

Solar Noon: 13:23

Sunset is at: 7:23 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	26.5°F
Sunrise:	7:23 am
Sunset:	7:23 pm
Moonrise:	6:43 am
Moonset:	5:58 pm
Full Moon:	Mar-03-2026
New Moon:	01:24 UTC Mar-19-2026

Cloud Height:

3157 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: Mostly Cloudy

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 17 of just the month of March for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 17 of Marchfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Patchy Blowing Snow then Chance Snow Showers And Patchy Blowing Snow

Hi 24 °F

NWS forecast: Patchy blowing snow and a slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of snow showers and patchy blowing snow between noon and 4pm, then patchy blowing snow and a slight chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 24. West wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy

Lo 16 °F

NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Partly Sunny	Wednesday Night Chance Snow Showers	Thursday Chance Snow Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers	Thursday Night Chance Rain Showers	Friday Chance Rain Showers	Friday Night Chance Rain And Snow Showers	Saturday Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Hi 33 °F	Lo 28 °F	Hi 41 °F	Lo 32 °F	Hi 46 °F	Lo 30 °F	Hi 45 °F

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