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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
577 FXUS61 KBUF 122235 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 535 PM EST Thu Feb 12 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Increased POPS through tonight with lingering light lake effect snow
showers across much of Western and Central NY. Very minor additional
accumulations. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 02/12/2026 8:03pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 8:03pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

23.7°F

Trend:Colder 0.2°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   19°F
Humidex   17.1°F
24 Hour +/- -4.5°FColder 4.5°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
25.4°F
12:54 AM
Today Low
21.6°F
7:47 AM
Yest.High
33.1°F
1:03 AM
Yest.Low
25.3°F
11:37 PM
Last Year High
27.0°F
Last Year Low
17.1°F
Station Record High*
46.6°F
2023
Station Record Low*
5.9°F
2021
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Night time, Overcast Night time, Overcast

Wind from NE NE  
3.5
Gusting to:
2.0
Light Breeze
Current Snow Total Snowfall Today3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-0.6 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Lo 8 °F Hi 31 °F Lo 25 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.3°F since last hour. 17.5°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.3°F since last hour. 1.3°F
High 12:00 AM: 23.0°F
Low 7:06 AM: 17.2°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 22.0°F
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.11 in
Feb Rain: 0.16 in
Feb to Date
  Average:10
0.39 in
Feb to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.23 in for the month 0.23 in
Feb Avg: 1.44 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.275 in for the month 1.27 in
2025 Total: 1.64 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
2.15 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Under 0.51 in for the year 0.51 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Feb-11-2026
at 3:35 AM
11 rain days in 2026
3 days in February
1 day since last rain

rain graph

Current: NE  3.5 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 2.3 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 3.1 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 3.7 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.7 mph
Todays Wind Run: 110.25 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
High Last Hour: 10.0 mph N
Todays High: 17.3 mph 5:21 AM
February High: 33.0 mph Feb-6
2025 High: 39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
10 hrs 25 min
41 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 41 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 25 days, 5 hours, 11 minutes in cycle
18%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 17.1°F
Humidity: Decreased 4% since last hour. 77%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 12:00 AM: 91%
Low 4:05 PM: 75%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.4  mb/hr 1022.9 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 7:56 PM: 1022.9
Low 12:00 AM: 1017.2
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 33.1
Feb: 576.4
2026 to Date: 1898.8
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: 19.1°F
Low 8:57 AM: 10.5°F
Yesterday: 14.8°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

34


Good
Density:
1.33 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Feb-12

1.6
Feb-13

1.6
Feb-14

1.7
Sunrise is at: 7:15 am
Solar Noon: 12:28
Sunset is at: 5:43 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 20.6°F
Sunrise: 7:15 am
Sunset: 5:43 pm
Moonrise: 5:12 am
Moonset: 1:32 pm
Full Moon: Feb-01-2026
New Moon: 12:02 UTC
Feb-17-2026
Cloud Height: 2013 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:1 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
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 12 of just the month of February for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 12 of Februaryfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Friday
Tonight

Tonight: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely

Lo 8 °F
NWS forecast: Snow showers likely before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 31 °F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Southwest wind 7 to 16 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Washington's
Birthday
Washington's Birthday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 25 °F Hi 34 °F Lo 21 °F Hi 38 °F Lo 29 °F Hi 38 °F Lo 30 °F
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