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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
252 FXUS61 KBUF 230549 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 149 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
significant changes with this forecast update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 04/23/2026 4:36am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:36am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

40.3°F

Trend:Colder 0.4°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   40°F
Humidex   38.3°F
24 Hour +/- -3.8°FColder 3.8°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
48.1°F
12:00 AM
Today Low
40.3°F
4:33 AM
Yest.High
69.1°F
3:52 PM
Yest.Low
41.8°F
5:56 AM
Last Year High
67.9°F
Last Year Low
34.9°F
Station Record High*
76.0°F
2019
Station Record Low*
27.7°F
2020
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Clear Clear

Wind from N N  
1.5
Gusting to:
1.0
Light Air
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.1 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 40 °F Hi 63 °F Lo 42 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.3°F since last hour. 38.7°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.3°F since last hour. 0.3°F
High 12:00 AM: 44.4°F
Low 4:33 AM: 38.4°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 39.6°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.01 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.57 in
Apr Rain: 4.14 in
Apr to Date
  Average:10
3.04 in
Apr to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.1 in for the month 1.10 in
Apr Avg: 3.94 in
+/- from Avg: Over 0.197 in for the month 0.20 in
2025 Total: 12.43 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
8.35 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 4.08 in for the year 4.08 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-22-2026
at 8:05 AM
63 rain days in 2026
20 days in April
1 day since last rain

rain graph

Current: N  1.5 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 0.2 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 0.9 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 0.7 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 0.1 mph
Todays Wind Run: 0.71 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph
High Last Hour: 3.0 mph NNW
Todays High: 3.5 mph 3:32 AM
April High: 42.0 mph Apr-3
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
13 hrs 47 min
21 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 42 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 5 days, 20 hours, 44 minutes in cycle
41%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 38.3°F
Humidity: No Change 94%
Last Hour +/-: No Change 0%
High 4:05 AM: 94%
Low 12:00 AM: 87%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.5  mb/hr 1015.0 mb
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 4:29 AM: 1015.0
Low 12:00 AM: 1014.3
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 3.7
Apr: 360.8
2026 to Date: 3660.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.4
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Apr Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Apr 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 April
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 40.3°F
Low 4:33 AM: 40.3°F
Yesterday: 41.5°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

84


Moderate
Density:
1.27 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Apr-23

6.3
Apr-24

6.2
Apr-25

6.2
Sunrise is at: 6:19 am
Solar Noon: 13:13
Sunset is at: 8:05 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 32.3°F
Sunrise: 6:19 am
Sunset: 8:05 pm
Moonrise: 11:33 am
Moonset: 2:28 am
Full Moon: May-01-2026
New Moon: 20:02 UTC
May-16-2026
Cloud Height: 968 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 |
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
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 23 of just the month of April for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 23 of Aprilfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Thursday
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 40 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 63 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Saturday

Saturday: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 42 °F Hi 56 °F Lo 42 °F Hi 52 °F Lo 40 °F Hi 58 °F Lo 41 °F
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