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NY Extremes

High Temperature

90°F at Ny City Central Park, NY

Low Temperature

41°F at Damon Field Ny, NY

High Precipatation

1.39in at Niagara Falls Intl Ap, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

96°F at Eastover Mcentire Ang, SC

Low Temperature

8°F at Ainsworth Municipal Ap, NE

High Precipatation

2.06in at Iowa Falls Municipal Airport, IA

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

112°F at Akola, India
112°F at Chauk, Myanmar
112°F at Ndjamena (civ/Mil), Chad

Low Temperature

-39°F at Vanua Balavu Aws, Fiji

High Precipatation

13.91in at Singapore/Changi, Singapore

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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

585 FXUS61 KBUF 161829 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 229 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Increased coverage of fog and lower ceilings tonight.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

Todays high dew point of 68.0°F broke the yearly high of 66.0°F set on 04/14/2026 by 2°

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:57pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 72.0°F Trend: /hr Heat Index 74°F Humidex 82.5°F 24 Hour +/- -2.8°F ---
Today High 75.3°F 1:18 PM	Today Low 57.1°F 6:21 AM
Yest.High 77.0°F 4:03 PM	Yest.Low 51.6°F 1:26 AM
Last Year High 39.8°F	Last Year Low 32.9°F
Station Record High* 83.1°F 2023	Station Record Low* 25.3°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	Partly cloudy
	NW 6.8 Gusting to: 8.0
Light Breeze
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.01 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 2.1 of 100

This Afternoon Showers And T-Storms	Tonight Showers And T-Storms Likely then Chance Showers And T-Storms	Friday Partly Sunny
Hi 74 °F	Lo 49 °F	Hi 63 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	64.0°F
Last Hour:	1.7°F
High 12:24 PM:	68.0°F
Low 6:21 AM:	56.8°F
Record High:	82.4°F on Jun-19-2024
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	67.0°F

Today:	0.01 in
Storm Rain:	1.35 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.88 in
Yesterday:	1.17 in
Previous 7 Days:	1.53 in
Apr Rain:	2.58 in
Apr to Date Average:¹⁰	2.23 in
Apr to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	0.35 in
Apr Avg:	3.94 in
+/- from Avg:	1.36 in
2025 Total:	10.87 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	7.54 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	3.33 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-16-2026 at 12:43 PM
56 rain days in 2026
14 days in April 0 straight days without rain

Current:	NW 6.8 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	5.6 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	6.6 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	8.7 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	9.5 mph
Todays Wind Run:	79.04 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	8.0 mph
High Last Hour:	18.0 mph WNW
Todays High:	25.3 mph 1:38 PM
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 28 min
7 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 48 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waning Crescent

1%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	82.5°F
Humidity:	76%
Last Hour +/-:	1%
High 7:27 AM:	100%
Low 1:31 PM:	74%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1005.9 mb
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:49 AM:	1010.3
Low 2:42 PM:	1005.6
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Cooling Degree Days

Snow³

Heat Index

Air

Today:	0.0
Apr:	0.3
2026 to Date:	0.4
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date:	3557.8

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Apr Snow:	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: --
Average 1st Snow:

Current:	73.5°F
High 1:18pm:	75.3°F
Yesterday:	77.0°F
Record:	116.6°F Jun-24-2025

Quality
Index⁶:
53

Moderate

Density:
1.18 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

Apr-16

7.0

Apr-17

6.0

Apr-18

6.6

Sunrise is at: 6:31 am

Solar Noon: 13:14

Sunset is at: 7:58 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	31.3°F
Sunrise:	6:31 am
Sunset:	7:58 pm
Moonrise:	5:48 am
Moonset:	7:14 pm
Full Moon:	Apr-02-2026
New Moon:	11:52 UTC Apr-17-2026

Cloud Height:

2431 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:19 \| S3C2:1 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \|

Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Showers And T-Storms Likely then Chance Showers And T-Storms

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 16 of just the month of April for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 16 of Aprilfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Showers And T-Storms

Hi 74 °F

NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers And T-Storms Likely then Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 49 °F

NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Partly Sunny	Friday Night Partly Cloudy	Saturday Showers And T-Storms	Saturday Night Showers And T-Storms	Sunday Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Night Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Monday Mostly Sunny
Hi 63 °F	Lo 49 °F	Hi 72 °F	Lo 39 °F	Hi 43 °F	Lo 29 °F	Hi 43 °F

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