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Updated: 05-Aug-2026 4:02pm

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

88°F at Schenectady, NY

Low Temperature

48°F at Wellsville Municipal Ap, NY

High Precipatation

none

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

113°F at Needles, CA
113°F at Laughlin Bullhead Intl Ap, AZ
113°F at Las Vegas Nellis Afb, NV

Low Temperature

28°F at Stanley Ranger Station, ID

High Precipatation

3.69in at Chase City, VA

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

118°F at Hafr Al-batin Arpt, Saudi Arabia
118°F at Nasiriya, Iraq
118°F at Wadi Al Dawaser, Saudi Arabia
118°F at Dubai Intl Airport, United Arab Emirates

Low Temperature

6°F at -99999, Chile

High Precipatation

8.64in at Singapore/Changi, Singapore

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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

296 FXUS61 KBUF 051748 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 148 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No major
changes with this update.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

Todays high temperature of 87.1°F broke the monthly high of 86.2°F set on 08/01/2026 by 0.89999999999999°
Todays high dew point of 76.8°F broke the monthly high of 73.6°F set on 08/01/2026 by 3.2°

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:02pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 87.0°F Trend: /hr Heat Index 99°F Humidex 108.6°F 24 Hour +/- 5.4°F ---
Today High 87.0°F 3:56 PM	Today Low 59.1°F 6:29 AM
Yest.High 84.3°F 5:29 PM	Yest.Low 56.8°F 5:53 AM
Last Year High 87.5°F	Last Year Low 59.2°F
Station Record High* 92.0°F 2018	Station Record Low* 54.2°F 2017
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	Clear
	NNE 3.1 Gusting to: 3.0
Light Breeze
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 4.8 of 100

This Afternoon Mostly Sunny	Tonight Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Chance Showers And T-Storms	Thursday Mostly Sunny
Hi 87 °F	Lo 68 °F	Hi 84 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	76.5°F
Last Hour:	2.4°F
High 4:00 PM:	76.9°F
Low 6:29 AM:	58.2°F
Record High:	83.5°F on Jul-1-2026
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	79.5°F

Today:	0.00 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.01 in
Previous 7 Days:	4.00 in
Aug Rain:	4.00 in
Aug to Date Average:¹⁰	0.51 in
Aug to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	3.49 in
Aug Avg:	3.16 in
+/- from Avg:	0.84 in
2025 Total:	33.61 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	20.10 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	13.51 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-4-2026 at 3:58 AM
112 rain days in 2026
3 days in August 1 day since last rain

Current:	NNE 3.1 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	2.3 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	2.5 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	1.9 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	2.7 mph
Todays Wind Run:	16.43 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
High Last Hour:	7.0 mph S
Todays High:	10.4 mph 12:58 PM
August High:	23.0 mph Aug-3
2025 High:	43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

14 hrs 21 min
49 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 20 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Last Quarter

53%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	108.6°F
Humidity:	71%
Last Hour +/-:	3%
High 7:24 AM:	99%
Low 11:42 AM:	58%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1015.3 mb
Last Hour:	Falling slowly
High 8:19 AM:	1017.5
Low 3:59 PM:	1015.3
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Cooling Degree Days

Snow³

Heat Index

Air

Today:	0.8
Aug:	24.7
2026 to Date:	412.7
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date:	4117.3

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

Current:	98.6°F
High 4:00pm:	98.6°F
Yesterday:	86.2°F
Record:	116.6°F Jun-24-2025

Quality
Index⁶:
48

Good

Density:
1.15 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

Aug-05

7.9

Aug-06

7.6

Aug-07

7.7

Sunrise is at: 6:09 am

Solar Noon: 13:20

Sunset is at: 8:32 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	47.9°F
Sunrise:	6:09 am
Sunset:	8:32 pm
Moonrise:	11:09 pm
Moonset:	1:44 pm
Full Moon:	Jul-29-2026
New Moon:	17:37 UTC Aug-12-2026

Cloud Height:

3018 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
80.3°F Jul-01-2026	-11.4°F Jan-24-2014
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Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms 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 5 of just the month of August for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 5 of Augustfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Mostly Sunny

Hi 87 °F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. North wind around 7 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 68 °F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And T-Storms	Friday Showers And T-Storms Likely	Friday Night Showers And T-Storms Likely	Saturday Chance Showers And T-Storms	Saturday Night Chance Showers And T-Storms	Sunday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 84 °F	Lo 67 °F	Hi 82 °F	Lo 68 °F	Hi 82 °F	Lo 64 °F	Hi 81 °F

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