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Updated: 19-Aug-2026 6:37am

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

90°F at Schenectady, NY

Low Temperature

52°F at Saranac Lake Adirondack Regional Ap, NY

High Precipatation

0.85in at Westhampton Gabreski Ap, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

114°F at Blythe Asos, CA

Low Temperature

35°F at Dixon Airport, WY

High Precipatation

2.20in at Clarksburg Benedum Ap, WV

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

118°F at K.f.i.a. (king Fahad Int. Air, Saudi Arabia
118°F at Kuwait Intl (mil), Kuwait
118°F at Nasiriya, Iraq
118°F at Masjed Soleyman, Iran
118°F at Wadi Al Dawaser, Saudi Arabia
118°F at Alkaranaa, Qatar

Low Temperature

19°F at Chapelco, Argentina
19°F at Maquinchao, Argentina

High Precipatation

15.71in at Tongyoung, South Korea

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

690 FXUS61 KBUF 190919 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 519 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Only
minor changes with this forecast update.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 08/19/2026 6:37am

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 6:37am

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 66.8°F Trend: /hr Heat Index 67°F Humidex 78.1°F 24 Hour +/- 9.7°F ---
Today High 67.8°F 6:13 AM	Today Low 64.8°F 1:40 AM
Yest.High 79.1°F 1:57 PM	Yest.Low 57.1°F 6:34 AM
Last Year High 80.1°F	Last Year Low 54.2°F
Station Record High* 89.4°F 2015	Station Record Low* 52.6°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	we now have Heavy rain
	NNW 2.9 Gusting to: 4.0
Light Air
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.34 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.4 of 100

Today Showers And T-Storms then Chance Showers And T-Storms	Tonight Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Sunny
Hi 77 °F	Lo 58 °F	Hi 77 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	65.0°F
Last Hour:	1.5°F
High 6:13 AM:	65.7°F
Low 12:34 AM:	62.9°F
Record High:	83.5°F on Jul-1-2026
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	65.7°F

Today:	0.34 in
Rate (/hr):	1.636 in
Storm Rain:	0.34 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.34 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Previous 7 Days:	0.08 in
Aug Rain:	4.88 in
Aug to Date Average:¹⁰	2.20 in
Aug to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	2.68 in
Aug Avg:	3.16 in
+/- from Avg:	1.72 in
2025 Total:	34.49 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	21.79 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	12.70 in
116 rain days in 2026
8 days in August 0 straight days without rain

Current:	NNW 2.9 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	1.7 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	3.8 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	2.2 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	1.9 mph
Todays Wind Run:	9.51 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
High Last Hour:	11.0 mph NNW
Todays High:	11.5 mph 5:59 AM
August High:	23.0 mph Aug-3
2025 High:	43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

13 hrs 46 min
27 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 39 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waxing Crescent

43%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	78.1°F
Humidity:	94%
Last Hour +/-:	4%
High 1:24 AM:	94%
Low 4:49 AM:	90%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1010.2 mb
Last Hour:	Rising
High 12:17 AM:	1011.2
Low 5:23 AM:	1008.8
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Cooling Degree Days

Snow³

Heat Index

Air

Today:	0.1
Aug:	131.6
2026 to Date:	520.5
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date:	4116.3

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:	66.9°F
High 6:13am:	67.8°F
Yesterday:	79.1°F
Record:	116.6°F Jun-24-2025

Quality
Index⁶:
31

Good

Density:
1.19 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

Aug-19

6.6

Aug-20

6.4

Aug-21

6.6

Sunrise is at: 6:24 am

Solar Noon: 13:18

Sunset is at: 8:12 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	49.3°F
Sunrise:	6:24 am
Sunset:	8:12 pm
Moonrise:	2:14 pm
Moonset:	10:37 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-28-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-11-2026

Cloud Height:

1012 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
80.2°F Jul-01-2026	-11.4°F Jan-24-2014
ICN:20 \| S3C2:1 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \|

Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly 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 19 of just the month of August for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 19 of Augustfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

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

Hi 77 °F

NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy

Lo 58 °F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Mostly Clear	Friday Mostly Sunny	Friday Night Partly Cloudy	Saturday Showers And T-Storms Likely	Saturday Night Showers And T-Storms Likely	Sunday Showers And T-Storms Likely
Hi 77 °F	Lo 56 °F	Hi 77 °F	Lo 60 °F	Hi 81 °F	Lo 60 °F	Hi 76 °F

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