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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
444 FXUS61 KBUF 281006 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 606 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Inserted some PoPs east of Lake Ontario through this morning to cover the
potential for some widely scattered showers. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 05/28/2026 11:29am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 11:29am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

62.9°F

Trend:Warmer 1.2°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   63°F
Humidex   67.2°F
24 Hour +/- -8.9°FColder 8.9°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
62.9°F
11:18 AM
Today Low
51.3°F
5:10 AM
Yest.High
77.1°F
5:46 PM
Yest.Low
58.3°F
11:36 PM
Last Year High
64.8°F
Last Year Low
49.6°F
Station Record High*
92.0°F
2016
Station Record Low*
38.0°F
2021
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Clear Clear

Wind from NE NE  
3.4
Gusting to:
4.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
2.6 of 100
Today

Today: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 66 °F Lo 50 °F Hi 72 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1.2°F since last hour. 54.1°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.2°F since last hour. 1.2°F
High 11:27 AM: 54.5°F
Low 5:01 AM: 46.6°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 58.0°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.94 in
May Rain: 4.56 in
May to Date
  Average:10
2.87 in
May to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.69 in for the month 1.69 in
May Avg: 3.14 in
+/- from Avg: Over 1.418 in for the month 1.42 in
2025 Total: 18.99 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
12.12 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 6.87 in for the year 6.87 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
May-24-2026
at 11:16 PM
85 rain days in 2026
18 days in May
3 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: NE  3.4 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 2.5 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 3.5 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 3.5 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.4 mph
Todays Wind Run: 22.46 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph
High Last Hour: 11.0 mph E
Todays High: 12.0 mph 9:53 AM
May High: 36.0 mph May-19
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
15 hrs 4 min
29 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 32 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 11 days, 19 hours, 28 minutes in cycle
93%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 67.2°F
Humidity: Decreased 1% since last hour. 73%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 5:21 AM: 86%
Low 12:34 AM: 70%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.2  mb/hr 1018.4 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 10:55 AM: 1018.5
Low 12:32 AM: 1013.5
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 4.2
May: 302.8
2026 to Date: 4074.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 32.8
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
May Snow: No Change 0.00 in
May 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 May
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 62.9°F
Low 5:10 AM: 51.3°F
Yesterday: 58.3°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

25


Good
Density:
1.22 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
May-28

6.7
May-29

7.9
May-30

7.1
Sunrise is at: 5:40 am
Solar Noon: 13:12
Sunset is at: 8:43 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 37.5°F
Sunrise: 5:40 am
Sunset: 8:43 pm
Moonrise: 6:36 pm
Moonset: 3:42 am
Full Moon: May-31-2026
New Moon: 02:55 UTC
Jun-15-2026
Cloud Height: 2616 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:0 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
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 28 of just the month of May for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 28 of Mayfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 66 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 9 to 13 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 50 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 72 °F Lo 47 °F Hi 64 °F Lo 48 °F Hi 72 °F Lo 51 °F Hi 71 °F
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