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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
136 FXUS61 KBUF 281113 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 613 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Increased precipitation chances with this morning`s cold frontal passage. 
Increased POPS southeast of Lake Ontario for very minor lake effect Sunday
morning. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays high temperature of 46.4°F broke the monthly high of 45.1°F set on 02/27/2026 by 1.3°
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 1:03pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

38.1°F

Trend:Colder 1.3°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   32°F
Humidex   33.4°F
24 Hour +/- -2.9°FColder 2.9°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
46.4°F
3:52 AM
Today Low
38.0°F
1:02 PM
Yest.High
45.1°F
3:09 PM
Yest.Low
13.2°F
1:55 AM
Last Year High
45.2°F
Last Year Low
24.9°F
Station Record High*
65.7°F
2024
Station Record Low*
-1.0°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Clear Clear

Wind from N N  
7.8
Gusting to:
8.0
Gentle Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
2.9 of 100
Today

Today: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Hi 43 °F Lo 20 °F Hi 23 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 3.1°F since last hour. 28.5°F
Last Hour: Decreased 3.1°F since last hour. 3.1°F
High 5:57 AM: 38.3°F
Low 1:01 PM: 28.1°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 34.7°F
Today: 0.01 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.01 in
Yesterday: 0.05 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.39 in
Feb Rain: 1.36 in
Feb to Date
  Average:10
1.42 in
Feb to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.06 in for the month 0.06 in
Feb Avg: 1.44 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.075 in for the month 0.07 in
2025 Total: 2.84 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
3.18 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Under 0.34 in for the year 0.34 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Feb-28-2026
at 4:30 AM
24 rain days in 2026
17 days in February
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: N  7.8 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 7.1 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 6.4 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 6.8 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 6.9 mph
Todays Wind Run: 91.98 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 8.0 mph
High Last Hour: 17.0 mph NNW
Todays High: 23.0 mph 3:33 AM
February High: 33.0 mph Feb-6
2025 High: 39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 10 min
44 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 54 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 11 days, 6 hours, 2 minutes in cycle
91%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 33.4°F
Humidity: Decreased 5% since last hour. 68%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 5% since last hour. 5%
High 9:22 AM: 81%
Low 3:32 AM: 67%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.8  mb/hr 1017.3 mb
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 1:00 PM: 1017.4
Low 3:30 AM: 1006.8
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 10.6
Feb: 1126.6
2026 to Date: 2448.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Feb Snow: Under 0.984 in for the month 0.00 in
Feb Avg: 0.98 in
Diff from Avg: -0.98 in
Season Total:2 17.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in February
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 32.4°F
Low 12:44 PM: 31.4°F
Yesterday: 7.5°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

38


Good
Density:
1.28 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Feb-28

2.5
Mar-01

2.4
Mar-02

2.5
Sunrise is at: 6:52 am
Solar Noon: 12:27
Sunset is at: 6:02 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 23.1°F
Sunrise: 6:52 am
Sunset: 6:02 pm
Moonrise: 3:01 pm
Moonset: 5:31 am
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 2809 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: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
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 February for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 28 of Februaryfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 43 °F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny. High near 43, with temperatures falling to around 31 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 12 to 16 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow

Lo 20 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Mostly Sunny
Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Mostly Sunny
Hi 23 °F Lo 9 °F Hi 25 °F Lo 18 °F Hi 38 °F Lo 29 °F Hi 43 °F
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