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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
513 FXUS61 KBUF 041811 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 111 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... A Winter
Weather Advisory was issued for freezing rain in Jefferson and Lewis
counties Thursday night through Friday morning. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays high temperature of 50.9°F broke the monthly high of 39.6°F set on 03/03/2026 by 11.3°
Todays high dew point of 36.5°F broke the monthly high of 32.9°F set on 03/03/2026 by 3.6°
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 3:49pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

50.5°F

Trend:Warmer 0.7°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   50°F
Humidex   46.5°F
24 Hour +/- 12.9°FWarmer 12.9°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
50.9°F
3:42 PM
Today Low
28.6°F
2:12 AM
Yest.High
39.5°F
12:39 PM
Yest.Low
20.7°F
5:55 AM
Last Year High
53.7°F
Last Year Low
28.4°F
Station Record High*
73.5°F
2024
Station Record Low*
8.9°F
2017
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Clear Clear

Wind from ESE ESE  
3.9
Gusting to:
3.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
19.0 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Patchy Fog
Patchy Fog
Thursday

Thursday: Patchy Fog then Chance Rain
Patchy Fog then Chance Rain
Hi 47 °F Lo 30 °F Hi 38 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 2.4°F since last hour. 31.5°F
Last Hour: Decreased 2.4°F since last hour. 2.4°F
High 11:11 AM: 36.5°F
Low 1:11 AM: 27.0°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 42.9°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.27 in
Mar Rain: 0.03 in
Mar to Date
  Average:10
0.11 in
Mar to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.08 in for the month 0.08 in
Mar Avg: 2.11 in
+/- from Avg: Under 2.081 in for the month 2.08 in
2025 Total: 2.87 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
3.31 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Under 0.44 in for the year 0.44 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Mar-1-2026
at 12:05 PM
25 rain days in 2026
1 day in March
2 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: ESE  3.9 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 3.3 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 2.7 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 3.6 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 2.9 mph
Todays Wind Run: 38.08 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
High Last Hour: 8.0 mph ESE
Todays High: 10.4 mph 7:45 AM
March High: 19.0 mph Mar-1
2025 High: 39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 22 min
24 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 55 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 15 days, 8 hours, 48 minutes in cycle
98%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 46.5°F
Humidity: Decreased 6% since last hour. 48%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 6% since last hour. 6%
High 7:12 AM: 97%
Low 3:45 PM: 48%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.4  mb/hr 1022.3 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 10:00 AM: 1026.2
Low 3:38 PM: 1022.2
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 21.7
Mar: 147.2
2026 to Date: 2612.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Mar Snow: Under 1.85 in for the month 0.00 in
Mar Avg: 1.85 in
Diff from Avg: -1.85 in
Season Total:2 17.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in March
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 49.5°F
Low 7:13 AM: 23.7°F
Yesterday: 15.2°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

47


Good
Density:
1.25 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Mar-04

2.8
Mar-05

3.3
Mar-06

3.6
Sunrise is at: 6:45 am
Solar Noon: 12:26
Sunset is at: 6:07 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 23.3°F
Sunrise: 6:45 am
Sunset: 6:07 pm
Moonrise: 6:40 pm
Moonset: 7:09 am
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 4948 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: Patchy Fog
Patchy Fog
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 4 of just the month of March for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 4 of Marchfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 47 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 47. East wind around 3 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Patchy Fog
Patchy Fog

Lo 30 °F
NWS forecast: Patchy fog after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Patchy Fog then Chance Rain
Patchy Fog then Chance Rain
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Light Rain
Light Rain
Friday

Friday: Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Saturday

Saturday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 38 °F Lo 32 °F Hi 54 °F Lo 43 °F Hi 63 °F Lo 34 °F Hi 47 °F
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