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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
717 FXUS61 KBUF 241116 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 716 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
significant changes with the overnight update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 03/24/2026 2:21pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:21pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

37.7°F

Trend:Warmer 1.3°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   33°F
Humidex   32.5°F
24 Hour +/- 2.4°FWarmer 2.4°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
38.4°F
2:15 PM
Today Low
19.3°F
7:11 AM
Yest.High
37.3°F
3:04 PM
Yest.Low
26.5°F
11:37 PM
Last Year High
49.3°F
Last Year Low
31.0°F
Station Record High*
73.4°F
2021
Station Record Low*
12.4°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
mostly clear mostly clear

Wind from NNW NNW  
6.7
Gusting to:
6.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
5.7 of 100
Today

Today: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Hi 39 °F Lo 28 °F Hi 48 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.8°F since last hour. 25.8°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.8°F since last hour. 0.8°F
High 1:55 PM: 28.4°F
Low 7:11 AM: 16.8°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 33.7°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Previous 7 Days: 1.31 in
Mar Rain: 3.37 in
Mar to Date
  Average:10
1.42 in
Mar to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.95 in for the month 1.95 in
Mar Avg: 2.11 in
+/- from Avg: Over 1.259 in for the month 1.26 in
2025 Total: 6.21 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
4.62 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 1.59 in for the year 1.59 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Mar-23-2026
at 11:29 AM
40 rain days in 2026
16 days in March
1 day since last rain

rain graph

Current: NNW  6.7 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 8.4 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 7.1 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 5.8 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 7.0 mph
Todays Wind Run: 42.38 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph
High Last Hour: 18.0 mph NW
Todays High: 18.4 mph 12:33 PM
March High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
12 hrs 21 min
30 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 57 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 5 days, 16 hours, 58 minutes in cycle
38%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 32.5°F
Humidity: Decreased 5% since last hour. 62%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 5% since last hour. 5%
High 7:47 AM: 92%
Low 2:18 PM: 60%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.6  mb/hr 1028.5 mb
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 7:51 AM: 1031.3
Low 2:16 PM: 1028.3
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 23.5
Mar: 670.3
2026 to Date: 3133.9
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: 32.5°F
Low 7:23 AM: 17.7°F
Yesterday: 17.6°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

33


Good
Density:
1.29 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Mar-24

3.7
Mar-25

3.7
Mar-26

5.1
Sunrise is at: 7:10 am
Solar Noon: 13:20
Sunset is at: 7:31 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 27.0°F
Sunrise: 7:10 am
Sunset: 7:31 pm
Moonrise: 10:13 am
Moonset: 1:41 am
Full Moon: Apr-02-2026
New Moon: 11:52 UTC
Apr-17-2026
Cloud Height: 3318 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:9 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly 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 24 of just the month of March for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 24 of Marchfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 39 °F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 6 to 12 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 28 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Rain Showers Likely then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Rain Showers Likely then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Friday

Friday: Slight Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Sunny
Slight Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 48 °F Lo 39 °F Hi 58 °F Lo 28 °F Hi 33 °F Lo 20 °F Hi 38 °F
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