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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
194 FXUS61 KBUF 051910 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 210 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Minor
increases to snowfall amounts with the Arctic front and post- frontal lake
effect Friday through Saturday night.  A Winter Weather Advisory has been
issued for most of western and north-central NY Friday through at least
Saturday. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 02/05/2026 4:09pm !
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:09pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

21.2°F

Trend:Colder 0.6°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   17°F
Humidex   14.2°F
24 Hour +/- -0.9°FColder 0.9°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
23.6°F
2:33 PM
Today Low
11.2°F
8:05 AM
Yest.High
22.7°F
12:41 PM
Yest.Low
8.0°F
7:51 AM
Last Year High
24.3°F
Last Year Low
15.2°F
Station Record High*
50.6°F
2019
Station Record Low*
-0.4°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from W W  
3.3
Gusting to:
4.0
Light Breeze
Current Snow Total Snowfall Today3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-0.7 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Snow Showers
Slight Chance Snow Showers
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Hi 22 °F Lo 13 °F Hi 27 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: No Change 15.1°F
Last Hour: No Change 0°F
High 2:33 PM: 16.5°F
Low 8:05 AM: 8.6°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 19.6°F
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.05 in
Feb Rain: 0.05 in
Feb to Date
  Average:10
0.14 in
Feb to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.09 in for the month 0.09 in
Feb Avg: 1.44 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.385 in for the month 1.39 in
2025 Total: 1.53 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
1.90 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Under 0.37 in for the year 0.37 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Feb-1-2026
at 1:40 PM
9 rain days in 2026
1 day in February
3 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: W  3.3 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 2.5 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 3.6 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 3.8 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.8 mph
Todays Wind Run: 51.81 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph
High Last Hour: 10.0 mph WNW
Todays High: 10.4 mph 1:51 AM
February High: 20.0 mph Feb-3
2025 High: 39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
10 hrs 7 min
21 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 32 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 18 days, 1 hours, 17 minutes in cycle
84%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 14.2°F
Humidity: Increased 2% since last hour. 77%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 8:06 AM: 90%
Low 2:18 PM: 72%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.9  mb/hr 1016.8 mb
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 12:00 AM: 1024.6
Low 4:08 PM: 1016.8
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 32.9
Feb: 229.2
2026 to Date: 1552.0
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: 16.6°F
Low 8:16 AM: 3.3°F
Yesterday: 3.9°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

53


Moderate
Density:
1.32 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Feb-05

1.5
Feb-06

1.4
Feb-07

1.3
Sunrise is at: 7:25 am
Solar Noon: 12:28
Sunset is at: 5:32 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 21.5°F
Sunrise: 7:25 am
Sunset: 5:32 pm
Moonrise: 9:00 pm
Moonset: 9:05 am
Full Moon: Feb-01-2026
New Moon: 12:02 UTC
Feb-17-2026
Cloud Height: 1997 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:18 | 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 5 of just the month of February for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 5 of Februaryfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Snow Showers
Slight Chance Snow Showers

Hi 22 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of snow showers before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 13 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind around 7 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

Friday: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Snow Showers
Snow Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Areas Of Blowing Snow then Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Areas Of Blowing Snow then Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Sunday

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

Monday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Hi 27 °F Lo 0 °F Hi 7 °F Lo 0 °F Hi 14 °F Lo 6 °F Hi 20 °F
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