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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
098 FXUS61 KBUF 300621 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 221 AM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Frost
Advisory issued for much of western New York Tonight and Friday morning. 
Added the potential for frost Friday night and Saturday night. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 04/30/2026 6:36am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 6:36am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

39.8°F

Trend:No Change /hr
Wind Chill   38°F
Humidex   37.5°F
24 Hour +/- -9.9°FColder 9.9°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
42.5°F
12:00 AM
Today Low
39.5°F
6:09 AM
Yest.High
57.0°F
12:00 AM
Yest.Low
42.4°F
10:59 PM
Last Year High
55.5°F
Last Year Low
35.3°F
Station Record High*
72.8°F
2015
Station Record Low*
29.3°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy

Wind from NNW NNW  
3.1
Gusting to:
3.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.0 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy then Areas Of Frost
Partly Cloudy then Areas Of Frost
Lo 40 °F Hi 52 °F Lo 34 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.3°F since last hour. 37.7°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.3°F since last hour. 0.3°F
High 12:00 AM: 41.7°F
Low 5:41 AM: 37.3°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 38.9°F
Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.64 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.64 in
Yesterday: 0.64 in
Previous 7 Days: 2.00 in
Apr Rain: 6.14 in
Apr to Date
  Average:10
3.94 in
Apr to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 2.2 in for the month 2.20 in
Apr Avg: 3.94 in
+/- from Avg: Over 2.197 in for the month 2.20 in
2025 Total: 14.43 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
9.25 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 5.18 in for the year 5.18 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-29-2026
at 9:45 PM
67 rain days in 2026
24 days in April
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: NNW  3.1 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 3.1 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 2.5 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 2.7 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.1 mph
Todays Wind Run: 24.07 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
High Last Hour: 8.0 mph NNW
Todays High: 11.5 mph 3:37 AM
April High: 42.0 mph Apr-3
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
14 hrs 5 min
45 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 35 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 12 days, 22 hours, 44 minutes in cycle
98%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 37.5°F
Humidity: Increased 1% since last hour. 92%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 12:00 AM: 97%
Low 5:07 AM: 91%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.4  mb/hr 1009.4 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 6:32 AM: 1009.4
Low 2:43 AM: 1008.4
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 6.3
Apr: 460.2
2026 to Date: 3759.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.4
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Apr Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Apr 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 April
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 38.0°F
Low 3:52 AM: 34.9°F
Yesterday: 38.0°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

19


Good
Density:
1.26 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Apr-30

5.7
May-01

5.7
May-02

5.8
Sunrise is at: 6:09 am
Solar Noon: 13:11
Sunset is at: 8:13 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 33.4°F
Sunrise: 6:09 am
Sunset: 8:13 pm
Moonrise: 7:39 pm
Moonset: 5:16 am
Full Moon: May-01-2026
New Moon: 20:02 UTC
May-16-2026
Cloud Height: 1092 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:19 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Thursday

Thursday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
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 30 of just the month of April for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 30 of Aprilfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Thursday
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 40 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 7 mph.
Thursday

Thursday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 52 °F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy then Areas Of Frost
Partly Cloudy then Areas Of Frost
Friday

Friday: Areas Of Frost then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Areas Of Frost then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Areas Of Frost
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Areas Of Frost
Saturday

Saturday: Areas Of Frost then Mostly Sunny
Areas Of Frost then Mostly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy then Widespread Frost
Partly Cloudy then Widespread Frost
Sunday

Sunday: Widespread Frost then Mostly Sunny
Widespread Frost then Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Lo 34 °F Hi 52 °F Lo 34 °F Hi 51 °F Lo 32 °F Hi 53 °F Lo 43 °F
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