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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
356 FXUS61 KBUF 261835 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 135 PM EST Thu Feb 26 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
significant changes at this time. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 02/26/2026 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:

27.5°F

Trend:Colder 0.6°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   23°F
Humidex   21.1°F
24 Hour +/- -7°FColder 7°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
28.7°F
2:23 PM
Today Low
18.5°F
7:19 AM
Yest.High
36.4°F
2:48 PM
Yest.Low
22.5°F
12:00 AM
Last Year High
46.6°F
Last Year Low
31.1°F
Station Record High*
53.9°F
2024
Station Record Low*
7.4°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
mostly clear mostly clear

Wind from WSW WSW  
3.8
Gusting to:
6.0
Light Breeze
Current Snow Total Snowfall Today3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
1.5 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 28 °F Lo 19 °F Hi 43 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.2°F since last hour. 19.0°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.2°F since last hour. 0.2°F
High 12:00 AM: 20.3°F
Low 7:19 AM: 12.8°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 25.0°F
Rain Today: 0.03 in
Storm Rain: 0.26 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.03 in
Yesterday: 0.14 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.46 in
Feb Rain: 1.30 in
Feb to Date
  Average:10
1.21 in
Feb to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.09 in for the month 0.09 in
Feb Avg: 1.44 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.135 in for the month 0.14 in
2025 Total: 2.78 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
2.97 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Under 0.19 in for the year 0.19 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Feb-26-2026
at 2:59 PM
22 rain days in 2026
15 days in February
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: WSW  3.8 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 4.0 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 4.5 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 4.0 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 4.6 mph
Todays Wind Run: 76.99 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph
High Last Hour: 10.0 mph W
Todays High: 18.4 mph 2:43 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 4 min
57 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 53 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 9 days, 9 hours, 8 minutes in cycle
75%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 21.1°F
Humidity: Increased 2% since last hour. 70%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 12:00 AM: 79%
Low 1:51 PM: 63%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.1  mb/hr 1013.5 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 10:34 AM: 1015.3
Low 12:00 AM: 1007.8
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 27.5
Feb: 1068.3
2026 to Date: 2389.8
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: 23.1°F
Low 7:00 AM: 9.4°F
Yesterday: 14.8°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

34


Good
Density:
1.30 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Feb-26

2.1
Feb-27

2.2
Feb-28

2.4
Sunrise is at: 6:55 am
Solar Noon: 12:27
Sunset is at: 6:00 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 22.8°F
Sunrise: 6:55 am
Sunset: 6:00 pm
Moonrise: 12:27 pm
Moonset: 3:57 am
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 2551 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: Partly Cloudy
Partly 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 26 of just the month of February for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 26 of Februaryfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 28 °F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 19 °F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Sunday

Sunday: Snow Showers Likely then Partly Sunny
Snow Showers Likely then Partly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 43 °F Lo 35 °F Hi 39 °F Lo 19 °F Hi 21 °F Lo 11 °F Hi 24 °F
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