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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
390 FXUS61 KBUF 011032 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 632 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
significant changes to the forecast with this update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 05/01/2026 6:34am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 6:34am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

31.9°F

Trend:Colder 1°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   32°F
Humidex   27.5°F
24 Hour +/- -7.9°FColder 7.9°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
42.4°F
12:15 AM
Today Low
31.5°F
6:20 AM
Yest.High
53.0°F
4:36 PM
Yest.Low
39.5°F
6:09 AM
Last Year High
68.8°F
Last Year Low
44.3°F
Station Record High*
72.8°F
2015
Station Record Low*
29.3°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
mostly clear mostly clear

Calm N  
0.0
Gusting to:
0.0
Calm
Current Snow Total Snowfall Today3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.2 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Areas Of Frost
Areas Of Frost
Friday

Friday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Areas Of Frost
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Areas Of Frost
Lo 34 °F Hi 51 °F Lo 34 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 29.8°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 0.2°F
High 12:00 AM: 39.6°F
Low 6:12 AM: 29.1°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 31.1°F
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 2.00 in
May Rain: 0.00 in
May to Date
  Average:10
0.22 in
May to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.22 in for the month 0.22 in
May Avg: 3.14 in
+/- from Avg: Under 3.142 in for the month 3.14 in
2025 Total: 14.43 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
9.47 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 4.96 in for the year 4.96 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-29-2026
at 9:45 PM
67 rain days in 2026
0 days in May
1 day since last rain

rain graph

Current: N  0.0 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 1.0 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 0.3 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: Calm
Last 2 Hour Avg: Calm
Todays Wind Run: 1.82 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
High Last Hour: 2.0 mph N
Todays High: 6.0 mph 12:26 AM
May High: 6.0 mph May-1
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
14 hrs 8 min
17 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 32 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Full Moon
Full Moon, 13 days, 22 hours, 42 minutes in cycle
100%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 27.5°F
Humidity: Increased 3% since last hour. 92%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 6:28 AM: 92%
Low 1:12 AM: 76%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.2  mb/hr 1012.6 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:26 AM: 1013.1
Low 6:09 AM: 1012.4
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 6.0
May: 6.0
2026 to Date: 3778.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.4
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
May Snow: No Change 0.00 in
May 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 May
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 31.9°F
Low 6:17 AM: 30.7°F
Yesterday: 34.9°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

30


Good
Density:
1.29 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
May-01

5.8
May-02

5.9
May-03

5.9
Sunrise is at: 6:08 am
Solar Noon: 13:11
Sunset is at: 8:14 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 33.5°F
Sunrise: 6:08 am
Sunset: 8:14 pm
Moonrise: 7:39 pm
Moonset: 5:39 am
Full Moon: May-01-2026
New Moon: 20:02 UTC
May-16-2026
Cloud Height: 1075 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 |
Friday

Friday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
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 1 of just the month of May for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 1 of Mayfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Friday
Overnight

Overnight: Areas Of Frost
Areas Of Frost

Lo 34 °F
NWS forecast: Areas of frost. Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Friday

Friday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers

Hi 51 °F
NWS forecast: Areas of frost before 8am, then a chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 1 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
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
Monday

Monday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Lo 34 °F Hi 52 °F Lo 33 °F Hi 54 °F Lo 44 °F Hi 62 °F Lo 50 °F
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