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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
133 FXUS61 KBUF 301737 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 137 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Only
minor 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 09/30/2026 5:32pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 5:32pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

70.0°F

Trend:Colder 1.3°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   72°F
Humidex   78.9°F
24 Hour +/- 1.7°FWarmer 1.7°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
74.5°F
2:03 PM
Today Low
53.1°F
5:57 AM
Yest.High
70.0°F
12:09 PM
Yest.Low
54.8°F
10:46 PM
Last Year High
75.6°F
Last Year Low
45.0°F
Station Record High*
75.6°F
2024
Station Record Low*
35.1°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Clear Clear

Calm WNW  
0.0
Gusting to:
0.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
2.3 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely
Mostly Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely
Thursday

Thursday: Rain Showers Likely then Mostly Cloudy
Rain Showers Likely then Mostly Cloudy
Hi 74 °F Lo 63 °F Hi 76 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.1°F since last hour. 61.7°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.1°F since last hour. 0.1°F
High 12:56 PM: 66.3°F
Low 5:57 AM: 52.6°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 64.9°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.14 in
Sep Rain: 3.59 in
Sep to Date
  Average:10
3.50 in
Sep to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.09 in for the month 0.09 in
Sep Avg: 3.50 in
+/- from Avg: Over 0.095 in for the month 0.10 in
2025 Total: 40.63 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
26.25 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 14.38 in for the year 14.38 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Sep-29-2026
at 8:43 AM
139 rain days in 2026
16 days in September
1 day since last rain

rain graph

Current: WNW  0.0 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 1.1 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 1.7 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 1.7 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 2.6 mph
Todays Wind Run: 24.32 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
High Last Hour: 8.0 mph NW
Todays High: 21.0 mph 2:02 PM
September High: 26.0 mph Sep-2
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
11 hrs 46 min
48 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 55 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 19 days, 18 hours, 5 minutes in cycle
79%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 78.9°F
Humidity: Increased 3% since last hour. 75%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 6:22 AM: 99%
Low 2:06 PM: 70%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.7  mb/hr 1015.0 mb
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 8:36 AM: 1017.1
Low 5:25 PM: 1014.9
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.0
Sep: 63.2
2026 to Date: 609.3
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4227.5
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Sep Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Sep Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: 0.00 in
Season Total:2 0.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in September
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 72.5°F
High 2:03pm: 74.5°F
Yesterday: 70.0°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

47


Good
Density:
1.19 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Sep-30

4.9
Oct-01

4.9
Oct-02

4.8
Sunrise is at: 7:11 am
Solar Noon: 13:04
Sunset is at: 6:57 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 51.7°F
Sunrise: 7:11 am
Sunset: 6:57 pm
Moonrise: 8:18 pm
Moonset: 11:57 am
Full Moon: Sep-26-2026
New Moon: 15:51 UTC
Oct-10-2026
Cloud Height: 2502 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
  80.2°F
Jul-01-2026
  -11.4°F
Jan-24-2014
ICN:0 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely
Mostly Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely
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 September for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 30 of Septemberfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Hi 74 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southwest wind around 13 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely
Mostly Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely

Lo 63 °F
NWS forecast: Rain showers likely after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Rain Showers Likely then Mostly Cloudy
Rain Showers Likely then Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Friday

Friday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Clear
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 76 °F Lo 60 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 45 °F Hi 63 °F Lo 43 °F Hi 67 °F
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