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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
609 FXUS61 KBUF 292243 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 643 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
significant forecast changes with this issuance. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 10/29/2026 7:21pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 7:21pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

60.9°F

Trend:Colder 6.8°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   61°F
Humidex   67.0°F
24 Hour +/- 9.8°FWarmer 9.8°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
71.8°F
2:09 PM
Today Low
48.1°F
1:52 AM
Yest.High
64.4°F
2:12 PM
Yest.Low
40.1°F
8:24 AM
Last Year High
56.2°F
Last Year Low
29.9°F
Station Record High*
69.5°F
2019
Station Record Low*
29.9°F
2025
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Station Record High
Night time, It is lightly raining Night time, It is lightly raining

Wind from NW NW  
4.5
Gusting to:
3.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.10 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-0.9 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 45 °F Hi 57 °F Lo 37 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 2.4°F since last hour. 57.3°F
Last Hour: Increased 2.4°F since last hour. 2.4°F
High 6:45 PM: 57.5°F
Low 1:52 AM: 46.5°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 58.9°F
Today: 0.10 in
Rate (/hr): 0.247 in
Storm Rain: 0.10 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.10 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.01 in
Oct Rain: 2.44 in
Oct to Date
  Average:10
3.84 in
Oct to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 1.4 in for the month 1.40 in
Oct Avg: 4.20 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.76 in for the month 1.76 in
2025 Total: 43.07 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
30.09 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 12.98 in for the year 12.98 in
150 rain days in 2026
12 days in October
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: NW  4.5 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 4.2 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 4.7 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 5.8 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 6.2 mph
Todays Wind Run: 73.95 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
High Last Hour: 21.0 mph WNW
Todays High: 21.0 mph 6:42 PM
October High: 33.0 mph Oct-7
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
10 hrs 24 min
52 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 39 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 19 days, 7 hours, 31 minutes in cycle
81%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 67.0°F
Humidity: Increased 24% since last hour. 88%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 24% since last hour. 24%
High 2:05 AM: 95%
Low 2:07 PM: 55%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.7  mb/hr 1014.9 mb
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 12:00 AM: 1022.1
Low 5:37 PM: 1013.7
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 9.7
Oct: 348.9
2026 to Date: 4570.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 616.8
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Oct Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Oct 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 October
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 60.9°F
Low 2:01 AM: 47.0°F
Yesterday: 38.3°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

62


Moderate
Density:
1.22 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Oct-29

2.7
Oct-30

2.4
Oct-31

2.4
Sunrise is at: 7:45 am
Solar Noon: 12:58
Sunset is at: 6:10 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 51.9°F
Sunrise: 7:45 am
Sunset: 6:10 pm
Moonrise: 7:47 pm
Moonset: 12:07 pm
Full Moon: Oct-26-2026
New Moon: 07:03 UTC
Nov-9-2026
Cloud Height: 1423 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:15 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Friday

Friday: 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 29 of just the month of October for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 29 of Octoberfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Friday
Tonight

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

Lo 45 °F
NWS forecast: Rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 57 °F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 9 to 15 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 37 °F Hi 58 °F Lo 38 °F Hi 64 °F Lo 47 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 49 °F
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