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Updated: 17-May-2026 11:33pm

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

82°F at Manhattan/Dwntwn, NY
82°F at Schenectady, NY

Low Temperature

33°F at Elmira Corning Regional Ap, NY

High Precipatation

0.71in at Batavia Ny, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

104°F at Castroville Muni Tx, TX

Low Temperature

19°F at Decatur Ap, IL

High Precipatation

3.30in at Beatrice Municipal Ap, NE

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

116°F at Illizi, Algeria
116°F at Jalo, Libya
116°F at Boromo, Burkina Faso

Low Temperature

0°F at Mould Bay Cs Nwt, Canada

High Precipatation

11.87in at Evensk, Russia

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

211 FXUS61 KBUF 180006 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 806 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
significant changes with this update.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

Todays high temperature of 81.3°F broke the yearly high of 80.2°F set on 04/18/2026 by 1.1°
Todays high dew point of 70.7°F broke the yearly high of 68.0°F set on 04/16/2026 by 2.7°

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 11:33pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 67.4°F Trend: /hr Heat Index 67°F Humidex 78.0°F 24 Hour +/- 5.6°F ---
Today High 81.4°F 3:47 PM	Today Low 59.9°F 6:35 AM
Yest.High 76.3°F 1:08 PM	Yest.Low 46.2°F 6:11 AM
Last Year High 72.2°F	Last Year Low 54.9°F
Station Record High* 84.9°F 2017	Station Record Low* 33.7°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	Clear
	SSW 1.3 Gusting to: 2.0
Light Air
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.01 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.8 of 100

Tonight Chance Showers And T-Storms	Monday Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Lo 64 °F	Hi 88 °F	Lo 66 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	64.0°F
Last Hour:	0.5°F
High 2:10 PM:	70.7°F
Low 6:25 AM:	58.9°F
Record High:	82.4°F on Jun-19-2024
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	65.3°F

Today:	0.01 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.01 in
Yesterday:	0.39 in
Previous 7 Days:	0.78 in
May Rain:	2.50 in
May to Date Average:¹⁰	1.87 in
May to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	0.63 in
May Avg:	3.14 in
+/- from Avg:	0.64 in
2025 Total:	16.93 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	11.12 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	5.81 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-17-2026 at 6:52 AM
80 rain days in 2026
14 days in May 0 straight days without rain

Current:	SSW 1.3 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	1.1 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	1.4 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	1.2 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	0.3 mph
Todays Wind Run:	77.86 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
High Last Hour:	4.0 mph SSW
Todays High:	18.4 mph 5:00 AM
May High:	35.0 mph May-5
2025 High:	43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

14 hrs 45 min
1 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 2 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waxing Crescent

2%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	78.0°F
Humidity:	89%
Last Hour +/-:	2%
High 6:31 AM:	97%
Low 5:12 PM:	60%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1015.1 mb
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:54 PM:	1016.3
Low 12:05 AM:	1011.5
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Cooling Degree Days

Snow³

Heat Index

Air

Today:	1.8
May:	1.8
2026 to Date:	2.2
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date:	4018.4

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
May Snow:	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: --
Average 1st Snow:

Current:	67.4°F
High 3:47pm:	84.8°F
Yesterday:	76.3°F
Record:	116.6°F Jun-24-2025

Quality
Index⁶:
57

Moderate

Density:
1.20 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

May-17

7.6

May-18

8.9

May-19

8.8

Sunrise is at: 5:48 am

Solar Noon: 13:11

Sunset is at: 8:33 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	35.7°F
Sunrise:	5:48 am
Sunset:	8:33 pm
Moonrise:	6:49 am
Moonset:	10:13 pm
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-15-2026

Cloud Height:

1372 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
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Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny

Mostly 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 17 of just the month of May for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 17 of Mayfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Monday

Tonight

Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 64 °F

NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday

Mostly Sunny

Hi 88 °F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Night Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms	Tuesday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	Tuesday Night Showers And T-Storms	Wednesday Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy
Lo 66 °F	Hi 84 °F	Lo 54 °F	Hi 63 °F	Lo 42 °F	Hi 58 °F	Lo 43 °F

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