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NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 04/01/2026 2:37pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:37pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

38.1°F

Trend:Warmer 0.5°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   37°F
Humidex   34.9°F
24 Hour +/- -26.6°FColder 26.6°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
53.4°F
2:09 AM
Today Low
35.5°F
9:01 AM
Yest.High
69.0°F
1:20 PM
Yest.Low
51.2°F
11:53 PM
Last Year High
39.5°F
Last Year Low
27.3°F
Station Record High*
68.7°F
2022
Station Record Low*
24.1°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from NNE NNE  
2.3
Gusting to:
3.0
Light Air
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.07 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.6 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Hi 41 °F Lo 34 °F Hi 60 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.2°F since last hour. 34.6°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.2°F since last hour. 0.2°F
High 2:09 AM: 52.8°F
Low 11:07 AM: 33.9°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 36.7°F
Today: 0.07 in
Storm Rain: 1.46 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.97 in
Yesterday: 1.37 in
Previous 7 Days: 2.08 in
Apr Rain: 0.07 in
Apr to Date
  Average:10
0.14 in
Apr to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.07 in for the month 0.07 in
Apr Avg: 3.94 in
+/- from Avg: Under 3.873 in for the month 3.87 in
2025 Total: 8.36 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
5.45 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 2.91 in for the year 2.91 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-1-2026
at 2:35 AM
43 rain days in 2026
1 day in April
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: NNE  2.3 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 2.7 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 2.9 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 3.2 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.2 mph
Todays Wind Run: 60.09 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
High Last Hour: 9.0 mph NE
Todays High: 15.0 mph 2:31 AM
April High: 15.0 mph Apr-1
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
12 hrs 45 min
2 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 55 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Full Moon
Full Moon, 13 days, 17 hours, 15 minutes in cycle
100%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 34.9°F
Humidity: Decreased 1% since last hour. 87%
Last Hour +/-: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 12:00 AM: 98%
Low 12:40 PM: 87%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.1  mb/hr 1024.8 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 1:59 PM: 1024.9
Low 12:00 AM: 1009.0
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 11.7
Apr: 11.7
2026 to Date: 3312.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Apr Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Apr 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 April
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 37.2°F
Low 7:50 AM: 30.1°F
Yesterday: 51.2°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

36


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

4.9
Apr-02

5.0
Apr-03

4.9
Sunrise is at: 6:56 am
Solar Noon: 13:18
Sunset is at: 7:41 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 28.3°F
Sunrise: 6:56 am
Sunset: 7:41 pm
Moonrise: 7:39 pm
Moonset: 6:32 am
Full Moon: Apr-02-2026
New Moon: 11:52 UTC
Apr-17-2026
Cloud Height: 1411 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:18 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: 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 April for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 1 of Aprilfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers

Hi 41 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers

Lo 34 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Friday

Friday: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Sunday

Sunday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Hi 60 °F Lo 52 °F Hi 68 °F Lo 43 °F Hi 69 °F Lo 42 °F Hi 46 °F
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