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Updated: 18-May-2026 11:22pm

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

90°F at Manhattan/Dwntwn, NY
90°F at Poughkeepsie Airport, NY
90°F at Stewart Field, NY

Low Temperature

47°F at Saranac Lake Adirondack Regional Ap, NY

High Precipatation

0.05in at Manhattan/Dwntwn, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

102°F at Canadian, TX
102°F at Castroville Muni Tx, TX

Low Temperature

14°F at Stanley Ranger Station, ID

High Precipatation

2.53in at Miami Opa Locka Ap, FL

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

115°F at Akola, India
115°F at In Guezzam, Algeria
115°F at Baharia, Egypt

Low Temperature

1°F at Gjoa Haven, Canada
1°F at Gjoa Haven Airpo, Canada

High Precipatation

14.25in at Dori, Burkina Faso

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

311 FXUS61 KBUF 182335 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 735 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Slight
Risk (Level 2 of 5) for Severe Thunderstorms expanded across the entire
forecast area Tuesday.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

Todays high temperature of 89.4°F broke the yearly high of 81.3°F set on 05/17/2026 by 8.1°
Todays high dew point of 72.5°F broke the yearly high of 70.7°F set on 05/17/2026 by 1.8°

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 11:22pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 74.2°F Trend: /hr Heat Index 76°F Humidex 84.3°F 24 Hour +/- 6.8°F ---
Today High 89.4°F 4:44 PM	Today Low 64.7°F 4:49 AM
Yest.High 81.4°F 3:47 PM	Yest.Low 59.9°F 6:35 AM
Last Year High 61.3°F	Last Year Low 47.5°F
Station Record High* 85.3°F 2017	Station Record Low* 29.2°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	Clear
	WNW 2.7 Gusting to: 2.0
Light Air
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 4.9 of 100

Tonight Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	Tuesday Mostly Sunny	Tuesday Night Showers And T-Storms
Lo 66 °F	Hi 85 °F	Lo 53 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	63.4°F
Last Hour:	0°F
High 11:35 AM:	72.6°F
Low 4:35 AM:	61.9°F
Record High:	82.4°F on Jun-19-2024
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	67.4°F

Today:	0.00 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.01 in
Previous 7 Days:	0.78 in
May Rain:	2.50 in
May to Date Average:¹⁰	1.92 in
May to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	0.58 in
May Avg:	3.14 in
+/- from Avg:	0.64 in
2025 Total:	16.93 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	11.17 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	5.76 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-17-2026 at 6:52 AM
81 rain days in 2026
14 days in May 1 day since last rain

Current:	WNW 2.7 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	3.5 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	2.5 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	2.9 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	2.3 mph
Todays Wind Run:	87.34 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
High Last Hour:	13.0 mph NW
Todays High:	22.0 mph 2:44 PM
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 47 min
2 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 1 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waxing Crescent

7%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	84.3°F
Humidity:	69%
Last Hour +/-:	1%
High 4:18 AM:	91%
Low 3:14 PM:	49%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1014.6 mb
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 8:14 AM:	1016.1
Low 7:08 PM:	1012.0
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Cooling Degree Days

Snow³

Heat Index

Air

Today:	6.8
May:	12.1
2026 to Date:	12.6
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date:	4017.2

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:	76.1°F
High 4:11pm:	95.4°F
Yesterday:	84.8°F
Record:	116.6°F Jun-24-2025

Quality
Index⁶:
61

Moderate

Density:
1.18 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

May-18

8.2

May-19

8.8

May-20

8.5

Sunrise is at: 5:47 am

Solar Noon: 13:11

Sunset is at: 8:34 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	36.0°F
Sunrise:	5:47 am
Sunset:	8:34 pm
Moonrise:	7:58 am
Moonset:	11:23 pm
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-15-2026

Cloud Height:

3082 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:1 \| S3C2:1 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \|

Tuesday

Tuesday: 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 18 of just the month of May for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 18 of Mayfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Tuesday

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Lo 66 °F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

Mostly Sunny

Hi 85 °F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 12 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Night Showers And T-Storms	Wednesday Rain Showers Likely then Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy	Friday Partly Sunny	Friday Night Rain Showers Likely
Lo 53 °F	Hi 63 °F	Lo 41 °F	Hi 57 °F	Lo 42 °F	Hi 66 °F	Lo 48 °F

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