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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
897 FXUS61 KBUF 221752 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 1252 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... The
Winter Storm Watch has been upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning for
Chautauqua County from this evening through early Tuesday morning. The
higher snowfall amounts will be localized to the Chautauqua Ridge.  A
Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the rest of the Southern Tier
and western Finger Lakes where locally moderate accumulations will be found
across the higher terrain of the Bristol Hills and Southern Tier ridges. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 02/22/2026 4:08pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:08pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

32.8°F

Trend:Colder 0.6°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   30°F
Humidex   28.7°F
24 Hour +/- 0°FNo Change
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Today High
35.5°F
2:05 PM
Today Low
30.1°F
6:00 AM
Yest.High
34.6°F
1:48 PM
Yest.Low
31.1°F
11:33 PM
Last Year High
47.5°F
Last Year Low
16.2°F
Station Record High*
59.0°F
2017
Station Record Low*
2.3°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from E E  
3.3
Gusting to:
5.0
Light Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.04 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.3 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Light Snow
Light Snow
Tonight

Tonight: Light Snow
Light Snow
Monday

Monday: Light Snow
Light Snow
Hi 35 °F Lo 27 °F Hi 30 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.1°F since last hour. 31.0°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.1°F since last hour. 0.1°F
High 1:08 PM: 32.1°F
Low 6:00 AM: 28.6°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 32.2°F
Today: 0.04 in
Storm Rain: 0.04 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.04 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.74 in
Feb Rain: 1.02 in
Feb to Date
  Average:10
0.83 in
Feb to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 0.19 in for the month 0.19 in
Feb Avg: 1.44 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.415 in for the month 0.41 in
2025 Total: 2.50 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
2.59 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Under 0.09 in for the year 0.09 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Feb-22-2026
at 1:46 PM
18 rain days in 2026
11 days in February
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: E  3.3 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 2.5 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 2.6 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 3.2 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.1 mph
Todays Wind Run: 26.05 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph
High Last Hour: 6.0 mph E
Todays High: 9.2 mph 1:11 AM
February High: 33.0 mph Feb-6
2025 High: 39.1 mph Jan-9
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
10 hrs 53 min
29 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 50 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 5 days, 9 hours, 7 minutes in cycle
32%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 28.7°F
Humidity: Increased 2% since last hour. 93%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 4:33 AM: 95%
Low 1:26 PM: 87%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.4  mb/hr 1014.5 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:20 AM: 1017.5
Low 2:09 PM: 1013.9
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 22.4
Feb: 908.5
2026 to Date: 2230.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Feb Snow: Under 0.984 in for the month 0.00 in
Feb Avg: 0.98 in
Diff from Avg: -0.98 in
Season Total:2 17.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in February
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 29.8°F
Low 5:37 AM: 25.8°F
Yesterday: 23.1°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

52


Moderate
Density:
1.29 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Feb-22

2.1
Feb-23

2.1
Feb-24

2.0
Sunrise is at: 7:01 am
Solar Noon: 12:28
Sunset is at: 5:55 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 22.6°F
Sunrise: 7:01 am
Sunset: 5:55 pm
Moonrise: 9:10 am
Moonset: 11:00 pm
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 1016 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:5 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Light Snow
Light Snow
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 22 of just the month of February for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 22 of Februaryfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Light Snow
Light Snow

Hi 35 °F
NWS forecast: Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Light Snow
Light Snow

Lo 27 °F
NWS forecast: Snow. Cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday

Monday: Light Snow
Light Snow
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Light Snow
Light Snow
Tuesday

Tuesday: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Snow
Snow
Wednesday

Wednesday: Snow
Snow
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Slight Chance Snow Showers then Light Snow Likely
Slight Chance Snow Showers then Light Snow Likely
Hi 30 °F Lo 9 °F Hi 25 °F Lo 18 °F Hi 34 °F Lo 21 °F Hi 31 °F
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