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Updated: 27-May-2026 5:36pm

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

88°F at Plattsburgh International Airport, NY

Low Temperature

41°F at Saranac Lake Adirondack Regional Ap, NY

High Precipatation

0.25in at Manhattan/Dwntwn, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

98°F at Glasgow International Ap, MT
98°F at Glendive Dawson Community Airport, MT

Low Temperature

30°F at South Lake Tahoe Ap, CA

High Precipatation

2.70in at Robert Gray Aaf, TX

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

118°F at Bahawalnagar, Pakistan

Low Temperature

7°F at Hall Beach, Canada

High Precipatation

8.72in at South Naknek, United States

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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

529 FXUS61 KBUF 271710 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 110 PM EDT Wed May 27 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... 
Increased POPS south of Lake Ontario Thursday morning for a brief period of
scattered light showers.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 05/27/2026 5:36pm

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 5:36pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 76.6°F Trend: /hr Heat Index 78°F Humidex 81.3°F 24 Hour +/- -2.2°F ---
Today High 76.9°F 5:23 PM	Today Low 59.1°F 5:52 AM
Yest.High 81.4°F 3:50 PM	Yest.Low 53.0°F 5:33 AM
Last Year High 74.5°F	Last Year Low 41.7°F
Station Record High* 85.6°F 2020	Station Record Low* 41.3°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	Clear
	N 3.9 Gusting to: 2.0
Light Breeze
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 23.7 of 100

This Afternoon Partly Sunny	Tonight Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	Thursday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Hi 74 °F	Lo 51 °F	Hi 67 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	54.9°F
Last Hour:	1.4°F
High 8:34 AM:	61.9°F
Low 11:29 AM:	54.1°F
Record High:	82.4°F on Jun-19-2024
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	63.9°F

Today:	0.00 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Previous 7 Days:	1.98 in
May Rain:	4.56 in
May to Date Average:¹⁰	2.65 in
May to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	1.91 in
May Avg:	3.14 in
+/- from Avg:	1.42 in
2025 Total:	18.99 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	11.90 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	7.09 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-24-2026 at 11:16 PM
85 rain days in 2026
18 days in May 2 straight days without rain

Current:	N 3.9 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	4.4 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	5.9 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	4.2 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	4.5 mph
Todays Wind Run:	59.00 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
High Last Hour:	14.0 mph NNW
Todays High:	15.0 mph 12:59 PM
May High:	36.0 mph May-19
2025 High:	43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

15 hrs 2 min
57 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 35 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waxing Gibbous

89%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	81.3°F
Humidity:	47%
Last Hour +/-:	8%
High 6:19 AM:	86%
Low 5:28 PM:	46%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1010.8 mb
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:00 AM:	1012.6
Low 5:29 PM:	1010.7
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Cooling Degree Days

Snow³

Heat Index

Air

Today:	0.4
May:	30.1
2026 to Date:	30.7
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date:	4071.3

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:	78.3°F
High 5:23pm:	76.9°F
Yesterday:	82.3°F
Record:	116.6°F Jun-24-2025

Quality
Index⁶:
46

Good

Density:
1.18 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

May-27

7.8

May-28

7.1

May-29

8.0

Sunrise is at: 5:40 am

Solar Noon: 13:11

Sunset is at: 8:42 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	37.4°F
Sunrise:	5:40 am
Sunset:	8:42 pm
Moonrise:	5:31 pm
Moonset:	3:21 am
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-15-2026

Cloud Height:

5580 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:0 \| S3C2:1 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \|

Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Partly Cloudy then Slight 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 27 of just the month of May for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 27 of Mayfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Partly Sunny

Hi 74 °F

NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Lo 51 °F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Mostly Clear	Friday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	Friday Night Slight Chance Rain Showers	Saturday Sunny	Saturday Night Mostly Clear	Sunday Mostly Sunny
Hi 67 °F	Lo 50 °F	Hi 74 °F	Lo 49 °F	Hi 65 °F	Lo 48 °F	Hi 71 °F

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