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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
741 FXUS61 KBUF 300617 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 217 AM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Minor
changes to the forecast with this update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 03/30/2026 2:34pm
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:34pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

66.1°F

Trend:Warmer 1.4°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   65°F
Humidex   69.0°F
24 Hour +/- 16.2°FWarmer 16.2°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
66.6°F
12:44 PM
Today Low
38.4°F
12:13 AM
Yest.High
51.5°F
4:16 PM
Yest.Low
29.0°F
4:34 AM
Last Year High
60.6°F
Last Year Low
31.5°F
Station Record High*
73.3°F
2021
Station Record Low*
19.4°F
2023
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy

Wind from W W  
8.6
Gusting to:
5.0
Gentle Breeze
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
10.1 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Tonight

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Tuesday

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Hi 63 °F Lo 50 °F Hi 63 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 2.2°F since last hour. 51.4°F
Last Hour: Increased 2.2°F since last hour. 2.2°F
High 2:33 PM: 51.4°F
Low 12:27 AM: 25.3°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 58.1°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.70 in
Mar Rain: 4.06 in
Mar to Date
  Average:10
1.94 in
Mar to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 2.12 in for the month 2.12 in
Mar Avg: 2.11 in
+/- from Avg: Over 1.949 in for the month 1.95 in
2025 Total: 6.90 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
5.14 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 1.76 in for the year 1.76 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Mar-27-2026
at 1:22 AM
42 rain days in 2026
18 days in March
3 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: W  8.6 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 12.8 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 11.2 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 10.4 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 9.9 mph
Todays Wind Run: 81.98 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph
High Last Hour: 26.0 mph WNW
Todays High: 26.5 mph 2:19 PM
March High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
12 hrs 39 min
11 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 56 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 11 days, 17 hours, 12 minutes in cycle
94%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 69.0°F
Humidity: Increased 2% since last hour. 59%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 9:10 AM: 65%
Low 11:54 AM: 52%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.5  mb/hr 1013.8 mb
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 12:00 AM: 1019.9
Low 2:33 PM: 1013.8
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.0
Mar: 0.0
2026 to Date: 0.0
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 3296.3
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Mar Snow: Under 1.85 in for the month 0.00 in
Mar Avg: 1.85 in
Diff from Avg: -1.85 in
Season Total:2 17.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in March
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 65.4°F
High 12:44pm: 66.6°F
Yesterday: 51.5°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

52


Moderate
Density:
1.20 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Mar-30

4.7
Mar-31

5.0
Apr-01

4.8
Sunrise is at: 7:00 am
Solar Noon: 13:19
Sunset is at: 7:38 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 27.8°F
Sunrise: 7:00 am
Sunset: 7:38 pm
Moonrise: 5:25 pm
Moonset: 5:54 am
Full Moon: Apr-02-2026
New Moon: 11:52 UTC
Apr-17-2026
Cloud Height: 3980 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:19 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
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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 30 of just the month of March for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 30 of Marchfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers

Hi 63 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight

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Lo 50 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 11pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
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Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Thursday

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

Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Hi 63 °F Lo 40 °F Hi 45 °F Lo 35 °F Hi 59 °F Lo 48 °F Hi 68 °F
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