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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
800 FXUS61 KBUF 180555 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 155 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 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 09/18/2026 4:24am
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 4:24am  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

59.6°F

Trend:Colder 2.5°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   60°F
Humidex   65.4°F
24 Hour +/- -5.3°FColder 5.3°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
65.6°F
12:00 AM
Today Low
59.5°F
4:22 AM
Yest.High
76.6°F
1:47 PM
Yest.Low
64.5°F
3:26 AM
Last Year High
84.5°F
Last Year Low
50.9°F
Station Record High*
84.5°F
2025
Station Record Low*
41.1°F
2020
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Overcast Overcast

Wind from N N  
1.0
Gusting to:
1.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.2 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 57 °F Hi 70 °F Lo 49 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.5°F since last hour. 56.7°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.5°F since last hour. 1.5°F
High 12:00 AM: 63.5°F
Low 4:12 AM: 56.5°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 57.9°F
Today: 0.00 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.76 in
Sep Rain: 3.46 in
Sep to Date
  Average:10
2.14 in
Sep to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 1.32 in for the month 1.32 in
Sep Avg: 3.50 in
+/- from Avg: Under 0.035 in for the month 0.04 in
2025 Total: 40.50 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
24.89 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 15.61 in for the year 15.61 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Sep-16-2026
at 9:00 AM
133 rain days in 2026
10 days in September
2 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: N  1.0 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 1.0 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 0.8 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 0.8 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 1.2 mph
Todays Wind Run: 4.08 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph
High Last Hour: 3.0 mph N
Todays High: 8.1 mph 2:41 AM
September High: 26.0 mph Sep-2
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
12 hrs 21 min
48 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 54 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

First Quarter
First Quarter, 7 days, 4 hours, 58 minutes in cycle
45%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 65.4°F
Humidity: Increased 3% since last hour. 90%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 12:00 AM: 93%
Low 2:42 AM: 86%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.2  mb/hr 1020.5 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:47 AM: 1020.7
Low 1:50 AM: 1020.2
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 0.0
Sep: 13.2
2026 to Date: 4135.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 609.3
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Sep Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Sep Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: 0.00 in
Season Total:2 0.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in September
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 59.6°F
Low 4:22 AM: 59.5°F
Yesterday: 64.5°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

28


Good
Density:
1.23 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Sep-18

5.6
Sep-19

5.5
Sep-20

5.6
Sunrise is at: 6:57 am
Solar Noon: 13:08
Sunset is at: 7:19 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 51.4°F
Sunrise: 6:57 am
Sunset: 7:19 pm
Moonrise: 3:03 pm
Moonset: 10:22 pm
Full Moon: Sep-26-2026
New Moon: 15:51 UTC
Oct-10-2026
Cloud Height: 1276 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
  80.2°F
Jul-01-2026
  -11.4°F
Jan-24-2014
ICN:13 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Friday

Friday: 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 September for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 18 of Septemberfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Friday
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 57 °F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 70 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 3 to 10 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Lo 49 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 53 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 52 °F Hi 62 °F Lo 50 °F
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