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NY Extremes

High Temperature

56°F at Dansville, NY

Low Temperature

11°F at Westhampton Gabreski Ap, NY

High Precipatation

0.11in at Massena Intl Ap, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

86°F at Borinquen Ap, PR
86°F at San Juan L M Marin Intl Ap, PR
86°F at Cyril E. King Airport, VI
86°F at Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, PR

Low Temperature

-0°F at Gunnison County Ap, CO

High Precipatation

2.10in at Blue Canyon Nyack Ap, CA

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

112°F at Red Rocks Point, Australia

Low Temperature

-64°F at Iema, Russia

High Precipatation

13.14in at Ulan-ude, Russia

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WIND ADVISORY - NIAGARA - NORTHERN ERIE - ORLEANS


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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

SYNOPSIS... A milder pattern will continue across western and north central
NY. Temperatures will rise into the 40s and lower 50s today as the
southerly winds take hold. These southerly winds will become very strong
along the north- northwesterly downslope regions of the Chautauqua Ridge
and Tug Hill region this afternoon through this evening, with strong
southerly winds remaining elsewhere. A strong cold front will rush through
the region late tonight, and strong winds will become westerly Friday
through Friday night.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

Todays high temperature of 55.2°F broke the monthly high of 36.3°F set on 12/10/2025 by 18.9°
Todays high dew point of 36.7°F broke the monthly high of 34.9°F set on 12/10/2025 by 1.8°

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 6:02pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 47.3°F Trend: /hr Wind Chill 44°F Humidex 43.8°F 24 Hour +/- 9.9°F ---
Today High 55.3°F 2:02 PM	Today Low 27.6°F 5:48 AM
Yest.High 40.3°F 7:28 AM	Yest.Low 29.5°F 11:58 PM
Last Year High 38.0°F	Last Year Low 32.5°F
Station Record High* 45.2°F 2023	Station Record Low* 11.3°F 2016
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	Clear
	SSW 7.9 Gusting to: 11.0
Gentle Breeze
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 8.4 of 100

This Afternoon Mostly Cloudy	Tonight Rain Showers	Friday Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Hi 49 °F	Lo 34 °F	Hi 40 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	33.7°F
Last Hour:	0.6°F
High 1:00 PM:	36.8°F
Low 12:31 AM:	25.1°F
Record High:	82.4°F on Jun-19-2024
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	41.8°F

Today:	0.00 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.06 in
Previous 7 Days:	0.08 in
Dec Rain:	0.31 in
Dec to Date Average:¹⁰	1.19 in
Dec to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	0.88 in
Dec Avg:	2.21 in
+/- from Avg:	1.90 in
2025 Total:	27.15 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	34.49 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	7.34 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Dec-17-2025 at 10:42 AM
156 rain days in 2025
7 days in December 0 straight days without rain

Current:	SSW 7.9 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	4.8 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	5.8 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	5.6 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	4.7 mph
Todays Wind Run:	63.04 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	11.0 mph
High Last Hour:	16.0 mph S
Todays High:	17.3 mph 1:16 PM
December High:	33.0 mph Dec-17
2025 High:	50.1 mph Jan-27
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

8 hrs 59 min
42 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is 15 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waning Crescent

1%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	43.8°F
Humidity:	59%
Last Hour +/-:	1%
High 1:30 AM:	94%
Low 1:48 PM:	47%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1006.6 mb
Last Hour:	Falling slowly
High 12:00 AM:	1019.9
Low 6:01 PM:	1006.6
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Heating Degree Days

Snow³

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	23.1
Dec:	712.9
2025 to Date:	6005.8
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date:	692.2

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Dec Snow:	0.00 in
Dec Avg:	5.55 in
Diff from Avg:	-5.55 in
Season Total:²	6.80 in
Snow Depth:	0.00 in
0 snow days in December
2 snow days this season.²
First Snow of Season: --
Average 1st Snow:

Current:	43.5°F
Low 5:57 AM:	21.9°F
Yesterday:	23.6°F
Record:	-26.3°F Feb-20-2015

Quality
Index⁶:
36

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

Dec-18

1.1

Dec-19

0.9

Dec-20

1.0

Sunrise is at: 7:41 am

Solar Noon: 12:11

Sunset is at: 4:41 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	49.5°F
Sunrise:	7:41 am
Sunset:	4:41 pm
Moonrise:	6:44 am
Moonset:	3:09 pm
Full Moon:	Dec-04-2025
New Moon:	01:44 UTC Dec-20-2025

Cloud Height:

3720 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
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Tonight

Tonight: Rain Showers

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 18 of just the month of December for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 18 of Decemberfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Mostly Cloudy

Hi 49 °F

NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. South wind around 10 mph.

Tonight

Rain Showers

Lo 34 °F

NWS forecast: Rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. South wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Chance Rain And Snow Showers	Friday Night Chance Snow Showers And Patchy Blowing Snow	Saturday Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Night Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers	Sunday Slight Chance Snow Showers	Sunday Night Slight Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Monday Partly Sunny
Hi 40 °F	Lo 21 °F	Hi 40 °F	Lo 24 °F	Hi 30 °F	Lo 19 °F	Hi 30 °F

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