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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
368 FXUS61 KBUF 171838 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 138 PM EST Tue Feb 17 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No
significant changes with this update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays high dew point of 38.7°F broke the monthly high of 37.4°F set on 02/16/2026 by 1.3°
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 5:15pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

38.7°F

Trend:Colder 1°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   39°F
Humidex   36.2°F
24 Hour +/- 0.2°FWarmer 0.2°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
41.0°F
2:20 AM
Today Low
37.0°F
7:20 AM
Yest.High
41.5°F
2:52 PM
Yest.Low
15.1°F
7:11 AM
Last Year High
21.9°F
Last Year Low
9.1°F
Station Record High*
51.6°F
2022
Station Record Low*
-9.0°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
overcast -  mist overcast - mist

Wind from WNW WNW  
1.9
Gusting to:
3.0
Light Air
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.2 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Cloudy
Cloudy
Tonight

Tonight: Areas Of Fog
Areas Of Fog
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain then Freezing Rain
Rain then Freezing Rain
Hi 40 °F Lo 31 °F Hi 34 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1°F since last hour. 37.1°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1°F since last hour. 1°F
High 1:45 PM: 38.7°F
Low 7:20 AM: 36.0°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 38.1°F
Today: 0.01 in
Rate (/hr): 0.011 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.01 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Previous 7 Days: 0.20 in
Feb Rain: 0.26 in
Feb to Date
  Average:10
0.57 in
Feb to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Under 0.31 in for the month 0.31 in
Feb Avg: 1.44 in
+/- from Avg: Under 1.175 in for the month 1.18 in
2025 Total: 1.74 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
2.33 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Under 0.59 in for the year 0.59 in
13 rain days in 2026
6 days in February
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: WNW  1.9 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 2.7 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 2.4 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 4.0 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.0 mph
Todays Wind Run: 66.41 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
High Last Hour: 11.0 mph WNW
Todays High: 18.4 mph 2:55 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 39 min
24 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 47 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

New Moon
New Moon, 0 days, 10 hours, 15 minutes in cycle
0%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 36.2°F
Humidity: No Change 94%
Last Hour +/-: No Change 0%
High 7:53 AM: 97%
Low 12:00 AM: 87%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Rising 0.7  mb/hr 1017.5 mb
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 10:26 AM: 1018.5
Low 12:15 AM: 1014.4
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 18.1
Feb: 750.4
2026 to Date: 2072.5
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: 38.6°F
Low 4:33 AM: 32.8°F
Yesterday: 15.1°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

75


Moderate
Density:
1.28 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Feb-17

1.8
Feb-18

2.0
Feb-19

2.0
Sunrise is at: 7:09 am
Solar Noon: 12:28
Sunset is at: 5:48 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 21.5°F
Sunrise: 7:09 am
Sunset: 5:48 pm
Moonrise: 7:19 am
Moonset: 6:07 pm
Full Moon: Mar-03-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
Mar-19-2026
Cloud Height: 965 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:10 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Tonight

Tonight: Areas Of Fog
Areas Of Fog
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 17 of just the month of February for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 17 of Februaryfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Cloudy
Cloudy

Hi 40 °F
NWS forecast: Cloudy, with a high near 40. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Areas Of Fog
Areas Of Fog

Lo 31 °F
NWS forecast: Areas of fog before 2am, then areas of fog and a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain then Freezing Rain
Rain then Freezing Rain
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Snow Showers then Chance Freezing Rain
Chance Snow Showers then Chance Freezing Rain
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Light Rain
Chance Light Rain
Friday

Friday: Light Rain
Light Rain
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow
Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Rain And Snow
Chance Rain And Snow
Hi 34 °F Lo 28 °F Hi 38 °F Lo 33 °F Hi 45 °F Lo 31 °F Hi 35 °F
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