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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
705 FXUS61 KBUF 172320 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 620 PM EST Tue Feb 17 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Winter
Weather Advisory issued for areas generally north of I-90 to the east of
Buffalo for freezing rain potential on Wednesday. Confidence in substantial
melting of snow and ice breakup on rivers is now lower due to colder air
and less snow/ice melt potential in most areas. 

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: @ 6:35pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

37.2°F

Trend:Colder 1°F than last hour. /hr
Wind Chill   37°F
Humidex   34.3°F
24 Hour +/- 1.5°FWarmer 1.5°F than yesterday at this time.
---
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

Calm WSW  
0.0
Gusting to:
0.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.3 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Areas Of Fog
Areas Of Fog
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
Lo 31 °F Hi 34 °F Lo 28 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.8°F since last hour. 35.9°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.8°F since last hour. 0.8°F
High 1:45 PM: 38.7°F
Low 6:33 PM: 35.9°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 36.7°F
Today: 0.01 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
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Feb-17-2026
at 4:17 PM
13 rain days in 2026
6 days in February
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: WSW  0.0 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 1.1 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 1.9 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 4.0 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 3.2 mph
Todays Wind Run: 70.30 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
High Last Hour: 11.0 mph NW
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, 11 hours, 34 minutes in cycle
0%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 34.3°F
Humidity: Increased 1% since last hour. 95%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 7:53 AM: 97%
Low 12:00 AM: 87%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.3  mb/hr 1017.2 mb
Last Hour: Steady
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: 19.8
Feb: 752.1
2026 to Date: 2073.6
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:
--
Average 1st Snow:
Current: 37.2°F
Low 4:33 AM: 32.8°F
Yesterday: 15.1°F
Record: -26.3°F
Feb-20-2015
Quality
Index6:

78


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: Evening
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: 901 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 |
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain then Freezing Rain
Rain then Freezing Rain
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 Tonight & Wednesday
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.
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain then Freezing Rain
Rain then Freezing Rain

Hi 34 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 7am, then rain and areas of fog between 7am and 11am, then rain and areas of fog and a slight chance of sleet between 11am and noon, then sleet and freezing rain and areas of fog between noon and 1pm, then freezing rain and areas of fog and a slight chance of snow showers between 1pm and 3pm, then rain and areas of fog between 3pm and 4pm, then freezing rain likely and rain likely and patchy fog between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of freezing rain and a chance of rain showers and patchy fog. Cloudy, with a high near 34. East wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible. New ice accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
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
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Lo 28 °F Hi 38 °F Lo 33 °F Hi 45 °F Lo 31 °F Hi 35 °F Lo 26 °F
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