Buffalo Weather

Conditions & Forecasts

• The Buffalo, NY, National Weather Service Forecast Office
  • Extended Forecast for Williamsville and West Seneca
  • Local radar (WSR-88D)
  • Buffalo Daily Records, Lake Temperatures, and other Local Data & Records
• AirNow current air quality for Buffalo
• NITTEC Traffic Cameras and Maps, NYS Thruway Traveler Incidents and Resources, and WIVB Closing Information
• Forecasts from WIVB 4 Warn Weather, The Weather Channel (Hourly), WxUSA Weather Hub, and Weather Underground (Hourly) (Wundermap)
• 2024 Duration of daylight table for Williamsville, NY, generated using this form

Click on the above graph for more Buffalo temperature analysis information.

Current METAR and TAF data for our area, displayed using the PHP Weather 2.2.2 software (I am currently attempting to update this package so there may be errors):

This is a report for Buffalo, Greater Buffalo International Airport, United States. The report was made 53 minutes ago, at 16:54 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 21.9 miles per hour (9.8 meters per second) with gusts up to 38.0 miles per hour (17.0 meters per second) from west/southwest (250°). The temperature was 36 °F (2 °C), with a dew-point at 25 °F (-4 °C). The temperature felt like 25 °F (-5 °C). The atmospheric pressure was 29.80 inHg (1009 hPa). The relative humidity was 64.4%. There were a few clouds at a height of 2700 feet (823 meters), broken clouds at a height of 4300 feet (1311 meters), and broken clouds at a height of 8000 feet (2438 meters). The overall visibility was 10.0 miles (16.1 kilometers).

Raw METAR data: KBUF 271654Z 25019G33KT 10SM FEW027 BKN043 BKN080 02/M04 A2980 RMK AO2 PK WND 25036/1610 SLP097 SHSN DSNT ALQDS T00171044 $

Raw TAF data: TAF KBUF 271741Z 2718/2818 25021G40KT P6SM BKN045 BKN080 FM272200 26021G38KT P6SM OVC045 PROB30 2722/2802 4SM -SHSN OVC025 FM280200 26019G33KT 4SM -SHSN OVC025 FM281100 27016G28KT P6SM OVC020 PROB30 2811/2817 4SM -SHSN OVC015

Here is a well-written guide to understanding METAR data, and another for TAF data.

Raw Data

The information in these reports is courtesy of The National Weather Service in Buffalo, NY, except where noted otherwise.

Current Local Conditions

• NWS Buffalo Product List:

  • Buffalo Regional Weather Summary
  • Western New York Zone Forecasts
  • Current Area Forecast Discussion ← This is really interesting
  • Tabular State Forecast for New York
  • Current Buffalo Daily River and Lake Summary
  • Great Lakes Ice Analysis
• Buffalo Hourly Weather Forecast Graph
• Current Buffalo Area River and Lake Observations
• Meteogram for Buffalo NY (From MeteoStar)

Special Statements, Alerts, and Warnings

Note that these are only updated when conditions exist that require them to be updated. Check the dates when viewing these reports, as they might be outdated.

• Special Weather Statement
• Hazardous Weather Outlook
• Local Storm Report
• Winter Weather Message
• Flood Watch
• Flood Warning
• Flash Flood Warning
• Tornado Warning

Summary/Historical Data

• Buffalo Record Report (issued only when a new record event occurs)
• Buffalo Daily Climatological Report
• This Date in Western New York Weather History

Marine Data

• Nearshore Marine Report for Lakes Erie and Ontario
• Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie (From Cleveland NWS Office)
• Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario

Weather Maps

Subtract 5 hours from the Zulu time printed on the map to get Eastern Standard time, or 4 hours to get Eastern Daylight time.

• NBC News Intellicast Images:

  • Buffalo NEXRAD (Doppler Radar Base Reflectivity)
  • Buffalo Metro Radar
  • Buffalo Regional Radar
  • Buffalo (Wider Area) Radar
• Surface Analysis and Radar Summary Maps from Unisys:

  • Northeast US Radar Summary
  • US Composite Radar Summary
  • US Current Satellite and Radar Plot
  • US IR Satellite Surface Map
  • Northeast Regional Surface Map
• GOES Satellite Images from Unisys:

  • US Visible Satellite Image
  • US Infrared Satellite Image
  • US Enhanced Infrared Satellite Image
  • Water Vapor Satellite Image
• US Severe Storm Maps:

  • NWS Watch, Warning and Advisory Map
  • NWS Convective Outlook Maps for Today
  • The Weather Underground's US Severe Weather Forcast for Today
• US Surface Pressure Plot Forecasts (NGM Model) from Unisys:

  • 12 Hour Surface Pressure Plot
  • 24 Hour Surface Pressure Plot
  • 48 Hour Surface Pressure Plot
• Marine Maps from The Great Lakes Forecasting System at Ohio State University:

  • Great Lakes Wave Heights and Directions
  • Lake Erie Water Surface Temperature
  • Lake Erie Water Surface Elevation
  • Lake Ontario Water Surface Temperature
  • Lake Ontario Water Surface Elevation
• Upper Air Maps from The NWS Storm Prediction Center

  • Surface at 12 Z
  • 300 mb at 12 Z
  • 500 mb at 12 Z
  • 850 mb at 12 Z
• Daily/Monthly plots from Unisys:

  • Current Temperature Contour Plot
  • 24 Hour Surface Maximum Temperature
  • 24 Hour Surface Minimum Temperature
  • Current 24hr Temperature Change Contour Plot
  • Current 3hr Pressure Change Contour Plot
  • Current Snow Surface Depth
  • Current Sea Surface Temperature Plot
  • 24 Hour Surface Precipitation Amount
  • Monthly Precipitation
• Weather Processor Symbol Legend

Weather Documents

• Meteorology FAQ (7 Parts):
  • Part 1 -- Intro
  • Part 2 -- Sources of weather data
  • Part 3 -- Sources of research data
  • Part 4 -- Sources of CD-ROMs
  • Part 5 -- Internet resources
  • Part 6 -- Print and other resources
  • Part 7 -- List of US State Climatologists
• All of the old University of Maryland documents seem to have disappeared, as kestrel.umd.edu is no longer active.

Weather Home Pages Referenced in the Above Links

These sites are referenced by links in the preceeding sections, and are listed in the order in which they appear:

• The National Weather Service Office in Buffalo, New York
• The Weather Underground
• The Weather Channel
• WxUSA Weather Hub
• NBC News Intellicast
• WIVB 4 Warn Weather
• The National Weather Service Internet Weather Source
• Unisys Weather
• Raw Buffalo Data from the NWS Southern Region Web Site
• The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center
• The Great Lakes Forecasting System at Ohio State University
• Meteorology FAQs at FAQs.org

Other Weather Home Pages

• The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• The National Weather Service
• The National Weather Service National Hurricane Center
• The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Weather World 2010 Project
• The Ohio State University Atmospheric Science Program Home Page
• Marine Weather dot Com
• Overview of the WSR-88D Doppler Radar System
• The Old Farmer's Almanac
• UM Weather
• Aviation Weather Information
• National Geophysical Data Center
• The NOAA Weather Page
• Current Surface Maps

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