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)
• 2026 Duration of Daylight Table for Williamsville, NY, generated using this form
• 2026 Table of Sunrise/Sunset Times for Williamsville, NY, generated using this form (adjust for Daylight Savings Time when necessary)

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 13 minutes ago, at 19:39 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 15.0 miles per hour (6.7 meters per second) from east/northeast (060°). The temperature was 46 °F (8 °C), with a dew-point at 43 °F (6 °C). The atmospheric pressure was 30.12 inHg (1020 hPa). The relative humidity was 87.2%. There were a few clouds at a height of 1000 feet (305 meters) and scattered clouds at a height of 2400 feet (732 meters). The sky was overcast from a height of 5500 feet (1676 meters) The overall visibility was 10.0 miles (16.1 kilometers).

Raw METAR data: KBUF 021939Z 06013KT 10SM FEW010 SCT024 OVC055 08/06 A3012 RMK AO2 T00830061 $

Raw TAF data: TAF KBUF 021720Z 0218/0318 08009KT P6SM OVC015 TEMPO 0218/0219 4SM -SHRA BKN007 FM022200 12010G18KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 0223/0301 -SHRA FM030100 15013G22KT P6SM BKN100 WS020/19045KT FM030400 17016G28KT P6SM BKN120 WS020/20050KT PROB30 0304/0309 -SHRA FM030900 20016G30KT 6SM -SHRA BKN040 WS020/21050KT FM031200 21016G29KT P6SM BKN035 WS020/22050KT FM031400 22020G35KT P6SM BKN025

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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