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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Dunkirk, Chautauqua County / Dunkirk Airport (KDKK)

Lat: 42.49°NLon: 79.28°WElev: 692ft.

Fair

68°F

20°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 30.24 in (1023.9 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Aug 8:53 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Dunkirk NY

  • Today

    Today: Widespread haze. Sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 81 °F

    Haze

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread haze before midnight. Clear, with a low around 60. Light south wind.

    Low: 60 °F

    Haze then
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Widespread haze. Sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Widespread haze before midnight. Clear, with a low around 60. Light south wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Dunkirk NY
 42.47°N 79.32°W (Elev. 659 ft)
Last Update:
7:36 am EDT Aug 3, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9am EDT Aug 3, 2025-6pm EDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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