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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

Buffalo, Greater Buffalo International Airport (KBUF)

Lat: 42.94°NLon: 78.74°WElev: 709ft.

Partly Cloudy

76°F

24°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 30.20 in (1022.5 mb)
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 3 Aug 11:54 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Lancaster NY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Widespread haze. Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 8 to 10 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Haze

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread haze before midnight. Clear, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 58 °F

    Haze then
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Calm wind.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Widespread haze. Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Widespread haze before midnight. Clear, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lancaster NY
 42.89°N 78.66°W (Elev. 689 ft)
Last Update:
10:36 am EDT Aug 3, 2025
Forecast Valid:
12pm EDT Aug 3, 2025-6pm EDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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