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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Dunkirk, Chautauqua County / Dunkirk Airport (KDKK)

Lat: 42.49°NLon: 79.28°WElev: 692ft.

Light Rain and Windy

45°F

7°C

Humidity	77%
Wind Speed	SW 30 G 54 mph
Barometer	29.85 in (1011.0 mb)
Dewpoint	38°F (3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	35°F (2°C)
Last update	9 Jan 3:53 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NE Cattaraugus NY

Wind Advisory January 9, 04:02pm until January 9, 10:00pm

Severe T-storm Warning until January 9, 04:15pm

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Wind Advisory

Severe T-storm Warning

Wind Advisory January 9, 04:02pm until January 9, 10:00pm
Severe T-storm Warning until January 9, 04:15pm
NOW: Multiple hazards in effect
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This Afternoon
High: 53 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 41 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Rain
Likely
Saturday Night
Low: 24 °F
Rain/Snow
Sunday
High: 29 °F
Snow Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 20 °F
Snow Showers
Likely
Monday
High: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of showers, mainly before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Saturday

Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

Rain showers before 10pm, then rain and snow showers between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of snow showers after 1am. Low around 24. South wind 9 to 15 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Snow showers. High near 29. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday

Rain and snow showers. High near 35. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Chance of precipitation is 50%.