Wintry Precipitation for the Northeast; Increasing Severe Weather Threat from the Plains to the Midwest

Wintry mixed precipitation will spread across the Northeast today, with light snow and ice accumulations forecast through southern New England. Meanwhile, the threat of severe weather will be increasing from the southern Plains to the Midwest, with rounds of showers and thunderstorms, some severe, expected each day through Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Dunkirk, Chautauqua County / Dunkirk Airport (KDKK)

Lat: 42.49°NLon: 79.28°WElev: 692ft.

Overcast

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.28 in (1026.5 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Mar 7:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NE Cattaraugus NY

Winter Weather Advisory until March 3, 04:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory until March 3, 04:00pm

    NOW until 4:00pm Tue

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 39 °F

    Rain/Freezing
    Rain Likely
    then Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 10pm.  Patchy fog.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 31 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Light and variable wind.

    High: 50 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain, mainly after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Light southeast wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain, mainly after 1pm.  High near 52. Light southeast wind.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain before 1am, then a chance of showers after 1am.  Low around 44. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 44 °F

    Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers before 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 57 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of freezing rain before 11am, then rain showers. High near 39. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Light southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain, mainly after 1pm. High near 52. Light southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain before 1am, then a chance of showers after 1am. Low around 44. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
Showers. High near 66. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NE Cattaraugus NY
 42.36°N 78.84°W (Elev. 1611 ft)
6:58 am EST Mar 3, 2026
8am EST Mar 3, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 9, 2026
 
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