Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Country

A frontal boundary will slowly move eastward and clear most of the eastern seaboard by Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, will accompany this front alongside the threat of heavy rainfall; These threats may linger along the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Meanwhile, record spring-like warmth is forecast, mainly east of the Mississippi River, this weekend into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Dunkirk, Chautauqua County / Dunkirk Airport (KDKK)

Lat: 42.49°NLon: 79.28°WElev: 692ft.

Overcast and Breezy

74°F

23°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed SW 22 G 35 mph
Barometer 29.68 in (1004.7 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Mar 1:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Van Buren Point NY

Tornado Watch until March 7, 08:00pm
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Tornado Watch
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    Tornado Watch until March 7, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Tornado Watch

  • This Afternoon

    High: 66 °F

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 11pm.  Patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers, mainly after 1am.  Low around 46. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 46 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 66. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Showers, mainly after 1am. Low around 46. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
Showers. High near 62. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday Night
Rain showers before 1am, then rain and snow showers likely. Low around 26. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Friday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Van Buren Point NY
 42.45°N 79.36°W (Elev. 676 ft)
1:22 pm EST Mar 7, 2026
2pm EST Mar 7, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 13, 2026
 
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