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.

Haze

37°F

3°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 30.19 in (1023.3 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 3 Mar 12:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Gowanda 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

  • This Afternoon

    High: 41 °F

    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 7pm.  Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Areas
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Areas of fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind.

    High: 53 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

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

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly after 1pm.  High near 55. Light southeast wind.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers, mainly before 1am.  Low around 43. Light and variable wind.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Rain. High near 41. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly after 1pm. High near 55. Light southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers, mainly before 1am. Low around 43. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
Showers. High near 70. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gowanda NY
 42.46°N 78.94°W (Elev. 801 ft)
12:57 pm EST Mar 3, 2026
1pm EST Mar 3, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 9, 2026
 
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