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Current conditions at

Dunkirk, Chautauqua County / Dunkirk Airport (KDKK)

Lat: 42.49°NLon: 79.28°WElev: 692ft.

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed S 12 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.70 in (1005.9 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Mar 5:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Gowanda NY

High Wind Warning March 15, 06:06pm until March 16, 08:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning March 15, 06:06pm until March 16, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Mon

    High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain showers before 5pm, then rain and snow showers likely.  Temperature rising to near 62 by noon, then falling to around 38 during the remainder of the day. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 62 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Rain/Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain before 8pm, then snow showers.  Low around 15. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 15 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Snow
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow showers likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 23 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the evening.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers after 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southwest wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.
Monday
Rain showers before 5pm, then rain and snow showers likely. Temperature rising to near 62 by noon, then falling to around 38 during the remainder of the day. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday Night
Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain before 8pm, then snow showers. Low around 15. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the evening.
Thursday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gowanda NY
 42.46°N 78.94°W (Elev. 801 ft)
4:18 pm EDT Mar 15, 2026
6pm EDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 22, 2026
 
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