Hazardous Spring Weather Shifts to the Eastern and Northwest U.S. Wednesday

Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are expected Wednesday from the ArkLaTex and Lower Mississippi Valley northeastward through the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. Thunderstorms may produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from east Texas into Upstate New York. A moderate atmospheric river will bring heavy snow and high winds to the Northwest U.S. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Dunkirk, Chautauqua County / Dunkirk Airport (KDKK)

Lat: 42.49°NLon: 79.28°WElev: 692ft.

Fog

48°F

9°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NE 7 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.8 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 10 Mar 9:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Dunkirk NY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2am.  Patchy fog between 11pm and midnight.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 46 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 11am.  High near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 70 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Rain showers before 11pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of snow showers after 2am.  Low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow showers before 8am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 2pm.  High near 42. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 8pm, then gradually ending.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 10 to 14 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers before 2am, then rain and snow showers likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog between 11pm and midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 11am. High near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Rain showers before 11pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of snow showers after 2am. Low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of snow showers before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.
Friday
Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 2pm. High near 42. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 8pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 10 to 14 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow showers before 2am, then rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Rain and snow showers likely before 2pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Rain and snow showers. Low around 26. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday
Rain and snow showers. High near 33. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24.
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Point Forecast:
Dunkirk NY
 42.49°N 79.32°W (Elev. 600 ft)
9:59 pm EDT Mar 10, 2026
10pm EDT Mar 10, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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