Spring Weather Hazards Across the U.S. Thursday

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south Texas Thursday. Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest Thursday. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds Thursday into Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Buffalo, Greater Buffalo International Airport (KBUF)

Lat: 42.94°NLon: 78.74°WElev: 709ft.

Overcast

47°F

8°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed SW 14 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.52 in (999.8 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Wind Chill41°F (5°C)
Last update 11 Mar 8:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Alden NY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain showers before 2am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 3am.  Low around 28. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers before 10am.  Cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 35 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 2pm.  High near 44. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 44 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain and snow showers likely before 11pm, then a chance of snow showers between 11pm and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Breezy.
    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow showers, mainly before 2pm.  High near 50. East wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 50 °F

    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm, then rain showers.  Low around 33. Breezy.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 33 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain showers before 2am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 3am. Low around 28. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow showers before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Friday
Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 2pm. High near 44. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Rain and snow showers likely before 11pm, then a chance of snow showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Rain and snow showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 50. East wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm, then rain showers. Low around 33. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 48. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Alden NY
 42.94°N 78.5°W (Elev. 817 ft)
7:58 pm EDT Mar 11, 2026
9pm EDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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