Widespread High Wind Event; Heavy Snow Expected from the Northern Plains to Northeast

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

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Buffalo, NY Local Forecast Office

25NM ENE Olcott NY

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
High: 33 °F
Water: 34 °F
WNW 22kt
6ft
Tonight
Low: 29 °F
WNW 18kt⇓
4ft
Friday
High: 39 °F
⇑S 24kt
5ft
Friday Night
Low: 30 °F
⇑WSW 39kt
16ft
Saturday
High: 33 °F
W 31kt⇓
12ft
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
WNW 13kt⇓
4ft
Sunday
High: 47 °F
⇑E 24kt
6ft
Sunday Night
Low: 38 °F
ESE 29kt
7-8ft
Monday
High: 48 °F
⇑WSW 35kt
11ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 9:58 am EDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm EDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 18, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

WNW wind around 22 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. A slight chance of snow showers. Waves around 6 ft.

Tonight

WNW wind 13 to 18 kt becoming WSW 7 to 10 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft.

Friday

SE wind 18 to 21 kt becoming S 21 to 24 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all rain after 5pm. Waves 2 ft building to 5 ft.

Friday Night

WSW wind 29 to 34 kt increasing to 34 to 39 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 kt. Rain showers before 11pm, then a chance of snow showers. Waves 8 ft building to 16 ft.

Saturday

W wind 28 to 31 kt decreasing to 24 to 27 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 kt. A slight chance of snow showers before 8am. Waves 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft.

Saturday Night

WNW wind 10 to 13 kt becoming NNE 7 to 10 kt after midnight. A chance of snow showers after 2am. Waves 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft.

Sunday

E wind 15 to 18 kt increasing to 21 to 24 kt in the afternoon. Snow showers, mainly after 8am. Waves 2 ft building to 6 ft.

Sunday Night

ESE wind around 29 kt becoming SSE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all rain after 8pm. Waves 7 to 8 ft.

Monday

S wind 28 to 31 kt becoming WSW 32 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 42 kt. Rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Waves 6 ft building to 11 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.