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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Buffalo, Greater Buffalo International Airport (KBUF)

Lat: 42.94°NLon: 78.74°WElev: 709ft.

Overcast

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 30.17 in (1023.0 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill15°F (-9°C)
Last update 27 Dec 5:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Buffalo NY

Flood Watch December 28, 01:00pm until December 29, 04:00pm
Lakeshore Flood Watch December 29, 04:00am until December 30, 01:00am
High Wind Watch December 29, 04:00am until December 30, 01:00am
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  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered flurries before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 22 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain, mainly after noon. High near 48. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 40. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 1pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4pm. High near 44. Windy, with a southwest wind 36 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 44 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Snow showers, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 10pm. Low around 20. Windy, with a west wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow before 10am, then patchy blowing snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 26 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 22 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow showers. High near 29. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 29 °F

    Snow Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 17 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered flurries before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Rain, mainly after noon. High near 48. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain. Low around 40. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Monday
Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 1pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4pm. High near 44. Windy, with a southwest wind 36 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Monday Night
Snow showers, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 10pm. Low around 20. Windy, with a west wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow before 10am, then patchy blowing snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
Snow showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
Snow showers. High near 29. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
New Year's Day
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Saturday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Buffalo NY
 42.89°N 78.87°W (Elev. 604 ft)
Last Update:
5:45 pm EST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6pm EST Dec 27, 2025-6pm EST Jan 3, 2026
 
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