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GRLevel3 radar from NWS station KBUF

155 AM EDT Wed Apr 23 2025 SYNOPSIS... High pressure will remain across the area today bringing dry weather and sunshine. A weak warm front will cross the region late tonight and Thursday morning, bringing clouds and possibly a few sprinkles. Otherwise, dry weather will continue through early Friday with a day to day warming trend. Low pressure will then cross the Great Lakes Friday afternoon through early Saturday, bringing the next round of rain and possibly a few thunderstorms. Area Forecast Discussion
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: @ 9:30pm  
Temperatures Current Conditions Forecast
Lake Erie:42F
Lake Ontario:42F
Currently Outside: Colder 2.5°F than last hour.

60.3°F

Cool
High Today
72.0°F
4:35 PM
Low Today
36.8°F
6:49 AM
Yest High
54.6°F
1:53 PM
Yest Low
41.7°F
11:55 PM
Sta* High
74.7°F
2018
Sta* Low
30.3°F
2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2013
Rec* High
89.0°F
1921
Rec* Low
21.0°F
2023
Weather Server uptime 2 Days 14 Hours 31 Minutes 24 Seconds
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Public Info Statement
Overcast Overcast

Wind from NE Wind:  NE
1.2

Gusting to:
1.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
11.1 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 51 °F Hi 73 °F Lo 53 °F

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Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.4°F since last hour. 45.0°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.4°F since last hour. 1.4°F
High 7:45 PM: 46.7°F
Low 5:48 AM: 32.5°F
Record High: 79.9°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -15.3°F on
Apr-24-2024
Wetbulb: 52.7°F
Leaf Wet:7 0
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 1.17 in
Apr Rain: 3.01 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10
0.00 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 3.01 in for the month 3.01 in
Apr Avg: 2.82 in
Diff from Avg: Over 0.19 in for the month 0.19 in
Season:1 7.23 in
YTD
  Avg:11
4.07 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 3.16 in for the year 3.16 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-21-2025
at 5:49 PM
44 rain days in 2025
14 days in April
1 day since last rain
Current: NE  1.2 mph
1Hr Average: 1.9 mph
Wind Run: 24.21 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph mph
Today: 9.2 mph 5:44 PM
Month: 55.0 mph Apr-19
Year: 55.0 mph Apr-19
Record Gust: 56.0 mph
Nov-11-2023
Sunlight:
13 hrs 28 min
42 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 10 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 25 days, 14 hours, 34 minutes in cycle
18%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 2% since last hour. 57%
Last Hour: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 6:50 AM: 86%
Low 3:08 PM: 30%
Record High: 98%
Apr-29-2024
Record Low: 18%
May-18-2023
Current: Falling 0.007  inHg/hr 30.232 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 10:22 AM: 30.268 in.
Low 12:00 AM: 30.206 in.
Record High: 30.992 inHg
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 28.948 inHg
Jan-9-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill AIR
Today: 17.4
Apr: 489.5
2025 to Date: 3631.6
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Apr Snow: Under 0.866 in for the month 0.00 in
Apr Avg: 0.87 in
Diff from Avg: -0.87 in
Season Total:2 70.50 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in April
19 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
Dec-1-2024
Average 1st Snow:
29 of Nov
Current: 60.3°F
Low 6:49 AM: 36.8°F
Yesterday: 41.7°F
Record: -20.7°F
Apr-24-2024
Quality
Index6:

59


Moderate
Density:
1.23 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   5.9 @ 12:55 PM
Apr-24

6.8
Apr-25

6.6
Apr-26

6.4
High Today:  
990 W/m2 @ 12:57 PM
Sun Hours Today:
04:50
   This Month: 105:01 Hrs
Rise: 6:19 am  Set: 8:08 pm
Soil Depth/Temp8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
0.6 in: 53°F °F
1.2 in: 50°F
1.8 in: 47°F

Growing conditions
at the depth of:  0.6 in:


Soil moisture range is from
0-Wet to 200-Dry/Frozen
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.14 in
7-Days Rain: 1.17 in
7-Days ET: 0.61 in
7-Day:  0.564 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.564 in
April:  1.46 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 1.46 in
HIGHS: LOWS:
95.5°F
Jun-18-2024
-14.1°F
Apr-24-2024
Daytime Records
  93.2°F
Jun-18-2024
  6.6°F
Jan-22-2025
Nitetime Records
  81.3°F
Jun-23-2024
  2.1°F
Jan-22-2025
ICN:1 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:89%
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.   3 Snow manually measured usually around 7AM and 7PM.   5 Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present).   6 Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight.   7 Leaf Wetness is surface moisture on foliage. 0 being totally dry and 15 being totally saturated.   8 Soil moisture and temperatures are from sensors burried in the ground at the levels specified.   10 Historical average only to day 23 of just the month of April for this station since 2014.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 23 of April for this station since 2014.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Thursday
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers

Lo 51 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers between 11pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Local station forecast: Partly cloudy with little temp change.
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 73 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Saturday

Saturday: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 53 °F Hi 73 °F Lo 47 °F Hi 53 °F Lo 38 °F Hi 61 °F Lo 42 °F

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