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GRLevel3 radar from NWS station KBUF

341 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025 SYNOPSIS... A cold front will move across the eastern Great Lakes today, supporting a few rounds of showers and widely scattered thunderstorms. A few storms may produce brief, heavy downpours. The rain will end from northwest to southeast late today and this evening following the passage of the cold front. High pressure will build into the area Sunday with a return to sunshine and somewhat cooler temperatures for the second half of the weekend. Another front will then cross the region Monday with the next round of showers and a chance of a few thunderstorms. Area Forecast Discussion
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: @ 5:35am  
Temperatures Current Conditions Forecast
Lake Erie:34F
Lake Ontario:41F
Currently Outside: Warmer 1.4°F than last hour.

57.4°F

Cool
High Today
71.0°F
2:12 AM
Low Today
55.8°F
4:33 AM
Yest High
71.8°F
1:16 PM
Yest Low
38.7°F
2:36 AM
Sta* High
68.4°F
2015
Sta* Low
29.4°F
2014
* This Station's Records Since 12/2013
Rec* High
92.0°F
1987
Rec* Low
24.0°F
1953
Weather Server uptime 9 Days 20 Hours 45 Minutes 28 Seconds
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Public Info Statement
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy

Wind from W Wind:  W
3.4

Gusting to:
5.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
1.9 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Scattered Rain Showers
Scattered Rain Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Scattered Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Scattered Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Lo 62 °F Hi 65 °F Lo 38 °F

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Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 2.8°F since last hour. 49.2°F
Last Hour: Increased 2.8°F since last hour. 2.8°F
High 1:25 AM: 53.6°F
Low 4:00 AM: 44.7°F
Record High: 79.9°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -15.3°F on
Apr-24-2024
Wetbulb: 53.2°F
Leaf Wet:7 0
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.04 in
Yesterday: 0.04 in
Last 7 Days: 0.14 in
Apr Rain: 1.92 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10
0.00 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 1.92 in for the month 1.92 in
Apr Avg: 2.82 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.9 in for the month 0.90 in
Season:1 6.14 in
YTD
  Avg:11
4.07 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 2.07 in for the year 2.07 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-18-2025
at 4:07 PM
42 rain days in 2025
12 days in April
0 days since last rain
Current: W  3.4 mph
1Hr Average: 2.9 mph
Wind Run: 15.03 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph mph
Today: 15.0 mph 2:56 AM
Month: 27.0 mph Apr-3
Year: 30.0 mph Feb-6
Record Gust: 56.0 mph
Nov-11-2023
Sunlight:
13 hrs 19 min
56 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 13 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 20 days, 22 hours, 41 minutes in cycle
66%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 4% since last hour. 74%
Last Hour: Increased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 12:00 AM: 88%
Low 2:42 AM: 50%
Record High: 98%
Apr-29-2024
Record Low: 18%
May-18-2023
Current: Rising 0.012  inHg/hr 29.809 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:01 AM: 29.817 in.
Low 1:27 AM: 29.737 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: 0.6
Apr: 419.0
2025 to Date: 3561.4
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: 57.4°F
Low 4:33 AM: 55.8°F
Yesterday: 38.7°F
Record: -20.7°F
Apr-24-2024
Quality
Index6:

27


Good
Density:
1.22 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   3.1 @ 10:46 AM
Apr-19

7.8
Apr-20

7.3
Apr-21

6.8
High Yest:   543.0 @ 10:46 AM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 86:36 Hrs
Rise: 6:27 am  Set: 8:02 pm
Soil Depth/Temp8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
0.6 in: 48°F °F
1.2 in: 46°F
1.8 in: 44°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: 0.07 in
7-Days Rain: 0.14 in
7-Days ET: 0.53 in
7-Day:  0.388 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.388 in
April:  0.74 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.74 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:83%
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 19 of just the month of April for this station since 2014.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 19 of April for this station since 2014.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Saturday
Overnight

Overnight: Scattered Rain Showers
Scattered Rain Showers

Lo 62 °F
NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.
Saturday

Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms

Hi 65 °F
NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Scattered Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Scattered Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Tuesday

Tuesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 38 °F Hi 54 °F Lo 43 °F Hi 71 °F Lo 47 °F Hi 54 °F Lo 40 °F

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