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GRLevel3 radar from NWS station KBUF

116 AM EST Wed Dec 11 2024 SYNOPSIS... Patchy light rain and areas of fog and drizzle will continue overnight. Another round of rain arrives Wednesday which will change over to wet snow from west to east with some minor accumulations across the higher terrain possible by Wednesday evening. Locally heavy lake effect snow will then develop east of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario Wednesday night and continues through early Friday, before another warming trend arrives over the weekend. Area Forecast Discussion
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: @ 1:40pm  
Temperatures Current Conditions Forecast
Lake Erie:43F
Lake Ontario:44F
Currently Outside: Colder 0.6°F than last hour.

39.0°F

Wind Chill:  34.5°F
Feels like:  35°F
Cold
High Today
44.2°F
12:00 AM
Low Today
38.9°F
1:40 PM
Yest High
49.4°F
12:39 PM
Yest Low
40.8°F
2:38 AM
Sta* High
67.4°F
2021
Sta* Low
15.4°F
2013
* This Station's Records Since 12/2013
Rec* High
66.0°F
1990
Rec* Low
-10.0°F
1932
Weather Server uptime 4 Days 9 Hours 2 Minutes 58 Seconds
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Public Info Statement
Overcast Overcast

Wind from W Wind:  W
6.1

Gusting to:
3.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.05 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.4 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Tonight

Tonight: Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Thursday

Thursday: Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Hi 43 °F Lo 23 °F Hi 25 °F

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Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.6°F since last hour. 35.2°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.6°F since last hour. 0.6°F
High 12:44 AM: 43.1°F
Low 1:40 PM: 35.1°F
Record High: 79.9°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -15.3°F on
Apr-24-2024
Wetbulb: 37.5°F
Leaf Wet:7 0
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.05 in
Storm Rain: 1.38 in
Yesterday: 0.24 in
Last 7 Days: 1.33 in
Dec Rain: 1.51 in
Dec to Date
  Avg:10
0.00 in
Dec to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 1.51 in for the month 1.51 in
Dec Avg: 3.97 in
Diff from Avg: Under 2.46 in for the month 2.46 in
Season:1 28.96 in
YTD
  Avg:11
29.14 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.18 in for the year 0.18 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Dec-11-2024
at 5:12 AM
136 rain days in 2024
6 days in December
0 days since last rain
Current: W  6.1 mph
1Hr Average: 3.2 mph
Wind Run: 21.05 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph mph
Today: 14.0 mph 1:31 PM
Month: 23.0 mph Dec-8
Year: 55.0 mph Apr-30
Record Gust: 56.0 mph
Nov-11-2023
Sunlight:
9 hrs 38 min
26 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is 36 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 10 days, 12 hours, 22 minutes in cycle
83%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 86%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 12:44 AM: 96%
Low 11:33 AM: 86%
Record High: 98%
Apr-29-2024
Record Low: 18%
May-18-2023
Current: Falling 0.001  inHg/hr 29.659 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:22 AM: 29.775 in.
Low 1:03 PM: 29.636 in.
Record High: 30.693 inHg
Dec-13-2023
Record Low: 28.948 inHg
Jan-9-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill AIR
Today: 12.3
Dec: 340.3
2024 to Date: 4239.1
Cooling Degree Days
2024 to Date: 852.4
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Dec Snow: Over 4.543 in for the month 21.00 in
Dec Avg: 16.46 in
Diff from Avg: 4.54 in
Season Total:2 21.00 in
Snow Depth: 1.32 in
3 snow days in December
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
Dec-1-2024
Average 1st Snow:
28 of Nov
Current: 34.5°F
Low 1:40 PM: 34.4°F
Yesterday: 39.3°F
Record: -20.7°F
Apr-24-2024
Quality
Index6:

105


Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Density:
1.26 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes
Highest:
10:32 AM
0.6
18 W/m2
4%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
10:43 AM
125  W/m2
Record:
1308 W/m2
Soil Depth/Temp8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
0.6 in: 42°F °F
1.2 in: 43°F
1.8 in: 43°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: 0.01 in
7-Days Rain: 1.33 in
7-Days ET: 0.10 in
7-Day:  1.232 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.232 in
December:  1.38 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 1.38 in
HIGHS: LOWS:
95.5°F
Jun-18-2024
-14.1°F
Apr-24-2024
Daytime Records
  93.2°F
Jun-18-2024
  12.4°F
Jan-20-2024
Nitetime Records
  81.3°F
Jun-23-2024
  10.6°F
Jan-17-2024
ICN:5 | S3C2:6 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:98%
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.   9 Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station’s recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station’s location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked.   10 Historical average only to day 11 of just the month of December for this station since 2013.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 11 of December for this station since 2013.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Chance Rain And Snow Showers

Hi 43 °F
NWS forecast: Rain before 4pm, then a chance of rain showers between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy. High near 43, with temperatures falling to around 36 in the afternoon. West wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds and cooler, precipitation possible within 6 hrs, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.
Tonight

Tonight: Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow

Lo 23 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain and snow showers before midnight, then snow showers likely and areas of blowing snow between midnight and 1am, then snow and areas of blowing snow between 1am and 5am, then snow showers likely and areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Snow Showers Likely And Areas Of Blowing Snow
Friday

Friday: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Sunday

Sunday: Rain And Snow Likely
Rain And Snow Likely
Hi 25 °F Lo 16 °F Hi 26 °F Lo 16 °F Hi 36 °F Lo 30 °F Hi 43 °F

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