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GRLevel3 radar from NWS station KBUF

116 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025 SYNOPSIS... An area of low pressure aloft will bring cooler temperatures to the region through Friday, with periodic chances for showers mainly across the interior areas. Surface high pressure will bring warmer and drier weather this weekend. The spring warmth will be much more pronounced next week, albeit becoming much more unsettled. Area Forecast Discussion
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: @ 11:45am  
Temperatures Current Conditions Forecast
Lake Erie:48F
Lake Ontario:46F
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.9°F than last hour.

56.1°F

Cool
High Today
56.8°F
10:58 AM
Low Today
33.4°F
5:50 AM
Yest High
54.3°F
12:30 AM
Yest Low
38.6°F
11:57 PM
Sta* High
91.1°F
2015
Sta* Low
28.7°F
2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2013
Rec* High
95.0°F
1895
Rec* Low
28.9°F
1980
Weather Server uptime 0 Days 9 Hours 28 Minutes 30 Seconds
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Public Info Statement
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy

Wind from NNE Wind:  NNE
3.9

Gusting to:
9.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
9.2 of 100
Today

Today: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 58 °F Lo 40 °F Hi 61 °F

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Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 42.0°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 0.5°F
High 10:58 AM: 45.0°F
Low 5:50 AM: 31.1°F
Record High: 79.9°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -15.3°F on
Apr-24-2024
Wetbulb: 49.4°F
Leaf Wet:7 0
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 1.06 in
May Rain: 1.96 in
May to Date
  Avg:10
0.00 in
May to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 1.96 in for the month 1.96 in
May Avg: 2.46 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.5 in for the month 0.50 in
Season:1 9.56 in
YTD
  Avg:11
7.07 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 2.49 in for the year 2.49 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
May-7-2025
at 6:39 AM
54 rain days in 2025
7 days in May
1 day since last rain
Current: NNE  3.9 mph
1Hr Average: 3.6 mph
Wind Run: 11.29 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 9.0 mph mph
Today: 12.0 mph 9:59 AM
Month: 16.0 mph May-7
Year: 55.0 mph Apr-19
Record Gust: 56.0 mph
Nov-11-2023
Sunlight:
14 hrs 0 min
56 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 51 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 11 days, 20 hours, 17 minutes in cycle
92%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 3% since last hour. 59%
Last Hour: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 3:55 AM: 92%
Low 11:24 AM: 57%
Record High: 98%
Apr-29-2024
Record Low: 18%
May-18-2023
Current: Falling 0.004  inHg/hr 30.136 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:00 AM: 30.178 in.
Low 10:56 AM: 30.132 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: 10.9
May: 85.7
2025 to Date: 3770.5
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 2.9
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
May Snow: No Change 0.00 in
May Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: 0.00 in
Season Total:2 70.50 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in May
19 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
Dec-1-2024
Average 1st Snow:
29 of Nov
Current: 56.0°F
Low 5:50 AM: 33.4°F
Yesterday: 38.6°F
Record: -20.7°F
Apr-24-2024
Quality
Index6:

54


Moderate
Density:
1.24 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
4.9
Sunburn in
23 Minutes
Highest:
11:30 AM
5.0
824 W/m2
98%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
11:36 AM
867  W/m2
Record:
1308 W/m2
Soil Depth/Temp8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
0.6 in: 50°F °F
1.2 in: 51°F
1.8 in: 52°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: 0.10 in
7-Days Rain: 1.06 in
7-Days ET: 0.56 in
7-Day:  0.505 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.505 in
May:  1.27 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 1.27 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:5 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:84%
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 9 of just the month of May for this station since 2013.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 9 of May for this station since 2013.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 58 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind around 12 mph.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 40 °F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Clear
Clear
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 61 °F Lo 42 °F Hi 64 °F Lo 47 °F Hi 77 °F Lo 58 °F Hi 78 °F

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