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GRLevel3 radar from NWS station KBUF

241 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 SYNOPSIS... An area of high pressure will bring fair weather through Saturday, with a light southerly flow returning above normal warmth, briefly, to our region. A strong cold front will cross our region Saturday night and Sunday with showers and scattered thunderstorms. Much cooler air behind this front will bring scattered showers, and embedded lake effect rain Monday through Tuesday. Area Forecast Discussion
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: @ 7:25pm  
Temperatures Current Conditions Forecast
Lake Erie:74F
Lake Ontario:44F
Currently Outside: Colder 2°F than last hour.

76.5°F

Comfortable
High Today
83.3°F
2:30 PM
Low Today
52.3°F
6:40 AM
Yest High
70.9°F
3:52 PM
Yest Low
57.5°F
11:30 PM
Sta* High
86.0°F
2020
Sta* Low
49.5°F
2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2013
Rec* High
105.1°F
2023
Rec* Low
46.0°F
1923
Weather Server uptime 0 Days 4 Hours 31 Minutes 5 Seconds
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Public Info Statement
mostly clear mostly clear

Calm Wind:  N
0.0

Gusting to:
0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
8.9 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 81 °F Lo 62 °F Hi 81 °F

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Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: No Change 62.5°F
Last Hour: No Change 0°F
High 10:31 AM: 66.5°F
Low 6:40 AM: 50.7°F
Record High: 79.9°F on
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -15.3°F on
Apr-24-2024
Wetbulb: 67.8°F
Leaf Wet:7 0
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 1.41 in
Aug Rain: 1.89 in
Aug to Date
  Avg:10
0.00 in
Aug to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 1.89 in for the month 1.89 in
Aug Avg: 4.16 in
Diff from Avg: Under 2.27 in for the month 2.27 in
Season:1 20.03 in
YTD
  Avg:11
16.64 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 3.39 in for the year 3.39 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Aug-20-2025
at 8:42 AM
82 rain days in 2025
4 days in August
1 day since last rain
Current: N  0.0 mph
1Hr Average: 0.3 mph
Wind Run: 12.67 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph mph
Today: 8.1 mph 11:53 AM
Month: 21.0 mph Aug-13
Year: 55.0 mph Apr-19
Record Gust: 56.0 mph
Nov-11-2023
Sunlight:
13 hrs 19 min
54 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 11 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

New Moon
New Moon, 29 days, 4 hours, 17 minutes in cycle
0%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 4% since last hour. 62%
Last Hour: Increased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 7:14 AM: 95%
Low 2:38 PM: 46%
Record High: 98%
Apr-29-2024
Record Low: 18%
May-18-2023
Current: Rising 0.001  inHg/hr 30.021 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 9:10 AM: 30.119 in.
Low 5:19 PM: 30.015 in.
Record High: 30.992 inHg
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 28.948 inHg
Jan-9-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index AIR
Today: 0.2
Aug: 157.4
2025 to Date: 659.8
Heating Degree Days
2025 to Date: 3977.5
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Aug Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Aug Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: 0.00 in
Season Total:2 0.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in August
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
Jan-11-2025
Average 1st Snow:
29 of Nov
Current: 76.5°F
High 2:37pm: 84.6°F
Yesterday: 70.9°F
Record: 114.6°F
Jun-18-2024
Quality
Index6:

62


Moderate
Density:
1.18 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes
Highest:
12:45 PM
5.3
14 W/m2
8%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
12:47 PM
844  W/m2
Record:
1308 W/m2
Soil Depth/Temp8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
0.6 in: 66°F °F
1.2 in: 67°F
1.8 in: 66°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: 0.18 in
7-Days Rain: 1.41 in
7-Days ET: 0.67 in
7-Day:  0.745 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.745 in
August:  0.78 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.78 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:72%
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 22 of just the month of August for this station since 2013.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 22 of August for this station since 2013.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 81 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind around 6 mph.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 62 °F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Sunday

Sunday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Monday

Monday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday

Tuesday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Hi 81 °F Lo 64 °F Hi 76 °F Lo 58 °F Hi 71 °F Lo 52 °F Hi 68 °F

Countdown to Fall
 Autumn Equinox begins September 22nd at 2:19pm   EDT  
 
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