Buffalo, NY Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day		Sky	High / Low	Precip	Wind	Humidity
Sun Aug 2		Thunderstorms Close Hourly	76º / 62º	90%	S 8 mph	86%
9am		Scattered Thunderstorms	73º	55%	SE 5 mph	86%
10am		Scattered Thunderstorms	73º	58%	SSE 6 mph	88%
11am		Cloudy	74º	18%	S 7 mph	88%
12pm		Cloudy	74º	19%	S 7 mph	88%
1pm		Cloudy	74º	19%	SSW 8 mph	87%
2pm		Cloudy	74º	19%	SSW 8 mph	87%
3pm		Scattered Thunderstorms	75º	39%	SSW 8 mph	87%
4pm		Thunderstorms	75º	73%	SSW 8 mph	84%
5pm		Thunderstorms	75º	73%	SW 8 mph	84%
6pm		Thunderstorms	75º	91%	WSW 7 mph	84%
7pm		Thunderstorms	71º	100%	NW 7 mph	88%
8pm		Thunderstorms	70º	100%	NW 7 mph	92%
9pm		Thunderstorms	69º	92%	WNW 7 mph	95%
10pm		Thunderstorms	69º	83%	NW 6 mph	94%
11pm		Rain	68º	79%	NW 6 mph	95%
Mon Aug 3		AM Clouds/PM Sun View Hourly	78º / 59º	24%	NW 11 mph	66%
12am		Showers	68º	52%	NNW 7 mph	93%
1am		Cloudy	67º	24%	NNW 8 mph	94%
2am		Cloudy	66º	24%	NNW 8 mph	93%
3am		Showers	65º	51%	NNW 8 mph	95%
4am		Cloudy	65º	24%	NW 8 mph	94%
5am		Cloudy	64º	16%	NW 9 mph	95%
6am		Mostly Cloudy	63º	19%	NW 8 mph	94%
7am		Cloudy	64º	17%	NW 9 mph	92%
8am		Cloudy	65º	24%	NW 9 mph	87%
9am		Mostly Cloudy	67º	13%	NW 10 mph	82%
10am		Partly Cloudy	68º	10%	NW 10 mph	76%
11am		Partly Cloudy	70º	2%	NW 10 mph	71%
12pm		Partly Cloudy	72º	2%	NW 10 mph	66%
1pm		Partly Cloudy	74º	1%	NW 11 mph	61%
2pm		Mostly Sunny	75º	0%	NW 9 mph	57%
3pm		Mostly Sunny	76º	0%	NW 10 mph	53%
4pm		Mostly Sunny	76º	0%	NW 10 mph	50%
5pm		Sunny	76º	0%	NW 9 mph	50%
6pm		Sunny	76º	0%	NW 9 mph	50%
7pm		Sunny	75º	0%	WNW 7 mph	51%
8pm		Sunny	74º	1%	WNW 6 mph	57%
9pm		Clear	71º	1%	W 5 mph	65%
10pm		Clear	69º	2%	W 4 mph	71%
11pm		Clear	68º	2%	WNW 3 mph	71%
Tue Aug 4		Sunny View Hourly	82º / 63º	5%	SSW 7 mph	59%
12am		Clear	66º	3%	NNW 3 mph	71%
1am		Clear	64º	4%	WNW 3 mph	76%
2am		Clear	63º	4%	WNW 2 mph	79%
3am		Clear	62º	5%	SSE 2 mph	81%
4am		Clear	61º	6%	SSE 2 mph	84%
5am		Clear	60º	6%	SSE 2 mph	87%
6am		Clear	60º	7%	SSE 3 mph	88%
7am		Mostly Sunny	61º	6%	SSE 3 mph	88%
8am		Mostly Sunny	64º	6%	S 3 mph	84%
Wed Aug 5		Partly Cloudy	85º / 68º	20%	SSW 9 mph	63%
Thu Aug 6		Showers	82º / 68º	54%	SW 11 mph	72%
Fri Aug 7		Scattered Thunderstorms	79º / 67º	57%	SW 9 mph	75%
Sat Aug 8		Scattered Thunderstorms	81º / 68º	59%	SW 11 mph	73%
Sun Aug 9		AM Showers	80º / 65º	54%	SW 13 mph	69%

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General Weather Conditions for Buffalo

Buffalo, NY, located on the extreme northeast shore of Lake Erie and in the western part of the state, averages about four days each year with maximum temperatures in excess of 90°F (32.2°C). July is the warmest month with an average high of 81°F (27.2°C) and an average minimum of 62°F (16.7°C). January is the coolest month with an average high of 31°F (-1°C) and an average minimum of 18°F (-7.8°C). The highest temperature on record for Buffalo is 99°F (37.2°C), recorded in August 1948; the lowest temperature on record is -20°F (-28.9°C), recorded in February 1961. About 131 days each year sees temperatures below 32°F (0°C), and an average 11 days each year records temperatures below 5°F (-15°C). Every month has seen temperatures below 50°F (10°C), and every month except June, July and August has recorded temperatures below freezing (0°C).

The average annual precipitation for Buffalo is 38.3 inches (972.83 mm), which is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Precipitation falls on about 236 days each year. The wettest month is November with 3.9 inches (99.1 mm), and the driest, February, averages only 2.5 inches (64 mm). An average of 30 thunderstorm days occur each year with July and August being the most likely months. Snow falls on about 106 days each year and averages about 90 inches (2,286 mm) each year. December and January each average greater than 20 inches (508 mm) per year while February averages 18 inches (457 mm). Eighteen-inch (457 mm) snowfalls in a 24-hour period have occurred in each month November through February, and 38 inches (965 mm) fell in one 24-hour period during December 1995. About 19 days each year have a snowfall total greater than 1.5 inches (38 mm), and snow has fallen in every month except June, July and August. Fog is present on average 158 days each year and is evenly distributed throughout the year with a slight maximum in the spring and again in August. The prevailing wind direction in Buffalo is the southwest, off the lake. January is the windiest month, and a maximum gust of 71 knots occurred in February 1967.

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