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Buffalo, NY weather

It is 43°F and clear at Buffalo, Greater Buffalo International Airport as of Oct 28, 2:00 AM EDT. Tonight: Mostly Cloudy, low near 42°F, 4% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 9:57 PM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 2:15 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

43°F

Clear · feels like 38°F

Wind

ENE 7 mph

Humidity 70% · dew point 34°F

Pressure · visibility

30.33 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Buffalo, Greater Buffalo International Airport (KBUF), Oct 28, 2:00 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Buffalo forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS BUF forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the BUF office near Buffalo.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in New York.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Buffalo (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 2 AM43°FCloudy4%E 3 mph
Wed 3 AM44°FMostly Cloudy4%E 3 mph
Wed 4 AM44°FCloudy4%E 2 mph
Wed 5 AM44°FMostly Cloudy4%E 2 mph
Wed 6 AM45°FMostly Cloudy3%E 2 mph
Wed 7 AM45°FMostly Cloudy3%SE 2 mph
Wed 8 AM46°FMostly Cloudy3%SE 2 mph
Wed 9 AM51°FPartly Sunny2%S 3 mph
Wed 10 AM56°FMostly Sunny2%S 3 mph
Wed 11 AM59°FMostly Sunny2%S 5 mph
Wed 12 PM62°FMostly Sunny2%SW 5 mph
Wed 1 PM64°FMostly Sunny4%SW 5 mph
Wed 2 PM65°FMostly Sunny3%SW 5 mph
Wed 3 PM66°FMostly Sunny0%SW 3 mph
Wed 4 PM66°FMostly Sunny2%SW 2 mph
Wed 5 PM65°FMostly Sunny3%SW 1 mph
Wed 6 PM63°FPartly Cloudy3%SW 1 mph
Wed 7 PM61°FPartly Cloudy3%S 1 mph
Wed 8 PM57°FMostly Clear0%S 1 mph
Wed 9 PM56°FMostly Clear0%S 2 mph
Wed 10 PM55°FMostly Clear0%S 2 mph
Wed 11 PM54°FMostly Clear0%S 3 mph
Thu 12 AM54°FClear0%S 5 mph
Thu 1 AM54°FClear0%S 5 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Buffalo can differ.

7-day forecast

Tonight

Low 42°F

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 66°F·Low 52°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 1 to 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind 1 to 7 mph.

Thursday

High 69°F·Low 47°F

Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

High 61°F·Low 41°F

Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 1 to 6 mph.

Saturday

High 61°F·Low 45°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 3 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Sunday

High 65°F·Low 50°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday

High 64°F·Low 47°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday

High 59°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Buffalo is served by the National Weather Service BUF forecast office, forecast zone NYZ010, county zone NYC029.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Buffalo (42.8925, -78.8597), in Erie County. Population: 276,617 (2024 estimate), number 2 of the 43 New York cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KBUF. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/42.8925,-78.8597 (forecast issued Oct 27, 9:57 PM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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