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GRLevel3 radar from NWS station KBUF

149 AM EDT Thu May 22 2025 SYNOPSIS... A slow moving upper level low will bring a prolonged period of cool and rainy weather through Friday, with showery conditions lingering through at least a portion of the holiday weekend. Area Forecast Discussion
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 05/22/2025 @ 10:47:54 am (0 sec ago)
Temperatures Current Conditions Forecast
Lake Erie:53F
Lake Ontario:47F
Currently Outside:

53.8°F

 Cool 
High Today
55.0°F
8:59 AM
Low Today
51.6°F
4:50 AM
Yest High
55.3°F
2:59 PM
Yest Low
48.2°F
2:10 AM
Sta* High
91.1°F
2024
Sta* Low
38.9°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2013
Rec* High
96.0°F
1925
Rec* Low
34.0°F
2022
Weather Server uptime 10 Days 8 Hours 47 Minutes 35 Seconds
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Public Info Statement
Moderate drizzle Moderate drizzle

Wind from NNE Wind:  NNE
Calm

Gusting to:
3.5 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.32 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.6 of 100
Today

Today: Light Rain Likely
Light Rain Likely
Tonight

Tonight: Light Rain Likely
Light Rain Likely
Friday

Friday: Periods Of Light Rain
Periods Of Light Rain
Hi 56 °F Lo 47 °F Hi 51 °F

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Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. 51.8°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. 0.6°F
High 10:09 AM: 52.6°F
Low 4:19 AM: 48.9°F
Record High: 79.9°F
Jun-19-2024
Record Low: -15.3°F
Apr-24-2024
Wetbulb: 52.7°F
Leaf Wet:7 0
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.32 in
Rate (/hr): 0.114 in
Storm Rain: 0.89 in
Yesterday: 0.57 in
Last 7 Days: 1.13 in
May Rain: 3.52 in
May to Date
  Avg:10
0.00 in
May to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 3.52 in for the month 3.52 in
May Avg: 2.46 in
Diff from Avg: Over 1.06 in for the month 1.06 in
Season:1 11.12 in
YTD
  Avg:11
7.07 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 4.05 in for the year 4.05 in
58 rain days in 2025
12 days in May
0 days since last rain
Current: NNE  Calm
1Hr Average: 0.1 mph
Wind Run: 15.25 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 3.5 mph
Today: 12.0 mph 12:01 AM
Month: 21.0 mph May-17
Year: 55.0 mph Apr-19
Record Gust: 56.0 mph
Nov-11-2023
Sunlight:
14 hrs 22 min
10 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 26 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 24 days, 19 hours, 16 minutes in cycle
26%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 2% since last hour. 93%
Last Hour: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 6:36 AM: 94%
Low 12:06 AM: 85%
Record High: 98%
Apr-29-2024
Record Low: 18%
May-18-2023
Current: Rising 0.02 inHg/hour. 29.66 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:02 AM: 29.68 inHg
Low 4:31 AM: 29.61 inHg
Record High: 30.99 inHg
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 28.95 inHg
Jan-9-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill AIR
Today: 5.2
May: 170.9
2025 to Date: 3855.2
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 12.6
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: 53.8°F
Low 4:50 AM: 51.6°F
Yesterday: 45.3°F
Record: -20.7°F
Apr-24-2024
Quality
Index6:

56


Moderate
Density:
1.22 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.7
Sunburn in
160 Minutes
Highest:
10:04 AM
1.2
86 W/m2
13%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
8:28 AM
236  W/m2
Record:
1308 W/m2
Soil Depth/Temp8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
6 in 53.0°F
12 in 54.0°F
18 in 54.0°F

Growing conditions
at the depth of:  6 in


Soil moisture range is from
0-Wet to 200-Dry/Frozen
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.03 in
7-Days Rain: 1.13 in
7-Days ET: 0.74 in
7-Day:  0.386 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.39 in
May:  1.31 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 1.31 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 3.07
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:91%
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 May for this station since 2013.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 22 of May for this station since 2013.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Light Rain Likely
Light Rain Likely

Hi 56 °F
NWS forecast: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.
Tonight

Tonight: Light Rain Likely
Light Rain Likely

Lo 47 °F
NWS forecast: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

Friday: Periods Of Light Rain
Periods Of Light Rain
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Periods Of Light Rain
Periods Of Light Rain
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Memorial
Day
Memorial Day: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 51 °F Lo 44 °F Hi 56 °F Lo 44 °F Hi 61 °F Lo 46 °F Hi 67 °F

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