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GRLevel3 radar from NWS station KBUF

156 AM EST Fri Dec 12 2025 SYNOPSIS... Locally heavy lake effect snows will persist southeast of the lakes through this evening into tonight. The lake snows will weaken by Friday morning off Lake Erie, but will continue through Friday east of Lake Ontario with some additional moderate accumulations expected. Another fresh batch of cold air will then arrive over the weekend, likely supporting another round of accumulating lake effect snow east of the lakes. Area Forecast Discussion
...SNOWFALL REPORTS...Erie County... Boston 2.5 NE 5.3 in 0700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS Glenwood 1.5 SE 5.0 in 0800 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 3 NE Holland 5.0 in 0600 AM 12/11 Trained Spotter 1 WNW Springville 4.1 in 0800 AM 12/11 COCORAHS East Aurora 2.7 SSE 3.9 in 0700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS Springville 5NE 2.5 in 0830 AM 12/11 COOP Eden 1.4 SSE 2.4 in 0900 AM 12/11 COCORAHS Elma Center 1.8 SE 2.4 in 0700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS Wales 2.1 in 0700 AM 12/11 COOP Alden 2.0 in 0800 AM 12/11 Public Kenmore 0.3 ESE 1.8 in 0630 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 2 SW West Falls 1.5 in 0854 AM 12/11 Trained Spotter East Aurora 3.4 NNE 1.3 in 0700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS Buffalo Airport 1.0 in 0700 AM 12/11 Official NWS Obs Cheektowaga 2.4 NW 1.0 in 0800 AM 12/11 COCORAHS Hamburg 0.4 WSW 0.8 in 0700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS Hamburg 1.9 NNW 0.8 in 0700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS Orchard Park 0.8 in 0800 AM 12/11 Trained Spotter Kenmore 0.8 NW 0.7 in 0700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS Buffalo 1.8 NNW 0.5 in 0825 AM 12/11 COCORAHS Hamburg 2.0 N 0.5 in 0745 AM 12/11 COCORAHS Tonawanda 1.5 NNE 0.5 in 0841 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 5 NNW Eden 0.2 in 0800 AM 12/11 COCORAHS Lake View 1NE 0.2 in 0800 AM 12/11 COOP spacer
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: @ 2:45am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Lake Erie:38F
Lake Ontario:41F
Currently Outside: Colder 0.3°F than last hour.

16.8°F

Wind Chill:  16.8°F
Very Cold
High Today
18.4°F
12:00 AM
Low Today
16.8°F
2:42 AM
Yest High
27.0°F
2:24 PM
Yest Low
18.3°F
11:59 PM
Sta* High
57.6°F
2015
Sta* Low
11.2°F
2019
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012
Rec* High
89.1°F
1940
Rec* Low
15.1°F
1887
Weather Server uptime 5 Days 17 Hours 6 Minutes 50 Seconds
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Public Info Statement
Night time, Dry Night time, Dry

Calm Wind:  NNW
0.0

Gusting to:
0.0 mph
Current Snow SnowMelt:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.0 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Lo 13°F Hi 30°F Lo 20°F

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Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: No Change 10.8°F
Last Hour: No Change +0.0°F
High 12:04 AM: 11.7°F
Low 2:12 AM: 10.6°F
Record High: 79.9°F on
19-Jun-2024
Record Low: -15.3°F on
24-Apr-2024
Wetbulb: 15.4°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Melt Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.12 in
Dec Rain: 0.18 in
Dec to Date
  Avg:10
1.11 in
Dec to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.93 in for the month 0.93 in
Dec Avg: 3.43 in
Diff from Avg: Under 3.25 in for the month 3.25 in
Season:1 31.41 in
YTD
  Avg:11
30.87 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.54 in for the year 0.54 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
10-Dec-2025
at 5:42 PM
119 rain days in 2025
4 days in December
1 day since last rain
Current: NNW  0.0 mph
1Hr Average: 1.4 mph
Wind Run: 2.11 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph mph
Today: 8.1 mph 1:36 AM
Month: 22.0 mph 4-Dec
Year: 55.0 mph 19-Apr
Record Gust: 56.0 mph
11-Nov-2023
Sunlight:
9 h 4 m 57 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
9 h 4 m 16 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is 41 sec shorter than
yesterday
9 h 3 m 39 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>) graph (Midnight
Legend

Last Quarter
Last Quarter, 22 days, 0 hours, 58 minutes in cycle
46%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 1% since last hour. 77%
Last Hour: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 1:01 AM: 77%
Low 12:00 AM: 74%
Record High: 98%
29-Apr-2024
Record Low: 18%
18-May-2023
Current: Rising 0.021  inHg/hr 30.056 inHg
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 2:36 AM: 30.057 in.
Low 12:18 AM: 30.018 in.
Record High: 30.992 inHg
14-Dec-2024
Record Low: 28.948 inHg
9-Jan-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 4.8
Dec: 435.4
2025 to Date: 5574.6
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 702.7
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Dec Snow: Under 8.441 in for the month 9.00 in
Dec Avg: 17.44 in
Diff from Avg: -8.44 in
Season Total:2 15.30 in
Snow Depth: 1.00 in
3 snow days in December
17 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
11-Jan-2025
Average 1st Snow:
05 of Jan
Current: 16.8°F
Low 1:50 AM: 9.5°F
Yesterday: 10.5°F
Record: -20.7°F
24-Apr-2024
Quality
Index6:

N/A


No Data
Density:
1.34 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   0.6 @ 12:10 PM
Dec-12

0.9
Dec-13

0.9
Dec-14

0.9
High Yest:   309.0 @ 12:09 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 05:44 Hrs
Rise: 7:38 am  Set: 4:41 pm
Soil Conditions8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
0.4 in: 35°F °F
1 in: 37°F
1.8 in: 38°F

Growing conditions
at the depth of:  0.4 in:


Soil moisture range is from
0-Wet to 200-Dry/Frozen
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.01 in
7-Days Rain: 0.12 in
7-Days ET: 0.11 in
7-Day:  0.006 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.006 in
December:  0.02 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.02 in
HIGHS: LOWS:
95.5°F
18-Jun-2024
-14.1°F
24-Apr-2024
Daytime Records
  °F
  °F
Nitetime Records
  °F
  °F
ICN:1 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:95%
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   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.   8 Soil moisture and temperatures are from sensors burried in the ground at the levels specified.   10 Historical average only to day 12 of just the month of December for this station since 2012.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 12 of December for this station since 2012.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Friday
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 13°F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. West wind around 8 mph.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Snow Showers

Hi 30°F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of snow showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Saturday

Saturday: Snow Showers
Snow Showers
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Sunday

Sunday: Snow Showers Likely
Snow Showers Likely
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Monday

Monday: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Lo 20°F Hi 30°F Lo 11°F Hi 22°F Lo 12°F Hi 27°F Lo 17°F
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