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GRLevel3 radar from NWS station KBUF

207 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025 SYNOPSIS... Well below normal temperatures will last into the start of next week, first through the day today with what has been the coldest airmass of the season thus far, then followed by another shot of arctic air starting Sunday night. Dry weather is expected for today as high pressure quickly crosses the region. Snow returns for Saturday afternoon in the form of lake enhanced/effect ahead of and with a passing cold front. Another round of more widespread snow is possible Sunday afternoon/night with a weak passing surface low that will also have lake enhanced snow. Area Forecast Discussion
...SNOWFALL REPORTS...Erie County... 4 NW Eden 5.3 in 0851 AM 12/04 Trained Spotter 5 NNW Eden 4.5 in 0800 AM 12/04 Trained Spotter 2 SW West Falls 4.5 in 0847 AM 12/04 Trained Spotter Boston 2.5 NE 4.0 in 0700 AM 12/04 COCORAHS 1 S Blasdell 4.0 in 0740 AM 12/04 Trained Spotter 2 NW West Falls 4.0 in 0823 AM 12/04 Trained Spotter Elma Center 1.8 SE 3.9 in 0700 AM 12/04 COCORAHS East Aurora 1.0 ESE 3.5 in 0700 AM 12/04 COCORAHS East Aurora 2.7 SSE 3.5 in 0700 AM 12/04 COCORAHS Glenwood 1.5 SE 3.5 in 0800 AM 12/04 COCORAHS West Seneca 3.1 in 0635 AM 12/04 Public Hamburg 0.4 WSW 3.0 in 0700 AM 12/04 COCORAHS Hamburg 2.0 N 3.0 in 0732 AM 12/04 COCORAHS 1 WNW Springville 3.0 in 0800 AM 12/04 COCORAHS 1 WNW Springville 3.0 in 0816 AM 12/04 Trained Spotter Wales 2.8 in 0700 AM 12/04 COOP Springville 5NE 2.7 in 0800 AM 12/04 COOP Glenwood 1.0 SE 2.5 in 0700 AM 12/04 COCORAHS 5 NNW Eden 2.2 in 0800 AM 12/04 COCORAHS Lake View 1NE 2.2 in 0800 AM 12/04 COOP Buffalo Airport 2.0 in 0700 AM 12/04 Official NWS Obs Alden 0.6 W 2.0 in 0800 AM 12/04 COCORAHS West Seneca 2.5 E 2.0 in 0800 AM 12/04 COCORAHS Kenmore 0.3 ESE 1.6 in 0620 AM 12/04 COCORAHS Tonawanda 3.1 NE 1.5 in 0530 AM 12/04 COCORAHS Cheektowaga 2.4 NW 1.5 in 0800 AM 12/04 COCORAHS 1 NW Williamsville 1.4 in 0825 AM 12/04 Retired NWS Employee spacer
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: @ 2:10am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Lake Erie:42F
Lake Ontario:45F
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.7°F than last hour.

28.5°F

Wind Chill:  23.4°F
Feels like:  23°F
Uncomfortably Cold
High Today
28.5°F
1:49 AM
Low Today
26.7°F
12:00 AM
Yest High
31.3°F
1:16 PM
Yest Low
7.0°F
7:20 AM
Sta* High
53.7°F
2021
Sta* Low
13.3°F
2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012
Rec* High
89.1°F
1940
Rec* Low
15.1°F
1887
Weather Server uptime 2 Days 11 Hours 37 Minutes 42 Seconds
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Public Info Statement
Night time, Dry Night time, Dry

Wind from SW Wind:  SW
4.6

Gusting to:
6.0 mph
Current Snow SnowMelt:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-0.2 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Snow Showers
Snow Showers
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Snow Showers
Slight Chance Snow Showers
Lo 22°F Hi 36°F Lo 23°F

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Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.7°F since last hour. 21.9°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.7°F since last hour. +0.7°F
High 1:42 AM: 22.3°F
Low 12:00 AM: 20.5°F
Record High: 79.9°F on
19-Jun-2024
Record Low: -15.3°F on
24-Apr-2024
Wetbulb: 26.4°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Melt Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Last 7 Days: 0.50 in
Dec Rain: 0.07 in
Dec to Date
  Avg:10
0.59 in
Dec to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.52 in for the month 0.52 in
Dec Avg: 3.43 in
Diff from Avg: Under 3.36 in for the month 3.36 in
Season:1 31.30 in
YTD
  Avg:11
30.35 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.95 in for the year 0.95 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
5-Dec-2025
at 3:32 PM
118 rain days in 2025
3 days in December
1 day since last rain
Current: SW  4.6 mph
1Hr Average: 3.7 mph
Wind Run: 8.24 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph mph
Today: 11.5 mph 1:24 AM
Month: 22.0 mph 4-Dec
Year: 55.0 mph 19-Apr
Record Gust: 56.0 mph
11-Nov-2023
Sunlight:
9 h 11 m 39 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
9 h 10 m 30 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 9 sec shorter than
yesterday
9 h 9 m 25 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>) graph (Midnight
Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 16 days, 0 hours, 27 minutes in cycle
98%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 76%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 12:14 AM: 78%
Low 2:06 AM: 75%
Record High: 98%
29-Apr-2024
Record Low: 18%
18-May-2023
Current: Falling 0.013  inHg/hr 29.872 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:00 AM: 29.912 in.
Low 1:48 AM: 29.868 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: 3.0
Dec: 197.1
2025 to Date: 5336.7
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 11.00 in
Snow Depth: 3.50 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: 23.4°F
Low 12:51 AM: 20.3°F
Yesterday: 7.0°F
Record: -20.7°F
24-Apr-2024
Quality
Index6:

N/A


No Data
Density:
1.30 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   1.0 @ 12:46 PM
Dec-06

1.1
Dec-07

1.0
Dec-08

1.0
High Yest:   401.0 @ 1:12 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 02:25 Hrs
Rise: 7:32 am  Set: 4:41 pm
Soil Conditions8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
0.4 in: 37°F °F
1 in: 38°F
1.8 in: 40°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: 0.50 in
7-Days ET: 0.09 in
7-Day:  0.409 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.409 in
December: No Change 0 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:94%
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 6 of just the month of December for this station since 2012.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 6 of December for this station since 2012.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Saturday
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 22°F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. South wind around 8 mph.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation likely, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.
Saturday

Saturday: Snow Showers
Snow Showers

Hi 36°F
NWS forecast: Snow showers after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Southwest wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Snow Showers
Slight Chance Snow Showers
Sunday

Sunday: Snow
Snow
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Snow
Snow
Monday

Monday: Slight Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Sunny
Slight Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Light Snow Likely
Light Snow Likely
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Light Snow Likely
Light Snow Likely
Lo 23°F Hi 33°F Lo 11°F Hi 22°F Lo 8°F Hi 35°F Lo 29°F
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