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GRLevel3 radar from NWS station KBUF

...DISCUSSION...132 AM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

Widespread rain will develop today and tonight, with freezing rain across the Saint Lawrence Valley and Tug Hill, and possibly south of Lake Ontario.

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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: @ 4:00pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Lake Erie:32F
Lake Ontario:35F
Currently Outside: Colder 3.1°F than last hour.

37.3°F

Wind Chill:  32.8°F
Feels like:  33°F
Cold
High Today
43.0°F
1:43 PM
Low Today
32.4°F
12:21 AM
Yest High
55.1°F
3:48 PM
Yest Low
32.6°F
11:49 PM
Sta* High
74.5°F
2024
Sta* Low
-0.5°F
2014
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012
Rec* High
32.0°F
0
Rec* Low
32.0°F
0
Weather Server uptime 0 Days 5 Hours 23 Minutes 13 Seconds
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Public Info Statement
light snow light snow

Wind from SE Wind:  SE
4.9

Gusting to:
5.2 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.11 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.7 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Rain
Rain
Tonight

Tonight: Rain
Rain
Friday

Friday: Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny
Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny
Hi 43°F Lo 36°F Hi 58°F

Click here for full Forecast
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.9°F since last hour. 34.1°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.9°F since last hour. +0.9°F
High 9:44 AM: 37.3°F
Low 12:17 AM: 29.0°F
Record High: 46.0°F on
20-Feb-2026
Record Low: -13.5°F on
9-Feb-2026
Wetbulb: 36.1°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.11 in
Rate (/hr): 0.184 in
Storm Rain: 0.10 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Last 7 Days: 0.02 in
Mar Rain: 0.13 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10
0.37 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.24 in for the month 0.24 in
Mar Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: Over 0.13 in for the month 0.13 in
Season:1 3.75 in
YTD
  Avg:11
2.02 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 1.73 in for the year 1.73 in
20 rain days in 2026
3 days in March
0 days since last rain
Current: SE  4.9 mph
1Hr Average: 5.3 mph
Wind Run: 84.76 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 5.2 kts mph
Today: 16.0 mph 11:26 AM
Month: 15.7 mph 5-Mar
Year: 23.0 mph 6-Feb
Record Gust: 23.0 mph
6-Feb-2026
Sunlight:
11 h 22 m 50 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
11 h 25 m 44 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 54 sec longer than
yesterday
11 h 28 m 39 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>) graph (Midnight
Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 16 days, 9 hours, 2 minutes in cycle
94%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 13% since last hour. 88%
Last Hour: Increased 13% since last hour. 13%
High 12:01 AM: 88%
Low 1:07 PM: 68%
Record High: 96%
4-Mar-2026
Record Low: 35%
2-Mar-2026
Current: Rising 0.013  inHg/hr 30.135 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 8:55 AM: 30.195 in.
Low 4:31 AM: 30.112 in.
Record High: 30.720 inHg
2-Mar-2026
Record Low: 29.379 inHg
20-Feb-2026
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 18.0
Mar: 161.8
2026 to Date: 2452.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Mar Snow: Under 4.459 in for the month 1.25 in
Mar Avg: 5.71 in
Diff from Avg: -4.46 in
Season Total:2 87.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
1 snow day in March
14 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
2-Jan-2026
Average 1st Snow:
05 of Jan
Current: 32.8°F
Low 3:59 PM: 31.2°F
Yesterday: 32.6°F
Record: -17.7°F
7-Feb-2026
Quality
Index6:

33


Good
Density:
1.28 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   0.8 @ 1:40 PM
Mar-06

3.4
Mar-07

3.8
Mar-08

4.5
High Today:  
127 W/m2 @ 11:07 AM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 00:00 Hrs
Rise: 1:08 am  Set: 1:14 pm
Soil Conditions8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
0.4 in: 33°F °F
1 in: 34°F
1.8 in: 34°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: 0.00 in
7-Days Rain: 0.02 in
7-Days ET: 0.00 in
7-Day:  0.02 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.02 in
March:  0.13 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.13 in
HIGHS: LOWS:
55.0°F
4-Mar-2026
-9.0°F
9-Feb-2026
Daytime Records
  °F
  °F
Nitetime Records
  °F
  °F
ICN:16 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:58%
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.   8 Soil moisture and temperatures are from sensors burried in the ground at the levels specified.   10 Historical average only to day 5 of just the month of March for this station since 2012.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 5 of March for this station since 2012.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Rain
Rain

Hi 43°F
NWS forecast: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds and warmer, precipitation possible within 12 to 24 hrs, windy.
Tonight

Tonight: Rain
Rain

Lo 36°F
NWS forecast: Rain before 1am, then patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northeast wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

Friday: Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny
Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Saturday

Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 58°F Lo 48°F Hi 66°F Lo 37°F Hi 49°F Lo 40°F Hi 59°F
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