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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: @ 2:15pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Lake Erie:32F
Lake Ontario:38F
Currently Outside: Colder 0.5°F than last hour.

59.5°F

Cool
High Today
62.5°F
9:44 AM
Low Today
41.8°F
2:33 AM
Yest High
61.9°F
3:37 PM
Yest Low
53.9°F
9:29 AM
Sta* High
70.5°F
2021
Sta* Low
14.5°F
2017
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012
Rec* High
69.0°F
1977
Rec* Low
1.0°F
1960
Weather Server uptime 0 Days 12 Hours 11 Minutes 31 Seconds
refreshHazardous Weather Outlook
Public Info Statement
light snow light snow

Wind from SW Wind:  SW
1.6

Gusting to:
1.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
1.72 in
Fire Weather Index: MINIMAL Current FWI:4
Fire Danger:
0.0 of 232
Today

Today: Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
Tonight

Tonight: Rain Showers then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Rain Showers then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Hi 66°F Lo 28°F Hi 36°F

Area Forecast Discussion 2:47 AM EDT Wen Mar 11 2026

1) Patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 10am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 6 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 57.8°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. -0.5°F
High 9:32 AM: 59.8°F
Low 2:33 AM: 38.2°F
Record High: 62.6°F on
7-Mar-2026
Record Low: -13.5°F on
9-Feb-2026
Wetbulb: 58.5°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 1.72 in
Rate (/hr): 0.267 in
Storm Rain: 1.78 in
Yesterday: 0.06 in
Last 7 Days: 1.30 in
Mar Rain: 3.03 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10
0.70 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 2.33 in for the month 2.33 in
Mar Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: Over 3.03 in for the month 3.03 in
Season:1 6.65 in
YTD
  Avg:11
2.35 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 4.3 in for the year 4.30 in
24 rain days in 2026
7 days in March
0 days since last rain
Current: SW  1.6 mph
1Hr Average: 0.8 mph
Wind Run: 41.57 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph
Today: 16.1 mph 12:40 AM
Month: 32.0 mph 7-Mar
Year: 32.0 mph 7-Mar
Record Gust: 32.0 mph
7-Mar-2026
Sunlight:
11 h 40 m 18 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
11 h 43 m 14 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 56 sec longer than
yesterday
11 h 46 m 9 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>) graph (Midnight
Legend

Last Quarter
Last Quarter, 22 days, 6 hours, 15 minutes in cycle
46%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 94%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 12:00 AM: 96%
Low 10:13 AM: 86%
Record High: 96%
4-Mar-2026
Record Low: 27%
9-Mar-2026
Current: Falling 0.044  inHg/hr 29.522 inHg
Last Hour: Falling
High 1:18 AM: 29.952
Low 2:01 PM: 29.518
Record High: 30.720 inHg
2-Mar-2026
Record Low: 29.379 inHg
20-Feb-2026
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 10.1
Mar: 247.8
2026 to Date: 2538.2
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: 59.5°F
Low 2:47 AM: 36.6°F
Yesterday: 53.9°F
Record: -17.7°F
7-Feb-2026
Quality
Index6:

57


Moderate
Density:
1.20 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes
Highest:
12:16 PM
0.8
23 W/m2
0%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
12:18 PM
105  W/m2
Record:
772 W/m2
Soil Conditions8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
0.4 in: 46 °F
1 in: 45°F
1.8 in: 42°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: 1.30 in
7-Days ET: 0.00 in
7-Day:  1.3 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.3 in
March:  3.03 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 3.03 in
HIGHS: LOWS:
75.4°F
7-Mar-2026
-9.0°F
9-Feb-2026
Daytime Records
  64.2°F°F
07-Mar-2026
  6.3°F°F
08-Feb-2026
Nitetime Records
  58.5°F°F
10-Mar-2026
  -4.2°F°F
09-Feb-2026
ICN:20 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:63%
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.   4 Updated at Noon Central Time.   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.   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 11 of just the month of March for this station since 2012.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 11 of March for this station since 2012.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain

Hi 66°F
NWS forecast: Rain and scattered thunderstorms before 5pm, then a chance of rain showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds and cooler, precipitation possible within 6 hrs, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.
Tonight

Tonight: Rain Showers then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Rain Showers then Slight Chance Snow Showers

Lo 28°F
NWS forecast: Rain showers before 2am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 2am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Snow Showers
Friday

Friday: Slight Chance Snow Showers then Rain And Snow
Slight Chance Snow Showers then Rain And Snow
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Slight Chance Snow Showers then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Snow Showers then Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Snow Showers
Chance Snow Showers
Sunday

Sunday: Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Hi 36°F Lo 26°F Hi 44°F Lo 25°F Hi 34°F Lo 25°F Hi 52°F
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