Outdoor conditions in

Buffalo

Kansas
Flood WatchFlood Watch issued October 15 at 2:20AM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KSOfficial NWS alert
Now
  1. 69°Patchy Fog90% rain98% humidityGusts 10 mph
  2. 70°Patchy Fog90% rain96% humidityGusts 12 mph
  3. 70°Rain Showers78% rain94% humidityGusts 14 mph
  4. 70°Rain Showers Likely66% rain92% humidityGusts 15 mph
  5. 70°Chance Rain Showers54% rain90% humidityGusts 17 mph
  6. 70°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms42% rain91% humidityGusts 18 mph
  7. 71°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms41% rain88% humidityGusts 20 mph
  8. 69°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms39% rain88% humidityGusts 22 mph
  9. 68°Chance Rain Showers34% rain82% humidityGusts 25 mph
  10. 67°Chance Rain Showers26% rain75% humidityGusts 28 mph
  11. 63°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain78% humidityGusts 29 mph
  12. 60°Cloudy10% rain84% humidityGusts 29 mph
  13. 57°Mostly Cloudy8% rain90% humidityGusts 28 mph
  14. 56°Mostly Cloudy6% rain87% humidityGusts 26 mph
  15. 56°Mostly Cloudy4% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  16. 55°Partly Cloudy2% rain82% humidityGusts 24 mph
  17. 55°Partly Cloudy1% rain77% humidityGusts 24 mph
  18. 54°Mostly Clear0% rain73% humidityGusts 24 mph
  19. 52°Mostly Clear0% rain70% humidityGusts 25 mph
  20. 50°Mostly Clear0% rain69% humidityGusts 25 mph
  21. 48°Mostly Clear0% rain69% humidityGusts 25 mph
  22. 47°Mostly Clear0% rain70% humidityGusts 26 mph
  23. 46°Sunny0% rain71% humidityGusts 28 mph
  24. 45°Sunny0% rain72% humidityGusts 28 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
90%
Humidity
75–98%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
11%
Humidity
54–78%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
46–96%
Wind
13 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
48–100%
Wind
21 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Humidity
41–94%
Wind
15 mph
  1. 71° / 55°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.90% rain · Humidity 75–98% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 55° / 44°Friday looks breezy.11% rain · Humidity 54–78% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 58° / 36°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 46–96% · Wind 13 mph
  4. 64° / 37°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 48–100% · Wind 21 mph
  5. 71° / 45°Monday looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Humidity 41–94% · Wind 15 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Chanute area · Updated Thu 7:25 AM
19GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground19 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Buffalo radar

An active official alert is in effect. Its affected area is described above the briefing.

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Buffalo.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 8 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
98%
Wind
8 mph
Gusts
10 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Chanute area, about 12 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Buffalo, KS, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.