Outdoor conditions in

Buffalo

New York

Outside today

Plan around the rain.

Rain chances reach 79% within the next 12 hours.

Buffalo representative view

Right now68°Cloudy
Rain
79%peak today
Wind
6 mphgusts to 13
Air
44US AQI · Good

How today changes

The next 24 hours

Rain is likely within the next 12 hours, so the dry stretches matter more than the headline temperature.

  1. 75°66% rainGusts 13 mph
  2. 74°68% rainGusts 12 mph
  3. 74°70% rainGusts 12 mph
  4. 73°71% rainGusts 10 mph
  5. 71°71% rainGusts 8 mph
  6. 71°75% rainGusts 7 mph
  7. 70°79% rainGusts 7 mph
  8. 70°75% rainGusts 6 mph
  9. 69°72% rainGusts 5 mph
  10. 69°69% rainGusts 5 mph
  11. 68°65% rainGusts 5 mph
  12. 68°67% rainGusts 5 mph
  13. 68°68% rainGusts 5 mph
  14. 68°67% rainGusts 5 mph
  15. 68°65% rainGusts 5 mph
  16. 67°61% rainGusts 5 mph
  17. 66°56% rainGusts 5 mph
  18. 67°59% rainGusts 5 mph
  19. 68°63% rainGusts 6 mph
  20. 70°63% rainGusts 6 mph
  21. 72°63% rainGusts 7 mph
  22. 73°62% rainGusts 6 mph
  23. 75°62% rainGusts 7 mph
  24. 76°62% rainGusts 7 mph
See the full 24 hours
  1. 75°66% rainGusts 13 mph
  2. 74°68% rainGusts 12 mph
  3. 74°70% rainGusts 12 mph
  4. 73°71% rainGusts 10 mph
  5. 71°71% rainGusts 8 mph
  6. 71°75% rainGusts 7 mph
  7. 70°79% rainGusts 7 mph
  8. 70°75% rainGusts 6 mph
  9. 69°72% rainGusts 5 mph
  10. 69°69% rainGusts 5 mph
  11. 68°65% rainGusts 5 mph
  12. 68°67% rainGusts 5 mph
  13. 68°68% rainGusts 5 mph
  14. 68°67% rainGusts 5 mph
  15. 68°65% rainGusts 5 mph
  16. 67°61% rainGusts 5 mph
  17. 66°56% rainGusts 5 mph
  18. 67°59% rainGusts 5 mph
  19. 68°63% rainGusts 6 mph
  20. 70°63% rainGusts 6 mph
  21. 72°63% rainGusts 7 mph
  22. 73°62% rainGusts 6 mph
  23. 75°62% rainGusts 7 mph
  24. 76°62% rainGusts 7 mph

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
79%
Wind
14 mph
Mon

Monday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
81%
Wind
8 mph
Tue

Tuesday has a real shower chance.

Rain
47%
Wind
24 mph
Wed

Wednesday carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
69%
Wind
22 mph
Thu

Thursday carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
69%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 75° / 69°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.79% rain · Wind 14 mph
  2. 78° / 66°Monday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.81% rain · Wind 8 mph
  3. 79° / 72°Tuesday has a real shower chance.47% rain · Wind 24 mph
  4. 79° / 70°Wednesday carries a thunderstorm chance.69% rain · Wind 22 mph
  5. 80° / 70°Thursday carries a thunderstorm chance.69% rain · Wind 13 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Western New York Region · Updated Sun 1:00 PM
44GoodUS AQI

Good now, rising to Moderate through Mon.

See air-quality report

Sky check

No smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 1:42 PM

Air near ground44 · Good US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes Western New York Region, about 19 miles from this place.

Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.

Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters

Rain, in motion

Buffalo radar

Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 2:20 PM EDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 2:20 PM EDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Buffalo for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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