Outdoor conditions in

Rapids

New York
Now
  1. 59°Partly Sunny0% rain63% humidityGusts 13 mph
  2. 59°Partly Sunny0% rain62% humidityGusts 14 mph
  3. 59°Partly Sunny0% rain62% humidityGusts 15 mph
  4. 58°Mostly Cloudy0% rain62% humidityGusts 15 mph
  5. 57°Mostly Cloudy0% rain65% humidityGusts 16 mph
  6. 54°Mostly Cloudy0% rain70% humidityGusts 16 mph
  7. 51°Mostly Cloudy1% rain76% humidityGusts 16 mph
  8. 50°Cloudy5% rain79% humidityGusts 15 mph
  9. 50°Cloudy9% rain82% humidityGusts 14 mph
  10. 52°Chance Rain Showers25% rain82% humidityGusts 12 mph
  11. 52°Chance Rain Showers40% rain89% humidityGusts 10 mph
  12. 53°Light Rain Likely69% rain95% humidityGusts 10 mph
  13. 55°Periods Of Rain98% rain99% humidityGusts 12 mph
  14. 57°Periods Of Rain99% rain99% humidityGusts 16 mph
  15. 59°Periods Of Rain100% rain99% humidityGusts 22 mph
  16. 62°Periods Of Rain91% rain98% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 63°Periods Of Rain82% rain97% humidityGusts 29 mph
  18. 64°Periods Of Rain84% rain96% humidityGusts 29 mph
  19. 65°Periods Of Rain86% rain97% humidityGusts 30 mph
  20. 65°Periods Of Rain86% rain97% humidityGusts 31 mph
  21. 65°Periods Of Rain86% rain96% humidityGusts 33 mph
  22. 66°Periods Of Rain94% rain92% humidityGusts 35 mph
  23. 64°Periods Of Rain94% rain92% humidityGusts 37 mph
  24. 64°Periods Of Rain94% rain88% humidityGusts 38 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
25%
Humidity
62–82%
Wind
16 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
82–99%
Wind
39 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
28%
Humidity
48–85%
Wind
23 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
1%
Humidity
51–92%
Wind
28 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
3%
Humidity
55–91%
Wind
20 mph
  1. 59° / 50°Today looks fairly quiet.25% rain · Humidity 62–82% · Wind 16 mph
  2. 66° / 44°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 82–99% · Wind 39 mph
  3. 47° / 37°Saturday looks fairly quiet.28% rain · Humidity 48–85% · Wind 23 mph
  4. 61° / 35°Sunday looks breezy.1% rain · Humidity 51–92% · Wind 28 mph
  5. 63° / 40°Monday looks fairly quiet.3% rain · Humidity 55–91% · Wind 20 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Western New York Region · Updated Thu 1:26 PM
24GoodUS AQI

Good through Today.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground24 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Rapids radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Rapids.

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 9 mph.

Humidity
63%
Wind
9 mph
Gusts
13 mph

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

Nearby regional view

Explore Buffalo

About 18 miles away, the Buffalo hub looks more deeply at Buffalo, NY. It reflects that wider area rather than Rapids’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

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

Air quality

This reading describes Western New York Region, about 37 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 Rapids, NY, 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.