Buffalo, US
Buffalo Weather — Forecast With Attitude
6°C
few clouds
Buffalo roast of the day
Grey over Lake Erie, which is Buffalo’s winter wallpaper.
That’s the polite version. Turn the attitude up in the app if you can take it.
Tomorrow in Buffalo
Clouds, high 18°C / low 5°C.
Next few hours
Buffalo 7-day forecast
Buffalo weather facts
- Yearly snowfall
- 95.4 in (242 cm)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, station BUFFALO, NY US (USW00014733), 1991-2020
- Snowiest month
- January, 26.7 in (68 cm)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, station BUFFALO, NY US (USW00014733), 1991-2020
- Days with measurable rain or snow
- 166 days a year
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, station BUFFALO, NY US (USW00014733), 1991-2020
- First autumn freeze, typical date
- October 26
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, station BUFFALO, NY US (USW00014733), 1991-2020
- Coldest month
- January, average low 19°F (-7°C)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, station BUFFALO, NY US (USW00014733), 1991-2020
Buffalo weather questions
How much snow does Buffalo get?
A lot. Buffalo averages 95.4 in (242 cm) of snow a year, the snowiest month is January, 26.7 in (68 cm), and lake-effect bands can make totals very different from one side of town to the other. The current forecast shows no snow for the next 5 days.
When does winter start in Buffalo?
The first freeze typically arrives around October 26, and the coldest month is January, average low 19°F (-7°C). The coldest night in the current forecast is Sunday, with a low of 5°C (41°F).
How often is it wet in Buffalo?
Often, and in every season. The airport records measurable rain or snow on 166 days a year. The current forecast has rain on Thursday.
Buffalo rain radar
Live precipitation over Buffalo, looped from the last hour.
Radar © RainViewer. Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO.
What the weather’s actually like in Buffalo
Buffalo’s weather is shaped by Lake Erie: lake-effect snow bands that can bury one neighborhood and skip the next, grey and cloudy winters, and summers that are mild, breezy and genuinely pleasant.
Weather With Attitude gives you Buffalo’s real forecast — current conditions, hourly and 7-day, from live OpenWeatherMap data for the USA — and then tells you what it honestly thinks about it. Set the attitude from mildly sarcastic to fully sweary, or keep it clean. Severe weather is always played straight; the jokes are for the boring, beige-sky days.
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