FNUS51 KBUF 072038 FWFBUF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York National Weather Service Buffalo NY 438 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025 .DISCUSSION... A strong cold front will bring initial rain, changing to snow this evening across our region. Temperatures tonight will fall back into the upper teens to lower 20s tonight, and remain in the upper 20s and lower 30s tomorrow...this as 1 to 2 inches of snow accumulates on the hills east of Lake Erie, and 4 to 9 inches east of Lake Ontario. Gusty west to northwest winds behind the front will be strongest along the southern Lake Ontario shoreline tonight through tomorrow. NYZ201-080800- Lake Ontario Plains- 438 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Showers Snow Snow Showers None Chance Precip (%) 70 60 30 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Min/Max Temp 21 32 18 40 Max/Min Humidity (%) 100 41 88 34 AM Wind (mph) W 17 G38 W 6 PM Wind (mph) SW 7 G27 W 16 G37 NW 11 G34 W 8 Precip Amount 0.10 0.10 0.02 0.00 Precip Duration 7 10 2 Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing 6 AM Mixing Height (ft-agl) 6520 70 7510 Transport Wind (kts) SW 15 NW 29 NW 25 W 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 0 189080 1750 127670 Dispersion Index 0 189 2 128 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ200-080800- Southern Tier- 438 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Snow Showers Snow Showers None None Chance Precip (%) 70 30 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Min/Max Temp 17 31 16 43 Max/Min Humidity (%) 94 35 83 23 AM Wind (mph) W 18 G38 W 5 PM Wind (mph) W 10 G25 NW 18 G38 NW 12 G29 W 7 Precip Amount 0.07 0.02 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 5 2 Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Precip End Continuing 6 PM Mixing Height (ft-agl) 70 6600 70 8360 Transport Wind (kts) SW 14 NW 29 NW 20 W 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 980 191400 1400 125400 Dispersion Index 1 191 1 125 Remarks...None. $$ .EXTENDED FORECAST... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, snow and freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s. .THURSDAY...Cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the mid 40s. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 50. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. WIND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North around 5 mph. WIND THURSDAY...East around 10 mph. WIND FRIDAY...North around 5 mph. WIND SATURDAY...North around 5 mph. WIND SUNDAY...West around 5 mph. WIND MONDAY...Southwest around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal. $$