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207 AM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 SYNOPSIS... A weak frontal boundary will stall over our area today, with afternoon temperatures ranging from the lower 60s north of the boundary to the lower 80s across the Southern Tier. While there can be an afternoon shower or thunderstorm well south of Buffalo and Rochester, most areas will be rain free. Temperatures this week will average well above normal, especially Thursday and Friday. Area Forecast Discussion
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: @ 6:45am  
Temperatures Current Conditions Forecast
Lake Erie:47F
Lake Ontario:45F
Currently Outside: Colder 0.9°F than last hour.

56.7°F

Cool
High Today
59.5°F
12:44 AM
Low Today
56.7°F
2:09 AM
Yest High
71.0°F
11:29 AM
Yest Low
58.8°F
11:43 PM
Sta* High
69.9°F
2020
Sta* Low
26.8°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 12/2013
Rec* High
93.0°F
1987
Rec* Low
27.0°F
1903
Weather Server uptime 2 Days 3 Hours 25 Minutes 59 Seconds
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Public Info Statement
mostly cloudy -  mist mostly cloudy - mist

Wind from E Wind:  E
0.8

Gusting to:
1.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.8 of 100
Today

Today: A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 3am, then a slight chance of showers after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers

Tuesday

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers before 8am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 68. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely

Hi 75 °F Lo 57 °F Hi 68 °F

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Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1°F since last hour. 55.6°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1°F since last hour. 1°F
High 12:44 AM: 58.1°F
Low 2:09 AM: 55.0°F
Record High: 74.7°F on
Sep-6-2023
Record Low: -15.3°F on
Apr-24-2024
Wetbulb: 56.1°F
Leaf Wet:7 0
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.28 in
Yesterday: 0.09 in
Last 7 Days: 0.34 in
Apr Rain: 0.64 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10
0.00 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.64 in for the month 0.64 in
Apr Avg: 4.98 in
Diff from Avg: Under 4.34 in for the month 4.34 in
Season:1 5.05 in
YTD
  Avg:11
4.01 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 1.04 in for the year 1.04 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-28-2024
at 3:50 PM
53 rain days in 2024
17 days in April
0 days since last rain
Current: E  0.8 mph
1Hr Average: 1.3 mph
Wind Run: 6.71 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph mph
Today: 5.0 mph 4:33 AM
Month: 19.0 mph Apr-27
Year: 42.6 mph Jan-13
Record Gust: 56.0 mph
Nov-11-2023
Sunlight:
13 hrs 41 min
54 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 4 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 20 days, 16 hours, 28 minutes in cycle
71%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 96%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 3:24 AM: 96%
Low 12:00 AM: 94%
Record High: 97%
Jun-24-2023
Record Low: 18%
May-18-2023
Current: Rising 0.011  inHg/hr 29.985 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:04 AM: 30.050 in.
Low 6:01 AM: 29.968 in.
Record High: 30.693 inHg
Dec-13-2023
Record Low: 28.948 inHg
Jan-9-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill AIR
Today: 1.8
Apr: 458.0
2024 to Date: 2753.9
Cooling Degree Days
2024 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Apr Snow: Under 0.945 in for the month 0.00 in
Apr Avg: 0.94 in
Diff from Avg: -0.94 in
Season Total:2 70.75 in
Snow Depth: 4.00 in
0 snow days in April
13 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
Nov-1-2023
Average 1st Snow:
28 of Nov
Current: 56.7°F
Low 2:09 AM: 56.7°F
Yesterday: 58.8°F
Record: 25.5°F
Apr-26-2024
Quality
Index6:

28


Good
Density:
1.23 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes
Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0
25 W/m2
0%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
6:44 AM
25  W/m2
Record:
1241 W/m2
Soil Depth/Temp8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
0.6 in: 54°F °F
1.2 in: 52°F
1.8 in: 50°F

Growing conditions
at the depth of:  0.6 in:


Soil moisture range is from
0-Wet to 200-Dry/Frozen
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.01 in
7-Days Rain: 0.34 in
7-Days ET: 0.73 in
7-Day:  0.392 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.392 in
April:  0.23 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.23 in
HIGHS: LOWS:
94.8°F
Sep-6-2023
26.8°F
Apr-26-2024
Daytime Records
  91.8°F
Sep-06-2023
  12.4°F
Jan-20-2024
Nitetime Records
  79.0°F
Jul-29-2023
  10.6°F
Jan-17-2024
ICN:5 | S3C2:6 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:98%
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.   3 Snow manually measured usually around 7AM and 7PM.   5 Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present).   6 Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight.   7 Leaf Wetness is surface moisture on foliage. 0 being totally dry and 15 being totally saturated.   8 Soil moisture and temperatures are from sensors burried in the ground at the levels specified.   9 Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station’s recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station’s location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked.   10 Historical average only to day 29 of just the month of April for this station since 2014.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 29 of April for this station since 2014.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Sunny

Hi 75 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.
Tonight

Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 3am, then a slight chance of showers after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers


Lo 57 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 3am, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers before 8am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 68. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely

Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers

Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly Sunny


Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 6 mph.
Partly Cloudy


Thursday

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly Sunny


Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 6 to 8 mph.
Partly Cloudy


Friday

Friday: A chance of showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Chance
Showers

Hi 68 °F Lo 50 °F Hi 69 °F Lo 51 °F Hi 78 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 81 °F

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