National Weather Service Forecast for: Buffalo NY
Issued by: National Weather Service Buffalo, NY
Updated: 3:57 pm EDT May 4, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely
Tuesday

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm.  High near 62. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Slight Chance
Showers then
Showers
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then rain after 8pm.  Low around 42. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers

Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly before 2pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 51. North wind around 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers
Likely
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light west wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers
Thursday

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Partly Sunny

Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind around 6 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

Friday

Friday: A chance of showers after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: A chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
Showers
Lo 54 °F Hi 62 °F Lo 42 °F Hi 51 °F Lo 39 °F Hi 52 °F Lo 38 °F Hi 52 °F Lo 41 °F

 

Tonight
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 62. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
 
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then rain after 8pm. Low around 42. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
 
Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
 
A chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind around 6 mph.
Friday
 
A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
 
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
 
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Sunday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night
 
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
 
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Buffalo NY.