Forecast Details for Buffalo, NY

Recent Locations: Buffalo, NY

Current Alerts for Buffalo, NY: Cold Weather Advisory Extreme Cold Warning
Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: Snow, mainly after 4pm. High near 27. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: Snow showers likely before 11pm, then a chance of snow showers after 1am. Patchy blowing snow between 9pm and 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -10. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Light south wind.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Calm wind.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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