FNUS51 KBUF 062039 FWFBUF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York National Weather Service Buffalo NY 438 PM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 .DISCUSSION... Weak surface high pressure will generate light northwesterly winds through tonight, while maintaining dry weather across northern zones, though a passing light rain or snow showers will remain possible across the Southern Tier. Another cold front will pass across the region Monday, with precipitation possibly starting as rain, though quickly changing to accumulating snow. This system will produce a coating of snow Monday night and Tuesday morning, though higher terrain east of Lake Erie will accumulate an inch or two, and higher terrain east of Lake Ontario will accumulate several inches of snow. NYZ201-070800- Lake Ontario Plains- 438 PM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Showers Snow Showers Chance Precip (%) 0 0 70 60 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Min/Max Temp 29 49 22 33 Max/Min Humidity (%) 85 35 92 41 AM Wind (mph) Lgt/Var W 14 G29 PM Wind (mph) Lgt/Var S 5 SW 7 G23 W 14 G30 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.06 Precip Duration 6 8 Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Mixing Height (ft-agl) 40 7120 70 7460 Transport Wind (kts) NW 11 S 10 SW 12 NW 32 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 440 71200 840 238720 Dispersion Index 0 71 1 239 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ200-070800- Southern Tier- 438 PM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type Snow None Snow Snow Showers Chance Precip (%) 30 0 70 50 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Min/Max Temp 28 48 19 32 Max/Min Humidity (%) 83 32 93 35 AM Wind (mph) Lgt/Var W 15 G28 PM Wind (mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 W 9 G22 W 15 G28 Precip Amount 0.03 0.00 0.06 0.02 Precip Duration 2 6 2 Precip Begin 10 PM 6 PM Continuing Precip End 5 AM Continuing 6 PM Mixing Height (ft-agl) 70 7830 7960 Transport Wind (kts) NW 10 SW 13 W 17 NW 31 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 700 101790 0 246760 Dispersion Index 1 102 0 247 Remarks...None. $$ .EXTENDED FORECAST... .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows in the lower 20s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of snow showers. Highs in the upper 30s. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely and a chance of snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. WIND TUESDAY NIGHT...West around 10 mph. WIND WEDNESDAY...Southwest around 5 mph. WIND THURSDAY...East 5 to 10 mph. WIND FRIDAY...North around 5 mph. WIND SATURDAY...North around 5 mph. WIND SUNDAY...West around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal. $$