Buffalo, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buffalo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——87°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain24%1.8″86°72°-1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail39%—86°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast18%—84°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy17%—86°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy30%—88°68°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers50%0.17″76°70°-12°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 72 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 72 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 72
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 10:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Buffalo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42716
16-Day Forecast — Buffalo
- Sat87°68°8%
- Sun86°72°24%
- Mon86°72°39%
- Tue84°68°18%
- Wed86°66°17%
- Thu88°68°30%
- Fri76°70°50%
- Sat83°70°45%
- Sun78°64°18%
- Mon73°59°11%
- Tue77°60°15%
- Wed83°62°17%
- Thu84°64°13%
- Fri86°71°25%
- Sat77°70°39%
- Sun86°70°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Buffalo
SPC includes Buffalo in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Buffalo
- 42716