Buffalo, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buffalo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy24%—99°76°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers66%—90°71°-9°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers62%—94°67°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle42%—90°70°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy25%—95°69°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle34%—93°71°-2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle48%—91°68°-2°
AQI 77 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 65 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.9 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.9 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Buffalo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25033
15-Day Forecast — Buffalo
- Sat99°76°24%
- Sun90°71°66%
- Mon94°67°62%
- Tue90°70°42%
- Wed95°69°25%
- Thu93°71°34%
- Fri91°68°48%
- Sat82°69°47%
- Sun92°68°35%
- Mon87°65°19%
- Tue86°65°24%
- Wed84°63°30%
- Thu92°58°32%
- Fri93°72°33%
- Sat77°64°35%
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 has placed Buffalo in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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
- 25033