Buffalo, NY wind

Buffalo, NY is a land weather station near Buffalo in the Lake Ontario sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 4 kn from SE (130°), gusting 5 kn, 2026-11-04 00:48 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:48 America/New_York). Air 18°C. 1018 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 7 kn, 75 readings, gust 17 kn, peak mean 13 kn, mostly S (181°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:48 UTC: 4 kn from SE (130°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 5 kn from SE (130°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 22:30 UTC: 1 kn from SE (130°), gust 2 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 8 kn from W (260°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 7 kn from WSW (250°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 19:48 UTC: 8 kn from SW (230°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 6 kn from S (190°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 11 kn from SSW (200°), gust 14 kn

Position 42.878, -78.890; exposure coastal. Buffalo, NY is on the shore: it reads sea wind well, land wind less so.

Forecast against this station

Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days HRDPS continental 2.5 km has had the smallest wind-speed error at Buffalo, NY: 2.2 kn on average across 146 hourly comparisons, against 2.2 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Buffalo, NY: 2.2 kn on average across 49 hourly comparisons, against 2.2 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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