Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – The warm and dry conditions responsible for placing a portion of the Buffalo-Niagara region under ‘moderate’ drought conditions, will soon be replaced by a change in pattern that will bring cooler and wetter conditions.
But not before more heat for the first half of the mid-August weekend.
Warmer & drier than normal weather has dominated much of western & north central NY since the start of July. The pattern is expected to take more of a trend toward cooler and wetter than normal over the next few weeks. Latest drought conditions & extended outlooks attached below. pic.twitter.com/8p0fm9y6IS
— NWS Buffalo (@NWSBUFFALO) August 16, 2025
The National Weather Service in Buffalo shows portions of northern Erie County and southeast Niagara County as suffering from ‘moderate’ drought, while the remainder of Western New York is characterized as ‘abnormally’ dry…