It will be a bit of a rollercoaster ride to get there, but a meaningful warmup is in view for the Western New York forecast with spring-like temperatures and a much milder trend, National Weather Service forecasters say.
Temperatures Friday will at least rise above the freezing mark to the mid 40’s across the Buffalo-Niagara region, with dry conditions.
Winds will increase tonight, with peak gusts of around 40 mph across far Western NY and north of the Tug Hill Plateau, and up to 30 mph elsewhere. The strongest winds will develop after midnight and last through daybreak Saturday. #nywxpic.twitter.com/9TesKNT5OA
— NWS Buffalo (@NWSBUFFALO) February 27, 2026
The weekend weather word will be ‘changeable’, with windy conditions developing overnight into Saturday. “Gusts of 35 to 40 mph, mainly after midnight tonight, through the pre-dawn hours of Saturday,” National Weather Service meteorologist Jon Hitchcock tells WBEN.
Temps to start the day Saturday will be around 40, but will fall throughout the day into the 30’s, with colder conditions in the 20’s expected for Sunday and Monday before a more meaningful warmup…