Forecast Details for Buffalo, NY

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Current Alerts for Buffalo, NY: Extreme Cold Watch Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.

Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow showers, mainly before 1am. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 3am. Low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Light southwest wind.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.

Tuesday Night: A chance of freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers and freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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