Observed 5:40 PM EDT at KBUF

Alden, NY weather

Sunny and 63°17°.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the north. 35–7 mph11 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.46 inHg1031 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Low 40°4° tonight at 5 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 64°18° tomorrow at 2 PM

TonightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 62°17° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 63°17° · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	1%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	3%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	5%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	39%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	42%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	46%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	51%	70%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	48%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	75%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	75%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	50%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	59%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	82%	28%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	82%	59%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	87%	46%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	87%	38%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	90%	74%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	92%	73%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	74%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	81%	61%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	74%	77%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	69%	71%	3
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	66%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	74%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	63%	78%	3
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	61%	81%	2
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	76%	1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 63°17°, low 37°3°. Typical 56°13° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 37. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
35°2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–48°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 36°2°. Typical 56°13° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–48°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 36°2°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Low, likely
35°2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–50°10°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 54°12° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 40°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 54°12° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–53°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–73°23°
Low, likely
36°2°–54°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 53°12° / 39°4°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 39°4°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 63°17°, low 54°12°. Typical 53°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.64 in16 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 38°3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 37°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 64°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 36°.
Rest of week
Highs 54–69°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BUF) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Cayuga Creek at Lancaster

7.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Tonawanda Creek at Attica

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Forecast peak 3.3 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Buffalo Creek at Gardenville

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.6 ft
Flow: 18 cfs

Forecast peak 0.6 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Ellicott Creek below Williamsville

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 30 cfs

Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 79% less heating than a typical week.

This week 26Typical 121

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 13
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 37°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Buffalo Niagara International Airpor · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1873–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Alden weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 38 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:35 PM; Morning 7:20–8:17 AM
Blue hour: 6:35–6:46 PM; Morning 7:09–7:20 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:46 PM–7:10 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Alden. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Alden, NY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cayuga Creek at Lancaster

Tonawanda Creek at Attica

Buffalo Creek at Gardenville

Ellicott Creek below Williamsville

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon