The National Weather Service calls for partly sunny skies today with a high near 77. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Tonight offers showers and thunderstorms likely with a low around 58.
The windy weather combined with low humidity has caused the weather service to issue a “red flag warning” — indicating dangerous fire weather conditions — from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. throughout all of Western New York. “The potential exists for rapid development and spread of wild fires … or for prescribed burns to get out of control. Outdoor burning is not recommended.”
A New York State Burn Ban prohibits outdoor open burning between March 16 and May 14.
Thursday: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 69. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 56. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 67. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
