987 FXUS61 KBUF 292152 AFDBUFArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Buffalo NY 552 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 2025
.SYNOPSIS... High pressure will guarantee fair dry weather through the entire week and into the coming weekend. A dry cold front will bring a more seasonable airmass around midweek with some risk for nocturnal frost at the higher elevations. Temperatures then climb back above normal later in the week.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/... A strong 1033 mb high will build down across the eastern Great Lakes through the period.
High level clouds will temporarily increase from the south through this evening north of the tropical low, but thinning of this cloud cover will take place overnight. Typical nocturnal valley fog can also be expected tonight.
Fair and warm weather expected Tuesday with highs in the 70s.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... Surface high pressure over northern Ontario will move southeastward Tuesday night. The high will move over New England Wednesday night through Thursday, before moving to the east coast Friday. The airmass will bring a short period of cooler weather to the eastern Great Lakes region. This will translate to below normal temperatures Tuesday night through Wednesday night. In fact, as the high moves overhead Wednesday night, minimum temperatures are expected to reach the 30s away from the Lakes, possible the upper 20s in the Black River Valley. Confidence is increasing that frost will develop and therefore Frost Headlines may be needed. The greatest confidence is east of Lake Ontario and across the western Southern Tier and Finger Lakes region Wednesday night. While not as cold on Thursday night, patchy frost is possible in some inland locations.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... A strong ridge and surface high pressure will persist across the region from Friday through the weekend, bringing continued dry and warm weather to our forecast area.
&&
.AVIATION /22Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... VFR will prevail through tonight with SCT-BKN cirrus north of the western Atlantic tropical systems, as strong surface high pressure remains anchored over the region.
Fog development is possible after 02z in the Southern Tier valleys, though the cirrus shield could limit this potential. Confidence of fog developing at KJHW is low.
Tuesday, morning valley fog will burn off within a few hours after sunrise. Otherwise VFR conditions expected to continue. High clouds from overnight will clear out from the northwest to the southeast through the first few hours of the morning.
Outlook...
Tuesday night through Saturday...Mainly VFR. Valley fog and local IFR possible each late night through the morning hours.
&&
.MARINE... Surface high pressure will remain directly over the eastern Great Lakes through tonight bringing light, variable winds.
A stronger area of high pressure will begin to build southeastward from northern Ontario tonight, then drift across the Northeast through much of the week. Northeast winds will increase starting Tuesday as the gradient between this high and the western Atlantic tropical systems. This will likely cause SCA conditions to develop on at least a portion of Lake Ontario, though the chop will notably increase along the southern portions of both lakes.
A dry cold front moving across the lakes Tuesday night will cause northeast winds to strengthen with more solid and widespread SCA criteria expected. Winds and wave action will relax some during the day Wednesday though remain elevated through Wednesday night.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NY...None. MARINE...None.
&&
$$
SYNOPSIS...PP/TMA NEAR TERM...TMA SHORT TERM...HSK LONG TERM...HSK AVIATION...PP/SW/TMA MARINE...PP/TMA
NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion