Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather
Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Ripley to Dunkirk NY (LEZ040) Issued by: National Weather Service Buffalo, NY Last Update: 403 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026 | |
| Today: Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers early. Waves 2 feet or less. Tonight: West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Monday: North winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Monday Night: Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. Tuesday: South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Wednesday: Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Showers likely during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. Thursday: Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms thursday night. Waves 2 feet or less. winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Ripley to Dunkirk NY (LEZ040) | |
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