Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms
Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, central Great Lakes, and Ozarks Wednesday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Ripley to Dunkirk NY (LEZ040) Issued by: National Weather Service Buffalo, NY Last Update: 1003 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026 |  |
| Rest Of Tonight: Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. Wednesday: South winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. Wednesday Night: Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Showers and thunderstorms likely overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. Thursday: South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Thursday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less than 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Friday: Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Partly cloudy, then becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. Saturday: East winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. Sunday: South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Ripley to Dunkirk NY (LEZ040) | |
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