Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S. and Northeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners
Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Severe thunderstorms are forecast from parts of the central High Plains into the Upper Midwest, and across parts of the Northeast. Critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Ripley to Dunkirk NY (LEZ040) Issued by: National Weather Service Buffalo, NY Last Update: 524 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026 |  |
Tonight: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear this evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. Wednesday: Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Wednesday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Thursday: Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Thursday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Friday: Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms friday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Saturday: Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms saturday night. Waves around 1 foot. Sunday: Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Ripley to Dunkirk NY (LEZ040) | |
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