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Amherst, NY Weather (14226)

Today Hourly 10-Day Weekend Monthly Radar Air Quality Climate
Current WeatherAmherst · 2:31 PM EDT
23° | 16°
22°C
Feels like 21°
Drizzle
WindSW 9 mph · Gusts 18 mph
Precip88% · 0.48 in
Humidity72% · Dew point 16°
UV index1 Low
Air Quality51 Moderate
Pressure30.09 inHg
Visibility6 mi
Sunrise / Sunset6:37 AM · 7:54 PM · 13h 17m

Weather map — Amherst

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Now
22°
0.03 in
9 mph
15:00
23°
0.03 in
10 mph
16:00
23°
0.03 in
4 mph
17:00
17°
0.03 in
2 mph
18:00
17°
0.02 in
2 mph
19:00
16°
0.02 in
3 mph
20:00
16°
0.11 in
1 mph
21:00
17°
0.03 in
4 mph
22:00
16°
63%
2 mph
23:00
17°
55%
1 mph
00:00
17°
42%
2 mph
01:00
17°
49%
2 mph
02:00
17°
42%
2 mph
03:00
17°
42%
1 mph
04:00
17°
42%
2 mph
05:00
17°
42%
2 mph
06:00
17°
39%
3 mph
07:00
17°
45%
2 mph
08:00
17°
42%
3 mph
09:00
17°
45%
2 mph
10:00
18°
45%
2 mph
11:00
18°
31%
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12:00
19°
51%
1 mph
13:00
18°
50%
1 mph

Today · Sun 8/30

High 23°
88% / 0.48 in

Drizzle. Winds SW at 10 mph.

Tonight · Sun 8/30

Low 16°
75% / 0.03 in

Light rain. Winds S at 4 mph.

Tomorrow · Mon 8/31

21° | 17°
83% / 0.07 in

Fog. Winds SW at 5 mph.

7-day trend

Amherst · temperature + precipitation

10-day forecast

Updated 2:31 PM

Details & indices

Wind
9 mph SW
Gusts 18 mph
Humidity
72%
Dew point 16°
Pressure
30.09 inHg
Rising
UV index
1 — Low
High today
Air Quality
Moderate
AQI 51 · US EPA
Allergy
Low
Ragweed
Visibility
6 mi
Clear view
Allergy — Amherst

🌿 Conditions right now

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Birch
None
Grass
Low
Oak
None
Alder
None
Hazel
None
Mugwort
Low
Ragweed
Low

Sun & moon

Sunrise6:37 AM
Sunset7:54 PM
Length of day13h 17m
Moonrise8:48 PM
Moonset9:15 AM
Moon phase🌖 Waning Gibbous · 93%
Next full moonSep 26 Harvest Moon
Latitude42.9784°N
Longitude-78.7998°E

Water temps nearby

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No beaches within 50 miles
🌤️No rain expected in the next 90 minutes
Now+30+60+90 min
Minute-by-minute precip · HRRR nowcast

Daily planner

computed from today's forecast
Laundry day
Fair
Line-drying weather
Grilling
Fair
Fire up the grill
Running
Poor
Lace up outside
Patio
Fair
Dinner outdoors
Nearby places in {{REGION}}
New York
Partly cloudy
25°
Brooklyn
Mostly cloudy
30°
Queens
Partly cloudy
25°
Manhattan
Partly cloudy
26°
The Bronx
Partly cloudy
26°
Staten Island
Partly cloudy
24°
Data sources · Sunday, August 30
Where the Amherst forecast comes from
This page blends NOAA/NWS model guidance with global ensembles for the 10-day outlook, air quality and alerts. Data refreshes every hour, current conditions every 15 minutes. Coordinates: 42.9784°N, -78.7998°.
NBM + global weather models
Updated: 2:31 PM
Weather in Amherst
Amherst's outlook: warmest day near 31° (Wednesday), coldest night about 12° (Monday). About 1.7 in of precipitation is expected in total; the most likely wet day is Sunday (88% chance). Expect a blustery spell — gusts near 42 mph on Wednesday. No watches or warnings are active for the area right now. Right now Amherst is running about 50° warmer than Toronto. Longer view: classic Northeast mix — nor'easters, humid spells and a glorious fall.
Amherst, NY · Elev 597 ft · 42.98°N, 78.80°W · New York · Forecast computed for these exact coordinates
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Updated: 2:31 PM