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Heavy Rainfall to Continue Over the Gulf Coast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Rio Grande Valley and Southern Appalachians Thursday

Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue to bring a flooding threat over the central and eastern Gulf Coast through Friday. Heavy rainfall is likely to persist over Florida into the weekend. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected over the Rio Grande Valley and over the Southern Appalachians Thursday afternoon and evening. Strong winds and hail will be the primary threats. Read More >

The lake temperature page is currently unavailable and we are working on a solution.

Here are two sources for Lake Temperatures in the meantime:

1) For Lake Erie, use this link for current water temperature at the Coast Guard Station in Downtown Buffalo

2) Both Lake Erie and Ontario are available in the Near Shore Marine Forecast

Near Shore Marine Forecast


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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1002 PM EDT Wed May 7 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.

LEZ020-080900-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1002 PM EDT Wed May 7 2025

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming
northeast. A chance of showers.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
north. Mainly clear.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots becoming west.
Partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Mainly
clear.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 48 degrees.

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LOZ030-080900-
Lower Niagara River-
1002 PM EDT Wed May 7 2025

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
northeast. Mostly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
morning, then clearing.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
north. Mainly clear.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Mainly clear.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Mainly
clear.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly
clear.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy.

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LEZ040-041-080900-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1002 PM EDT Wed May 7 2025

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Areas
of fog. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Patchy fog in the
morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly cloudy.
Waves 1 foot or less.

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LOZ042-043-080900-
Niagara River to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1002 PM EDT Wed May 7 2025

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Cloudy in the morning,
then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mainly
clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming
partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 45 degrees.

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LOZ044-080900-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
1002 PM EDT Wed May 7 2025

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Cloudy in the morning,
then becoming partly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly
clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming
partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

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LOZ045-080900-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1002 PM EDT Wed May 7 2025

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly
clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming
partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

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