Massive Cold Snap Headed To Western New York

A late summer cold snap will plunge the temperatures across Western New York to near record lows.

To start the week, we could see the low temperatures drop into the 40s or even the upper 30s across the region.

Record Lows In Western New York

Looking ahead at this week, the record lows for Western New York are in the 40s. Here is a look at the daily record lows for Buffalo.

Monday - 42 degrees
Tuesday - 45 degrees
Wednesday - 46 degrees
Thursday - 43 degrees
Friday - 38 degrees

Long Range Forecast For Western New York

Here is an extended forecast of lows for this week in Western New York, according to the National Weather Service.

Monday - 49 degrees
Tuesday - 47 degrees
Wednesday - 51 degrees
Thursday - 54 degrees
Friday - 49 degrees

Things would have to come together in the perfect scenario for us to hit the record lows, but it could happen this week.

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Even if we don't hit the record lows this week, it will still be very cool and well below normal for this time of year in Western New York.

The good news if you were hoping for the end of summer to come sooner than later, things will remain on the cooler side as we head into the first week of September and the first week of school in Western New York.

We are looking at temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s, before another warm-up comes our way.

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