Good afternoon! Brilliant blue skies and 64 degrees at the convergence of the Cattaraugus Creek and South Branch at in Gowanda. Calm wind.

This afternoon will be sunny, with a high of 64 degrees at 2pm. 14 degrees above normal. Light west wind. You might say, it’s a pretty nice day. Last year, partly cloudy with a high around 59. The record high of 74 was set in 1993. There was 4.8 inches of snow back in 1906.

The sun will set at 4:52 pm with dusk around 5:22 pm, which is 52 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 9 hours and 44 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 2 minutes and 6 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a slight chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low of 40 degrees at 10pm. Eight degrees above normal. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. One year ago, mostly clear with a low around 35. The record low of 7 occurred back in 1972.

There are 2 weeks until Square Dance Day when the sun will be setting at 4:44 pm with dusk at 5:15 pm. The average high temperature is 42 degrees, with a record high of 66 in 2005.