As of 00:03 EDT

Weather in Amherst, NY

56°Current weather

Amherst, Friday, 16 October, 00:03

Overcast. Feels like 55°. High 66°, low 47°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind6.9 mph SE
Humidity78%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point49°

Monthly outlook for Amherst, NY: average high 61.9°, average low 47.1°. That is 3.6° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 2 days (about 0.2 inches), against a normal of 7 days and 1.8 inches. The warmest day looks like 25 October (68.1°), the coolest 17 October (39.2°).

61.9°/47.1°
Average high / low
+3.6°
Above normal
2 / 7
Wet days / normal
0.2 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
16 October – 25 October62.3°56.3°+3.3°
26 October – 4 November61.2°53.5°+4.3°
5 November – 14 Novemberat normal48.7°—

October records over 66 years

82.9°5 October 2007All-time high
27°31 October 2020All-time low
Sat, 1748° / 39°0.01Light rain
48 °Light rain

Amherst, Saturday, 17 October

Light rain. High 48°, low 39°.

Pressure30.39 inHg
Wind11.7 mph NW
Humidity61%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point28°
Sun, 1858° / 41°0Mostly clear
58 °Mostly clear

Amherst, Sunday, 18 October

Mostly clear. High 58°, low 41°.

Pressure30.53 inHg
Wind13.5 mph SW
Humidity58%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point43°
Mon, 1962° / 46°0Clear
62 °Clear

Amherst, Monday, 19 October

Clear. High 62°, low 46°.

Pressure30.50 inHg
Wind6.6 mph SW
Humidity57%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point43°
Tue, 2062° / 43°0Clear
62 °Clear

Amherst, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 62°, low 43°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind5.8 mph N
Humidity81%
Visibility—
Dew point48°
Wed, 2162° / 46°0Overcast
62 °Overcast

Amherst, Wednesday, 21 October

Overcast. High 62°, low 46°.

Pressure30.39 inHg
Wind9.6 mph NE
Humidity71%
Visibility—
Dew point46°
Thu, 2264° / 45°0Clear
64 °Clear

Amherst, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 64°, low 45°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind5 mph NE
Humidity54%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Fri, 2366° / 47°0Mostly clear
66 °Mostly clear

Amherst, Friday, 23 October

Mostly clear. High 66°, low 47°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind8.7 mph NE
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
Sat, 2467° / 47°0Clear
67 °Clear

Amherst, Saturday, 24 October

Clear. High 67°, low 47°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind8.2 mph E
Humidity56%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Sun, 2568° / 49°0Clear
68 °Clear

Amherst, Sunday, 25 October

Clear. High 68°, low 49°.

Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind5.6 mph N
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Mon, 2664° / 48°0Overcast
64 °Overcast

Amherst, Monday, 26 October

Overcast. High 64°, low 48°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind7.1 mph NE
Humidity51%
Visibility—
Dew point38°
Tue, 2765° / 47°0Clear
65 °Clear

Amherst, Tuesday, 27 October

Clear. High 65°, low 47°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind4.5 mph SW
Humidity44%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Wed, 2865° / 53°0Overcast
65 °Overcast

Amherst, Wednesday, 28 October

Overcast. High 65°, low 53°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind7.6 mph SW
Humidity57%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
Thu, 2960° / 55°0.08Light rain
60 °Light rain

Amherst, Thursday, 29 October

Light rain. High 60°, low 55°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind10.3 mph SE
Humidity77%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Fri, 3058° / 53°0.03Light rain
58 °Light rain

Amherst, Friday, 30 October

Light rain. High 58°, low 53°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind11.8 mph SW
Humidity64%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
Sat, 3156° / 47°0Light rain
56 °Light rain

Amherst, Saturday, 31 October

Light rain. High 56°, low 47°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind9.6 mph SW
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sun, 0155° / 43°0.12Climate normal
55 °Climate normal

Amherst, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high55°
Average low43°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation43%
Record high68° (2016)
Record low31° (2023)
Mon, 0254° / 42°0.18Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

Amherst, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low42°
Average precipitation0.18 in
Chance of precipitation48%
Record high68° (1971)
Record low26° (1965)
Tue, 0353° / 41°0.1Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Amherst, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high74° (1961)
Record low30° (2013)
Wed, 0451° / 40°0.11Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Amherst, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation45%
Record high70° (2015)
Record low25° (1991)
Thu, 0552° / 41°0.12Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Amherst, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation48%
Record high77° (2022)
Record low23° (1991)
Fri, 0651° / 40°0.09Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Amherst, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation43%
Record high71° (2022)
Record low28° (1991)
Sat, 0749° / 39°0.1Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Amherst, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation47%
Record high70° (1975)
Record low28° (2002)
Sun, 0849° / 38°0.08Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Amherst, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high66° (1996)
Record low23° (2019)
Mon, 0950° / 38°0.09Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Amherst, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation43%
Record high71° (2020)
Record low22° (1991)
Tue, 1050° / 38°0.12Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Amherst, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation47%
Record high72° (2020)
Record low17° (1991)
Wed, 1148° / 37°0.15Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Amherst, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.15 in
Chance of precipitation47%
Record high67° (2020)
Record low20° (2017)
Thu, 1247° / 35°0.09Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Amherst, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation42%
Record high66° (2012)
Record low16° (2019)
Fri, 1346° / 35°0.07Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

Amherst, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation45%
Record high63° (1961)
Record low10° (2019)
Sat, 1446° / 36°0.11Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

Amherst, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation35%
Record high65° (1994)
Record low14° (1996)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Amherst, NY are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Amherst, NY since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.