Right now
27°C / 81°F
Overcast · wind 4 km/h · 36% RH
Soil (6 cm)
21°C / 70°F
Warm-season seeds go
Hardiness zone
7a
est. from 10-yr extreme low -17°C
Frost window
Apr 29 – Nov 8
~193 frost-free days · first frost in ~61 days
Sun
06:48 – 19:38
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
10% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/New_York
Tue
Overcast
28° / 13°
dry
Wed
Drizzle
28° / 20°
0.1 mm
Thu
Overcast
27° / 18°
dry
Fri
Overcast
22° / 12°
dry
Sat
Overcast
26° / 12°
dry
Sun
Overcast
27° / 17°
dry
Mon
Overcast
25° / 16°
dry
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklyBuffalo Gardening: Early September — Harvest, Plant Fall Crops, Prepare for Frost. Buffalo Area Fishing: Early Fall Transition. Fall Foraging in Buffalo: September.
Gardening
Buffalo Gardening: Early September — Harvest, Plant Fall Crops, Prepare for Frost
Sow & harvest now
- Spinach (Bloomsdale, Space or Tyee)
- Arugula (Roquette)
- Radish (Cherry Belle, Icicle)
- Kale (Winterbor, Lacinato)
Fishing
Buffalo Area Fishing: Early Fall Transition
What's biting
- Largemouth Bass
- Smallmouth Bass
- Walleye
- Channel Catfish
Foraging
Fall Foraging in Buffalo: September
In season now
- Black Walnut
- Autumn Olive
- Wild Grapes (Vitis species)
- Persimmon (American)
Your ecological region
Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Lowlands
The mixed hardwood heartland of Ontario, Quebec, the Great Lakes states and northern New England. Four real seasons and rich soils.
Regional guide →Your hardiness zone
Zone 7a
Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -17°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.
Zone guide →Get this guide for Buffalo every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.