West Seneca Webcam – See the Weather Just Outside Buffalo

The West Seneca Webcam looks out from a home weather station in West Seneca, New York, a town of 45,500 people on the southeastern edge of Buffalo. The camera sits above a lawn inside the French Quarter, a mobile home community off French Road, and faces a quiet loop road with a planted island at its center. A straight lane lined with mature trees runs back from the middle of the frame, single-story homes with carports stand to the left and right, and a white roof crosses the bottom edge. It is an ordinary suburban view, and that is its value: the trees, lawns and pavement show what the weather over the Buffalo suburbs is doing right now, from fall color to a fresh coat of lake-effect snow.

About West Seneca

West Seneca covers 55.46 square kilometers (21.41 square miles) of Erie County, with the City of Buffalo along its northwestern border. The town lies at an elevation of 196 meters (643 feet), and both Cazenovia Creek and the Buffalo River wind through it. Its hamlets carry older names: Ebenezer, East Seneca, Gardenville and New Ebenezer. The camera is in the northern part of town, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) east-southeast of Buffalo City Hall.

The land was once part of the Buffalo Creek Reservation of the Seneca, which kept European settlement out until the middle of the 19th century. Around 1843 the Ebenezer Society, a German religious group also known as the Community of True Inspiration, bought land here and built four settlements. Most of its members later moved to Amana, Iowa, and by 1863 the villages had been abandoned. The town was formed in 1851 from parts of Cheektowaga and Hamburg, and took the name West Seneca in 1852 to avoid confusion with another Seneca in Ontario County.

The camera belongs to West Seneca Weather, a personal weather station with records going back to December 2013. Its website pairs this picture, which it calls the Gazebo Cam, with live readings from the station’s sensors, National Weather Service forecasts and radar from the Buffalo radar site, plus links to the station’s history on Weather Underground and PWSweather.

Weather and Climate in West Seneca

West Seneca shares Buffalo’s climate, and the official figures come from Buffalo Niagara International Airport. January averages a high of 0.1 C (32 F) and a low of minus 7.2 C (19 F). Snow defines the season. The airport averages 242 centimeters (95.4 inches) a year, and December is the snowiest month at 64 centimeters (25.3 inches). Much of it falls as lake-effect snow, in bands off Lake Erie whose path depends on the wind direction. When a band sets up over the town, the lawns and the loop road in this frame are where it shows first.

Spring warms slowly, with April averaging 12.6 C (54.7 F) by day and 2.5 C (36.5 F) at night. July brings highs around 26.8 C (80.2 F) and lows of 17.3 C (63.1 F), and southwest breezes off Lake Erie take the edge off the heat. By then the trees along the lane in the middle of the frame are in full leaf. October averages 15.3 C (59.6 F) by day and 6.6 C (43.9 F) at night, and in mid-October the trees in front of the camera were turning yellow. Buffalo records about 1,033 millimeters (40.68 inches) of precipitation and roughly 2,207 hours of sunshine a year.

Things to Do Near West Seneca

The Charles E. Burchfield Nature & Art Center is about 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) south of the camera at 2001 Union Road in Gardenville. Its 29 acres hold gardens and walking trails, the grounds are open from dawn to dusk, and the building keeps short afternoon hours on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The center is named for the artist Charles E. Burchfield, whose former home and studio also stand in the town. For a meal with some history behind it, Schwabl’s has been serving in West Seneca since 1837.

Downtown Buffalo is about 10 kilometers (6 miles) to the west-northwest, with Buffalo City Hall on Niagara Square at its center. To the south, Highmark Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills, is about 11 kilometers (7 miles) away in Orchard Park. The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90), US Route 219 and US Route 20 all cross the town, linking it to the rest of the Buffalo Niagara region.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is West Seneca located?

West Seneca is a town in Erie County, western New York, bordering the City of Buffalo to the northwest. The camera is in the northern part of town, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) east-southeast of Buffalo City Hall.

What can you see on the West Seneca Webcam?

A loop road inside the French Quarter mobile home community, with a planted island, a long tree-lined lane, lawns and single-story homes. Bare branches, fall color or snow on the lawns show the season and the latest weather at a glance.

What is the weather like in West Seneca?

Winters are cold and snowy and summers are warm. Based on Buffalo Niagara International Airport records, January averages a high of 0.1 C (32 F) and July a high of 26.8 C (80.2 F).

How much snow does West Seneca get?

The nearby airport averages 242 centimeters (95.4 inches) of snow a year, with December the snowiest month at 64 centimeters (25.3 inches). Lake-effect bands off Lake Erie bring much of it, and where they land depends on the wind.

How far is West Seneca from downtown Buffalo?

The camera is about 10 kilometers (6 miles) in a straight line from Buffalo City Hall, which sits to the west-northwest. The town shares its northwestern border with the city.

Who runs the West Seneca Webcam?

West Seneca Weather, a personal weather station in the town with records going back to December 2013. Its website shows the camera alongside current conditions, forecasts and radar for the Buffalo area.

What is West Seneca known for?

Its history as part of the Buffalo Creek Reservation and as the home of the Ebenezer Society, whose members later moved to Amana, Iowa. Today it is known for the Burchfield Nature & Art Center and for Schwabl’s, open since 1837.

Source: West Seneca Weather