To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. Buffalo Weather Terminology: 101 In the winter, Buffalo weather reports often require a great deal of patience and the ability to read between the lines. We carefully watch as they show us charts, graphs and maps while using terms like jet stream, relative humidity, advisories, watches, warnings, upper level system, trough, stationary front, pressure gradient, prevailing westerlies, isobar, Nor’easter, wind shear, and more. The problem is, most of the time, all we really want to know is: Am I going to have to shovel today? Will I need to shovel tomorrow? Perhaps we would be better served if they used windows instead of maps. Weather terminology unique to our region follows. Left: The historic wrought iron gates at the Buffalo Zoo. Rumor has it that in winter, the Polar bears throw nightly parties where tango is the current rage page 37