Right now79°Haze
Needs attention
Current concerns
Outside today
Air quality is today's main catch.
Moderate, with fine particles doing the heavy lifting.
- Rain
- 12%peak today
- Wind
- 8 mphgusts to 21
- Air
- 55US AQI · Moderate
How today changes
The next 24 hours
A fairly easy outdoor day: 79° now, with no major weather interruption in sight.
- 84°4% rainGusts 16 mph
- 85°2% rainGusts 18 mph
- 85°2% rainGusts 20 mph
- 86°2% rainGusts 21 mph
- 85°3% rainGusts 21 mph
- 84°6% rainGusts 21 mph
- 82°12% rainGusts 20 mph
- 79°12% rainGusts 20 mph
- 77°9% rainGusts 20 mph
- 76°5% rainGusts 20 mph
- 76°5% rainGusts 20 mph
- 76°6% rainGusts 18 mph
- 76°5% rainGusts 18 mph
- 75°5% rainGusts 18 mph
- 75°3% rainGusts 17 mph
- 75°2% rainGusts 17 mph
- 74°2% rainGusts 17 mph
- 73°3% rainGusts 15 mph
- 73°2% rainGusts 15 mph
- 75°2% rainGusts 15 mph
- 77°2% rainGusts 13 mph
- 81°3% rainGusts 13 mph
- 84°3% rainGusts 13 mph
- 86°3% rainGusts 12 mph
See the full 24 hours
- 84°4% rainGusts 16 mph
- 85°2% rainGusts 18 mph
- 85°2% rainGusts 20 mph
- 86°2% rainGusts 21 mph
- 85°3% rainGusts 21 mph
- 84°6% rainGusts 21 mph
- 82°12% rainGusts 20 mph
- 79°12% rainGusts 20 mph
- 77°9% rainGusts 20 mph
- 76°5% rainGusts 20 mph
- 76°5% rainGusts 20 mph
- 76°6% rainGusts 18 mph
- 76°5% rainGusts 18 mph
- 75°5% rainGusts 18 mph
- 75°3% rainGusts 17 mph
- 75°2% rainGusts 17 mph
- 74°2% rainGusts 17 mph
- 73°3% rainGusts 15 mph
- 73°2% rainGusts 15 mph
- 75°2% rainGusts 15 mph
- 77°2% rainGusts 13 mph
- 81°3% rainGusts 13 mph
- 84°3% rainGusts 13 mph
- 86°3% rainGusts 12 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Today looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 13%
- Wind
- 21 mph
Monday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 6%
- Wind
- 18 mph
Tuesday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 24%
- Wind
- 9 mph
Wednesday has a real shower chance.
- Rain
- 54%
- Wind
- 12 mph
Thursday carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 49%
- Wind
- 14 mph
- 86° / 76°Today looks fairly quiet.13% rain · Wind 21 mph
- 88° / 73°Monday looks fairly quiet.6% rain · Wind 18 mph
- 87° / 67°Tuesday looks fairly quiet.24% rain · Wind 9 mph
- 84° / 67°Wednesday has a real shower chance.54% rain · Wind 12 mph
- 83° / 67°Thursday carries a thunderstorm chance.49% rain · Wind 14 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
Rochester Area · Updated Sun 12:00 PMNo fresh outlook yet.
See air-quality report
Sky check
Light smoke overhead
Satellite view · Updated Sun 12:39 PMAir near ground55 · Moderate US AQI
See smoke mapHow we know
Air quality describes Rochester Area, about 7 miles from this place.
Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.
Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters
Rain, in motion
Rochester radar
Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 1:20 PM CDT.
Radar loads when you reach it.
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