Outdoor conditions in

Rochester

New York

Outside today

Plan around the rain.

Rain chances reach 71% within the next 12 hours.

Rochester representative view

Right now66°Cloudy
Rain
71%peak today
Wind
6 mphgusts to 13
Air
38US AQI · Good

How today changes

The next 24 hours

Rain is likely within the next 12 hours, so the dry stretches matter more than the headline temperature.

  1. 76°41% rainGusts 13 mph
  2. 74°56% rainGusts 13 mph
  3. 74°71% rainGusts 12 mph
  4. 73°62% rainGusts 9 mph
  5. 71°54% rainGusts 9 mph
  6. 70°47% rainGusts 8 mph
  7. 68°40% rainGusts 7 mph
  8. 67°36% rainGusts 6 mph
  9. 66°31% rainGusts 6 mph
  10. 66°26% rainGusts 6 mph
  11. 66°20% rainGusts 5 mph
  12. 66°16% rainGusts 5 mph
  13. 66°11% rainGusts 3 mph
  14. 66°13% rainGusts 3 mph
  15. 65°15% rainGusts 5 mph
  16. 65°14% rainGusts 5 mph
  17. 64°13% rainGusts 5 mph
  18. 64°18% rainGusts 6 mph
  19. 65°23% rainGusts 6 mph
  20. 67°23% rainGusts 6 mph
  21. 70°23% rainGusts 7 mph
  22. 72°28% rainGusts 7 mph
  23. 74°28% rainGusts 7 mph
  24. 76°28% rainGusts 7 mph
See the full 24 hours
  1. 76°41% rainGusts 13 mph
  2. 74°56% rainGusts 13 mph
  3. 74°71% rainGusts 12 mph
  4. 73°62% rainGusts 9 mph
  5. 71°54% rainGusts 9 mph
  6. 70°47% rainGusts 8 mph
  7. 68°40% rainGusts 7 mph
  8. 67°36% rainGusts 6 mph
  9. 66°31% rainGusts 6 mph
  10. 66°26% rainGusts 6 mph
  11. 66°20% rainGusts 5 mph
  12. 66°16% rainGusts 5 mph
  13. 66°11% rainGusts 3 mph
  14. 66°13% rainGusts 3 mph
  15. 65°15% rainGusts 5 mph
  16. 65°14% rainGusts 5 mph
  17. 64°13% rainGusts 5 mph
  18. 64°18% rainGusts 6 mph
  19. 65°23% rainGusts 6 mph
  20. 67°23% rainGusts 6 mph
  21. 70°23% rainGusts 7 mph
  22. 72°28% rainGusts 7 mph
  23. 74°28% rainGusts 7 mph
  24. 76°28% rainGusts 7 mph

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
71%
Wind
14 mph
Mon

Monday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
78%
Wind
7 mph
Tue

Tuesday carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
70%
Wind
18 mph
Wed

Wednesday carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
61%
Wind
18 mph
Thu

Thursday carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
61%
Wind
15 mph
  1. 76° / 66°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.71% rain · Wind 14 mph
  2. 78° / 64°Monday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.78% rain · Wind 7 mph
  3. 83° / 69°Tuesday carries a thunderstorm chance.70% rain · Wind 18 mph
  4. 83° / 67°Wednesday carries a thunderstorm chance.61% rain · Wind 18 mph
  5. 79° / 67°Thursday carries a thunderstorm chance.61% rain · Wind 15 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Eastern Lake Ontario Region · Updated Sun 1:00 PM
38GoodUS AQI

Good through Mon.

See air-quality report

Sky check

No smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 1:41 PM

Air near ground38 · Good US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes Eastern Lake Ontario Region, about 46 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, 2:20 PM EDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 2:20 PM EDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Rochester for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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