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Rochester, NY weather

It is 39°F and cloudy at Rochester, Greater Rochester International Airport as of Oct 28, 8:00 AM EDT. Today: Partly Sunny, high near 67°F, 3% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 7:57 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 8:16 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

39°F

Cloudy

Wind

Calm

Humidity 87% · dew point 36°F

Pressure · visibility

30.36 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Rochester, Greater Rochester International Airport (KROC), Oct 28, 8:00 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Rochester forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS BUF forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the BUF office near Rochester.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 8:14 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in New York.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Rochester (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 8 AM40°FCloudy3%SE 5 mph
Wed 9 AM44°FMostly Cloudy1%SE 5 mph
Wed 10 AM49°FMostly Cloudy3%SE 5 mph
Wed 11 AM54°FPartly Sunny2%S 5 mph
Wed 12 PM59°FMostly Sunny1%S 3 mph
Wed 1 PM63°FMostly Sunny1%S 3 mph
Wed 2 PM66°FMostly Sunny1%S 2 mph
Wed 3 PM66°FMostly Sunny0%S 3 mph
Wed 4 PM66°FMostly Sunny1%E 3 mph
Wed 5 PM64°FMostly Sunny1%NE 3 mph
Wed 6 PM61°FPartly Cloudy2%NE 2 mph
Wed 7 PM57°FPartly Cloudy3%NE 2 mph
Wed 8 PM54°FPartly Cloudy4%S 1 mph
Wed 9 PM53°FMostly Clear3%S 2 mph
Wed 10 PM52°FMostly Clear3%S 3 mph
Wed 11 PM52°FMostly Clear3%S 5 mph
Thu 12 AM52°FMostly Clear2%S 7 mph
Thu 1 AM52°FMostly Clear2%S 7 mph
Thu 2 AM51°FMostly Clear2%S 8 mph
Thu 3 AM51°FMostly Clear1%SW 8 mph
Thu 4 AM50°FMostly Clear1%S 8 mph
Thu 5 AM50°FMostly Clear1%SW 8 mph
Thu 6 AM50°FSunny0%SW 8 mph
Thu 7 AM50°FSunny1%S 9 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Rochester can differ.

7-day forecast

Today

High 67°F·Low 50°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind 1 to 8 mph.

Thursday

High 76°F·Low 48°F

Sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

High 59°F·Low 39°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 9 to 14 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind 3 to 9 mph.

Saturday

High 58°F·Low 38°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind around 3 mph.

Sunday

High 62°F·Low 44°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Monday

High 63°F·Low 45°F

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

High 60°F·Low 45°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Rochester is served by the National Weather Service BUF forecast office, forecast zone NYZ003, county zone NYC055.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Rochester (43.1699, -77.6169), in Monroe County. Population: 207,282 (2024 estimate), number 4 of the 43 New York cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KBUF. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/43.1699,-77.6169 (forecast issued Oct 28, 7:57 AM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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