Rochester, Kentucky Weather
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Rochester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain27%0.07″88°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast31%—85°69°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail44%—86°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm23%—85°71°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm16%—91°71°+6°
- FridayJul 10Showers55%—89°70°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm55%0.02″77°70°-12°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 60 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 60 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 11:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rochester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42273
16-Day Forecast — Rochester
- Sun88°70°27%
- Mon85°69°31%
- Tue86°71°44%
- Wed85°71°23%
- Thu91°71°16%
- Fri89°70°55%
- Sat77°70°55%
- Sun86°69°23%
- Mon87°68°12%
- Tue75°56°6%
- Wed79°58°8%
- Thu82°63°25%
- Fri86°68°29%
- Sat86°68°49%
- Sun86°66°42%
- Mon86°66°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Rochester
SPC includes Rochester in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Rochester
- 42273