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Rochester Hills, Michigan Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rochester Hills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Rochester Hills, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:34 AM
69
°
Heavy Rain
Feels like
69°
Humidity
84%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Sunset
5:13 PM
Rochester Hills, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRochester Hills, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 52% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 69°H 84°
Rochester Hills, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    52%
    0.38″
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    52%
    79°68°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    76°64°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    85°62°+9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    88°65°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    76°64°-12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    28%
    83°60°+7°
Rochester Hills, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
238° · backing 17°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
49
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 49 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 313SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Rochester Hills, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.8
+2.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.20 inHg
Now
988.8
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.4985.8988.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Rochester Hills, MI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.3 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
4h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Rochester Hills, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
5.5mi
MODERATE
92 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
09:34 UTC · Rochester Hills, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
09:34 UTC · Rochester Hills, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rochester Hills, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rochester Hills, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rochester Hills, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
5:13 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rochester Hills, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rochester Hills, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rochester Hills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Rochester Hills

  1. Sat87°69°52%
  2. Sun79°68°52%
  3. Mon76°64°9%
  4. Tue85°62°4%
  5. Wed88°65°10%
  6. Thu76°64°31%
  7. Fri83°60°28%
  8. Sat87°65°19%
  9. Sun79°65°15%
  10. Mon84°63°12%
  11. Tue72°64°12%
  12. Wed80°60°22%
  13. Thu85°64°35%
  14. Fri84°68°30%
  15. Sat76°59°10%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Rochester Hills

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 Hills

SPC includes Rochester Hills in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Hills

  • 48306
  • 48307
  • 48309

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.