Rochester Institute of Technology, New York Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rochester Institute of Technology weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain38%0.64″80°69°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy——78°65°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers57%0.11″71°63°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers33%0.01″71°63°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle12%—77°62°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle29%0.01″74°62°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%—79°67°+5°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 1.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 66
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rochester Institute of Technology at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rochester Institute of Technology
- Sat82°70°38%
- Sun78°66°8%
- Mon71°63°57%
- Tue71°63°33%
- Wed77°62°12%
- Thu74°62°29%
- Fri79°67°47%
- Sat75°57°22%
- Sun74°53°20%
- Mon76°53°29%
- Tue75°55°22%
- Wed78°55°39%
- Thu79°67°31%
- Fri83°63°52%
- Sat79°69°35%
- Sun77°65°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
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 Institute of Technology
SPC includes Rochester Institute of Technology 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 Institute of Technology
- 14623