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Weather in Rochester, Texas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rochester, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:00 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
49%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Rochester, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
19%
12a
85°
15%
1a
81°
16%
2a
85°
10%
3a
81°
4a
81°
5a
81°
6a
81°
7a
80°
8a
82°
9a
86°
10a
89°
11a
90°
12p
96°
1p
96°
2p
94°
3p
97°
4p
93°
5p
95°
6p
91°
7p
89°
8p
84°
9p
71°
27%
10p
76°
34%
11p
L 71°H 97°
Rochester, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    93°72°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    101°74°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    50%
    84°59°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    61%
    72°63°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    85°65°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    88°64°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    94°64°
Rochester, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · veering 19°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
40
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 18
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 18 · pk 41 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 20 mph with gusts pulsing to 40 — flags snap, branches bend.
Rochester, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
948.2
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.00 inHg
Now
948.2
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 947953
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rochester, TX
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.8 μg/m³
PM 10
7.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rochester, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:12 AM
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rochester, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 AM
Moonset
1:59 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rochester, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rochester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Rochester

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.