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Rochester, Washington Weather

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

Rochester, WA
Saturday, July 4 at 9:02 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
79%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:24 PM
Sunset
2:09 PM
Rochester, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRochester, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 68°
Rochester, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    68°54°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    77°53°+9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°48°+7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    78°46°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    74°52°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    78°44°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    80°44°+2°
Rochester, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
276° · steady
Direction
W
276°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 17 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rochester, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.3
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.3
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.31012.51015.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair and building — a clean high settles over the region.
Rochester, WA
Air quality
16
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 16 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
2.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.7
Rochester, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
91%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.3mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
16:02 UTC · Rochester, WA · 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
16:02 UTC · Rochester, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rochester, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rochester, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rochester, WA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:45 AM
Sunrise
10:24 PM
Daylight
15h 45m
Sunset
2:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rochester, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
10:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rochester, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rochester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 98579

16-Day Forecast — Rochester

  1. Sat68°54°1%
  2. Sun77°53°0%
  3. Mon84°48°0%
  4. Tue78°46°1%
  5. Wed74°52°7%
  6. Thu78°44°1%
  7. Fri80°44°4%
  8. Sat76°50°9%
  9. Sun71°46°5%
  10. Mon76°45°4%
  11. Tue86°45°6%
  12. Wed94°50°13%
  13. Thu97°58°3%
  14. Fri96°59°3%
  15. Sat92°52°7%
  16. Sun90°50°0%

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.

ZIP codes in Rochester

  • 98579

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.