Rochester, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rochester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle49%0.03″82°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—79°63°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——76°60°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°56°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—81°60°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm49%0.04″76°64°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—76°60°0°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rochester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 53167
16-Day Forecast — Rochester
- Sat81°66°49%
- Sun79°63°14%
- Mon76°60°1%
- Tue81°56°1%
- Wed81°60°17%
- Thu76°64°49%
- Fri76°60°36%
- Sat82°60°8%
- Sun65°59°11%
- Mon74°56°9%
- Tue76°59°9%
- Wed80°62°26%
- Thu83°66°16%
- Fri84°68°16%
- Sat85°69°20%
- Sun86°68°29%
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
SPC includes Rochester 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
- 53167
- 53105
- 53138