Weather in Rochester, New Hampshire
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rochester, NH
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
50%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Rochester, NH
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
98%
10p
50°
94%
11p
49°
56%
12a
49°
21%
1a
49°
17%
2a
49°
13%
3a
48°
14%
4a
48°
21%
5a
48°
19%
6a
48°
17%
7a
49°
23%
8a
50°
22%
9a
51°
27%
10a
52°
26%
11a
52°
42%
12p
53°
38%
1p
54°
38%
2p
55°
17%
3p
56°
4p
57°
5p
56°
6p
56°
7p
55°
8p
52°
9p
Rochester, NH
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—79°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast16%85°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—65°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle13%92°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast53%89°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—69°45°
Rochester, NH
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rochester, NH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 27°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Rochester, NH
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 106.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rochester, NH
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:47 AM
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rochester, NH
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:17 AM
- Moonset
- 12:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rochester, NH
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Rochester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (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
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).