Rochester, New York weather · now
Clear
- Feels
- 78°
- High / Low
- 80° / 61°
- Wind
- 37 mph NW
- Humidity
- 42%
Current weather and 7-day forecast for Rochester, New York, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect sunny today. Today's high is 80° with a low near 61°.
What to wear today
T-shirt and shorts weather
80°F today — easy summer dressing.
Next 24 hours
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5 PM
80°
1%
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7 PM
77°
1%
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9 PM
72°
0%
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11 PM
69°
0%
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1 AM
67°
0%
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3 AM
65°
1%
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5 AM
63°
1%
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7 AM
62°
1%
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9 AM
68°
2%
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11 AM
76°
2%
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1 PM
80°
8%
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3 PM
80°
19%
Live radar
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Today 8/11
Sunny 1% 80° · 61° - 5 PM
80° Sunny 1% - 6 PM
79° Partly Cloudy 1% - 7 PM
77° Partly Cloudy 1% - 8 PM
75° Mostly Cloudy - 9 PM
72° Partly Cloudy - 10 PM
70° Partly Cloudy - 11 PM
69° Partly Cloudy
- 5 PM
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Wed 8/12
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24% 82° · 62° - 12 AM
68° Partly Cloudy - 1 AM
67° Partly Cloudy - 2 AM
66° Partly Cloudy - 3 AM
65° Partly Cloudy 1% - 4 AM
64° Partly Cloudy 1% - 5 AM
63° Partly Cloudy 1% - 6 AM
62° Sunny 1% - 7 AM
62° Sunny 1% - 8 AM
64° Sunny 2% - 9 AM
68° Sunny 2% - 10 AM
72° Sunny 1% - 11 AM
76° Mostly Sunny 2% - 12 PM
78° Mostly Sunny 3% - 1 PM
80° Mostly Sunny 8% - 2 PM
81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20% - 3 PM
80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19% - 4 PM
80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16% - 5 PM
79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21% - 6 PM
77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23% - 7 PM
75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23% - 8 PM
73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24% - 9 PM
71° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24% - 10 PM
69° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24% - 11 PM
68° Mostly Cloudy 8%
- 12 AM
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Thu 8/13
Mostly Sunny 11% 80° · 61° - 12 AM
67° Partly Cloudy 8% - 1 AM
66° Mostly Cloudy 8% - 2 AM
66° Mostly Cloudy 2% - 3 AM
66° Mostly Cloudy 2% - 4 AM
64° Mostly Cloudy 2% - 5 AM
64° Partly Cloudy 2% - 6 AM
63° Partly Sunny 4% - 7 AM
63° Partly Sunny 6% - 8 AM
65° Partly Sunny 7% - 9 AM
67° Partly Sunny 7% - 10 AM
70° Partly Sunny 7% - 11 AM
73° Mostly Sunny 7% - 12 PM
75° Mostly Sunny 7% - 1 PM
77° Mostly Sunny 7% - 2 PM
78° Mostly Sunny 9% - 3 PM
79° Mostly Sunny 9% - 4 PM
80° Mostly Sunny 9% - 5 PM
79° Mostly Sunny 9% - 6 PM
78° Partly Cloudy 9% - 7 PM
76° Partly Cloudy 9% - 8 PM
74° Mostly Cloudy 11% - 9 PM
72° Mostly Cloudy 11% - 10 PM
71° Mostly Cloudy 11% - 11 PM
69° Mostly Cloudy 11%
- 12 AM
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Fri 8/14
Sunny 7% 75° · 57° - 12 AM
68° Partly Cloudy 11% - 1 AM
66° Partly Cloudy 11% - 2 AM
65° Partly Cloudy 7% - 3 AM
64° Partly Cloudy 7% - 4 AM
62° Partly Cloudy 7% - 5 AM
62° Mostly Clear 7% - 6 AM
62° Mostly Sunny 7% - 7 AM
62° Mostly Sunny 7% - 8 AM
64° Mostly Sunny 2% - 9 AM
65° Mostly Sunny 2% - 10 AM
67° Mostly Sunny 2% - 11 AM
68° Mostly Sunny 2% - 12 PM
70° Sunny 2% - 1 PM
71° Sunny 2% - 2 PM
72° Sunny 2% - 3 PM
73° Sunny 2% - 4 PM
74° Sunny 2% - 5 PM
74° Sunny 2% - 6 PM
73° Mostly Clear 2% - 7 PM
72° Mostly Clear 2% - 8 PM
70° Mostly Clear - 9 PM
67° Mostly Clear - 10 PM
65° Mostly Clear - 11 PM
64° Mostly Clear
- 12 AM
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Sat 8/15
Mostly Sunny 15% 75° · 57° - 12 AM
63° Mostly Clear - 1 AM
62° Mostly Clear - 2 AM
61° Partly Cloudy - 3 AM
60° Partly Cloudy - 4 AM
58° Partly Cloudy - 5 AM
58° Partly Cloudy - 6 AM
58° Mostly Sunny - 7 AM
59° Mostly Sunny - 8 AM
60° Sunny 1% - 9 AM
63° Sunny 1% - 10 AM
66° Sunny 1% - 11 AM
68° Sunny 1% - 12 PM
70° Sunny 1% - 1 PM
72° Sunny 1% - 2 PM
72° Mostly Sunny 2% - 3 PM
73° Mostly Sunny 2% - 4 PM
74° Mostly Sunny 2% - 5 PM
74° Mostly Sunny 2% - 6 PM
73° Partly Cloudy 2% - 7 PM
71° Partly Cloudy 2% - 8 PM
69° Mostly Cloudy 5% - 9 PM
67° Mostly Cloudy 5% - 10 PM
65° Mostly Cloudy 5% - 11 PM
63° Mostly Cloudy 5%
- 12 AM
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Sun 8/16
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55% 79° · 63° - 12 AM
62° Mostly Cloudy 5% - 1 AM
62° Mostly Cloudy 5% - 2 AM
61° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 3 AM
60° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 4 AM
59° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 5 AM
59° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 6 AM
59° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 7 AM
60° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 8 AM
61° Chance Rain Showers 34% - 9 AM
64° Chance Rain Showers 34% - 10 AM
67° Chance Rain Showers 34% - 11 AM
70° Chance Rain Showers 34% - 12 PM
73° Chance Rain Showers 34% - 1 PM
75° Chance Rain Showers 34% - 2 PM
77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55% - 3 PM
78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55% - 4 PM
78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55% - 5 PM
78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55% - 6 PM
77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55% - 7 PM
75° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55% - 8 PM
74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50% - 9 PM
72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50% - 10 PM
70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50% - 11 PM
69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50%
- 12 AM
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Mon 8/17
Chance Rain Showers 29% 78° · 61° - 12 AM
68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50% - 1 AM
68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50% - 2 AM
68° Chance Rain Showers 29% - 3 AM
67° Chance Rain Showers 29% - 4 AM
66° Chance Rain Showers 29% - 5 AM
65° Chance Rain Showers 29% - 6 AM
64° Chance Rain Showers 29% - 7 AM
64° Chance Rain Showers 29% - 8 AM
65° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16% - 9 AM
67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16% - 10 AM
69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16% - 11 AM
71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16% - 12 PM
73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16% - 1 PM
74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16% - 2 PM
75° Mostly Sunny 9% - 3 PM
76° Mostly Sunny 9% - 4 PM
77° Mostly Sunny 9% - 5 PM
77° Mostly Sunny 9% - 6 PM
76° Partly Cloudy 9% - 7 PM
75° Partly Cloudy 9% - 8 PM
74° Partly Cloudy 5% - 9 PM
72° Partly Cloudy 5% - 10 PM
70° Partly Cloudy 5% - 11 PM
68° Partly Cloudy 5%
- 12 AM
Extended outlook days 8–16
- Tue 8/18
Cloudy 3% 79° · 58° - Wed 8/19
Drizzle 14% 78° · 63° - Thu 8/20
Cloudy 24% 68° · 59° - Fri 8/21
Drizzle 24% 77° · 60° - Sat 8/22
Rain Showers 16% 95° · 68° - Sun 8/23
Cloudy 32% 78° · 62° - Mon 8/24
Cloudy 20% 71° · 58° - Tue 8/25
Drizzle 23% 76° · 54° - Wed 8/26
Mostly Sunny 19% 67° · 55°
Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.
Best day this week
Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.
Friday, 8/14
Sunny, 75° / 57°
- Tomorrow
82°62° - Thu
80°61° - Fri
75°57° - Sat
75°57° - Sun
79°63° - Mon
78°61°
Best time to head outside
Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.
- RunTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 62°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - BikeTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 62°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - Golf5 PM
comfortable at 80°F · light wind (9 mph) · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - Picnic5 PM
comfortable at 80°F · light wind (9 mph) · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - Magic ShowAnytime
Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.
Corporate Magician Scott Henderson
Climate normals
What weather to expect in Rochester
Rochester in August typically averages 78° highs and 63° lows, with about 18 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 82°); the coldest is January (average low 18°). January is the wettest month on average.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° | 18° | 25 |
| Feb | 31° | 19° | 19 |
| Mar | 48° | 30° | 19 |
| Apr | 56° | 39° | 20 |
| May | 63° | 48° | 20 |
| Jun | 76° | 60° | 17 |
| Jul | 82° | 67° | 16 |
| Aug | 78° | 63° | 18 |
| Sep | 73° | 57° | 11 |
| Oct | 61° | 47° | 12 |
| Nov | 48° | 37° | 20 |
| Dec | 36° | 24° | 23 |
Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.
More for Rochester
Detailed forecast (NWS)
- This Afternoon
- Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
- Wednesday
- A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Thursday
- Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
- Friday
- Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 5 to 9 mph.