Rochester, Indiana Weather
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Rochester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——86°56°—
- FridayJun 5Heavy Rain38%0.80″86°65°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Showers76%2.7″81°67°-5°
- SundayJun 7Showers39%0.01″82°68°+1°
- MondayJun 8Showers28%0.48″71°67°-11°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle39%—81°66°+10°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle25%0.02″74°68°-7°
Ozone at AQI 85. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — 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 85. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 85
- UV peak
- 8.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:17 AM
- Moonset
- 1:42 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Rochester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 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 has placed Rochester in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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.