Rochester, Michigan Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rochester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast——86°61°—
- SundayJun 14Showers60%0.26″72°57°-14°
- MondayJun 15Overcast——73°53°+1°
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle33%—75°56°+2°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Showers57%0.17″67°59°-8°
- ThursdayJun 18Showers75%0.45″70°57°+3°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle11%—73°55°+3°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 4:03 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Solstice approaches — longest light
Rochester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Rochester
- Sat86°61°2%
- Sun72°57°60%
- Mon73°53°7%
- Tue75°56°33%
- Wed67°59°57%
- Thu70°57°75%
- Fri73°55°11%
- Sat74°53°15%
- Sun73°57°27%
- Mon67°52°17%
- Tue73°51°8%
- Wed77°56°19%
- Thu83°62°18%
- Fri70°54°19%
- Sat73°51°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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
- 48307
- 48308