Rochester Institute of Technology, New York Weather
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Rochester Institute of Technology weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Mostly Clear——80°49°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——84°53°+4°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——78°59°-6°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle52%—78°62°0°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle51%—70°53°-8°
- MondayJun 8Partly Cloudy——76°51°+6°
- TuesdayJun 9Mostly Clear——80°55°+4°
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
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 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 5.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:13 AM
- Moonset
- 11:55 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Rochester Institute of Technology at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (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 3, 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.