Rochester, New Hampshire Weather
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Rochester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——83°56°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——83°60°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers36%0.03″85°64°+2°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers73%0.29″70°57°-15°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle21%0.01″78°50°+8°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear——82°50°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——80°58°-2°
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 AM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 3:23 AM
- Moonset
- 12:31 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Rochester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (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.