Rochester, Kentucky Weather
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Rochester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Mostly Clear——80°57°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——82°63°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers——82°65°0°
- SundayJun 7Showers27%0.20″76°68°-6°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers58%0.25″80°67°+4°
- TuesdayJun 9Showers37%—77°69°-3°
- WednesdayJun 10Drizzle29%0.01″80°67°+3°
Ozone at AQI 80 now. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 64 by mid-afternoon.
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 80 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 64 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 80
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 64
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 4:07 AM
- Moonset
- 1:58 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Rochester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 30 (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 General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.