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Rochester, Michigan Weather

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Rochester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Rochester, MI
Friday, June 5 at 5:45 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
54%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
9:06 PM
Rochester, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRochester, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 61°H 85°
Rochester, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    0.03″
    85°61°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    84°68°-1°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    75°56°-9°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    77°55°+2°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    79°64°+2°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    35%
    72°67°-7°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Heavy Drizzle
    17%
    82°67°+10°
Rochester, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
227° · backing 55°
Direction
SW
227°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 14 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3211SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 55° from the sw.
Rochester, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.2
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.2
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-5.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988995
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.7987.8988.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rochester, MI
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
-50 in 6h

AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 50 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 15.8 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
31μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.8 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rochester, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
70.5mi
UNLIMITED
150 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:45 UTC ·Rochester, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:45 UTC ·Rochester, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rochester, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rochester, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rochester, MI
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:22 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
9:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rochester, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
4:40 AM
Moonset
2:31 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Rochester, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Rochester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 5, 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 day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Rochester

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.