Rochester, Illinois Weather
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Rochester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——81°58°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast19%—85°66°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle25%—87°69°+2°
- SundayJun 7Showers33%0.05″82°70°-5°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers71%0.01″84°70°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Showers44%—85°70°+1°
- WednesdayJun 10Drizzle19%—78°69°-7°
Ozone at AQI 73. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 73. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:26 AM
- Moonset
- 2:01 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Rochester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (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 tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.