Current weather
Checking the latest reportMeasured conditions from the National Weather Service.
BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT
Rochester weather, air quality and conditions
Plan around Rochester’s forecast, nearby weather observations and current regional air reports.
Peak UV forecast
Checking the forecastThe EPA's daily peak forecast, with its own forecast date.
UV index guide ↗Weather alerts
Checking local alertsOfficial alerts covering the Rochester area.
View the official forecast and alerts ↗Forecast
Forecast
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Official NWS forecast ↗Gas prices
View the gas guide for available station reports and their report times. Confirm pump prices and any cash or membership conditions with the station.
Air quality and roads
Regional air quality and official road information.
Check the update times on weather and air-quality readings. Use official road reports and a local allergy forecast for your trip.
Sunrise and sunset
Plan around sunrise, sunset and the golden-hour windows, calculated for Rochester and shown in Eastern time.
Plan a golden hour →Source publication times differ. Forecasts, observations, alerts, UV and regional air quality refresh on their own schedules.
Rivers and streams
Latest readings from U.S. Geological Survey gauges near Rochester. Provisional data, not a flood forecast; follow National Weather Service flood warnings.
Genesee River at Ford Street Bridge, Rochester NY
1.1 miles from the city center
- Flow
- Gage height
- Water temperature
Erie(Barge)Canal(W of Genesee R)At Rochester NY
3 miles from the city center
- Flow
- Gage height
- Water temperature
Allen Creek near Rochester NY
4.6 miles from the city center
- Flow
- Gage height
- Water temperature
Red Creek below Co Highway 85 at Mortimer NY
4.8 miles from the city center
- Flow
- Gage height
- Water temperature
Where Rochester's readings come from
- Forecast
- National Weather Service Buffalo, NY office, forecast grid square 77,65. NWS Buffalo, NY ↗
- Current conditions
- Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (KROC). KROC recent observations ↗
- UV index
- EPA daily UV forecast for ZIP code 14604. About the UV index ↗
- Air quality
- AirNow reporting area: Eastern Lake Ontario Region, NY. AirNow ↗
- Weather alerts
- Active NWS alerts for the point at Rochester's center, in Monroe County. NWS alerts ↗
- Climate normals
- NOAA 1991–2020 normals at ROCHESTER GTR INTL AP, NY, 4.4 miles away: July averages a high of 83°F and January a low of 19°F, with about 35 inches of precipitation a year and 102 inches of snow. NOAA normals data ↗