Rochester, NY Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day		Sky	High / Low	Precip	Wind	Humidity
Tue Jul 28		Showers Late Close Hourly	-º / 64º	40%	NW 9 mph	86%
9pm		Partly Cloudy	72º	8%	NW 7 mph	76%
10pm		Partly Cloudy	71º	7%	NW 7 mph	79%
11pm		Partly Cloudy	69º	8%	NW 8 mph	84%
Wed Jul 29		Showers View Hourly	72º / 64º	68%	NNW 12 mph	82%
12am		Mostly Cloudy	69º	9%	NW 8 mph	86%
1am		Mostly Cloudy	68º	11%	NNW 8 mph	87%
2am		Cloudy	68º	12%	NNW 9 mph	87%
3am		Cloudy	67º	23%	NNW 9 mph	90%
4am		Showers	66º	40%	NW 8 mph	91%
5am		Showers	66º	40%	NW 9 mph	93%
6am		Showers	65º	36%	NW 8 mph	93%
7am		Few Showers	65º	34%	NW 9 mph	93%
8am		Few Showers	65º	30%	NW 11 mph	91%
9am		Showers	66º	54%	NNW 11 mph	88%
10am		Light Rain	66º	63%	NNW 11 mph	88%
11am		Showers	67º	40%	NW 12 mph	87%
12pm		Showers	67º	36%	NW 12 mph	86%
1pm		Showers	68º	50%	NW 12 mph	84%
2pm		Cloudy	69º	24%	NW 11 mph	80%
3pm		Few Showers	70º	34%	NNW 11 mph	74%
4pm		Few Showers	71º	31%	NNW 11 mph	71%
5pm		Showers	71º	44%	NNW 11 mph	71%
6pm		Rain	70º	68%	NNW 9 mph	76%
7pm		Showers	69º	49%	NNW 8 mph	79%
8pm		Showers	68º	42%	NNW 7 mph	80%
9pm		Showers	68º	41%	NNW 6 mph	81%
10pm		Few Showers	68º	32%	NNW 7 mph	83%
11pm		Cloudy	68º	14%	NW 8 mph	84%
Thu Jul 30		AM Clouds/PM Sun View Hourly	77º / 60º	24%	NNW 11 mph	71%
12am		Cloudy	68º	20%	NW 8 mph	84%
1am		Cloudy	68º	24%	NNW 8 mph	84%
2am		Few Showers	67º	32%	NNW 8 mph	85%
3am		Cloudy	66º	24%	NNW 9 mph	88%
4am		Few Showers	66º	31%	NNW 9 mph	87%
5am		Few Showers	65º	32%	NNW 9 mph	88%
6am		Few Showers	65º	30%	NNW 8 mph	90%
7am		Cloudy	65º	21%	NNW 9 mph	90%
8am		Cloudy	66º	21%	NNW 9 mph	86%
9am		Cloudy	68º	24%	NNW 10 mph	80%
10am		Mostly Cloudy	69º	24%	NNW 10 mph	77%
11am		Mostly Cloudy	70º	24%	NNW 10 mph	75%
12pm		Mostly Cloudy	71º	16%	NNW 10 mph	72%
1pm		Mostly Cloudy	73º	12%	NNW 11 mph	68%
2pm		Mostly Cloudy	74º	12%	NNW 10 mph	65%
3pm		Partly Cloudy	75º	12%	NNW 10 mph	61%
4pm		Partly Cloudy	76º	17%	NNW 10 mph	58%
5pm		Partly Cloudy	76º	2%	NNW 9 mph	57%
6pm		Partly Cloudy	75º	9%	NNW 8 mph	58%
7pm		Mostly Sunny	75º	9%	NNW 7 mph	58%
8pm		Mostly Sunny	74º	17%	NNW 6 mph	61%
Fri Jul 31		Mostly Sunny	81º / 63º	7%	NW 7 mph	64%
Sat Aug 1		Cloudy	84º / 66º	17%	SE 7 mph	64%
Sun Aug 2		Rain/Thunder	76º / 64º	86%	S 7 mph	82%
Mon Aug 3		AM Showers	77º / 61º	40%	N 9 mph	78%
Tue Aug 4		Partly Cloudy	83º / 65º	24%	W 8 mph	64%

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General Weather Conditions for Rochester

Rochester, NY, located on the south shore of Lake Ontario and in the western part of the state, averages about ten days each year with maximum temperatures in excess of 90°F (32.2°C). July is the warmest month with an average high of 82°F (27.8°C) and an average minimum of 61°F (16.1°C). January is the coolest month with an average high of 31°F (-0.6°C) and an average minimum of 17°F (-8.3°C). The highest temperature on record for Rochester is 100°F (37.8°C), recorded in June 1953, and the lowest temperature on record is -19°F (-28.3°C), recorded in February 1979. About 135 days each year experience temperatures below 32°F (0°C), and an average 13 days each year record temperatures below 5°F (-15°C). Every month has seen temperatures below 50°F (10°C), and every month except June, July, and August has recorded temperatures below freezing (0°C). (195) The average annual precipitation for Rochester is 31.7 inches (805 mm), which is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Precipitation falls on about 225 days each year. The wettest month is August with 3.2 inches (81 mm) and the driest, January and February, each average only 2.2 inches (56 mm). An average of 27 thunderstorm days occur each year with July and August being the most likely months. Snow falls on about 100 days each year and averages about 93 inches (2,362 mm) each year. December, January and February each average greater than 20 inches (508 mm) per year with a slight maximum in January. Eighteen-inch (457 mm) snowfalls in a 24-hour period have occurred in each month December through March. About 20 days each year have a snowfall total greater than 1.5 inches (38 mm) and snow has fallen in every month except June, July and August. Fog is present on average 125 days each year and is evenly distributed throughout the year with a slight maximum in August. (196) The prevailing wind direction in Rochester is the west-southwest, off the lake. January is the windiest month but a maximum gust of 62 knots occurred in April 1975.

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