Rochester, New York Weather Forecast
Today in Rochester: overcast with a high near 68°F and a low around 53°F. Rain chance 15%. Best chance of rain is Friday at 97%. Cooling trend: highs fall from 68°F today to 47°F by Saturday.
Forecast updated 12:05 PM EDT, Oct 14
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7-Day Forecast for Rochester
Today 10/14
68°/53°
15%
Thu 10/15
57°/47°
48%
Fri 10/16
64°/46°
97%
Sat 10/17
47°/38°
32%
Sun 10/18
60°/37°
1%
Mon 10/19
64°/42°
1%
Tue 10/20
63°/44°
1%
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Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
2,810
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
0.49 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
37.12 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
62°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.67 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 13. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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About Rochester Weather
Rochester sits at about 499 feet above sea level in Monroe County, New York. About 703,952 people live in the Rochester area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service BUF office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KBUF. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 6b, where the coldest winter night typically falls between -5 to 0°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 22 and the first fall freeze around Nov 10.
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