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Weather in Rochester, New York

04:42 PM
Now
Cloudy Weather
52° F
Feels Like 39°
Precipitation 20 %
Wind 24 mph
UV Index (0 - 11+) 1
Humidity 44 %
Today
Icy Road Conditions
Day 54°
Night 45°
Precipitation 75 %
Wind 17 mph
UV Index (0 - 11+) 3
FROST FORECAST
Overnight Frost 12 AM – 3 AM

Rochester Weather Forecast Updated

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Weather Forecast History
Last Year's Weather on This Day (March 15, 2025)
Partly Sunny with Showers

Day

66°

Night

55°

Wind

15 mph

UV Index

3

Precipitation

70 %

Air Quality in Rochester

NOW
48 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: O3

Pollutant Concentrations:

PM2.5 2.91 µg/m³
PM10 5 µg/m³
O3 0.052 ppm
NO2 2.3 ppb
SO2 0.6 ppb
CO 0.14 ppm
NH3 0.75 µg/m³
NO 0.3 µg/m³
PM2.5 – Fine particles <2.5μm
PM10 – Inhalable particles <10μm
O3 – Ozone
NO2 – Nitrogen dioxide
SO2 – Sulfur dioxide
CO – Carbon monoxide
NH3 – Ammonia
NO – Nitric oxide

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Show raw pollutant concentrations (µg/m³)
PM2.5 – 2.91 µg/m³
PM10 – 5 µg/m³
O3 – 102.16 µg/m³
NO2 – 4.35 µg/m³
SO2 – 1.52 µg/m³
CO – 156.92 µg/m³
NH3 – 0.75 µg/m³
NO – 0.3 µg/m³
View Hourly Air Quality Forecast

Weather Alerts and Warnings for Rochester

Moderate Expected Likely

Wind Advisory

Wind Advisory issued March 15 at 2:26PM EDT until March 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Mar 15, 5:00 PM → Mar 16, 8:00 PM
WHAT: South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected
tonight. Winds will become southwest Monday and gusts 40 to 50 mph
are expected.

WHERE: Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Oswego,
Northern Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, Cattaraugus,
and Allegany Counties. The strongest wind gusts will be across the
higher terrain of western New York including the Finger Lakes
region tonight. As winds become southwest Monday, the strongest
wind gusts are expected across the Niagara Frontier.

WHEN: Until 8 PM EDT Monday.

IMPACTS: Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
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Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
Updated: Mar 15, 3:26 PM Source: NWS Alert