Rochester weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rochester is expected to be -2°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Rochester, New York, USA for more weather parameters.

  • Sunday
    4th Jan
    Mostly cloudy with light snow (0-2 cm of snow expected)
  • Monday
    5th Jan
    Overcast with light snow (2-5 cm of snow expected)
  • Tuesday
    6th Jan
    Overcast with light rain (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Wednesday
    7th Jan
    Overcast skies
  • Thursday
    8th Jan
    Broken clouds

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Sunday 4th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for New York (Rochester) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Rochester weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Rochester for the next 5 days.

Rochester weather for Sunday 4th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Rochester, New York with a maximum temperature of -2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 56% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the west.

  • -2°C maximum temperature-2
    °C maximum temperature
  • -5°C minimum temperature-5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light snow
    mostly cloudy with light snow
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 56% chance of some snow56
    % chance of some snow
  • 0-2 cm of snow expected<2
    cm of snow expected
  • -8°C wind chill-8
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the West17
    kph wind from W

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Rochester weather for Monday 5th January 2026

Expect overcast with light snow in Rochester, New York with a maximum temperature of 1°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 89% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-east.

  • 1°C maximum temperature1
    °C maximum temperature
  • -5°C minimum temperature-5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Overcast with light snow
    overcast with light snow
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 89% chance of some snow89
    % chance of some snow
  • 2-5 cm of snow expected<5
    cm of snow expected
  • -3°C wind chill-3
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 12 kph from the South-East12
    kph wind from SE

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Rochester weather for Tuesday 6th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Rochester, New York with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 95% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

  • 4°C maximum temperature4
    °C maximum temperature
  • -1°C minimum temperature-1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Overcast with light rain
    overcast with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 95% chance of some rain95
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 0°C wind chill0
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the South-East16
    kph wind from SE

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Rochester weather for Wednesday 7th January 2026

Expect overcast skies in Rochester, New York with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the west.

  • 4°C maximum temperature4
    °C maximum temperature
  • 1°C minimum temperature1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Overcast skies
    overcast skies
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 0°C wind chill0
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the West21
    kph wind from W

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Rochester weather for Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rochester, New York with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south.

  • 5°C maximum temperature5
    °C maximum temperature
  • 0°C minimum temperature0
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 2°C wind chill2
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the South17
    kph wind from S

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