National Weather Service Forecast for: Rochester NY
Issued by: National Weather Service Buffalo, NY
Updated: 3:57 pm EDT May 4, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
 Tuesday

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Likely
 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then rain after 8pm. Low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers

 Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 50. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers

 Thursday

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Partly Sunny

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind around 6 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: A chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
Showers
Lo 56 °F Hi 68 °F Lo 42 °F Hi 50 °F Lo 39 °F Hi 54 °F Lo 38 °F Hi 56 °F Lo 41 °F

 

Tonight
 
 A chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then rain after 8pm. Low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
 
 Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 50. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
 
 A chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind around 6 mph.
Friday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
 
 A chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
 
 A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Sunday Night
 
 A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
 
 A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Rochester NY.