Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Across the Central US; Wintry Mix in the Northern Plains and Northeast

Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding are possible across the central U.S. through Saturday. Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes are all possible. There is an increased threat for wildfire development in the southern to central High Plains. A wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain are forecast across portions of the northern Plains and central New England into early Friday morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rochester, Greater Rochester International Airport (KROC)

Lat: 43.12°NLon: 77.68°WElev: 558ft.

Light Freezing Rain Fog/Mist

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed NE 14 mph
Barometer 30.20 in (1023.5 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 5 Mar 10:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NE Retsof NY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Freezing rain, possibly mixed with rain before 1am, then a chance of rain between 1am and 2am.  Patchy fog after 4am. Low around 32. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Rain/Freezing
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 58 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 47 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm.  High near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 71 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 10 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 38 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 8 to 15 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Freezing rain, possibly mixed with rain before 1am, then a chance of rain between 1am and 2am. Patchy fog after 4am. Low around 32. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.
Friday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 8 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Tuesday
A chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles NE Retsof NY
 42.9°N 77.85°W (Elev. 699 ft)
9:57 pm EST Mar 5, 2026
11pm EST Mar 5, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 12, 2026
 
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