Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rochester, Greater Rochester International Airport (KROC)

Lat: 43.12°NLon: 77.68°WElev: 558ft.

A Few Clouds

57°F

14°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SW 6 mph
Barometer	30.08 in (1018.6 mb)
Dewpoint	57°F (14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	4 Aug 5:54 am EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WNW Gates-North Gates NY

Today
High: 82 °F
Areas Fog
then Sunny
Tonight
Low: 63 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 69 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 86 °F
Showers
Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 68 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 82 °F
Showers
Likely
Friday Night
Low: 66 °F
Showers
Likely then
Chance
Showers
Saturday
High: 84 °F
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today

Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers between 2am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then showers likely between 8am and 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday

A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday

A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 40%.