Major Winter Storm Ongoing in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes; Severe Weather Along the East Coast

A major winter storm will continue to bring blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, icing, and strong winds through today across the Upper Midwest and Upper Great Lakes. Widespread severe storms are expected across the entire eastern U.S. with the highest threat over the interior Mid-Atlantic, where there is a risk for damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes. Heat continues to build in the West. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rochester, Greater Rochester International Airport (KROC)

Lat: 43.12°NLon: 77.68°WElev: 558ft.

Mostly Cloudy and Windy

43°F

6°C

Humidity	71%
Wind Speed	W 26 G 36 mph
Barometer	29.35 in (994.2 mb)
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	33°F (1°C)
Last update	16 Mar 2:54 pm EDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Irondequoit NY

Wind Advisory March 16, 03:09pm until March 17, 11:00am

Winter Weather Advisory March 16, 08:00pm until March 17, 04:00am

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Wind Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory

Wind Advisory March 16, 03:09pm until March 17, 11:00am
NOW until 11:00am Tue
Wind Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 70 °F
Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 17 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tuesday
High: 26 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 17 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Wednesday
High: 36 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 42 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a west wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain, snow, and sleet before 2am, then a chance of snow after 3am. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Low around 17. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Tuesday

A slight chance of snow showers after noon. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night

A chance of snow showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 36. South wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind around 7 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

A chance of rain and snow showers before 2pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 40%.