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NEW YORK · ULSTER COUNTY

Rochester

7,408 people, in Ulster County.

7,408People, 2024 estimate
89 sq miLand area
Sunny 67°
Sunny now Dew point 57° · NNW 7 mph · high 70°
City of Rochester River Interstate 5 miles
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The Rochester plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Rochester

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Dutchess County Airport (KPOU) · 1:53 PM
Sunny
67° Sunny Feels like 67° · high of 70° near 3 PM
WindNNW 7 mphno gusts
Humidity71%falling to 63% this afternoon
Pressure29.98 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 57° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.84 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Ulster County
NWS Albany and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:50 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:51 AM6:43 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
17
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 34, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
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TEMPERATURE °F
69°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 53 to 64°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 70° / 47°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
70° 51°
0% rain — N 5 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
75° 58°
0% rain — NNW 0 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
78° 62°
0% rain — SW 6 B
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
82° 56°
40% rain up to 0.1″ NW 7 C
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
70° 46°
20% rain — NE 3 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
67° 48°
40% rain up to 1.0″ SSE 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 40°
10% rain — NW 7 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
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Neighboring plates

Poughkeepsie NY · 21 MI 21 miles southeast Kiryas Joel NY · 33 MI 33 miles south New York NY · 81 MI 81 miles south Hempstead NY · 88 MI 88 miles southeast Philadelphia PA · 132 MI 132 miles south Boston MA · 171 MI 171 miles east
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NEW YORK · ULSTER

Rochester

7,408 people, in Ulster County.

7,408People
89 sq miLand
Sunny 67°
SunnyDew point 57°
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Today in Rochester

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 69° 0%
5p partly cloudy day 69° 1%
8p partly cloudy night 62° 1%
11p partly cloudy night 59° 0%
2a mostly clear night 56° 0%
5a partly cloudy night 54° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 40%
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
51
70
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58
75
A
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62
78
B
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
56
82
C
Sat20%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
46
70
B
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
48
67
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
67
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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