Rochester weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rochester is expected to be 1°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Rochester, New York, USA for more weather parameters.

Thursday
15th Jan
1

-9

0

1
Friday
16th Jan
-1

-9

3

1
Saturday
17th Jan
3

-2

1

1
Sunday
18th Jan
-2

-8

1

1
Monday
19th Jan
-5

-13

1

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 15th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for New York (Rochester) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Rochester weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Rochester for the next 5 days.

Rochester weather for Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect cloudy with some snow in Rochester, New York with a maximum temperature of 1°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 cm of snow expected with 88% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the west.

1
°C maximum temperature
-9
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some snow
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
88
% chance of some snow
<20
cm of snow expected
-4
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from W

Rochester weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Rochester, New York with a maximum temperature of -1°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 40% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the south.

-1
°C maximum temperature
-9
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
40
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-7
°C wind chill
23
kph wind from S

Rochester weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Rochester, New York with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 37% chance of some sleet or snow and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-west.

3
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
37
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
-1
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from SW

Rochester weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Rochester, New York with a maximum temperature of -2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 4% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the south-west.

-2
°C maximum temperature
-8
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
4
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-9
°C wind chill
23
kph wind from SW

Rochester weather for Monday 19th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rochester, New York with a maximum temperature of -5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a fresh breeze of 29 kph from the south-west.