National Weather Service Forecast for: Rochester NY
Issued by: National Weather Service Buffalo, NY
Updated: 3:36 am EST Dec 18, 2025
 
Today

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. South wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Partly Sunny


 Tonight

Tonight: Showers, mainly after midnight. Low around 40. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers then
Showers and
Breezy
 Friday

Friday: Rain showers likely before 10am, then snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 28 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Breezy.
Rain/Snow
Likely then
Snow Showers
Likely
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
 Saturday

Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Rain/Snow
 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 4am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Chance
Showers then
Chance
Rain/Snow
 Sunday

Sunday: A chance of snow showers before 7am, then a chance of snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance Snow
Showers

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly Cloudy


 Monday

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Mostly Cloudy
Hi 48 °F Lo 40 °F Hi 45 °F⇓ Lo 22 °F Hi 40 °F Lo 26 °F Hi 33 °F Lo 20 °F Hi 30 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Wind Advisory
 

Today
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 48. South wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
 
 Showers, mainly after midnight. Low around 40. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
 
 Rain showers likely before 10am, then snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 28 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Saturday
 
 A slight chance of snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
 
 A chance of rain showers before 4am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
 
 A chance of snow showers before 7am, then a chance of snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Monday Night
 
 A chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
 
 A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
 
 A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Rochester NY.