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Rochester, Indiana

City in Fulton County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Rochester

Index 17, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 PM from its reporting area, Kokomo (IN), 34 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
  • Ozone15Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 13, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Rochester

0.17 in in the last 24 hours, 0.56 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.17in
Last 3 days
0.56in

Visibility

How far you can see at Rochester, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 9 miles Sun 4 AM.

FriSatSun

On the radar over Rochester, IndianaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Rochester, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

RochesterRCR

At an airfield/1.5 mi away/790 ft/2 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank321of 1,111

ArgosIN004

Beside a road/12.6 mi away/829 ft/37 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank731of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

RochesterRCRI3

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/768 ft/24 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,110of 1,111

Rochester 1.2 SEIN-FL-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/784 ft/8 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Rochester, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.5 mi from Rochester, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,300 ft, scattered at 3,900 ft, broken at 4,400 ft; the ceiling is 4,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rochester, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 3,900 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, the ceiling at 4,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RCRFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROCHESTERSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,900 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,300 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERochester, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RCRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RCR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Rochester: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RCRFIG. B THE AIR AT ROCHESTERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 51.8 F, 50.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLERochester, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RCRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RCR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Rochester, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RCRFIG. C THE WIND AT ROCHESTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERochester, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RCRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RCR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rochester, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Rochester (RCRI3), 0.4 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Rochester

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Rochester

River and lake gauges