Rochester, Iowa Weather
Rochester, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rochester, Cedar County.
Full aviation weather for Rochester is published on the Mathews Memorial Airport (K8C4) page, 10 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Rochester have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Rochester: Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW) 32 km · Muscatine Municipal Airport (KMUT) 34 km · Davenport Municipal Airport (KDVN) 48 km · Marion Airport (KC17) 50 km · The Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) 51 km
Conditions reported at K8C4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rochester specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rochester.
About Rochester, Iowa
Rochester, Iowa, unfolds across a landscape of gentle swells and broad horizons, where the earth's patient work is evident in the fertile fields that stretch to meet the sky. It lies 19.2 miles east of Iowa City, IA (from Iowa City, IA: bearing 87°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-east of West Liberty. The air here carries the clean scent of turned soil and ripening grain, a subtle perfume that deepens with the sun's descent, casting long, painterly shadows across the countryside. Farmsteads, sturdy and weathered, punctuate the verdant expanse, their silos reaching like stoic sentinels against the immensity of the prairie sky. The Cedar River, a ribbon of silver, meanders through the periphery, its banks lined with a patient, whispering growth of cottonwoods and willows, reflecting the ever-changing moods of the heavens above. The quiet hum of life in Rochester is a steady, reassuring cadence, a testament to a place deeply rooted in the land. The history of Rochester is intimately bound to the agricultural promise of this rich soil, a story etched in the dedication of those who first settled these lands. The local economy has long revolved around the bounty of the fields, with farming and its associated industries forming the sturdy backbone of the community. Though modest in size, Rochester has a character all its own, a quiet resilience born of generations who have weathered the seasons and found their prosperity in honest labor. The distinctive charm of Rochester lies not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the palpable connection they share with the land that sustains them, a connection that feels as ancient and as vital as the flowing waters of the Cedar.
Live animated radar for Rochester and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Rochester, Cedar County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.673912°N, 91.15849°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52772 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rochester, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rochester, Iowa, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Rochester includes coordinates 41.673912°N, 91.158490°W, situated in Cedar County. ZIP code 52772. Telephone area code: 712. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
