Rochester, Ohio Weather
Rochester, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rochester, Lorain County.
Full aviation weather for Rochester is published on the Norwalk Huron County Airport (K5A1) page, 24 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: Lorain County Regional Airport (KLPR) 26 km · Elyria Airport (K1G1) 28 km · Columbia Airport (K4G8) 36 km · Willard Municipal Airport (K8G1) 36 km · Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (KMFD) 38 km
Conditions reported at K5A1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 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, Ohio
Rochester spreads across a gentle, rolling terrain, a landscape softened by the persistent grace of Ohio's western farmlands. It lies 19.6 miles south-south-west of Elyria, OH (from Elyria, OH: bearing 212°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-south-west of Pittsfield Township. Broad fields of corn and soybeans ripple like a verdant sea under skies that often hold a luminous, painterly quality, especially as the sun begins its descent, casting long shadows that stretch and deepen the contours of the land. The Black River, a quiet artery, winds its way through the periphery of Rochester, its banks fringed with mature trees whose leaves whisper secrets to the passing breeze. Homes, many with porches inviting contemplation, dot the landscape, their white clapboard and red brick a comforting punctuation against the endless green and gold of the cultivated earth. The history of Rochester is deeply entwined with the fertile soil that surrounds it, a testament to the agricultural spirit that has sustained this community for generations. Its founding, like many in this region, was driven by the promise of rich farmland and a pioneering will to cultivate it. The local economy, while maintaining its agricultural roots, has also seen the quiet evolution of small businesses and service industries, supporting the steady, unhurried rhythm of life here. There are no grand monuments or roaring industries to announce Rochester's presence, but rather a subtle strength found in its enduring connection to the land and the quiet dignity of its people, who carry the legacy of their forebears in their everyday lives.
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, Lorain County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 41.126442°N, 82.305162°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 43724, 44090 |
| Area Code | 740, 216 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rochester, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rochester, Ohio, 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 41.126442°N, 82.305162°W, situated in Lorain County. ZIP code 43724, 44090. Telephone area code: 740, 216. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
