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, Noble County.
Full aviation weather for Rochester is published on the Noble County Airport (KI10) page, 4 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: Cambridge Municipal Airport (KCDI) 17 km · Zanesville Municipal Airport (KZZV) 34 km · Barnesville Bradfield Airport (K6G5) 34 km · Monroe County Airport (K4G5) 36 km · Parr Airport (K42I) 46 km
Conditions reported at KI10 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 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 rests in a pocket of southeastern Ohio, where the land begins its gentle, rolling descent towards the Ohio River valley. It lies 29.4 miles south-south-west of West Chester, OH (from West Chester, OH: bearing 199°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south of Byesville. The terrain here is a study in soft curves and shadowed hollows, a place where the dense green of summer cornfields yields to the stark, skeletal beauty of winter oaks. Farmhouses, weathered and stoic, dot the landscape like scattered seeds, their silos reaching towards a sky that often hangs heavy with the promise of rain or the slow burn of a setting sun. The air, even in the height of summer, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mingling of freshly turned soil and the cool breath of shaded woods. The roads, often little more than ribbons of asphalt, wind their way through this undulating country, revealing unexpected vistas of distant, hazy hills. The history of Rochester is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil that surrounds it, a legacy of agriculture that has sustained generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established a community that has always prioritized practicality and self-reliance. The local economy, though diversified over the years, still finds its bedrock in the bounty of the land, with produce markets and agricultural businesses forming the backbone of its commerce. While no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet dignity of its century-old churches and the sturdy brick of its former general store speak volumes of its enduring character. Rochester carries the quiet hum of a place that has learned to live in harmony with its surroundings, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the dependable turning of the earth.
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, Noble County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39.830906°N, 81.523456°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 39.830906°N, 81.523456°W, situated in Noble 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.
