Rochester, Wisconsin Weather
Rochester, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rochester, Racine County.
Full aviation weather for Rochester is published on the Burlington Municipal Airport (KBUU) page, 9 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: East Troy Municipal Airport (K57C) 14 km · Grand Geneva Resort Airport (KC02) 20 km · Camp Lake Airport (K49C) 24 km · Lake Lawn Airport (KC59) 33 km · Galt Field (K10C) 40 km
Conditions reported at KBUU describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 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, Wisconsin
Rochester rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of glaciers, where the land gently swells and falls, leading the eye towards the horizon under wide Wisconsin skies. It lies 12.2 miles south-south-west of Muskego, WI (from Muskego, WI: bearing 201°T), and is situated 5.1 miles north-north-east of Burlington. The Root River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, meanders through this terrain, its banks often fringed with the deep green of mature trees, their branches reaching out as if to embrace the passing clouds. In the early morning light, a soft mist often hovers near the river's surface, lending an ethereal quality to the fields that stretch out from the town's edges, hinting at the rich agricultural soil beneath. The air here carries the clean scent of damp earth and growing things, a subtle perfume that speaks of the season's turn. Rochester’s story is deeply entwined with the fertile lands that surround it, an area that has long sustained agriculture, its economy rooted in the bounty of the earth. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of this rich soil and the navigable waters of the Root River, established a community that grew steadily, its character shaped by hard work and a close connection to the natural world. While industry has found its place, it has largely done so in a way that respects the surrounding environment, with businesses often finding their niche in supporting the agricultural backbone of the region. The nearby presence of the Great Lakes, though not directly on its shores, influences the climate and the broader regional economy, bringing a sense of connection to a larger, more expansive world.
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, Racine County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42.741406°N, 88.224256°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53167 |
| Area Code | 608 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rochester, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rochester, Wisconsin, 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 42.741406°N, 88.224256°W, situated in Racine County. ZIP code 53167. Telephone area code: 608. 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.
