Forecast Details for Rochester, NY

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Overnight: Snow. Low around 27. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Monday: Snow. High near 31. North wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Monday Night: Snow. Low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -5. Northwest wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind 6 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers before 1am, then snow likely after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: Snow likely before 1pm, then a chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday: Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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