Forecast Details for Rochester, NY

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Overnight: A slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A chance of snow showers and freezing rain before 1pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. North wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night: A chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Rain showers likely before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds