Severe Weather and Excessive Rain from the Southern Plains into the Mississippi Valley; Heavy Snow in the Northwest

More rounds of excessive rainfall and severe weather are expected to push east and southeast toward the Lower Mississippi Valley today. A late-season storm will bring widespread high-elevation snow and lower elevation rain across the Pacific Northwest towards the northern Rockies with increasingly windy conditions to develop over the northern High Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Overcast and Breezy

10°C

50°F

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed SW 35 G 50 km/h
Barometer 1007.5 mb (29.73 in)
Dewpoint 7°C (44°F)
Visibility 16 km
Wind Chill6°C (43°F)
Last update 29 Apr 1:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rochester International Airport MN

  • This
    Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of sprinkles.  Cloudy, with a high near 12. Breezy, with a west wind 27 to 29 km/h, with gusts as high as 42 km/h.

    Chance
    Sprinkles and
    Breezy

    High: 12 °C

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. West wind 18 to 23 km/h decreasing to 11 to 16 km/h after midnight.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 4 °C

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Southwest wind 10 to 15 km/h becoming south 18 to 23 km/h in the afternoon.

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

    High: 22 °C

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 1am.  Low around 8. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 27 km/h becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 km/h.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 cm possible.

    Showers and
    Breezy

    Low: 8 °C

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 26 km/h, with gusts as high as 39 km/h.

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

    High: 19 °C

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. East wind 13 to 21 km/h.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between 7.5 mm and 1 cm possible.

    Showers
    Likely

    Low: 10 °C

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  High near 19. Breezy, with a south wind 26 to 32 km/h, with gusts as high as 48 km/h.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Showers and
    Breezy

    High: 19 °C

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Breezy, with a west wind 23 to 26 km/h.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

    Low: 8 °C

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Breezy, with a west wind 26 to 32 km/h, with gusts as high as 48 km/h.

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

    High: 17 °C

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of sprinkles. Cloudy, with a high near 12. Breezy, with a west wind 27 to 29 km/h, with gusts as high as 42 km/h.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. West wind 18 to 23 km/h decreasing to 11 to 16 km/h after midnight.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Southwest wind 10 to 15 km/h becoming south 18 to 23 km/h in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 1am. Low around 8. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 27 km/h becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 cm possible.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 26 km/h, with gusts as high as 39 km/h.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. East wind 13 to 21 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between 7.5 mm and 1 cm possible.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 19. Breezy, with a south wind 26 to 32 km/h, with gusts as high as 48 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Breezy, with a west wind 23 to 26 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Breezy, with a west wind 26 to 32 km/h, with gusts as high as 48 km/h.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Breezy, with a southwest wind 21 to 26 km/h decreasing to 14 to 19 km/h after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 km/h.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 26 km/h, with gusts as high as 39 km/h.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. West wind 13 to 21 km/h.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Southwest wind 13 to 23 km/h.
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Point Forecast:
Rochester International Airport MN
 43.94°N 92.49°W
1:31 pm CDT Apr 29, 2024
2pm CDT Apr 29, 2024-6pm CDT May 5, 2024
 
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