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Snow and Wind Later Today, Whiteout For Some, Dangerous Cold to End the Week

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Light Snow and Breezy

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	81%
Wind Speed	NW 25 G 37 mph
Barometer	29.88 in (1014.0 mb)
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Wind Chill	4°F (-16°C)
Last update	21 Jan 5:54 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Rochester International Airport MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 11:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Extreme Cold Warning

Tonight
Low: 6 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 11 °F⇓
Chance
Flurries and
Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -20 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Friday
High: -10 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -17 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -3 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -11 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 4 °F
Cold
Sunday Night
Low: -12 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A chance of snow or flurries before 1am, then a chance of flurries after 2am. Patchy blowing snow between 7pm and 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A chance of flurries before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 11 by 11am, then falling to around 1 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -44. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Wind chill values as low as -44. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. West wind around 6 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. South wind around 6 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.