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Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Overcast and Breezy

33°F

1°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed W 21 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1013.2 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 31 Dec 7:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Rochester MN

  • Today

    Today: Snow, mainly before 3pm. Temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 33 °F⇓

    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -10. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -4. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 15 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Light and variable wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 9 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28. South wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly before 3pm. Temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -10. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
New Year's Day
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -4. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Light and variable wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. West wind around 7 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Rochester MN
 44.02°N 92.46°W
Last Update:
7:11 am CST Dec 31, 2025
Forecast Valid:
8am CST Dec 31, 2025-6pm CST Jan 6, 2026
 
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