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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Fog/Mist

47°F

8°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed NW 20 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.6 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 15 Oct 8:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rochester MN

Freeze Watch October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely before 11pm, then showers likely after 2am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 48 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a north wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 48 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers
    Likely then
    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 1am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 17 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind around 6 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Light south wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely before 11pm, then showers likely after 2am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a north wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 1am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 17 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind around 6 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Light south wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 9 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rochester MN
 44.02°N 92.46°W
Last Update:
9:52 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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