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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Overcast

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed W 14 mph
Barometer 29.45 in (998.9 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 16 Jan 8:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Rochester MN

  • Today

    Today: A 50 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 4pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 31 °F⇓

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 7 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -13. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 19 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 4 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15. West wind around 7 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 50 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 4pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -13. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. West wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. South wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rochester MN
 44.02°N 92.46°W
Last Update:
7:36 am CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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