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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Light Snow and Breezy

10°F

-12°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed NW 23 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1019.1 mb)
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 0.75 mi
Wind Chill-10°F (-23°C)
Last update 17 Jan 1:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Rochester MN

Cold Weather Advisory January 18, 09:00pm until January 19, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Cloudy, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -15. West wind 7 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow, mainly after 9am. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 17. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 17 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 2 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 10 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Cloudy, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -15. West wind 7 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Snow, mainly after 9am. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 17. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rochester MN
 44.02°N 92.46°W
Last Update:
1:52 pm CST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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