Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Overcast

11°F

-12°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed W 18 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1019.1 mb)
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill-7°F (-22°C)
Last update 21 Jan 9:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Rochester 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

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 4am, then a slight chance of snow after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of snow before 4pm, then a chance of flurries between 4pm and 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 10 by 11am, then falling to around -3 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -26. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -42. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: -19 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 5 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. West wind around 7 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries before 4am, then a slight chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow before 4pm, then a chance of flurries between 4pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 10 by 11am, then falling to around -3 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -26. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -42. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. West wind around 7 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 8. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Rochester MN
 44.02°N 92.46°W
10:26 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
10pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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