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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Overcast

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed SW 13 mph
Barometer 29.91 in (1015.4 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill0°F (-18°C)
Last update 21 Jan 3:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Rochester MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 09:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch

  • Today

    Today: Snow showers, mainly between noon and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 24. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -9. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 11 by noon, then falling to around 0 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -19. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 11 °F⇓

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: -20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: -13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

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

    High: 5 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers, mainly between noon and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 24. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -9. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 11 by noon, then falling to around 0 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -19. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 12. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Rochester MN
 44.02°N 92.46°W
Last Update:
3:06 am CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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