Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Fair

14°F

-10°C

Humidity	61%
Wind Speed	NW 15 mph
Barometer	30.19 in (1024.8 mb)
Dewpoint	3°F (-16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-1°F (-18°C)
Last update	14 Jan 6:54 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Rochester MN

Tonight
Low: 10 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 28 °F
Chance Snow
then Wintry
Mix Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 27 °F⇑
Wintry Mix
Likely then
Snow Likely
Friday
High: 31 °F
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday Night
Low: 4 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Saturday
High: 8 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday Night
Low: -3 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 15 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -1 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

A chance of snow and freezing rain before 3pm, then snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as zero. Light south wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night

Snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 32 by 11pm. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday

Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 8. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

M.L.King Day

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.