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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 29.70 in (1005.7 mb)
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Apr 3:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rochester MN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light north wind.

    Low: 49 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 75 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 43 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light north wind.
Thursday
Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Rochester MN
 44.02°N 92.46°W
Last Update:
1:26 pm CDT Apr 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Apr 15, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 22, 2026
 
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