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Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Fair and Windy

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed N 31 G 45 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1010.9 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill8°F (-13°C)
Last update 14 Jan 2:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Rochester MN

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Light southwest wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 24 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 1pm. 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 one inch possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 8. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Light southwest wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 1pm. 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 one inch possible.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 8. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 14. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Rochester MN
 44.02°N 92.46°W
Last Update:
3:11 am CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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