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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Fair

49°F

9°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed NE 3 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (1006.6 mb)
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 15 Apr 5:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rochester MN

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light north wind.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable 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 56. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 75 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain showers before 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light north wind.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A chance of rain showers before 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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 62. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Rochester MN
 44.02°N 92.46°W
Last Update:
5:56 am CDT Apr 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CDT Apr 15, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 21, 2026
 
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