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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Overcast

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed N 20 G 29 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1017.5 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill15°F (-9°C)
Last update 11 Mar 10:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rochester MN

High Wind Watch March 13, 12:00am until March 13, 10:00am
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High Wind Watch

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of snow before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming south 13 to 18 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow after 4am. Low around 30. Windy, with a south wind 16 to 21 mph becoming west 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 30 °F

    Rain and
    Breezy then
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow. Low around 29. East wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow. High near 34. Breezy, with a northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming south 13 to 18 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
Rain before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow after 4am. Low around 30. Windy, with a south wind 16 to 21 mph becoming west 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow. Low around 29. East wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Snow. High near 34. Breezy, with a northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rochester MN
 44.02°N 92.49°W
Last Update:
11:21 am CDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am CDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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