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Snow and Wind Later Today, Whiteout For Some, Bitter Cold to End the Week

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Mostly Cloudy

22°F

-6°C

Humidity	78%
Wind Speed	W 13 mph
Barometer	29.76 in (1010.2 mb)
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	8.00 mi
Wind Chill	10°F (-12°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:54 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Rochester MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 11:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Extreme Cold Warning

This Afternoon
High: 24 °F
Snow
Tonight
Low: 6 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 10 °F⇓
Chance
Flurries
Thursday Night
Low: -19 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -9 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -16 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -1 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -9 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 5 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow, mainly before 5pm. High near 24. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight

A slight chance of snow before 7pm, then a chance of flurries after 2am. Patchy blowing snow between 7pm and 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

A chance of flurries before 11am. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 10 by 11am, then falling to around 0 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -19. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Light and variable wind.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Light south wind.

Sunday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.