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Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Fair and Breezy

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed N 25 G 36 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1022.2 mb)
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-3°F (-19°C)
Last update 14 Jan 11:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Rochester MN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Light southwest wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 28 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    then Snow
    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. 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: 28 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers likely before noon, then a chance of snow after noon. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Snow Showers
    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. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 4 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 7. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 14. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Thursday
Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Light southwest wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. 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 showers likely before noon, then a chance of snow after noon. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 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. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 7. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 14. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Rochester MN
 44.02°N 92.49°W
Last Update:
11:07 am CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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