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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

A Few Clouds

35°F

2°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 30.08 in (1020.2 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 12 Mar 10:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rochester MN

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

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of rain and snow between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 48 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow between 2am and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Low around 30. Windy, with a southwest wind 14 to 19 mph becoming west 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 30 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a northwest wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 28. East wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Heavy
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow. High near 32. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 32 °F

    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a north wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of rain and snow between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
Rain before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow between 2am and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Low around 30. Windy, with a southwest wind 14 to 19 mph becoming west 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a northwest wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 28. East wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.
Sunday
Snow. High near 32. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a north wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. South wind around 8 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Rochester MN
 44.02°N 92.49°W
Last Update:
10:47 am CDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am CDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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