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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Fog/Mist

12°F

-11°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1020.6 mb)
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Wind Chill-2°F (-19°C)
Last update 20 Jan 8:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Rochester MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 09:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely before 2am, then a chance of flurries between 2am and 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 10. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 10 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow, mainly after noon. High near 24. Wind chill values as low as zero. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 24 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -9. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -14. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: -19 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: -8 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: -19 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: -1 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow likely before 2am, then a chance of flurries between 2am and 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 10. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday
Snow, mainly after noon. High near 24. Wind chill values as low as zero. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -9. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -14. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 13. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rochester MN
 44.02°N 92.46°W
Last Update:
7:52 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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