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Snow and Windy this Afternoon, 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.

Overcast

15°F

-9°C

Humidity	84%
Wind Speed	W 12 mph
Barometer	29.86 in (1013.8 mb)
Dewpoint	11°F (-12°C)
Visibility	8.00 mi
Wind Chill	1°F (-17°C)
Last update	21 Jan 6:54 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Rochester MN

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

Today
High: 23 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Snow
Showers and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 5 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 10 °F⇓
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -9 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -3 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -13 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 4 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today

Scattered flurries before noon, then snow showers, mainly between noon and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. High near 23. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tonight

Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 10 by noon, then falling to around 0 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -19. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday

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

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.