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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed SW 13 mph
Barometer 29.82 in (1012.2 mb)
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill2°F (-17°C)
Last update 21 Jan 9:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NE Rochester MN

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

  • Today

    Today: Scattered flurries before noon, then snow showers, mainly between noon and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 24. Blustery, with a southwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered flurries after 2am. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Scattered flurries before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -41. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: -20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

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

    High: -3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. South wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 4 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
Scattered flurries before noon, then snow showers, mainly between noon and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 24. Blustery, with a southwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered flurries after 2am. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Scattered flurries before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -41. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. South wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. West wind around 8 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 11. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NE Rochester MN
 44.04°N 92.43°W
Last Update:
10:06 am CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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