Damaging Winds Tonight - Friday Morning With Snow in Central WI, Then a Potentially Historic Weekend Snowstorm

Two back-to-back intense storm systems will move through the region tonight into this weekend. DAMAGING WIND areawide is the main hazard late tonight through Friday morning, along with some snow mainly in central Wisconsin. Then a POTENTIALLY HISTORIC SNOWSTORM is expected mainly Saturday night through Sunday night. Monitor the forecast for the latest updates and make appropriate preparations! Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rochester, Rochester International Airport (KRST)

Lat: 43.9°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 1316ft.

Light Snow and Breezy

37°F

3°C

Humidity	73%
Wind Speed	S 22 G 45 mph
Barometer	29.73 in (1008.3 mb)
Dewpoint	29°F (-2°C)
Visibility	6.00 mi
Wind Chill	26°F (-3°C)
Last update	12 Mar 4:54 pm CDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Mazeppa MN

Winter Storm Watch March 14, 07:00pm until March 16, 01:00pm

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

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Winter Storm Watch

High Wind Warning

This Afternoon
High: 45 °F
Rain Likely
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 30 °F
Rain/Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday
High: 39 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 26 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Saturday
High: 41 °F
Cloudy then
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
Heavy Snow
Sunday
High: 30 °F
Heavy Snow
and Areas
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 7 °F
Chance Snow
and Areas
Blowing Snow
Monday
High: 17 °F
Partly Sunny
and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain before 3am, then a chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Low around 30. Windy, with a south wind 16 to 21 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 39. Windy, with a northwest wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Friday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday Night

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 28. East wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow after 8am. High near 30. Blustery, with a north wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Areas of blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a north wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. South wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 35. South wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind around 7 mph.