Rochester, MN 55903 Weather

Olmsted County12:00 PM CDT44.00°N, 92.54°W

Current conditions

Sunny
69°
Sunny
Feels like 69°
High 73°·Low 58°
WindS 15 mph gusts 23 mph
Humidity51%
Dew point50°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover19%
UV index3 Moderate
Sunrise7:35 AM
Sunset6:15 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Friday

    Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

  • Saturday

    Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 22 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 69°
  2. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 70°
  3. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 71°
  4. 3 PM Partly Sunny 73°
  5. 4 PM Mostly Cloudy 71°10%
  6. 5 PM Mostly Cloudy 70°11%
  7. 6 PM Mostly Cloudy 69°
  8. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 67°
  9. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 64°
  10. 9 PM Mostly Cloudy 63°
  11. 10 PM Mostly Cloudy 63°
  12. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 62°
  13. Sat12 AM Mostly Cloudy 62°
  14. 1 AM Mostly Cloudy 61°
  15. 2 AM Mostly Cloudy 61°
  16. 3 AM Mostly Cloudy 60°
  17. 4 AM Mostly Cloudy 60°
  18. 5 AM Mostly Cloudy 59°
  19. 6 AM Partly Sunny 59°
  20. 7 AM Partly Sunny 59°
  21. 8 AM Mostly Sunny 58°
  22. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 60°
  23. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 63°
  24. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 66°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny54°76°
  2. TodayOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny11%58°73°
  3. SatOct 24 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny18%51°74°
  4. SunOct 25 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy23%46°60°
  5. MonOct 26 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers40%43°54°
  6. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers22%45°55°
  7. WedOct 28 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers33%43°59°
  8. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy32°47°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny30°49°
  10. SatOct 31 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy40°58°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

54
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • FriGood (50)
  • SatGood
  • SunGood

Rochester Area, MN reporting area · 2 hrs ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:35 AM
Sunset 6:15 PM
Daylight 10 h 39 min (−2 min 50 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 93% lit
Moonrise 4:46 PM Moonset 4:41 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low54° / 35°
Month to date1.28 in (normal 1.86 in)

Rochester International Airport, records since 1886. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in ARX, issued 6 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Small (10-20%) chance for a light shower north of Interstate 90 this afternoon and evening and again late Saturday into early Sunday.

- Quite a bit of uncertainty for early next week with potential for widespread rain in our region, nothing at all, or rain for just some of us. Regardless, temperatures trend cooler and towards normal through the beginning of next week.

Discussion

Issued at 110 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

This Evening and Late Saturday: Low Potential for Light Rain

This afternoon/evening, weak shortwave looks to ride the upper ridge that has been keeping us warm and dry. This feature, along with some modest moist advection at 850mb, could (10-20% per 23.00z NBM/HREF and 22.12z LREF) produce a light shower as the shortwave passes over areas north of Interstate 90. No hazards are expected.

Moving into the weekend, strong northern stream upper low barrels eastward over Canada with the associated cold front pushing south through the Upper Midwest. However, with this feature failing to phase with a southern stream upper low that looks to linger over the Four Corners, the front will eventually stall somewhere near our CWA. As this occurs, mid-level moisture will continue to be advected northward on the western side of a ridge centered in the Ohio Valley. Thus, as weak shortwaves eject northeast from the Four Corners upper low, some light rain could result given the combination of modest cooling aloft, mid level moisture, and lift associated with the stalled front. Think its a pretty good bet some spots will pick up some rain but most guidance keeps best moist fetch just to our northwest. Have therefore carried some low (10- 20%) PoPs in our area for now.

Sunday - Wednesday: Greater Precipitation Potential, Trending Cooler

Greater precipitation potential exists Monday through Tuesday as the cutoff low across the Desert Southwest begins to lift northward. How this feature evolves as it moves northward and where the heaviest rainfall associated with it will occur remains rather uncertain though. The GEFS/AIGEFS members largely suggest the low takes a more southern trajectory, keeping higher probabilities for precipitation across a majority of the Upper Mississippi River Valley (60-80%) whereas the EPS/AIFS Ens on the other hand suggest a more northern and western solution, keeping higher probabilities across Minnesota into northern Wisconsin. Given the uncertainty, probabilities for precipitation remain on the lower end, currently sitting around 30- 40% in the 23.01z NBM though these probabilities may increase as the models begin to converge on a solution.

Aviation

Issued at 542 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

Ongoing fog around OVS should clear up by mid-morning leading to VFR conditions with southeasterly winds across the area over the next 24 hours. More mid level clouds today compared to the past several days with a small (10-20%) chance for a brief light shower between 21z and 05z.

Arx Watches

WI...None. MN...None. IA...None.

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