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Rochester, MN 55901 Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Rochester, Rochester International Airport · 47 min ago
Forecast
10-day-
Today
Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 7 mph.
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Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph.
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Thursday
Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 2 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now46°
- 9 AM50°
- 10 AM56°
- 11 AM62°
- 12 PM65°
- 1 PM69°
- 2 PM71°
- 3 PM72°
- 4 PM73°
- 5 PM72°
- 6 PM69°
- 7 PM66°
- 8 PM62°
- 9 PM60°
- 10 PM57°
- 11 PM56°
- Thu12 AM54°
- 1 AM54°
- 2 AM52°
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- 5 AM49°
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- 7 AM48°
Daily forecast
Details- TodayOct 21Sunny48°73°
- ThuOct 22Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny53°74°
- FriOct 23Mostly Sunny58°73°
- SatOct 24Partly Sunny22%51°75°
- SunOct 25Slight Chance Rain Showers42%44°59°
- MonOct 26Chance Rain Showers43%38°53°
- TueOct 27Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny23%37°53°
- WedOct 28Sunny30°49°
- ThuOct 29Partly cloudy34°56°
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
Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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Almanac
MonthlyRochester Area, records since 1886. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
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