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Rochester, MN Weather
Current conditions
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Forecast
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Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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Saturday
Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
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Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 12 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 21 hrs ago.
Hourly
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10-day forecast
Details- FriOct 23Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers19%59°74°
- TodayOct 24Mostly Sunny12%51°76°
- SunOct 25Mostly Cloudy12%46°59°
- MonOct 26Chance Rain Showers42%45°55°
- TueOct 27Chance Rain Showers38%48°57°
- WedOct 28Slight Chance Rain Showers29%47°64°
- ThuOct 29Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny21%43°59°
- FriOct 30Cloudy35°49°
- SatOct 31Mostly sunny35°57°
- SunNov 1Sunny42°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
Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Forecast
- SatGood (44)
- SunGood
- MonGood
Rochester Area, MN reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
Sun & moon
Almanac
MonthlyRochester International Airport, records since 1886. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Austin 57 km
- Kasson 22 km
- Stewartville 19 km
- Byron 14 km
- Lake City 50 km
- Saint Charles 33 km
- Zumbrota 34 km
- Pine Island 24 km
- Plainview 29 km
- Chatfield 30 km
- Dodge Center 31 km
- Wabasha 53 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in ARX, issued 7 hrs ago
Key Messages
- Low potential for light rainfall this afternoon/evening and again late Saturday, but mostly dry conditions continue through Sunday.
- Greater rainfall potential exists Monday into Tuesday (40-70%) though the heaviest rain amounts look to stay northwest of the area. Additional potential exists mid next week.
- Temperatures trend cooler next week, but look to remain above normal.
Discussion
Issued at 100 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026
This Afternoon - Sunday: Mostly Dry, Low Precipitation Potential
Primarily dry conditions continue throughout the rest of this afternoon and through much of the weekend as upper level ridging slowly shifts eastward. However, an area of shortwave energy reflected at 700-500hPa currently over the north-central Iowa/south- central Minnesota is expected to continue lifting northward along the western side of the ridge this afternoon into the evening. 700- 500hPa positive vorticity advection and 700hPa frontogenesis associated with this shortwave trough combined with some modest mid to upper level moisture advection may result in scattered sprinkles to light showers this afternoon. Not expecting much in the way of impacts, if we even see rain at the surface at all, as dry air below 10kft depicted in RRFS/RAP/HRRR soundings acts to evaporate the bulk of any rain as it falls. However, there have been observations of light rain associated with these forcings upstream so a few hundreths of rain does not appear unreasonable.
While the shortwave trough continues working its way across our area tonight, a strong upper level low moves eastward across Canada, dragging a cold front into the Upper Midwest by late Saturday. This feature stalls out across Minnesota into northern Wisconsin as it becomes separated from the upper level support, remaining somewhere north of I-90 into Sunday. Weak moisture advects along this boundary under southerly flow as various shortwave troughs eject northward from a cutoff low across the Desert Southwest, promoting some low chances for light rain late Saturday through Sunday (10-20%).
Next Week: Greater Precipitation Potential, Trending Cooler
The stalled cold front begins to slowly sag southward late Sunday into early next week, allowing cooler air to filter into the region. There's still some uncertainty regarding what temperatures will ultimately be due to variations in how far south the boundary makes it and the influence from potential rainfall, but the 23.13z NBM mean suggests highs top out in the upper 50s to low 60s.
Aviation
Issued at 706 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026
Ongoing light rain scattered in nature expected to exit east of the forecast area through the evening hours. Besides low potential for FG impacts in River Valleys overnight, subsequent widespread flight impacts possible Saturday night into Sunday morning.
Arx Watches
WI...None. MN...None. IA...None.
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