National Weather Service Forecast for: Rochester MN
Issued by: National Weather Service La Crosse
Updated: 12:29 pm CDT Jul 4, 2025
 
Independence
Day
Independence Day: Sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 96. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunny

 Tonight

Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
 Saturday

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 83. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Showers
Likely then
Heavy Rain
 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
 Sunday

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 7 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Mostly Clear

 Monday

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Mostly Sunny

 Monday
Night
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
T-storms
 Tuesday

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Chance
T-storms
Hi 91 °F Lo 74 °F Hi 83 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 62 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 83 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Independence Day
 
 Sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 96. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
 
 A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 83. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 7 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Rochester MN.