National Weather Service Forecast for: Rochester MN
Issued by: National Weather Service La Crosse
Updated: 5:16 am CST Dec 18, 2025
 
Today

Today: Rain likely before noon, then a slight chance of snow between noon and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 15 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -4. Windy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming west 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Rain Likely
then Slight
Chance Snow
and Windy
 Tonight

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -17. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Decreasing
Clouds and
Windy
 Friday

Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -14. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Increasing
Clouds

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Slight Chance
Snow

 Monday

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
Hi 38 °F⇓ Lo 1 °F Hi 26 °F Lo 17 °F Hi 30 °F Lo 3 °F Hi 23 °F Lo 13 °F Hi 35 °F

Wind Advisory
Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
 Rain likely before noon, then a slight chance of snow between noon and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 15 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -4. Windy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming west 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
 
 Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -17. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Friday
 
 Increasing clouds, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -14. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
 
 A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Monday
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind around 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Wednesday
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Rochester MN.