National Weather Service Forecast for: Rochester MN
Issued by: National Weather Service La Crosse
Updated: 8:46 pm CST Dec 17, 2025
 
Tonight

Tonight: Rain, mainly after midnight. Temperature rising to around 38 by 2am. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 22 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Breezy.
Cloudy then
Rain

 Thursday

Thursday: A chance of rain before 8am, then a chance of snow after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 11 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -9. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Breezy.
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Blustery.
Chance Snow
then Partly
Cloudy
 Friday

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


 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. South wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Mostly Cloudy


 Saturday

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Partly Sunny


 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly Clear


 Sunday

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


 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 33 °F⇑ Hi 35 °F⇓ Lo 2 °F Hi 26 °F Lo 17 °F Hi 30 °F Lo 5 °F Hi 23 °F Lo 14 °F

Wind Advisory
 

Tonight
 
 Rain, mainly after midnight. Temperature rising to around 38 by 2am. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 22 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
 
 A chance of rain before 8am, then a chance of snow after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 11 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -9. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
 
 A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -14. Northwest wind 6 to 14 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 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 36. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight.
Wednesday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Rochester MN.