National Weather Service Forecast for: Rochester MN
Issued by: National Weather Service La Crosse
Updated: 1:26 pm CDT Jul 16, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of smoke before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 82. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Chance
T-storms
 Tonight

Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
 Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 97. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunny

 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Mostly Clear

 Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Partly Cloudy
then Showers
Likely
 Monday

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Chance
T-storms
Hi 82 °F Lo 69 °F Hi 91 °F Lo 72 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 64 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 69 °F Hi 89 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Air Quality Alert
 

This Afternoon
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of smoke before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 82. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
 
 A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 97. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Rochester MN.