National Weather Service Forecast for: Rochester MN
Issued by: National Weather Service La Crosse
Updated: 10:56 pm CDT Jun 29, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
 Tuesday

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 99. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
T-storms

 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Partly Cloudy
then Showers
Likely
 Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers
Likely then
Chance
T-storms
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers. Low around 68. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Showers

 Thursday

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Showers
Likely

 Friday

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Chance
T-storms

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight.
Chance
T-storms
Lo 74 °F Hi 92 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 88 °F Lo 68 °F Hi 89 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 68 °F

Extreme Heat Warning
Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Tonight
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 99. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
 
 Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers. Low around 68. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday Night
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight.
Independence Day
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Rochester MN.