Rochester weather

NWS alerts · Olmsted County

Alerts cover Rochester and any affected part of Olmsted County. A county alert may apply only to part of the county; read the affected areas and NWS instructions.

Rochester alerts and forecast from NWS · Official NWS alert data

Source: National Weather Service. Times shown in Central time. Alert information refreshes automatically. Keep weather radio and emergency notifications enabled.

Radar & warnings

NOAA radar reflectivity · NWS warning polygons · Pan or zoom the map, and tap a warning for details.

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Warning polygons show current alerts, including during radar playback. Alerts without a supplied polygon remain in the alert list above. Colors: red tornado, amber severe thunderstorm, green flood. Radar colors indicate reflectivity, not measured rainfall totals.

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From NWS La Crosse

What forecasters are watching

Regional forecast highlights from NWS La Crosse. Conditions can differ across the forecast area.

Weather outlooks

Official regional outlooks. Read the issue and valid times printed on each map; a regional risk does not mean every location is affected.

Recent Rochester-area weather

Preliminary reports can be corrected. Totals have different observation periods and are not added together. E = estimated, M = measured, T = trace, MM = missing.

Rochester climate & records

NWS Rochester climate report (CLIRST / Rochester International Airport). Historical records may span earlier observing sites.