Rochester weather

Local health and public safety officials are urging residents to play it cool during an expected heatwave that could last several days.

Southeast Minnesota may experience its warmest weather since October this weekend.

March has come in like a lamb in SE Minnesota and Sunday may be the warmest day in Rochester since late November.

It hasn’t been this cold in the Rochester area since that Siberian streak of temperatures experienced in the second half of January last year. That streak included a minus 30 on Jan. 31st, 2019

A blast of very cold air will move across southeast Minnesota Wednesday and this could affect the afternoon and evening commute due to an expected combination of snow and strong winds.

The winter storm that moved across southern Minnesota Sunday dropped 6 - 12 inches of snow.

The National Weather Service had predicted half a foot or more of snow would fall across south-central and southeastern Minnesota.

An expected winter storm watch for south-central and southeastern Minnesota was upgraded to a warning early Saturday.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch that covers the I-90 corridor in southern Minnesota, including the Rochester area.

The National Weather Service says a winter snow could affect southeast Minnesota this coming weekend.

For the first time in days, Rochester residents woke up Saturday to bright sunshine.

The winter storm that hit southeast Minnesota Friday produced snow that was on the lighter side of forecasts, although it was enough to break a 75-year-old record in Rochester.

Rochester is dealing with its coldest weather since early March as temperatures plunged to 10 below zero Thursday morning

Rochester could receive more snow Friday than it has received since the end of November.