Forecast Details for Rochester, MN

Recent Locations: Boyle, MS Maskell, NE Rochester, MN

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: A chance of showers before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 8 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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