Station Name: Rochester 3W - 45th St SW
Data Source: USGS

Elevation Above Sea Level: 1,020 feet

Nearest Address:
625 45th Ave SW
Rochester, MN 55902
Olmsted County

GPS Coordinates: 44.0172, -92.5322

Nearby Water Temperatures

Winter Weather Advisory issued January 5 at 11:52PM CST until January 6 at 12:00PM CST by NWS La Crosse WI

Effective: Mon January 5, 2026, 11:52 PM
Expires: Tue January 6, 2026, 6:00 AM

...FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN SLICK TRAVEL FOR SOME THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A band of rain and freezing rain stretches from southeast Minnesota into west-central Wisconsin. This precipitation expands in area through the rest of the night and into the morning hours, a period which may bring the heaviest amounts of icing along a broad line from Red Wing, MN to Wisconsin Rapids, WI. The band of heaviest icing will be narrow in nature, possibly only 10-15 miles wide. Ice amounts within this narrow corridor could be around 0.1 to 0.2", possibly even higher in a few select spots. These conditions will impact the Tuesday morning commute. * WHAT...Freezing rain expected with total ice accumulations up to one to two tenths of an inch, likely in a very narrow band and dependent heavily on the exact surface temperature. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Minnesota and central and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Difficult travel conditions are possible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning commute.

Slow down and use caution while traveling. Prepare for possible power outages. In Minnesota, visit 511mn.org for road conditions. In Wisconsin, visit 511wi.gov for road conditions.

Winter Weather Advisory issued January 5 at 6:51PM CST until January 6 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Effective: Mon January 5, 2026, 6:51 PM
Expires: Tue January 6, 2026, 7:00 AM

* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations up to two tenths of an inch. * WHERE...McLeod, Sherburne, Sibley, Wright, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice, and Goodhue Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Difficult travel conditions are possible. The hazardous conditions will impact the Tuesday morning commute.

Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call 5 1 1 or visit 511mn.org for road conditions.

Winter Weather Advisory issued January 6 at 2:20AM CST until January 6 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Effective: Tue January 6, 2026, 2:20 AM
Expires: Tue January 6, 2026, 12:00 PM

...RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS MORNING... .Temperatures early this morning continue to hover a degree or two on either side of freezing. Surface observations have been bouncing between rain and unknown precip/freezing rain. Precipitation has mostly ended across western Minnesota, but dense fog and freezing fog is expected to continue through much of the morning. Additional ice accumulations of a light glaze up to a tenth of an inch are possible for eastern Minnesota with a tenth to two tenths of an inch for western Wisconsin. Even as rain comes to an end later this morning, roads and untreated surfaces will remain slippery. * WHAT...Freezing rain. Additional ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch. * WHERE...McLeod, Sherburne, Sibley, Wright, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice, and Goodhue Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...Difficult travel conditions are possible. The hazardous conditions will impact the Tuesday morning commute.

Slow down and use caution while traveling. Prepare for possible power outages. Call 5 1 1 or visit 511mn.org for road conditions.

Winter Weather Advisory issued January 5 at 6:51PM CST until January 6 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Effective: Mon January 5, 2026, 6:51 PM
Expires: Tue January 6, 2026, 7:00 AM

* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations between one tenth and two tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, and St. Croix Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Difficult travel conditions are possible. The hazardous conditions will impact the Tuesday morning commute.

Slow down and use caution while traveling. Prepare for possible power outages. Call 5 1 1 or visit 511wi.gov for road conditions.

Winter Weather Advisory issued January 6 at 2:20AM CST until January 6 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Effective: Tue January 6, 2026, 2:20 AM
Expires: Tue January 6, 2026, 12:00 PM

...RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS MORNING... .Temperatures early this morning continue to hover a degree or two on either side of freezing. Surface observations have been bouncing between rain and unknown precip/freezing rain. Precipitation has mostly ended across western Minnesota, but dense fog and freezing fog is expected to continue through much of the morning. Additional ice accumulations of a light glaze up to a tenth of an inch are possible for eastern Minnesota with a tenth to two tenths of an inch for western Wisconsin. Even as rain comes to an end later this morning, roads and untreated surfaces will remain slippery. * WHAT...Freezing rain. Additional ice accumulations up to two tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, and St. Croix Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...Difficult travel conditions are possible. The hazardous conditions will impact the Tuesday morning commute.

Slow down and use caution while traveling. Prepare for possible power outages. Call 5 1 1 or visit 511wi.gov for road conditions.