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National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
806 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

MNZ041-210900-
Alexandria-Douglas MN
45.87N  95.38W Elev. 1424 ft
806 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date           08/20/26      Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      60          79          59          78          53
Temp                67 64 61 60 70 75 78 77 66 64 60 59 68 75 77 75 63 58 55 54
Dewpt               65 62 60 60 61 59 56 57 59 57 54 57 55 52 51 50 53 52 52 51
RH                  93 93 97100 73 58 47 50 78 78 81 93 63 45 40 41 70 80 90 90
Wind dir            SW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E SE
Wind spd             5  5  5  6 11 12 12 10  5  6  6  6 10 13 12 10  5  3  2  2
Clouds              FW SC B2 SC FW FW SC SC CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           08/23  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26  Thu 08/27/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          79      58    80      62    82      60    79      57    79
Temp          76 75   62 59 76 77   66 63 80 78   65 60 76 76   61 57 75 75
Dewpt         51 53   54 55 60 62   63 62 63 60   59 57 56 55   56 55 55 56
PWind dir         S      SE     S       S     W      NW    NW      NE     W
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC SC B2 SC   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr          0      10    20      40    10       5     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                      S    C  S
Tstms                                S  S

$$
MNZ049-210900-
St Cloud-Stearns MN
45.55N  94.07W Elev. 1027 ft
806 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date           08/20/26      Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      60          81          59          79          52
Temp                67 64 62 60 69 76 79 78 69 65 61 59 69 76 78 76 65 59 55 53
Dewpt               67 64 61 60 63 61 59 58 59 58 58 58 58 55 54 54 54 54 52 52
RH                 100100 97100 81 60 50 50 70 78 90 96 68 48 43 46 68 83 90 96
Wind dir             S SW  W NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd             4  4  3  6 10 11 11  8  4  4  4  4  8 11 10  6  3  1  0  0
Clouds              FW SC B2 B1 B1 FW SC SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.04           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S
Tstms
Svr Tstorm           A


Date           08/23  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26  Thu 08/27/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          79      56    81      62    84      61    82      58    81
Temp          76 77   62 58 76 78   67 64 81 81   67 61 78 78   63 58 77 78
Dewpt         54 54   54 54 60 62   63 62 66 64   61 57 59 58   58 56 57 58
PWind dir         S      SE     S       S     W      NW    NW       N    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       5    20      30    20      10     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                      S    S  C  S
Tstms                                S  S

$$
MNZ060-210900-
Minneapolis-Hennepin MN
44.88N  93.22W Elev. 840 ft
806 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date           08/20/26      Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      65          81          64          80          59
Temp                70 67 66 65 72 77 80 79 72 69 65 64 71 77 80 77 70 64 61 59
Dewpt               68 67 64 63 65 62 58 57 58 60 59 60 60 56 55 53 53 54 54 54
RH                  93100 93 93 79 60 47 47 61 73 81 87 68 48 42 43 55 70 78 83
Wind dir             S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd             6  4  4  4  9 12 12 10  4  4  5  5  9 11 11 10  5  3  2  2
Clouds              B1 FW B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S
Tstms                S


Date           08/23  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26  Thu 08/27/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          80      61    80      65    85      65    82      63    81
Temp          76 78   65 61 77 78   69 66 81 82   70 65 78 80   68 63 77 78
Dewpt         53 53   54 54 58 61   62 63 66 65   63 60 60 60   59 58 59 59
PWind dir        NW       S     S       S    SW      NW    NW       N    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC B1 SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       5    20      20    20      10     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                   S  S    S  S  S  S
Tstms                                S  S     S

$$
MNZ073-210900-
Redwood Falls-Redwood MN
44.54N  95.11W Elev. 1020 ft
806 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date           08/20/26      Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      61          81          59          79          52
Temp                68 65 62 61 72 78 80 79 68 64 61 59 71 78 79 77 65 59 55 53
Dewpt               68 65 62 61 65 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 60 55 54 52 52 51 50 49
RH                 100100100100 79 60 54 54 76 84 90 93 68 45 42 42 63 75 83 86
Wind dir             S SW  W NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N SW  S
Wind spd             8  5  6  8  9 11  9  6  4  4  5  6  9 12 12  9  4  3  2  1
Clouds              SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     30           0           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.04           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Svr Tstorm           A


Date           08/23  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26  Thu 08/27/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          79      58    80      63    83      61    81      58    80
Temp          77 76   62 59 78 78   67 64 81 81   67 61 78 78   63 58 78 78
Dewpt         53 54   56 57 62 63   64 63 66 63   60 57 59 58   57 56 58 59
PWind dir         S      SE     S       S     W      NW    NW      NE    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC   SC SC B2 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr          5      30    20      20    20       5     5       5    20
Rain shwrs                C  S  S       S  S                              S
Tstms                                   S  S

$$
MNZ083-210900-
Mankato-Blue Earth MN
44.23N  93.92W Elev. 1020 ft
806 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date           08/20/26      Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      64          82          62          81          55
Temp                67 66 64 64 72 79 81 79 69 66 63 62 72 78 81 78 66 61 58 56
Dewpt               67 66 64 62 66 65 63 62 61 59 58 58 61 56 54 54 52 51 51 51
RH                 100100100 93 81 62 54 56 76 78 84 87 68 47 39 43 61 70 77 83
Wind dir             S  S  S SW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW  N  N  N NW  N
Wind spd             8  6  5  4  9 12 11  8  4  3  4  4  8 11 11  8  4  3  2  1
Clouds              B1 SC FW B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW SC
PoP 12hr                     60           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C
Tstms
Svr Tstorm           A


Date           08/23  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26  Thu 08/27/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          80      59    80      64    85      63    82      60    82
Temp          77 76   62 60 77 78   67 65 82 81   68 63 79 79   65 60 78 78
Dewpt         53 55   56 55 60 62   63 62 66 65   62 59 60 60   58 57 59 60
PWind dir        SW       S     S       S     W       W    NW       N     W
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0      20    20      20    20      10     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                S  S          S  S  S
Tstms                                   S     S

$$
MNZ091-210900-
Fairmont-Martin MN
43.66N  94.42W Elev. 1161 ft
806 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date           08/20/26      Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      63          80          61          78          54
Temp                70 68 65 63 73 78 79 77 68 65 62 61 70 76 78 76 64 60 56 54
Dewpt               69 67 64 62 66 63 62 62 60 58 58 57 61 58 56 57 53 51 50 50
RH                  97 97 97 97 79 60 56 60 76 78 87 87 73 54 47 52 67 72 80 86
Wind dir             S  S SW  W NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  W
Wind spd             8  9  6  5 10 13 11  8  5  4  5  6 10 12 12  6  5  3  2  1
Clouds              B1 FW SC SC CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     30           0           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.04           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S
Tstms                S


Date           08/23  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26  Thu 08/27/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          77      58    77      62    82      62    79      59    79
Temp          75 74   61 59 75 75   66 64 79 79   67 63 77 77   64 60 76 76
Dewpt         55 58   56 56 62 64   62 61 67 67   61 58 60 61   57 56 60 62
PWind dir         S      SE     S       S     W       W    NW      NW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC SC B1 SC   SC SC SC B1   SC FW FW FW   FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr          5      30    20      20    20      10     5      10    20
Rain shwrs             S  C  S          S  S  S                        S
Tstms                                   S  S  S

$$
MNZ093-210900-
Albert Lea-Freeborn MN
43.69N  93.37W Elev. 1257 ft
806 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date           08/20/26      Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      64          79          60          77          54
Temp                69 67 65 64 72 78 79 76 67 65 62 62 70 75 77 74 64 60 56 55
Dewpt               69 67 63 64 68 66 65 64 61 60 59 59 62 59 57 56 53 52 51 52
RH                 100100 93100 87 67 62 66 81 84 90 90 76 58 50 53 67 75 83 90
Wind dir             S  S SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N
Wind spd             6  6  6  4  8 10 10  6  3  3  3  4  9 11 12  8  4  3  2  1
Clouds              B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.03           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S
Tstms                S


Date           08/23  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26  Thu 08/27/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          76      57    76      61    81      63    79      59    78
Temp          74 73   60 58 73 74   64 63 79 78   67 63 76 76   64 60 75 75
Dewpt         55 57   56 56 61 63   62 62 67 67   64 61 62 61   59 58 61 62
PWind dir        NW       S     S       S    SW       W    NW      NW     W
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC B1 SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0      10    10      20    20      20     5       5    10
Rain shwrs             S  S             S  S  S       S
Tstms                                   S     S

$$
MNZ057-210900-
Willmar-Kandiyohi MN
45.11N  95.09W Elev. 1129 ft
806 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date           08/20/26      Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      59          79          59          78          53
Temp                67 65 62 60 71 76 78 77 67 64 61 59 70 75 78 75 64 59 56 54
Dewpt               67 65 62 60 63 61 60 60 60 59 57 57 57 54 53 51 52 52 52 51
RH                 100100100100 76 60 54 56 78 84 87 93 63 48 42 43 65 78 86 90
Wind dir             S SW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E
Wind spd             3  3  4  5  9 11 11  8  4  4  4  5 10 13 12  9  4  3  2  1
Clouds              FW SC B2 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.03           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Svr Tstorm           A


Date           08/23  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26  Thu 08/27/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          78      58    79      63    82      60    79      58    79
Temp          75 75   62 59 76 77   67 64 80 79   66 61 77 76   63 58 76 76
Dewpt         52 53   56 56 61 62   64 63 65 61   60 57 58 57   57 56 57 57
PWind dir        SE      SE     S       S     W      NW    NW      NE    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC   SC SC B2 B1   SC SC SC SC   FW SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0      20    20      20    20      10     5       5    20
Rain shwrs                S  S  S    S  S  S                              S
Tstms                                S  S  S

$$
WIZ015-210900-
Rice Lake-Barron WI
45.49N  91.74W Elev. 1145 ft
806 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date           08/20/26      Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      59          77          56          77          49
Temp                62 62 60 61 68 74 76 74 62 60 57 57 67 74 77 73 60 55 52 50
Dewpt               62 62 60 61 64 63 62 59 59 57 57 57 58 55 54 54 55 52 51 50
RH                 100100100100 87 69 62 59 90 90100100 73 51 45 51 84 90 96100
Wind dir             S  S SE SW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NW  N
Wind spd             4  3  2  2  5  9 11  6  2  2  3  5 10 11 11  6  3  2  1  1
Clouds              B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     80           5           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.18           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C
Tstms                C
Obvis                        PF


Date           08/23  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26  Thu 08/27/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          76      51    78      58    81      59    79      55    79
Temp          73 73   55 52 74 75   61 60 78 77   64 60 76 75   60 56 75 75
Dewpt         51 52   48 48 53 57   56 58 62 63   61 59 58 58   57 55 55 57
PWind dir        NW       E     S       S    SW      NW    NW       N    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC   FW FW FW B1   SC B1 B1 B1   SC FW SC SC   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      20    30      20    10       5     5
Rain shwrs                              S  C  S    S
Tstms                                         S    S

$$
WIZ027-210900-
Eau Claire-Eau Claire WI
44.82N  91.49W Elev. 906 ft
806 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date           08/20/26      Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      63          82          59          80          53
Temp                67 64 64 63 71 77 80 77 67 63 61 60 70 77 79 76 65 59 56 54
Dewpt               65 64 64 63 66 64 62 60 59 59 57 59 61 58 56 55 55 55 53 53
RH                  93100100100 84 64 54 56 75 87 87 96 73 52 45 48 70 87 90 96
Wind dir             S  S SW SW  W NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd             5  6  5  3  6  9 12  9  3  3  4  5 10 12 12  9  4  2  2  1
Clouds              B2 SC SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                     70           5           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.16           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C  C  S
Tstms                C  C  S


Date           08/23  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26  Thu 08/27/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          78      53    80      61    84      63    82      58    81
Temp          75 75   58 54 76 77   64 62 79 79   67 63 78 78   64 59 77 77
Dewpt         54 53   51 51 56 58   59 60 64 65   64 62 61 60   59 57 58 58
PWind dir         N       E     S       S    SW       W    NW       N    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC FW SC B1   SC B1 B1 SC   SC FW SC SC   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      20    20      20    10       5     5
Rain shwrs                              S  S  S    S  S
Tstms                                         S    S

$$