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National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
216 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

MNZ041-120900-
Alexandria-Douglas MN
45.87N  95.38W Elev. 1424 ft
216 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/10/26      Tue 08/11/26            Wed 08/12/26            Thu
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          83          63          80          60
Temp                      63 62 72 79 82 80 71 67 64 63 71 77 79 77 69 65 62 60
Dewpt                     59 59 62 63 62 62 64 63 62 61 63 63 64 63 64 62 60 58
RH                        87 90 71 58 51 54 79 87 93 93 76 62 60 62 84 90 93 93
Wind dir                   E  E  E NE  W SW SE  E  E NE NE  N  N  N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd                   3  3  4  4  4  4  2  3  4  3  4  5  6  6  5  5  6  6
Clouds                    B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     30          10          30          20          20
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0        0.08           0        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S                    S  C  S           S  S
Tstms                      S                    S  C  S           S  S


Date           08/13  Fri 08/14/26  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26
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    76      60    73      59    75      57    78
Temp          76 77   62 58 73 73   63 60 69 71   63 60 71 73   61 58 75 76
Dewpt         57 55   53 52 56 57   59 60 63 64   63 59 59 59   59 58 59 61
PWind dir        NE       E    SE      SE    SW      NW    NW       E    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B2 OV B2   B2 B1 B1 SC   FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0    20      50    40      20     5      10    10
Rain shwrs                      S    C  C  C  C    S
Tstms                                C  C  S

$$
MNZ049-120900-
St Cloud-Stearns MN
45.55N  94.07W Elev. 1027 ft
216 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/10/26      Tue 08/11/26            Wed 08/12/26            Thu
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          86          63          84          62
Temp                      65 63 73 82 85 83 74 68 65 64 73 80 82 80 71 67 64 62
Dewpt                     59 59 63 64 64 64 64 63 61 61 64 64 65 65 65 63 60 59
RH                        81 87 71 55 50 53 71 84 87 90 73 58 56 60 81 87 87 90
Wind dir                   E  E  E NE NW SW  W  E NE  N NE  N  N  N  N  N NE NE
Wind spd                   1  1  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  4  4  4  3  2  3  3
Clouds                    OV B2 SC B1 B1 SC B1 OV B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     30          10          20          20          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S                          S
Tstms                      S                          S


Date           08/13  Fri 08/14/26  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26
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          82      59    79      60    75      60    78      58    80
Temp          78 80   65 59 76 75   65 61 70 73   64 61 74 76   63 58 77 78
Dewpt         59 56   54 53 58 58   59 60 64 67   64 61 63 62   61 58 61 62
PWind dir        NE      NE    SE      SE     S      NW    NW       N    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 SC   FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0    20      50    50      30     5       5    10
Rain shwrs                      S    C  C  C  C    C
Tstms                                C  C  S  S

$$
MNZ060-120900-
Minneapolis-Hennepin MN
44.88N  93.22W Elev. 840 ft
216 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/10/26      Tue 08/11/26            Wed 08/12/26            Thu
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                      68          87          68          86          66
Temp                      70 68 75 82 86 84 77 73 70 68 75 82 86 83 76 72 68 66
Dewpt                     64 64 66 67 66 66 67 66 66 65 66 65 65 66 65 64 63 62
RH                        81 87 74 61 51 55 71 79 87 90 74 56 50 57 69 76 84 87
Wind dir                   E  E  E  E SE  S SW  S NE SE  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE
Wind spd                   2  2  3  3  3  4  2  2  1  1  2  3  4  5  3  3  3  4
Clouds                    OV OV B1 SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     30          30          10          10          10
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.07           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  C
Tstms                      C  C


Date           08/13  Fri 08/14/26  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26
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          83      63    79      63    74      63    77      61    79
Temp          79 81   69 63 76 76   67 63 70 72   67 64 73 76   66 62 76 77
Dewpt         61 59   56 56 59 60   61 61 66 69   67 64 65 65   62 61 62 64
PWind dir        NE       E    SE      SE    SE       N    NW       N     W
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 OV B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr          0       0    20      60    50      40    10       5     5
Rain shwrs                      S    C  L  C  C    C  S
Tstms                                C  C  S  S

$$
MNZ073-120900-
Redwood Falls-Redwood MN
44.54N  95.11W Elev. 1020 ft
216 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/10/26      Tue 08/11/26            Wed 08/12/26            Thu
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          64          81          63
Temp                      66 65 72 78 81 81 71 68 66 64 74 78 81 79 70 67 64 63
Dewpt                     66 65 69 71 71 72 70 68 66 64 69 70 70 70 69 66 64 62
RH                       100100 90 79 72 74 97100100100 84 76 69 74 97 97100 97
Wind dir                   E NE NE NE  E  E SE SE SW  N NE NE NE  N  N  N NE NE
Wind spd                   4  4  4  5  4  3  2  2  3  2  3  4  4  4  4  4  5  5
Clouds                    OV B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr                     60          40          10          10          30
QPF 12hr                   0.35           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  C                                   S  S  C  C
Tstms                      C  C                                   S  S  C  C


Date           08/13  Fri 08/14/26  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26
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      59    74      60    74      59    73      56    75
Temp          74 75   64 59 72 71   64 61 71 72   65 60 71 72   61 57 73 74
Dewpt         65 65   58 55 65 66   64 61 69 70   65 60 66 66   61 57 65 67
PWind dir        NE       E    SE      SE     S      NW    NW       N     S
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 SC   SC SC B1 B1   B2 OV OV B2   B1 B1 B1 SC   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       0    40      70    50      30     5      10    10
Rain shwrs                      C    C  L  C  C    C  S
Tstms                           S    C  S  S  S

$$
MNZ083-120900-
Mankato-Blue Earth MN
44.23N  93.92W Elev. 1020 ft
216 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/10/26      Tue 08/11/26            Wed 08/12/26            Thu
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                      66          83          66          83          65
Temp                      69 67 73 79 82 81 73 70 67 66 74 79 82 81 72 70 67 65
Dewpt                     67 66 69 71 71 73 71 69 67 65 69 70 70 72 70 68 65 64
RH                        93 97 87 77 69 77 93 97100 97 84 74 67 74 93 93 93 97
Wind dir                   E  E NE NE  N  N SE NW  S  E NE NE NE  N  N  N NE NE
Wind spd                   4  3  3  4  3  3  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  4  3  3  3  4
Clouds                    OV OV SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     60          50          10          10          20
QPF 12hr                   0.36        0.06           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  C                                         S  S
Tstms                      C  C                                         S  S


Date           08/13  Fri 08/14/26  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26
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      62    76      62    75      62    75      59    75
Temp          76 77   66 62 73 73   65 62 71 73   66 63 71 74   62 59 73 74
Dewpt         66 67   60 57 64 66   65 62 68 71   66 63 67 68   62 59 65 68
PWind dir        NE       E    SE      SE     S       N    NW       N    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1   SC SC B1 B1   B2 B2 OV B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10       5    40      70    50      40    10       5    10
Rain shwrs                      C    C  L  C  C    C  S
Tstms                           S    C  C  S  S

$$
MNZ091-120900-
Fairmont-Martin MN
43.66N  94.42W Elev. 1161 ft
216 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/10/26      Tue 08/11/26            Wed 08/12/26            Thu
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                      66          81          65          81          65
Temp                      69 67 73 77 80 80 72 69 67 66 74 78 80 79 71 69 67 65
Dewpt                     68 67 70 71 73 74 72 69 67 66 70 71 71 72 70 68 66 64
RH                        97100 90 82 79 82100100100100 87 79 74 79 97 97 97 97
Wind dir                   E  N NE  N NE NE  E  E  E SE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N NE
Wind spd                   5  5  6  5  4  4  2  2  2  3  4  5  4  4  4  4  4  5
Clouds                    OV OV B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 OV OV
PoP 12hr                     70          60          10          10          30
QPF 12hr                   0.49        0.01        0.03           0        0.04
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  L                                         C  C  C
Tstms                      C  C                                         C  C  C


Date           08/13  Fri 08/14/26  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26
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      61    73      61    74      61    73      58    73
Temp          73 75   64 61 71 71   65 62 71 72   66 62 70 71   62 58 71 72
Dewpt         67 68   62 58 66 68   65 62 69 72   66 62 67 68   62 58 65 67
PWind dir        NE       E    SE      SE     S      NW     N       N     S
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1   SC B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 OV B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         30      10    50      80    50      50    10      10    10
Rain shwrs     C             S  C    L  D  C  C    C  C
Tstms          C                C    C  C  S  S

$$
MNZ093-120900-
Albert Lea-Freeborn MN
43.69N  93.37W Elev. 1257 ft
216 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/10/26      Tue 08/11/26            Wed 08/12/26            Thu
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                      66          81          65          81          65
Temp                      70 68 73 77 80 79 72 69 68 67 75 79 80 79 71 69 67 65
Dewpt                     70 68 71 72 73 74 72 69 68 67 71 71 71 73 71 69 67 65
RH                       100100 93 85 79 85100100100100 87 77 74 82100100100100
Wind dir                   E SE SW NE NE NE  E SE  S SE NE  E NE NE  N  N NE NE
Wind spd                   4  4  5  4  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  3  2  2  3  3
Clouds                    OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     60          60          10          10          30
QPF 12hr                   0.30        0.05        0.03           0        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  L  S                                      C  C  C
Tstms                      C  C  S                                      C  C  C


Date           08/13  Fri 08/14/26  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26
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      61    73      61    74      62    73      58    73
Temp          74 74   65 61 70 70   65 62 70 72   67 63 71 71   63 60 71 72
Dewpt         68 68   61 60 65 67   65 62 69 71   67 63 68 69   62 60 66 68
PWind dir         E       E    SE      SE     S       N    NW       N     W
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         30       5    40      70    60      50    10       5    10
Rain shwrs     C                C    L  L  L  C    C  C
Tstms          C                S    C  C  S  S

$$
MNZ057-120900-
Willmar-Kandiyohi MN
45.11N  95.09W Elev. 1129 ft
216 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/10/26      Tue 08/11/26            Wed 08/12/26            Thu
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          64          80          62
Temp                      65 64 72 78 81 80 72 68 66 64 72 77 79 78 70 67 64 62
Dewpt                     63 63 67 68 68 69 69 67 65 64 67 68 68 68 68 65 63 61
RH                        93 97 84 71 65 69 90 97 97100 84 74 69 71 93 93 97 97
Wind dir                   E NE NE  E  S SW  N SE NE NE NE NE  N NE  N NE NE NE
Wind spd                   3  3  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  4  4  3  4  5  5
Clouds                    OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV B1 B2 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     50          20          20          20          20
QPF 12hr                   0.06           0        0.09           0        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  S                 S  S  S           S  S  S  S
Tstms                      C  S                 S  S  S           S  S  S  S


Date           08/13  Fri 08/14/26  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26
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      60    74      60    72      59    74      57    75
Temp          74 76   64 60 71 71   64 61 69 70   64 60 70 72   61 58 73 73
Dewpt         62 62   56 54 62 62   63 61 66 68   64 60 64 63   61 58 63 65
PWind dir        NE       E    SE      SE     S      NW    NW      NE    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC SC SC B1   B2 OV OV B2   B1 B1 B1 SC   FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          5       0    30      60    50      30     5      10    10
Rain shwrs                      C    C  L  C  C    C
Tstms                           S    C  C  S

$$
WIZ015-120900-
Rice Lake-Barron WI
45.49N  91.74W Elev. 1145 ft
216 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/10/26      Tue 08/11/26            Wed 08/12/26            Thu
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          85          61          83          60
Temp                      62 61 74 81 83 80 68 64 62 62 73 80 81 77 66 63 61 60
Dewpt                     56 57 61 61 60 63 63 61 60 61 64 61 60 63 63 61 59 59
RH                        81 87 64 51 46 56 84 90 93 97 73 52 49 62 90 93 93 96
Wind dir                   E  E SE  E NE SW NE  E  N  N NE  N  N  N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd                   1  1  2  2  2  2  1  0  0  0  2  3  4  3  2  1  2  2
Clouds                    B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     30          20          10          10          10
QPF 12hr                      0        0.05           0        0.17           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S
Tstms                      S  S


Date           08/13  Fri 08/14/26  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26
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      55    78      57    71      59    77      55    79
Temp          77 76   59 55 75 73   61 57 68 68   61 61 73 74   59 57 77 75
Dewpt         57 56   53 53 52 53   54 54 59 62   61 60 61 61   59 57 57 59
PWind dir         N      NE     E      SE    SE       W    NW       N     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   FW SC SC SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      40    50      50    10       5     5
Rain shwrs                           S  C  C  C    C  S
Tstms                                S  C  S  S

$$
WIZ027-120900-
Eau Claire-Eau Claire WI
44.82N  91.49W Elev. 906 ft
216 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/10/26      Tue 08/11/26            Wed 08/12/26            Thu
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          86          64          86          63
Temp                      66 64 73 81 84 82 73 68 66 65 75 82 85 81 71 67 65 63
Dewpt                     61 62 66 67 66 66 67 66 65 65 68 66 64 65 66 64 63 63
RH                        84 93 79 63 55 58 81 93 97100 79 58 50 58 84 90 93100
Wind dir                  NE  E  E  E  S  E  S  E  E  S NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd                   3  3  3  3  3  2  0  0  0  0  1  3  5  4  2  2  2  3
Clouds                    B2 OV B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     20          30          10          10          10
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.15           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  C  S
Tstms                      S  C  S


Date           08/13  Fri 08/14/26  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26
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          83      59    80      59    74      61    78      58    79
Temp          80 79   64 59 77 74   64 60 70 71   65 63 74 76   63 59 77 77
Dewpt         62 59   56 56 56 56   58 57 64 66   65 63 65 64   62 59 61 62
PWind dir         N      NE     E      SE    SE       E    NW       N    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B2 B1   SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr          5       0     5      50    60      50    10       5     5
Rain shwrs                           C  C  L  C    C  C
Tstms                                C  C  S  S

$$