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National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

MNZ041-190900-
Alexandria-Douglas MN
45.87N  95.38W Elev. 1424 ft
251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/17/26      Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26            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                      58          76          53          78          58
Temp                      62 59 67 73 75 73 63 58 55 54 67 74 77 76 65 62 60 58
Dewpt                     62 59 59 57 56 54 55 53 52 52 53 52 54 55 57 57 57 58
RH                       100100 75 57 52 51 75 83 90 93 61 46 45 48 75 84 90100
Wind dir                   N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NE  S  S SW  W  W  S  S  S SW
Wind spd                   4  4  4  8 11  9  3  2  1  1  3  6  8  4  4  5  6  6
Clouds                    B2 OV SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30          30           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  C                                               S
Tstms


Date           08/20  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26
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      60    81      57    79      56    79      59    81
Temp          79 78   65 60 78 77   63 57 76 76   62 58 76 76   64 60 79 79
Dewpt         63 63   64 60 61 58   57 56 54 55   56 55 57 59   60 60 63 63
PWind dir        SW       W    NW       N     N      NE    SE       S    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr         20       5     0       0     0       5    10      30    20
Rain shwrs     S                                                 C  S  S

$$
MNZ049-190900-
St Cloud-Stearns MN
45.55N  94.07W Elev. 1027 ft
251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/17/26      Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26            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          78          52          79          57
Temp                      63 61 67 73 76 74 64 59 55 53 68 75 78 77 66 63 60 58
Dewpt                     63 61 63 60 60 58 56 54 52 51 55 53 55 56 57 57 56 57
RH                       100100 87 64 58 57 75 83 90 93 63 46 45 48 73 81 87 96
Wind dir                   W  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  N  N SW SW  W  W  S  S  S SW
Wind spd                   2  2  3  5  6  6  2  1  0  0  1  4  4  3  2  1  2  2
Clouds                    B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW SC FW CL SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          30           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  C        S
Tstms                                  S


Date           08/20  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26
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          84      61    84      57    80      56    80      59    83
Temp          80 79   67 62 80 79   64 58 76 78   63 58 75 77   65 60 78 80
Dewpt         64 66   65 62 63 61   60 56 57 57   57 55 59 60   61 59 64 64
PWind dir        SW      SW    NW      NW     N      NE    SE       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         30      30     5       0     0       5    10      20    10
Rain shwrs        C    C                                         S  S
Tstms             C    S

$$
MNZ060-190900-
Minneapolis-Hennepin MN
44.88N  93.22W Elev. 840 ft
251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/17/26      Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26            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          79          59          80          63
Temp                      68 66 69 75 79 76 69 65 61 59 70 76 79 78 70 67 64 63
Dewpt                     65 64 65 63 62 61 59 57 56 55 55 54 54 55 56 57 58 58
RH                        90 93 87 66 56 60 70 75 84 87 59 46 42 45 61 70 81 84
Wind dir                  SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE  N SW  W  W  W SW  S SW SW
Wind spd                   4  3  4  4  6  6  3  2  1  0  2  4  5  4  3  2  3  3
Clouds                    SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     20          50           5           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.20        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    C  C  S  S
Tstms                                  S


Date           08/20  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26
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          84      65    84      63    80      62    79      63    82
Temp          80 79   70 65 80 80   69 63 77 78   67 62 76 77   68 63 78 80
Dewpt         63 65   66 64 65 63   61 59 58 58   58 58 59 61   61 61 64 64
PWind dir        SW      SW    NW      NW    NW      NE    SE       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC   SC SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         20      40     5      10     0       5    10      20    10
Rain shwrs        S    C  S                                      S  S
Tstms             S    C

$$
MNZ073-190900-
Redwood Falls-Redwood MN
44.54N  95.11W Elev. 1020 ft
251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/17/26      Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26            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          77          55          78          58
Temp                      64 62 69 74 77 75 65 61 57 55 69 76 78 75 66 62 60 59
Dewpt                     64 62 66 66 65 63 62 59 56 55 60 60 60 61 61 60 59 59
RH                       100100 90 76 67 66 90 93 96100 73 58 54 62 84 93 96100
Wind dir                  SW NW  N NW NW NW NE SW SW  W  S SW SW  S  S  S SW SW
Wind spd                   5  4  4  5  5  5  3  2  2  1  2  4  4  3  4  4  4  4
Clouds                    B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     50          40          10          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.03           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  C  S
Tstms                      S  S  S


Date           08/20  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26
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      61    82      58    78      57    78      60    80
Temp          80 78   67 62 80 79   64 58 76 76   63 58 76 76   64 60 78 78
Dewpt         67 67   65 62 65 63   60 57 59 59   58 57 62 63   63 60 67 67
PWind dir        SW      SW    NW      NW     N      NE    SE      SE    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC B1 SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         20      30     5       5     0      10    10      30    10
Rain shwrs        S    C                                         C  S
Tstms             S

$$
MNZ083-190900-
Mankato-Blue Earth MN
44.23N  93.92W Elev. 1020 ft
251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/17/26      Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26            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          79          57          80          59
Temp                      65 64 70 74 78 76 67 63 59 58 69 76 78 77 66 63 61 60
Dewpt                     64 64 67 66 66 65 63 60 57 56 60 59 58 61 59 59 59 59
RH                        97100 90 76 67 69 87 90 93 93 73 56 50 58 78 87 93 96
Wind dir                   S SW NW NW NW NW  N NW  N  N SE  W  W  S  S  S  S SW
Wind spd                   4  3  4  4  4  4  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  2  3  3  3  4
Clouds                    B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW CL SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     50          40          10           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.03           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  C  C  S  S
Tstms                      S  S  S  S  S


Date           08/20  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26
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    84      60    80      59    79      61    81
Temp          79 78   67 63 80 80   66 60 77 77   64 59 76 76   65 62 78 79
Dewpt         65 67   66 63 66 65   61 58 60 60   58 58 62 64   63 62 66 67
PWind dir        SW      SW     W      NW    NW       N     S       S    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         20      30     5      10     5       5    10      20    10
Rain shwrs        S    C                                         S  S
Tstms             S    S

$$
MNZ091-190900-
Fairmont-Martin MN
43.66N  94.42W Elev. 1161 ft
251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/17/26      Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26            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          77          57          77          58
Temp                      65 64 70 74 76 75 66 63 59 57 68 75 76 75 65 63 60 59
Dewpt                     63 63 67 67 67 67 64 61 58 57 62 61 61 62 61 60 59 59
RH                        93 97 90 79 74 76 93 93 96100 81 62 60 64 87 90 96100
Wind dir                  SW  W NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW SE  S  W SW  S  S SW SW
Wind spd                   8  5  5  4  4  4  3  3  2  1  2  3  3  3  4  4  5  5
Clouds                    B2 OV B1 B1 SC B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     50          60          60          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.05        0.09        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  L  C  S  S  L
Tstms                      C  S  S  S  S  S


Date           08/20  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26
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    81      60    77      58    76      60    78
Temp          77 76   66 62 78 78   65 60 75 75   63 59 74 74   64 61 76 76
Dewpt         66 68   65 62 67 67   61 57 61 62   58 57 62 65   63 61 66 68
PWind dir        SW      SW     W      NW     N       W     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC B1 B1   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr         30      30    10      10     0      10    10      20    10
Rain shwrs        C    C                                         S  S
Tstms             C    S

$$
MNZ093-190900-
Albert Lea-Freeborn MN
43.69N  93.37W Elev. 1257 ft
251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/17/26      Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26            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          76          57          76          57
Temp                      65 63 69 73 75 73 66 63 59 59 68 75 76 73 64 62 59 58
Dewpt                     63 63 68 68 68 67 65 62 59 58 61 60 59 61 61 59 59 58
RH                        93100 97 84 79 81 97 97100 96 78 60 56 66 90 90100100
Wind dir                  SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N SE NW  W NE  S  S SW SW
Wind spd                   6  5  5  4  5  4  2  1  1  0  3  3  4  2  2  2  3  3
Clouds                    B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          50          20          20          10
QPF 12hr                   0.05        0.06           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  C  C  C  S  S                       S  S
Tstms                      S  S  S  C  S  S                       S


Date           08/20  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26
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      61    80      60    76      57    75      59    77
Temp          76 74   65 62 77 77   65 60 74 73   62 59 73 73   63 60 75 75
Dewpt         65 67   65 62 68 67   62 60 62 62   58 58 63 64   63 60 67 67
PWind dir        SW      SW     W      NW    NW       N     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      30     5      10     5       5    10      20    10
Rain shwrs        C    C  S                                         S
Tstms             C    S

$$
MNZ057-190900-
Willmar-Kandiyohi MN
45.11N  95.09W Elev. 1129 ft
251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/17/26      Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26            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          77          54          77          57
Temp                      64 61 68 73 76 73 64 60 56 56 68 75 77 74 66 62 60 58
Dewpt                     64 61 64 62 61 59 59 57 55 54 56 56 57 57 60 59 59 58
RH                       100100 87 68 60 62 84 90 96 93 65 52 50 55 81 90 96100
Wind dir                   W NW  N NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SW
Wind spd                   4  4  5  5  8  6  3  1  1  0  3  5  5  3  3  3  4  4
Clouds                    B1 B2 FW SC FW SC FW CL SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC FW
PoP 12hr                     30          30           5           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  C  S     S
Tstms                      S  S  S     S


Date           08/20  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26
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      61    81      58    78      57    78      60    80
Temp          79 78   66 61 79 78   64 58 75 75   63 58 75 75   65 60 78 78
Dewpt         65 65   65 61 62 60   59 57 56 56   58 57 60 61   62 60 65 65
PWind dir        SW      SW    NW       N    NW      NE    SE      SE    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr         20      30     0       5     0      10    10      30    10
Rain shwrs        S    C                                         C  S  S
Tstms             S

$$
WIZ015-190900-
Rice Lake-Barron WI
45.49N  91.74W Elev. 1145 ft
251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/17/26      Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26            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                      59          76          50          77          53
Temp                      61 61 67 73 74 72 60 55 52 52 68 74 76 74 61 56 54 55
Dewpt                     61 61 62 59 57 56 55 52 49 48 50 48 48 53 53 51 50 51
RH                       100100 84 62 55 57 84 90 89 86 52 40 37 48 75 83 86 86
Wind dir                  SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  W NW NW NW SE SE  S  S
Wind spd                   2  1  3  5  8  5  1  0  0  0  1  4  4  1  0  0  0  1
Clouds                    B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20          30          10           0           5
QPF 12hr                   0.06           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S     S  S
Tstms                                  S


Date           08/20  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26
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          81      59    80      56    77      53    78      55    80
Temp          78 75   63 60 77 76   61 56 74 74   58 54 75 74   59 56 76 76
Dewpt         58 61   61 60 62 62   59 56 55 57   55 53 55 57   56 55 59 61
PWind dir         S      SW    NW      NW    NW       N     N      SE    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   B1 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      50    10      10     0       5     5      20     5
Rain shwrs        C    C  C                                         S
Tstms             C    C  S

$$
WIZ027-190900-
Eau Claire-Eau Claire WI
44.82N  91.49W Elev. 906 ft
251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/17/26      Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26            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          80          54          80          56
Temp                      65 63 70 75 78 75 66 61 57 55 69 76 79 76 66 61 59 57
Dewpt                     63 63 65 64 62 60 59 57 54 52 54 51 51 52 53 54 53 54
RH                        93100 84 69 58 60 78 87 90 90 59 42 38 43 63 78 80 90
Wind dir                  SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                   4  3  4  5  8  6  3  1  1  0  1  4  6  3  1  1  1  1
Clouds                    B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW CL SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     40          40           5           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.08        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S  C  C  C
Tstms                         S  S  S  C


Date           08/20  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26
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      62    83      59    80      56    79      58    82
Temp          80 77   66 63 79 78   64 59 77 76   61 57 75 75   63 59 77 78
Dewpt         60 62   64 62 65 64   62 58 59 58   58 55 59 59   59 58 62 63
PWind dir        SW      SW     W      NW    NW       N    NW      SE    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   B1 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      50    10      20     0       5     5      10     5
Rain shwrs        C    C  C          S
Tstms             C    C  S          S

$$