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National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
901 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

MNZ041-172100-
Alexandria-Douglas MN
45.87N  95.38W Elev. 1424 ft
901 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      73          55          61          53          68
Temp                61 69 72 69 58 56 56 55 56 58 58 59 56 55 55 55 58 64 67 65
Dewpt               56 57 56 54 55 54 53 54 56 58 58 55 56 55 55 55 57 57 57 54
RH                  84 66 57 59 90 93 90 96100100100 87100100100100 96 78 70 68
Wind dir            NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd             2  5  5  4  6  8 10 12 14 18 18 18 17 13 12 11 12 12 12  9
Wind gust                                   25 29 31 29
Clouds              B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0          70         100          50           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02        0.54        0.06           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             C  L  D  D  L  C  C  S  S


Date          Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          51    68      49    63      48    66      49    70
Temp          53 52 63 65   52 51 59 61   50 48 60 63   51 50 64 66
Dewpt         53 52 53 49   49 48 51 47   48 47 51 49   50 49 54 53
PWind dir        NE     E       E     E       E    SE      SE     S
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B2 B1   B2 B2 OV B2   B1 B1 B2 B1   B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     5      30    20      10     5       5    10
Rain shwrs                   C  C  S

$$
MNZ049-172100-
St Cloud-Stearns MN
45.55N  94.07W Elev. 1027 ft
901 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      75          57          63          54          69
Temp                61 70 73 73 60 57 57 57 57 59 60 61 59 57 56 56 59 64 68 67
Dewpt               58 59 59 58 57 55 54 54 57 59 60 59 59 57 56 56 59 60 60 58
RH                  90 68 62 59 90 93 90 90100100100 93100100100100100 87 76 73
Wind dir            NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd             2  4  3  2  2  3  4  6  9 11 12 13 13 11  9  8  9 10  9  6
Wind gust                                   19 24 25 26 25          19 20 19 17
Clouds              B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      5          50         100          80          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0        1.08        0.45           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S  L  D  D  D  D  D  C  C


Date          Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          51    70      49    64      47    66      49    72
Temp          54 52 65 67   52 51 59 62   50 48 61 64   52 49 64 68
Dewpt         54 52 56 53   51 49 53 50   50 48 53 52   52 49 55 56
PWind dir        NE    NE       E     E       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 OV B2   B1 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     5      20    20      10    10       5    10
Rain shwrs                      S  S

$$
MNZ060-172100-
Minneapolis-Hennepin MN
44.88N  93.22W Elev. 840 ft
901 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      76          58          65          58          70
Temp                63 71 74 74 64 59 58 59 61 61 61 63 61 59 59 60 63 66 68 68
Dewpt               60 61 60 60 58 56 56 55 58 60 61 61 61 59 59 60 61 62 63 61
RH                  90 71 62 62 81 90 93 87 90 97100 93100100100100 93 87 84 78
Wind dir             E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd             3  4  4  3  3  3  4  5 10 12 13 13 14 14 11  9  9 10 10  9
Wind gust                                      23 25 26 26
Clouds              OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     20          40         100          90          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0        1.08        0.29        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle              S
Rain shwrs                             S  L  D  D  D  D  D  L  L  S  S
Tstms                                           S  S  S  S


Date          Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          55    69      54    63      51    66      52    72
Temp          57 56 66 67   56 54 60 61   53 51 62 64   55 53 66 69
Dewpt         56 55 56 54   52 50 52 52   50 49 52 53   52 51 55 57
PWind dir        NE    NE       E     E       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B2 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5     5      20    30      20    10       5     5
Rain shwrs                      S  C  C       S

$$
MNZ073-172100-
Redwood Falls-Redwood MN
44.54N  95.11W Elev. 1020 ft
901 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      75          58          67          56          68
Temp                63 71 73 72 61 59 59 59 62 64 65 66 62 61 59 59 62 65 67 67
Dewpt               60 62 62 60 60 58 59 59 62 64 65 64 62 61 59 59 62 63 63 60
RH                  90 73 68 66 97 96100100100100100 93100100100100100 93 87 78
Wind dir            NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  N  N  N
Wind spd             4  6  5  5  5  5  8 13 17 17 16 16 13 10 10  9 11 11 11  8
Wind gust                                      27    26
Clouds              B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     10          90         100          70          20
QPF 12hr                      0        0.08        0.76        0.16        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             L  D  D  D  D  L  L  C  C  S  S
Tstms                                     S  S  S  C  S


Date          Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          52    66      50    60      47    66      48    72
Temp          56 52 63 64   54 52 58 58   50 49 61 63   51 50 66 68
Dewpt         56 52 57 55   53 52 55 53   50 49 55 54   51 50 57 58
PWind dir        NE    NE       E     E       E    SE      SE     S
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B2 B1   B1 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B2 B1   B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0    20      40    50      20    10       5    20
Rain shwrs              S    C  C  C  C       S                S  S

$$
MNZ083-172100-
Mankato-Blue Earth MN
44.23N  93.92W Elev. 1020 ft
901 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      76          59          69          60          71
Temp                64 71 73 72 63 59 59 60 63 64 65 66 64 64 62 62 65 68 69 68
Dewpt               63 63 64 62 61 59 58 59 63 64 65 65 64 64 62 62 64 64 64 62
RH                  97 76 73 71 93100 96 96100100100 97100100100100 97 87 84 81
Wind dir            NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  N  N  N
Wind spd             4  5  5  4  3  3  4  8 12 13 13 13 13  9  8  8  9  9 10  9
Wind gust                                   23 24    24
Clouds              OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     10          70         100          90          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02        0.54        0.67        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle
Rain shwrs                             S  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  S  S  C  C
Tstms                                     S  S  C  C  C  S  S
Obvis               PF


Date          Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          54    67      52    62      50    66      50    73
Temp          58 55 63 65   55 53 59 60   52 51 61 63   53 51 67 68
Dewpt         58 55 57 55   54 52 53 52   52 50 53 54   52 51 56 58
PWind dir        NE    NE       E     E       E     E      SE     S
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B2 B1   B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          5    10      40    50      20    10       5    10
Rain shwrs                   S  C  C  C    S  S

$$
MNZ091-172100-
Fairmont-Martin MN
43.66N  94.42W Elev. 1161 ft
901 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      73          60          72          61          70
Temp                66 69 71 71 62 61 60 61 63 66 69 70 66 66 63 62 65 67 68 67
Dewpt               63 64 65 64 62 61 60 61 63 66 69 69 66 66 63 62 65 65 65 63
RH                  90 84 81 79100100100100100100100 97100100100100100 93 90 87
Wind dir             N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd             5  6  6  5  5  5  8 11 16 16 14 14 11  9  6  8  9 10 11 10
Clouds              OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
PoP 12hr                     20         100         100          80          40
QPF 12hr                      0        0.32        1.03        1.30        0.07
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle              S
Rain shwrs                             L  D  D  L  D  D  D  C  C  S  S  C  C
Tstms                                  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S
Obvis               PF


Date          Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          54    64      50    59      49    64      49    71
Temp          59 55 61 63   56 53 57 58   53 50 60 62   53 50 64 67
Dewpt         59 55 57 57   55 53 54 54   53 50 54 55   53 50 56 59
PWind dir         N    NE       E     E       E     E      SE     S
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 OV B2   B1 B1 B2 B1   B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr         10    20      60    60      20    20       5    10
Rain shwrs           S  S    C  L  L  C    S  S  S

$$
MNZ093-172100-
Albert Lea-Freeborn MN
43.69N  93.37W Elev. 1257 ft
901 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      72          58          68          60          70
Temp                67 69 70 70 62 58 58 59 63 63 65 66 65 65 64 63 67 68 68 67
Dewpt               63 65 65 64 61 58 58 59 63 63 65 66 65 65 64 63 67 67 66 63
RH                  87 87 84 81 97100100100100100100100100100100100100 97 93 87
Wind dir            NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E SE SE SE NE NE  N  N  N
Wind spd             3  5  5  4  4  3  5  9 13 14 13 14 16 12  9  6  8  9 10  9
Wind gust                                      25 24
Clouds              OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr                     30          70          90          90          40
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02        0.57        2.74        0.09
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle              C
Rain shwrs                                D  D  L  L  D  D  L  L  S  S  C  C
Tstms                                     S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S
Obvis                F


Date          Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          54    64      50    59      48    63      48    69
Temp          58 55 61 62   54 52 57 57   51 49 59 60   52 49 64 65
Dewpt         58 55 57 55   53 52 53 53   51 49 53 54   52 49 56 58
PWind dir        NE    NE       E     E       E     E      SE    SE
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 OV B2   B2 B1 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         10    20      40    50      20    10       5     5
Rain shwrs              S    S  C  C  C    S  S

$$
MNZ057-172100-
Willmar-Kandiyohi MN
45.11N  95.09W Elev. 1129 ft
901 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      73          58          63          54          68
Temp                62 70 72 70 60 58 58 58 59 60 61 61 59 59 57 56 60 64 66 66
Dewpt               60 60 60 58 58 57 56 57 59 60 61 60 59 59 57 56 60 60 61 58
RH                  93 71 66 66 93 96 93 96100100100 97100100100100100 87 84 75
Wind dir            NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd             5  6  5  4  5  5  9 13 17 18 17 18 17 13 12 11 12 12 11  9
Wind gust                                      28 27 28
Clouds              B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      5          80         100          70          10
QPF 12hr                      0        0.03        1.01        0.10           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             C  D  D  D  D  L  L  S  S
Tstms                                           S  S


Date          Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          50    67      48    61      47    65      48    71
Temp          55 51 63 65   53 51 58 59   51 48 60 63   52 49 65 67
Dewpt         55 51 56 53   52 50 54 51   50 48 53 52   52 49 56 56
PWind dir        NE     E       E     E       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 OV B2   B1 B1 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0    10      30    30      20    10       5    10
Rain shwrs                   C  C  C  S       S                S

$$
WIZ015-172100-
Rice Lake-Barron WI
45.49N  91.74W Elev. 1145 ft
901 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      75          50          63          52          68
Temp                62 70 73 69 58 53 50 51 58 60 59 59 56 54 53 54 60 65 66 64
Dewpt               59 57 56 57 56 53 50 51 55 57 58 58 56 54 53 54 59 60 59 58
RH                  90 63 55 66 93100100100 90 90 96 96100100100100 96 84 78 81
Wind dir             E  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE
Wind spd             1  1  2  1  2  2  3  3  5  8  9 11 13 12 12 10  9  9  8  6
Wind gust                                      18 19 23 25 24 23 20          17
Clouds              B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     10          10          90          90          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.67        0.28        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S  L  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C


Date          Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          49    70      45    64      43    66      46    72
Temp          53 50 67 64   48 46 61 59   47 44 61 60   49 47 66 65
Dewpt         53 50 52 51   48 44 48 48   46 44 47 50   49 47 52 54
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE     E       E    SE      SE     S
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B2 B1   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       5    10      10    10      10     5

$$
WIZ027-172100-
Eau Claire-Eau Claire WI
44.82N  91.49W Elev. 906 ft
901 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      74          53          64          55          68
Temp                61 68 72 71 59 55 53 53 60 60 61 62 58 57 57 57 62 65 66 66
Dewpt               59 59 59 59 57 55 53 53 57 59 60 60 58 57 57 57 62 63 63 61
RH                  93 73 64 66 93100100100 90 96 97 93100100100100100 93 90 84
Wind dir             E  E NE NE  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
Wind spd             4  3  3  1  1  3  4  5  8 10 11 13 16 13 13 11 10 10  9  9
Wind gust                                      20 21 24 26 25
Clouds              OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     30          10         100         100          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.60        0.91        0.06
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle              S
Rain shwrs                                S  L  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                              S  S  S  S


Date          Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          52    68      48    62      46    65      48    71
Temp          56 52 65 64   51 48 60 59   49 47 60 60   50 49 66 65
Dewpt         55 52 54 53   49 46 51 49   48 46 49 51   50 48 54 55
PWind dir        NE    NE       E     E       E     E      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B2 B2 B1   B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          5     5      10    30      10    10      10     5
Rain shwrs                         S  C

$$