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Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
298 FOUS53 KMPX 162040 PFMMPX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 340 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 MNZ041-170900- Alexandria-Douglas MN 45.87N 95.38W Elev. 1424 ft 340 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 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 55 73 55 63 54 Temp 71 67 61 59 58 55 63 69 73 67 60 58 56 55 57 58 60 60 57 56 55 55 Dewpt 48 51 53 53 54 54 55 55 56 56 55 54 54 54 57 58 59 59 57 56 55 55 RH 44 56 75 80 86 96 75 61 55 68 84 86 93 96100100 96 96100100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E NE NE Wind spd 8 5 4 3 1 1 3 5 5 5 8 9 11 13 17 19 19 19 17 13 12 12 Wind gust 27 32 31 31 27 Clouds B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 20 0 80 100 50 QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0.08 0.51 0.15 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C D D D D C C S S Tstms S S Date 09/19 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 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 67 53 67 52 64 51 67 52 70 Temp 62 66 55 53 62 64 53 52 59 61 52 51 62 63 53 53 65 67 Dewpt 58 57 54 53 54 54 53 52 53 54 52 51 54 55 53 52 55 55 PWind dir NE NE E E E E SE SE S Wind char GN GN GN GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 PoP 12hr 5 5 20 30 30 20 10 10 20 Rain shwrs S C C C S S S $$ MNZ049-170900- St Cloud-Stearns MN 45.55N 94.07W Elev. 1027 ft 340 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 56 75 56 63 55 Temp 72 68 63 60 58 56 64 71 75 69 61 59 57 56 58 59 61 61 59 58 57 57 Dewpt 49 51 55 56 56 55 57 57 56 56 54 54 53 54 58 59 60 61 59 58 57 57 RH 44 54 75 87 93 96 78 61 52 63 78 83 86 93100100 97100100100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE E SE N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E NE NE Wind spd 6 4 3 1 1 0 1 4 4 4 3 4 5 8 11 12 13 14 13 10 10 10 Wind gust 21 25 26 27 26 21 Clouds B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 30 0 70 100 70 QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0.04 0.77 0.21 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C S S D D D D L L C C Tstms S S S S Obvis PF Date 09/19 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 68 53 68 52 65 51 67 52 71 Temp 63 67 55 54 63 65 54 52 59 63 53 52 62 65 53 53 65 68 Dewpt 61 61 55 54 57 58 54 52 55 57 53 52 56 58 53 52 57 59 PWind dir NE NE E E E E SE SE S Wind char GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 5 20 30 30 20 10 20 20 Rain shwrs S S C C S S S S $$ MNZ060-170900- Minneapolis-Hennepin MN 44.88N 93.22W Elev. 840 ft 340 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 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 59 66 59 Temp 74 70 65 61 60 59 65 72 77 73 66 63 61 59 60 61 63 64 62 61 60 60 Dewpt 48 49 53 56 56 57 58 58 55 56 57 57 55 56 60 61 62 63 62 61 60 60 RH 40 47 65 84 87 93 78 61 47 55 73 81 81 90100100 97 97100100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E NE NE Wind spd 5 8 4 2 1 1 2 4 5 4 3 4 5 6 11 13 13 14 16 13 11 9 Wind gust 23 26 27 27 27 Clouds B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 PoP 12hr 60 0 60 100 100 QPF 12hr 0.12 0 0.03 1.67 0.67 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L D D D D D D L L C Tstms S S S C C S Obvis PF Date 09/19 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 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 69 56 67 54 65 54 68 55 71 Temp 65 67 58 57 64 65 56 55 61 63 55 54 63 66 55 55 67 68 Dewpt 63 62 58 56 57 58 56 54 55 58 55 54 56 58 55 54 57 59 PWind dir NE NE NE E E E SE SE S Wind char GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 5 10 30 40 20 10 10 20 Rain shwrs C S C C C S S $$ MNZ073-170900- Redwood Falls-Redwood MN 44.54N 95.11W Elev. 1020 ft 340 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 57 76 60 70 57 Temp 73 68 63 61 60 57 65 72 76 71 63 61 60 60 63 65 68 68 63 62 59 58 Dewpt 51 55 56 56 57 57 60 60 60 59 59 57 58 58 63 65 67 67 63 62 59 58 RH 46 63 78 84 90100 84 66 58 66 87 87 93 93100100 97 97100100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE SE E NE E NE E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE N Wind spd 10 6 4 2 2 1 3 6 6 5 8 8 11 16 18 17 16 17 13 10 10 10 Wind gust 26 28 27 27 Clouds B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV PoP 12hr 50 0 90 100 70 QPF 12hr 0.10 0 0.46 1.66 0.21 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C D D D D D L L C C Tstms S S S S C S C C S Obvis PF PF Date 09/19 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 67 54 65 53 62 51 67 52 71 Temp 63 66 57 55 62 62 55 54 59 60 53 52 62 65 54 53 66 67 Dewpt 63 62 57 55 59 60 55 54 58 59 53 52 58 60 54 53 59 60 PWind dir N NE NE E E E SE SE S Wind char GN GN GN LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 10 5 40 50 50 20 20 10 20 Rain shwrs S C C C C S S S S S Tstms S $$ MNZ083-170900- Mankato-Blue Earth MN 44.23N 93.92W Elev. 1020 ft 340 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 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 60 73 61 Temp 73 69 64 63 62 59 64 72 76 71 64 61 60 60 64 66 69 70 66 65 63 62 Dewpt 52 56 59 61 61 59 61 62 61 61 60 58 58 58 64 66 68 68 66 65 63 62 RH 48 63 84 93 97100 90 71 60 71 87 90 93 93100100 97 93100100100100 Wind dir SE SE E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE E E E NE N Wind spd 8 6 4 3 2 1 3 6 6 5 4 4 6 11 13 16 13 14 12 9 8 8 Wind gust 24 Clouds SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 70 5 80 100 90 QPF 12hr 0.08 0 0.70 1.34 0.68 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L S C D D D D D D C C C Tstms S S S S C C C C C S Obvis PF PF PF Date 09/19 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 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 70 56 65 54 64 53 68 53 71 Temp 66 66 59 57 62 63 56 55 59 62 55 54 63 64 54 54 67 67 Dewpt 64 64 58 56 58 60 56 54 57 59 55 54 57 60 54 54 58 61 PWind dir N NE NE E E E SE SE SW Wind char GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 10 30 50 50 20 10 10 10 Rain shwrs C S S C C C C C S S Tstms S $$ MNZ091-170900- Fairmont-Martin MN 43.66N 94.42W Elev. 1161 ft 340 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 59 74 60 77 62 Temp 73 69 63 62 62 59 63 69 74 70 64 62 61 60 65 68 74 74 68 67 64 63 Dewpt 54 57 59 61 62 59 61 63 64 64 62 61 60 60 65 68 72 71 67 67 64 63 RH 51 66 87 97100100 93 81 71 81 93 97 97100100100 93 90 97100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE W NW N Wind spd 10 6 4 1 1 1 4 8 6 5 4 5 9 13 17 18 16 13 11 8 8 8 Wind gust 24 Clouds B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 60 10 90 90 80 QPF 12hr 0.06 0 1.40 1.03 0.58 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L S S L D D L L D D C C S Tstms S S S S C C S C C C S Obvis PF PF F Date 09/19 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 69 57 63 54 62 53 66 53 71 Temp 65 65 59 57 60 62 57 55 58 61 54 53 62 64 55 54 66 67 Dewpt 64 64 59 57 59 60 57 55 57 59 54 53 57 60 55 53 59 61 PWind dir N N NE NE NE E SE SE SW Wind char GN GN GN LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 10 40 50 50 20 20 10 20 Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C S S S S Tstms S S S $$ MNZ093-170900- Albert Lea-Freeborn MN 43.69N 93.37W Elev. 1257 ft 340 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 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 73 60 72 62 Temp 71 68 63 60 60 59 62 68 73 68 63 60 60 60 64 66 69 70 68 67 65 64 Dewpt 54 57 58 60 60 59 61 62 63 62 61 59 59 59 64 66 68 69 66 67 65 64 RH 55 68 84100100100 97 81 71 81 93 96 96 96100100 97 97 93100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NW Wind spd 6 5 4 1 1 2 3 6 6 4 3 3 6 10 14 17 14 14 14 11 8 6 Wind gust 27 25 25 Clouds B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 70 10 70 90 90 QPF 12hr 0.08 0 0.42 1.21 1.15 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L C C D D L L D D L L C Tstms S S S C C C C L C C S Obvis PF PF PF Date 09/19 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 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 70 56 63 54 61 53 64 52 68 Temp 68 65 59 57 60 61 55 55 57 59 53 53 60 61 53 53 64 65 Dewpt 67 65 58 57 59 60 55 55 57 59 53 53 57 59 53 53 58 60 PWind dir N NE NE E E E E SE SW Wind char GN GN GN LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 20 40 50 50 30 10 10 10 Rain shwrs C C S C C C C C C S C Tstms S S $$ MNZ057-170900- Willmar-Kandiyohi MN 45.11N 95.09W Elev. 1129 ft 340 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 56 75 58 65 55 Temp 71 68 62 60 59 56 63 71 75 69 62 60 58 58 60 62 63 63 60 59 57 57 Dewpt 50 53 54 55 56 55 58 58 59 59 56 55 56 57 60 62 63 62 60 59 57 57 RH 47 59 75 84 90 96 84 63 58 70 81 84 93 96100100100 97100100100100 Wind dir SE SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE Wind spd 9 5 4 3 1 1 3 5 5 4 6 8 11 16 19 19 18 19 17 13 12 12 Wind gust 28 29 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 30 0 90 100 60 QPF 12hr 0.15 0 0.17 1.19 0.16 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S S L D D D D L L C C Tstms S S S S S C C Obvis PF Date 09/19 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 66 53 65 52 63 51 66 52 69 Temp 62 66 57 54 61 63 55 53 59 61 54 51 62 64 53 53 65 66 Dewpt 61 60 56 54 57 57 55 53 56 57 54 51 56 57 53 52 57 58 PWind dir NE NE E E E E SE SE S Wind char GN GN GN GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 5 30 40 40 20 10 10 20 Rain shwrs C C C C S S S $$ WIZ015-170900- Rice Lake-Barron WI 45.49N 91.74W Elev. 1145 ft 340 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 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 52 73 53 63 54 Temp 72 67 58 55 54 52 61 69 73 66 57 54 54 54 57 58 59 60 57 56 55 56 Dewpt 47 48 51 52 52 51 55 53 56 54 53 51 51 51 57 58 58 59 57 56 55 56 RH 41 50 77 90 93 96 81 57 55 65 86 90 90 90100100 96 96100100100100 Wind dir SE E SE N N N E N N N NE NE E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 2 3 3 4 6 9 10 12 13 12 12 10 Wind gust 19 20 25 25 26 23 20 Clouds B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 PoP 12hr 40 0 30 90 90 QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0 0.69 0.70 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C L L D D D D D D C Tstms S S S S S Obvis PF Date 09/19 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 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 68 50 68 46 67 48 67 48 70 Temp 65 64 54 51 65 62 51 47 62 60 51 49 63 61 51 49 66 63 Dewpt 61 59 54 51 53 55 50 47 51 54 51 48 53 56 51 49 55 57 PWind dir NE NE NE E E E SE SE S Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 40 5 10 20 30 20 20 10 20 Rain shwrs C C S C C S S S S $$ WIZ027-170900- Eau Claire-Eau Claire WI 44.82N 91.49W Elev. 906 ft 340 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 56 74 54 64 58 Temp 72 69 60 60 58 56 61 69 74 68 60 56 55 54 59 59 61 62 59 59 59 60 Dewpt 51 52 54 55 56 55 57 58 57 56 56 54 53 52 59 59 60 62 59 59 59 60 RH 48 55 81 84 93 96 87 68 55 65 87 93 93 93100100 97100100100100100 Wind dir E E SE E NE E E NE NE N NE NE E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 5 5 2 1 1 0 2 3 4 3 1 3 4 6 9 11 12 14 16 13 14 12 Wind gust 21 24 25 25 Clouds SC SC B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 70 0 20 100 100 QPF 12hr 0.13 0 0 1.07 1.18 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L C L L D D D D D D C Tstms S S S S C C S Obvis PF PF Date 09/19 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 68 53 67 50 65 50 66 50 71 Temp 65 65 56 54 64 63 53 51 61 61 53 51 62 61 53 51 66 66 Dewpt 64 62 56 54 56 57 53 51 54 56 53 51 55 57 53 51 57 59 PWind dir NE NE NE E E E E SE S Wind char GN GN GN LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 50 5 10 30 40 30 20 20 20 Rain shwrs C C S C C C S C S S S S S $$