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National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1206 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

MNZ041-172100-
Alexandria-Douglas MN
45.87N  95.38W Elev. 1424 ft
1206 PM 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          56          61          53          66
Temp                   67 71 66 59 59 58 57 59 60 60 57 57 57 55 54 56 62 66 63
Dewpt                  56 57 57 55 54 53 54 56 58 58 55 56 55 55 54 56 58 58 56
RH                     68 61 73 87 83 83 90 90 93 93 93 96 93100100100 87 75 78
Wind dir                E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd                6  5  4  5  6  8 11 12 16 18 17 16 12 11 11 12 12 12  9
Wind gust                                   23 26 29 28
Clouds                 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      0          50         100          40           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.07        0.43        0.06           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                L  D  D  L  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          53    67      50    63      47    64      49    66
Temp          56 54 65 62   53 51 61 59   50 48 61 60   52 49 64 62
Dewpt         55 54 55 52   50 49 50 48   48 47 48 47   49 49 52 52
PWind dir        NE     E       E     E       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 OV B2 B1   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0     5      10    10       5     5       5    10

$$
MNZ049-172100-
St Cloud-Stearns MN
45.55N  94.07W Elev. 1027 ft
1206 PM 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          56          63          55          66
Temp                   68 73 68 61 59 59 58 60 61 62 61 60 59 58 57 59 64 66 64
Dewpt                  58 60 60 57 55 54 54 57 59 60 59 59 57 56 56 59 60 60 59
RH                     70 64 76 87 87 83 86 90 93 93 93 96 93 93 96100 87 81 84
Wind dir               NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd                4  4  2  2  2  3  5  8 10 11 12 12 10  9  8  9 10  9  6
Wind gust                                      21 24 25 24          19
Clouds                 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          20         100          70          20
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.83        0.24           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                C  D  D  D  L  L  C  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          54    68      51    63      47    64      48    67
Temp          57 54 66 64   54 51 60 59   51 47 61 60   51 48 64 64
Dewpt         56 54 57 55   52 49 52 51   50 47 50 51   51 48 53 55
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE     E       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1 B2   B2 OV B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0     5      10    10       5     5       5     5

$$
MNZ060-172100-
Minneapolis-Hennepin MN
44.88N  93.22W Elev. 840 ft
1206 PM 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          67
Temp                   70 75 70 63 60 59 58 62 62 64 63 62 60 59 59 61 65 67 64
Dewpt                  61 62 62 58 56 56 55 58 60 61 61 61 59 59 59 61 62 63 62
RH                     73 64 76 84 87 90 90 87 93 90 93 97 96100100100 90 87 93
Wind dir               NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd                4  4  3  3  3  3  5  9 11 12 13 14 13 11  9 10 10  9  8
Wind gust                                      21 25 26 25
Clouds                 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          10         100          80          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0        1.05        0.58        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle
Rain shwrs                                S  D  D  D  L  L  L  C  S  S  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          57    68      54    63      50    65      51    68
Temp          59 57 66 64   57 54 60 60   54 50 62 61   53 51 65 64
Dewpt         58 56 57 56   53 50 52 52   51 48 50 51   50 49 52 55
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE     E       E     E      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10     5      10    20       5     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                      S  S  S

$$
MNZ073-172100-
Redwood Falls-Redwood MN
44.54N  95.11W Elev. 1020 ft
1206 PM 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          67          56          65
Temp                   69 73 70 61 60 59 59 63 65 67 66 64 62 60 58 61 64 65 63
Dewpt                  61 63 63 60 58 59 59 62 64 65 64 62 61 59 58 61 63 63 62
RH                     76 71 78 97 93100100 97 97 93 93 93 97 96100100 97 93 97
Wind dir               NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd                8  6  4  5  6  8 13 16 17 17 16 13 11  9  9 11 11 10  9
Wind gust                                      28 27 26
Clouds                 B2 SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          70         100          70          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.24        1.46        0.33        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             C  D  D  D  D  L  L  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                     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          53    65      51    60      48    64      47    67
Temp          57 54 64 63   55 52 59 58   51 48 62 61   50 48 65 64
Dewpt         57 54 59 58   54 52 55 54   51 48 53 53   50 48 55 57
PWind dir        NE    NE       E     E       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr         10    30      40    30      10     5       5    10
Rain shwrs              C    C  C  C

$$
MNZ083-172100-
Mankato-Blue Earth MN
44.23N  93.92W Elev. 1020 ft
1206 PM 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          69          59          67
Temp                   68 73 70 63 60 59 60 64 64 67 68 67 64 62 61 64 66 67 65
Dewpt                  62 65 64 61 59 58 59 63 64 65 65 64 64 62 61 64 65 65 64
RH                     81 76 81 93 96 96 96 97100 93 90 90100100100100 97 93 97
Wind dir               NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd                6  6  4  4  3  4  8 12 13 13 13 12 10  9  8  9 10 10  9
Wind gust                                         24 24
Clouds                 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          50         100          80          40
QPF 12hr                      0        0.15        1.10        0.89        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle
Rain shwrs                             S  L  D  D  D  L  D  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                     S  C  C  C  C  S
Obvis                              PF 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          56    66      53    61      50    64      49    67
Temp          59 56 64 64   56 53 58 59   52 50 61 60   51 49 65 65
Dewpt         59 56 58 58   55 52 54 54   52 50 51 53   51 49 53 56
PWind dir        NE    NE       E     E       E     E      SE    SE
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         30    20      40    30      10     5       5    10
Rain shwrs     C        S    C  C  C  S

$$
MNZ091-172100-
Fairmont-Martin MN
43.66N  94.42W Elev. 1161 ft
1206 PM 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          72          60          67
Temp                   68 72 69 63 61 60 60 65 67 70 70 68 67 64 62 64 66 66 65
Dewpt                  63 66 65 62 61 60 60 63 66 69 69 66 66 63 62 64 65 66 64
RH                     84 81 87 97100100100 93 97 97 97 93 97 97100100 97100 97
Wind dir               NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE  E  E  E NE NE NE  N  N  N  N
Wind spd                8  6  6  6  5  6 11 14 14 13 13 11  8  8  6  9 10 11 10
Clouds                 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          70         100          90          50
QPF 12hr                      0        0.56        0.96        0.97        0.10
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle
Rain shwrs                             C  D  L  D  D  D  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                  S  C  C  S  C  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          56    64      52    59      49    63      48    66
Temp          60 56 62 62   57 53 57 57   53 49 60 60   52 48 63 63
Dewpt         60 56 59 59   56 53 55 55   53 49 52 53   52 48 54 57
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 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 SC   SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr         40    40      50    50      20     5       5    10
Rain shwrs     C  S  C  C    C  C  C  C    S  S

$$
MNZ093-172100-
Albert Lea-Freeborn MN
43.69N  93.37W Elev. 1257 ft
1206 PM 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          57          68          59          67
Temp                   68 71 66 62 60 59 60 64 65 68 67 67 66 64 62 66 67 67 65
Dewpt                  64 66 65 61 58 58 59 63 63 65 66 65 65 64 62 66 67 67 64
RH                     87 84 97 97 93 96 96 97 93 90 97 93 97100100100100100 97
Wind dir               NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd                6  6  5  4  4  5  9 13 14 13 14 13 11  8  5  8  9  9  9
Wind gust                                      25 24 25
Clouds                 B2 B1 B2 SC SC B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr                      0          40         100          90          50
QPF 12hr                      0        0.11        1.04        2.20        0.10
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle
Rain shwrs                                L  D  D  L  L  D  L  L  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                     C  C  C  C  C  C  S
Obvis                              PF 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          55    63      51    58      48    61      47    64
Temp          60 56 61 60   55 52 57 56   52 49 58 57   50 48 62 61
Dewpt         60 56 58 58   55 52 54 54   52 49 52 53   50 48 53 56
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 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr         40    30      50    40      20     5       5     5
Rain shwrs     C  S     C    C  C  C  C    S  S

$$
MNZ057-172100-
Willmar-Kandiyohi MN
45.11N  95.09W Elev. 1129 ft
1206 PM 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          56          63          54          65
Temp                   68 71 67 61 60 59 58 61 62 62 61 60 60 57 56 59 63 65 62
Dewpt                  60 61 60 58 57 56 57 59 60 61 60 59 59 57 56 59 61 61 59
RH                     76 71 78 90 90 90 96 93 93 97 97 96 96100100100 93 87 90
Wind dir               NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd                6  6  4  5  5  8 11 14 18 18 17 16 13 11 11 12 12 12  9
Wind gust                                         28 28
Clouds                 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          60         100          60          10
QPF 12hr                      0        0.09        0.97        0.17           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S  L  D  D  D  C  L  C
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          52    66      50    61      47    64      47    66
Temp          57 53 65 62   54 50 59 58   51 47 60 60   52 48 64 63
Dewpt         57 53 57 55   53 50 53 52   51 47 52 51   51 48 54 55
PWind dir        NE     E       E     E       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B2 B2   B2 OV B2 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0    10      20    20      10     5       5    10
Rain shwrs                   S  S  S

$$
WIZ015-172100-
Rice Lake-Barron WI
45.49N  91.74W Elev. 1145 ft
1206 PM 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          66
Temp                   69 73 65 57 53 50 50 59 60 61 58 57 55 53 54 58 64 66 61
Dewpt                  56 58 59 56 53 50 50 55 57 58 58 56 54 53 54 58 59 59 59
RH                     63 59 81 96100100100 87 90 90100 96 96100100100 84 78 93
Wind dir               NE  N  N NE NE NE  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
Wind spd                2  2  1  1  1  2  2  5  6  8  8 10  9 10  9  9  8  6  5
Wind gust                                            19 20 20    19
Clouds                 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0         100          70          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.54        0.32        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                   C  D  L  L  L  C  L  C  C  S  S
Obvis                              PF PF 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          51    69      47    65      43    66      44    69
Temp          55 52 66 61   50 47 62 58   47 44 63 58   48 45 66 61
Dewpt         55 52 53 53   49 44 48 48   47 43 45 48   48 45 49 52
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE     E       E     E      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       5    10       5     5       5     5

$$
WIZ027-172100-
Eau Claire-Eau Claire WI
44.82N  91.49W Elev. 906 ft
1206 PM 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          65
Temp                   67 73 67 58 56 53 53 60 61 62 60 59 57 57 57 61 63 64 62
Dewpt                  59 60 61 57 55 53 53 57 59 60 60 58 57 57 57 61 63 63 61
RH                     75 64 81 96 96100100 90 93 93100 96100100100100100 97 97
Wind dir               NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
Wind spd                4  4  2  1  3  3  4  8  9 10 12 13 12 12 12 11 10  9  8
Wind gust                                         20 23    23
Clouds                 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0         100         100          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.78        0.95        0.08
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle
Rain shwrs                                   C  D  D  D  D  L  L  L  L  C  C  S
Tstms                                           S  S  S  S  S
Obvis                              PF PF 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      49    62      46    63      46    67
Temp          58 54 65 62   54 50 60 57   49 46 61 58   49 47 64 61
Dewpt         57 54 55 55   51 47 51 50   48 46 47 49   49 47 51 53
PWind dir        NE    NE       E     E       E     E       E    SE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         20     5      10    20       5     5       5     5
Rain shwrs     S                   S

$$