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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
316 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
MNZ041-162200-
ALEXANDRIA-DOUGLAS MN
45.87N 95.38W ELEV. 1424 FT
316 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 46 31 43 34 38
TEMP 30 33 42 46 41 36 33 31 32 34 39 43 43 40 39 37 35 35 37 36 34
DEWPT 28 28 32 31 31 29 28 29 29 30 33 34 38 37 36 35 32 31 30 29 29
RH 92 82 67 55 67 75 82 92 88 85 79 70 82 89 89 92 89 85 75 75 82
WIND DIR N N NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W W W W
WIND SPD 5 3 3 4 6 8 9 12 14 18 23 25 21 19 17 16 13 13 14 14 11
WIND GUST 29 33 36 33 29
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 60 80 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.33 0.17
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L L D D L L L
SNOW L L L C
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 24 30 17 24 13 21 6 19
TEMP 29 24 28 27 22 17 22 22 17 13 19 19 12 7 15 15
DEWPT 25 21 20 21 18 14 13 14 11 9 10 10 7 3 5 7
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
POP 12HR 40 20 30 20 10 10 20 10
SNOW C C S S C C S S S
MNZ049-162200-
ST CLOUD-STEARNS MN
45.55N 94.07W ELEV. 1027 FT
316 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 49 32 47 37 41
TEMP 32 36 45 49 45 38 34 33 32 36 43 46 46 42 41 39 37 38 40 40 36
DEWPT 29 30 33 33 32 30 30 29 30 32 33 35 37 38 38 37 35 33 31 31 29
RH 88 79 62 54 60 73 85 85 92 85 67 65 71 86 89 92 92 82 70 70 75
WIND DIR NW N N NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E SW W W W
WIND SPD 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 6 8 11 16 18 16 13 11 10 9 9 11 10 6
WIND GUST 21 27 31 28 26 23
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 50 80 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.32 0.16
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C D D L L L L L L
SNOW L C
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 27 35 21 29 15 26 9 23
TEMP 30 28 32 32 26 22 26 26 20 16 23 24 15 10 19 21
DEWPT 26 24 22 22 21 19 16 16 13 11 12 11 8 5 6 9
PWIND DIR NW N N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 40 20 40 20 10 20 20 10
SNOW C C S S C C S S S S
MNZ060-162200-
MINNEAPOLIS-HENNEPIN MN
44.88N 93.22W ELEV. 840 FT
316 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 51 35 50 41 47
TEMP 35 39 47 51 45 39 36 37 38 41 47 50 49 45 45 43 42 43 45 46 42
DEWPT 31 32 34 34 34 33 32 32 33 34 37 38 40 39 40 40 38 35 34 33 32
RH 85 76 60 52 65 79 85 82 82 76 68 63 71 79 82 89 86 73 65 60 67
WIND DIR W NW N N NE E E E E E E E E E E SE SW SW W W W
WIND SPD 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 9 11 14 17 14 14 12 10 10 10 12 11 9
WIND GUST 21 27 28 27 27 23
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 30 80 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.25 0.10
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C D D L L C C C C C
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 31 40 27 33 20 30 14 26
TEMP 33 31 37 37 30 27 30 30 24 20 27 27 19 14 23 24
DEWPT 28 27 25 26 26 23 20 18 16 14 14 14 11 8 9 10
PWIND DIR W N N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 40 30 20 20 20 20
RAIN C
SNOW C S S S C C C S S S S S S
MNZ073-162200-
REDWOOD FALLS-REDWOOD MN
44.54N 95.11W ELEV. 1020 FT
316 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 54 35 55 39 47
TEMP 34 37 48 54 50 42 38 37 36 40 51 54 53 50 47 44 40 41 44 46 41
DEWPT 31 33 35 37 38 35 34 34 34 36 41 43 45 44 42 38 33 32 31 31 29
RH 89 85 60 52 63 76 85 89 92 85 68 66 74 80 83 79 76 70 60 55 62
WIND DIR W NW NE E E E E E E E E E E E SE SW W W W W W
WIND SPD 6 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 12 16 20 21 17 13 11 13 14 17 20 18 13
WIND GUST 26 32 33
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 40 60 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.15 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C L L C C C C C C S
SNOW S
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 26 36 20 29 16 28 10 24
TEMP 33 27 33 32 25 20 26 26 21 17 25 24 17 11 21 21
DEWPT 26 23 23 23 20 16 16 16 15 13 15 14 11 6 8 9
PWIND DIR NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
POP 12HR 20 20 40 20 10 20 20 10
RAIN S
SNOW S S C C S S S S S S
MNZ083-162200-
MANKATO-BLUE EARTH MN
44.23N 93.92W ELEV. 1020 FT
316 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 56 38 56 42 52
TEMP 37 40 50 55 50 42 40 39 39 43 52 55 53 51 49 47 44 44 48 50 46
DEWPT 33 34 36 37 38 36 35 35 35 38 42 44 46 45 44 38 34 32 30 31 29
RH 85 79 58 51 63 79 82 85 85 82 69 66 77 80 83 71 68 62 49 48 51
WIND DIR W NW N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SW W W W W W
WIND SPD 5 4 4 6 5 6 8 9 10 13 18 19 17 14 10 11 12 13 17 16 12
WIND GUST 28 32 27
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 30 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.12 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C L L C C C C C C S
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 30 41 24 33 19 31 14 27
TEMP 35 30 38 37 29 24 30 30 24 19 28 27 19 14 23 24
DEWPT 27 25 25 26 24 19 19 18 16 14 15 16 12 8 9 10
PWIND DIR NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 30 50 30 20 20 30 20
RAIN S C
SNOW S C C C C S S S S C S S
MNZ091-162200-
FAIRMONT-MARTIN MN
43.66N 94.42W ELEV. 1161 FT
316 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 57 38 59 42 51
TEMP 38 42 51 56 51 43 41 40 39 44 54 58 55 53 50 46 42 44 48 50 45
DEWPT 34 34 37 37 37 37 36 36 37 41 45 46 47 46 41 35 30 29 29 28 27
RH 85 73 59 49 59 79 82 85 92 89 71 64 74 77 71 65 62 55 47 42 49
WIND DIR W NW NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SW SW W W W W W
WIND SPD 8 5 5 8 8 8 8 9 11 17 21 23 18 17 13 18 18 20 23 21 13
WIND GUST 32 33
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 20 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C S S S S S S
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 29 39 21 32 18 31 12 25
TEMP 35 29 37 35 27 22 29 29 23 18 27 26 19 13 22 22
DEWPT 26 24 25 24 22 17 18 17 16 13 16 16 12 8 9 9
PWIND DIR NW N N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 30 50 20 20 20 30 10
SNOW C C C S S S S S C S
MNZ093-162200-
ALBERT LEA-FREEBORN MN
43.69N 93.37W ELEV. 1257 FT
316 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 55 37 55 42 51
TEMP 40 43 51 55 50 43 40 39 38 43 50 54 53 50 49 46 43 44 49 50 46
DEWPT 38 38 39 39 39 37 36 36 36 40 43 45 47 47 45 40 34 32 31 31 30
RH 92 82 63 55 66 79 85 89 92 89 77 71 80 89 86 79 70 62 50 48 53
WIND DIR W W N NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S SW W W W W W
WIND SPD 8 5 4 5 5 6 8 9 10 13 18 20 17 16 11 12 13 14 17 16 11
WIND GUST 31 27 26 27 26
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 10 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C C S S S S
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 30 41 24 32 19 31 14 25
TEMP 35 30 39 38 30 24 30 29 24 20 27 27 19 14 22 22
DEWPT 28 26 27 27 26 21 20 19 17 15 16 16 13 8 10 11
PWIND DIR NW N N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 30 50 30 20 20 30 20
RAIN C C
SNOW C C C C S S S C C S
MNZ057-162200-
WILLMAR-KANDIYOHI MN
45.11N 95.09W ELEV. 1129 FT
316 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 49 34 49 37 44
TEMP 32 36 44 49 44 38 37 35 36 39 45 49 48 45 44 40 39 39 41 42 38
DEWPT 30 31 35 35 34 33 33 32 33 34 37 39 42 41 40 39 35 32 31 31 30
RH 92 82 70 58 68 82 85 89 89 82 73 68 80 86 86 96 85 76 67 65 73
WIND DIR NW N NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E W W W W W
WIND SPD 5 3 4 5 6 8 9 12 13 18 23 25 20 18 13 13 13 16 19 18 13
WIND GUST 33
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 40 70 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.21 0.13
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C L L C C C C C C
SNOW C
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 26 34 19 28 15 26 9 22
TEMP 31 26 31 30 25 20 25 25 20 16 22 22 15 10 19 19
DEWPT 26 23 22 22 20 16 15 16 14 12 12 14 10 6 7 9
PWIND DIR NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
POP 12HR 30 20 40 20 10 20 20 10
SNOW C S S C C S S S S
WIZ015-162200-
RICE LAKE-BARRON WI
45.49N 91.74W ELEV. 1145 FT
316 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 46 30 43 36 42
TEMP 31 36 44 46 41 35 33 32 32 36 41 43 41 38 38 38 37 38 40 41 38
DEWPT 29 32 35 34 33 30 28 28 28 30 33 33 33 33 34 35 35 35 34 33 31
RH 92 85 70 63 73 82 82 85 85 79 73 67 73 82 85 89 92 89 79 73 76
WIND DIR SW N N N NE E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SW SW W
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 5 5 10 13 16 14 17 13 12 10 9 10 9 5
WIND GUST 20 26 29 31 27 24
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 20 90 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.42 0.15
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S D D D D L L C C C
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 28 37 24 32 17 28 11 24
TEMP 31 28 35 34 28 25 30 29 22 17 25 25 17 11 21 21
DEWPT 28 26 25 26 24 22 21 19 16 13 13 14 10 6 7 9
PWIND DIR W NW N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 40 30 40 30 20 10 20 20
RAIN C
SNOW C C C S S C C S S S S S S
WIZ027-162200-
EAU CLAIRE-EAU CLAIRE WI
44.82N 91.49W ELEV. 906 FT
316 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 51 33 47 39 46
TEMP 31 37 46 51 45 38 35 34 36 39 45 47 44 42 42 41 40 42 44 45 41
DEWPT 31 33 35 35 34 32 31 31 32 33 35 34 35 36 38 38 38 37 35 33 33
RH 100 85 65 54 65 79 85 89 85 79 68 60 70 79 86 89 92 82 70 62 73
WIND DIR SW NW NW N N NE E E E E E E E E E E SE SW SW W W
WIND SPD 5 4 4 3 2 2 4 5 8 11 13 17 16 16 13 11 9 10 12 10 6
WIND GUST 21 25 28 29 28 25 21 20
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 20 80 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.31 0.10
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S D D D D C C C C C
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 30 41 27 33 20 29 14 26
TEMP 34 30 39 37 31 28 32 31 24 21 27 26 20 14 23 23
DEWPT 29 27 27 27 26 25 23 21 17 15 14 14 13 9 9 10
PWIND DIR W NW N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 40 30 20 20 20 20
RAIN C S C
SNOW C C S S C C C S S S S S S S
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