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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
151 PM CST MON FEB 16 2026
MNZ041-162200-
ALEXANDRIA-DOUGLAS MN
45.87N 95.38W ELEV. 1424 FT
151 PM 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 48 31 42 32 35
TEMP 47 43 36 33 31 31 34 39 42 41 40 39 38 35 32 33 33 33
DEWPT 33 32 30 30 29 28 30 34 33 34 37 37 36 33 31 30 30 29
RH 58 65 79 89 92 88 85 82 70 76 89 92 92 92 96 89 89 85
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SW W W W W
WIND SPD 5 4 5 6 9 11 17 23 25 25 23 18 13 12 13 14 14 12
WIND GUST 27 34 40 37 36
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 60 90 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.32 0.17
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C L D D D 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 25 31 18 25 13 25 9 20
TEMP 28 25 30 29 24 19 22 22 17 14 22 22 16 10 17 17
DEWPT 25 22 22 23 20 16 14 15 12 10 11 13 11 7 7 8
PWIND DIR NW N N 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 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 40 20 40 20 10 10 10 5
SNOW C S S S C C S
MNZ049-162200-
ST CLOUD-STEARNS MN
45.55N 94.07W ELEV. 1027 FT
151 PM 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 50 32 45 37 39
TEMP 49 45 37 34 32 32 36 41 44 44 42 40 39 37 37 39 37 34
DEWPT 34 32 30 29 29 29 30 33 33 34 38 39 37 35 33 31 31 30
RH 56 60 75 82 88 88 79 73 65 68 86 96 92 92 85 73 79 85
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E E E E E E S SW W W W
WIND SPD 4 3 2 4 5 8 11 17 20 21 20 14 11 9 9 11 10 8
WIND GUST 27 33 33 31 19
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 50 90 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.32 0.13
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S L D D D 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 28 36 23 30 16 29 11 24
TEMP 30 28 33 33 27 24 27 28 21 17 25 26 18 12 21 22
DEWPT 27 25 25 24 22 19 17 16 14 11 12 14 12 8 8 9
PWIND DIR NW N N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 40 20 40 30 20 10 10 5
SNOW C S S S C C C S S
MNZ060-162200-
MINNEAPOLIS-HENNEPIN MN
44.88N 93.22W ELEV. 840 FT
151 PM 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 36 49 41 44
TEMP 54 49 41 38 36 36 40 45 48 47 45 44 43 41 41 44 44 41
DEWPT 33 32 32 32 32 32 33 37 35 35 40 41 40 38 36 33 33 31
RH 45 52 70 79 85 85 76 73 60 63 82 89 89 89 82 65 65 67
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SW SW W W W
WIND SPD 4 3 4 4 5 8 11 13 18 18 18 13 10 9 11 13 12 9
WIND GUST 21 24
CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 50 80 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.18 0.09
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S L D L L 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 30 40 28 33 20 32 16 28
TEMP 33 30 37 35 31 28 31 30 23 20 28 28 22 17 25 25
DEWPT 29 27 27 27 26 24 22 20 17 14 16 16 14 12 12 12
PWIND DIR W N N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 30 20 50 40 20 10 10 5
RAIN C S S
SNOW C S S S C C C S S
MNZ073-162200-
REDWOOD FALLS-REDWOOD MN
44.54N 95.11W ELEV. 1020 FT
151 PM 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 33 54 39 45
TEMP 52 50 39 35 33 33 40 49 54 52 49 47 44 40 40 44 45 39
DEWPT 36 38 35 33 32 33 37 43 42 44 46 43 37 33 29 27 27 27
RH 54 63 85 92 96100 89 80 64 74 89 86 76 76 64 51 49 62
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E SE S SW W W W W W
WIND SPD 5 5 5 5 6 8 12 20 23 18 13 12 14 17 19 23 20 13
WIND GUST 31 34 31 33
CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 50 70 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.12 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C L C C C C C C C
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 28 37 21 30 17 31 13 26
TEMP 33 28 35 33 27 22 27 27 22 18 27 26 19 14 23 22
DEWPT 26 25 25 25 23 19 18 17 15 13 15 17 14 10 11 11
PWIND DIR NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW
POP 12HR 20 30 50 30 10 20 10 5
SNOW S C C C C S S
MNZ083-162200-
MANKATO-BLUE EARTH MN
44.23N 93.92W ELEV. 1020 FT
151 PM 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 50
TEMP 55 51 42 40 38 38 44 52 55 54 52 50 47 43 43 48 50 45
DEWPT 36 38 37 35 34 35 40 43 43 44 46 44 38 34 30 27 26 27
RH 49 61 82 82 85 89 86 71 64 69 80 80 71 70 60 44 39 49
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE S SW W W W W W
WIND SPD 6 5 5 6 6 9 12 18 21 19 18 11 13 14 17 19 18 11
WIND GUST 29 33 29
CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 SC B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 50 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.09 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S L C 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 31 42 26 33 18 33 15 29
TEMP 34 31 39 35 30 26 30 29 22 18 29 27 21 16 26 24
DEWPT 27 26 27 28 26 22 22 19 15 13 17 18 15 11 13 12
PWIND DIR NW N N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 20 30 60 40 10 10 10 5
RAIN S C S
SNOW S C L L C S
MNZ091-162200-
FAIRMONT-MARTIN MN
43.66N 94.42W ELEV. 1161 FT
151 PM 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 58 37 58 41 51
TEMP 56 52 42 39 37 38 45 53 57 55 52 50 46 41 43 49 51 46
DEWPT 37 38 37 35 34 36 41 43 45 46 46 41 33 30 26 24 23 24
RH 49 59 82 85 89 92 86 69 64 72 80 71 60 65 51 37 33 42
WIND DIR E E E E E E E SE SE SE S SW W W W W W W
WIND SPD 8 5 5 5 6 9 14 20 21 18 14 13 18 17 23 25 23 13
WIND GUST 31 34 33
CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 SC B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 40 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S 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 29 41 22 31 16 32 14 27
TEMP 34 29 37 35 28 23 28 26 20 16 27 26 20 15 24 23
DEWPT 24 25 27 27 25 20 20 18 14 11 18 18 15 11 14 12
PWIND DIR NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW
POP 12HR 10 40 60 30 10 20 20 5
RAIN C S
SNOW C L C C S S S
MNZ093-162200-
ALBERT LEA-FREEBORN MN
43.69N 93.37W ELEV. 1257 FT
151 PM 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 37 55 42 50
TEMP 54 51 42 39 38 38 43 51 54 53 50 49 46 42 43 49 50 45
DEWPT 39 39 37 36 36 37 42 45 43 44 46 44 38 34 31 28 28 27
RH 57 63 82 89 92 96 96 80 66 71 86 83 73 73 62 44 42 49
WIND DIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S SW W W W W W
WIND SPD 5 5 5 6 6 9 13 19 21 19 18 11 13 14 17 18 17 11
WIND GUST 29 34 31 29 27 28 27
CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 40 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S 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 43 26 31 18 30 15 26
TEMP 34 30 40 36 31 26 29 28 21 18 27 26 21 16 24 23
DEWPT 27 27 29 30 27 24 23 20 16 13 18 18 16 13 14 13
PWIND DIR NW N N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 10 30 60 30 10 10 20 5
RAIN C L
SNOW C L L C S S
MNZ057-162200-
WILLMAR-KANDIYOHI MN
45.11N 95.09W ELEV. 1129 FT
151 PM 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 52 34 47 37 41
TEMP 51 47 38 35 34 34 39 44 47 46 45 44 42 39 36 40 39 36
DEWPT 37 36 34 32 32 32 35 40 37 38 42 41 39 35 31 30 30 29
RH 59 65 85 89 92 92 85 86 68 73 89 89 89 85 82 67 70 75
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E SE SW W W W W W
WIND SPD 5 5 5 6 9 10 16 21 24 23 19 12 12 16 18 20 19 13
WIND GUST 26 33 37 34 31
CLOUDS CL FW SC B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 50 70 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.16 0.09
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C L L L L C C C C
SNOW L 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 27 35 21 28 16 29 12 24
TEMP 31 27 33 32 26 22 25 25 20 16 26 25 18 13 21 21
DEWPT 26 24 24 25 22 19 17 17 14 13 13 16 13 10 10 10
PWIND DIR NW N N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 30 20 40 30 10 10 10 5
SNOW C S C C C
WIZ015-162200-
RICE LAKE-BARRON WI
45.49N 91.74W ELEV. 1145 FT
151 PM 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 50 30 43 37 39
TEMP 49 45 35 31 31 31 36 41 43 41 38 38 38 37 37 39 39 36
DEWPT 30 30 28 27 27 28 30 33 32 32 33 35 36 35 36 34 32 31
RH 48 55 75 85 85 88 79 73 65 70 82 89 92 92 96 82 76 82
WIND DIR N N NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 4 2 2 2 2 3 9 13 17 19 20 19 12 9 10 10 9 5
WIND GUST 31 31 29
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 30 100 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.40 0.15
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C D D D L L L L 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 28 38 26 32 16 29 11 25
TEMP 31 28 35 35 29 26 29 29 22 16 26 25 19 12 22 22
DEWPT 28 26 27 26 25 24 23 21 16 12 15 15 13 10 10 9
PWIND DIR W N N N NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 40 20 50 50 20 10 10 10
RAIN C S S
SNOW C C S S C C C C S
WIZ027-162200-
EAU CLAIRE-EAU CLAIRE WI
44.82N 91.49W ELEV. 906 FT
151 PM 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 33 45 40 44
TEMP 53 48 39 35 33 34 37 43 45 42 40 41 41 40 42 43 44 40
DEWPT 34 32 30 30 30 31 32 35 33 32 36 38 39 38 38 35 33 32
RH 48 54 70 82 89 89 82 73 62 67 85 89 92 92 86 73 65 73
WIND DIR NW N NE E E E E E E E E E E S SW SW W W
WIND SPD 3 2 2 3 4 6 11 13 17 19 19 14 9 8 10 12 10 6
WIND GUST 27 31 29 20 23 20
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 30 90 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.17 0.09
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C 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 28 33 19 30 15 26
TEMP 33 30 38 38 33 29 31 31 24 19 28 28 21 16 24 24
DEWPT 30 27 28 29 29 27 24 22 19 15 16 16 15 13 12 12
PWIND DIR W NW N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 20 60 50 20 10 10 10
RAIN C S S C S
SNOW C S S C L C C S
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