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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
456 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026
MNZ041-152100-
ALEXANDRIA-DOUGLAS MN
45.87N 95.38W ELEV. 1424 FT
456 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26
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 68 47 75 42 55
TEMP 39 48 60 67 66 56 52 49 47 61 71 75 72 62 58 51 47 47 48 46 39
DEWPT 37 42 43 41 41 42 42 42 41 44 42 42 43 44 44 42 39 36 32 29 26
RH 92 80 53 39 40 59 69 77 79 53 35 31 35 52 59 71 74 65 54 51 59
WIND DIR S SW S SW S SE S S S S S S S SE S S NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 2 3 5 6 5 5 8 8 8 12 18 18 13 12 13 13 13 16 18 20 20
WIND GUST 31 31
CLOUDS B1 SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C
SNOWSHWRS S
OBVIS F
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26
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 25 36 24 46 30 64 43 66
TEMP 31 25 32 34 29 26 42 44 33 32 57 61 50 44 62 62
DEWPT 21 18 18 19 19 18 19 22 24 22 30 35 37 36 38 39
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW E S SW NW
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 20 10 0 0 0 5 5
SNOWSHWRS S S S
MNZ049-152100-
ST CLOUD-STEARNS MN
45.55N 94.07W ELEV. 1027 FT
456 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26
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 68 45 75 51 65
TEMP 41 48 59 66 67 55 51 46 45 60 72 75 73 64 60 56 53 58 63 57 47
DEWPT 39 43 45 43 43 45 44 42 42 47 45 44 46 46 48 48 45 47 46 39 32
RH 92 83 60 43 42 69 77 86 89 62 38 33 38 52 64 74 74 67 54 51 56
WIND DIR N E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE S S S S W NW NW
WIND SPD 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 5 11 11 8 9 9 8 8 10 11 13 13
WIND GUST 18 18 21 25 25
CLOUDS B1 SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 5 10 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C
TSTMS S
OBVIS PF
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26
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 29 39 25 49 30 64 44 69
TEMP 35 29 36 37 29 27 44 46 33 32 58 62 50 45 65 65
DEWPT 24 21 20 20 20 19 19 21 24 24 30 36 37 37 40 42
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW E S SW W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 30 10 0 0 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C
SNOWSHWRS S C C
MNZ060-152100-
MINNEAPOLIS-HENNEPIN MN
44.88N 93.22W ELEV. 840 FT
456 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26
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 69 48 77 56 73
TEMP 46 54 62 68 67 59 54 50 48 60 73 77 75 66 62 59 58 64 71 68 56
DEWPT 43 45 46 45 44 47 47 46 45 49 49 47 47 49 49 50 49 50 52 50 42
RH 89 71 56 43 43 64 77 86 89 67 43 35 37 54 62 72 72 60 51 52 59
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E E E NE NE SE S S S SE S S S S S W NW
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 5 9 11 9 10 10 10 9 11 13 13 13
WIND GUST 19 24 25 25
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 10 5 5 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.13
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S L L C
TSTMS C C
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26
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 33 42 30 51 33 65 48 72
TEMP 41 33 39 40 32 30 46 49 37 35 58 62 53 49 68 68
DEWPT 31 25 23 22 21 20 20 21 23 24 32 37 39 39 41 42
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW E S S W
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 40 10 5 0 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C S
SNOWSHWRS S C C
MNZ073-152100-
REDWOOD FALLS-REDWOOD MN
44.54N 95.11W ELEV. 1020 FT
456 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26
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 71 47 81 49 64
TEMP 43 51 64 70 69 58 52 49 47 63 75 80 78 66 62 56 53 58 60 56 47
DEWPT 40 44 44 41 42 45 45 44 43 47 45 44 45 47 47 44 43 45 41 35 31
RH 89 77 48 35 37 62 77 83 86 56 34 28 31 50 58 64 69 62 49 45 53
WIND DIR NW NE E E E SE SE SE S SE S S S S S S S SW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 5 6 10 17 17 12 13 13 13 13 16 20 23 21
WIND GUST 24 33 32
CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S
OBVIS F
DENSE FOG Y
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26
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 28 42 27 53 32 69 47 73
TEMP 34 28 37 39 30 27 47 51 35 33 62 67 53 48 68 69
DEWPT 23 21 20 21 19 19 21 22 24 24 32 37 37 38 40 42
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW E S SW W
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 20 10 0 0 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS S S
SNOWSHWRS S S S
MNZ083-152100-
MANKATO-BLUE EARTH MN
44.23N 93.92W ELEV. 1020 FT
456 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26
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 69 47 78 54 73
TEMP 46 54 62 66 66 57 52 49 47 62 73 78 75 66 62 59 57 64 70 67 54
DEWPT 43 47 48 48 49 49 47 46 44 50 49 47 48 49 50 49 48 50 50 47 39
RH 89 77 60 52 54 75 83 89 89 65 43 33 38 54 65 69 72 60 49 49 57
WIND DIR NW N NE NE E NE E E NE S S S S S S S S S SW W NW
WIND SPD 2 3 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 11 13 10 11 12 12 11 14 17 18 18
WIND GUST 28
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 10 5 5 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C
TSTMS C S
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26
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 31 44 28 53 33 68 48 74
TEMP 39 31 38 40 32 29 47 50 36 34 61 65 53 49 69 70
DEWPT 27 23 23 22 20 19 21 23 24 25 34 39 38 39 42 42
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW E S S W
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 30 10 5 0 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C S
SNOWSHWRS S C S
MNZ091-152100-
FAIRMONT-MARTIN MN
43.66N 94.42W ELEV. 1161 FT
456 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26
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 69 47 78 53 73
TEMP 46 54 64 67 66 57 52 49 47 62 73 78 76 65 61 58 56 63 70 68 52
DEWPT 43 46 46 45 47 48 47 46 45 49 48 47 48 49 50 48 49 50 50 45 36
RH 89 74 52 45 50 72 83 89 93 62 41 33 37 56 67 69 77 62 49 43 54
WIND DIR N N NE NE E NE NE NW W S S S S S S S S S SW W NW
WIND SPD 5 5 8 9 6 5 4 3 5 10 14 16 13 14 16 17 16 19 21 24 23
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 10 5 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C
TSTMS C S
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26
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 30 44 28 54 33 68 47 73
TEMP 37 30 39 40 32 29 47 50 36 34 61 65 51 48 68 68
DEWPT 26 22 22 20 19 18 21 22 24 24 34 38 37 38 42 43
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW E S SW W
WIND CHAR BZ WY BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 20 10 5 0 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C S
SNOWSHWRS S S S
MNZ093-152100-
ALBERT LEA-FREEBORN MN
43.69N 93.37W ELEV. 1257 FT
456 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26
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 67 47 75 53 74
TEMP 47 56 63 66 63 55 52 49 48 59 70 75 72 62 59 56 55 64 71 69 58
DEWPT 46 50 50 50 52 51 49 48 47 51 51 50 51 51 51 51 50 54 56 54 47
RH 96 80 62 56 67 86 89 96 96 75 51 41 48 67 75 83 83 70 59 59 67
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE E NE N N SW S S S S S S S S S SW NW
WIND SPD 3 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 10 11 9 10 11 12 13 16 18 18 17
WIND GUST 21 28
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 20 10 5 0 70
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.06 0 0 0.18
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S L L C
TSTMS C C S
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26
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 30 42 27 50 32 65 46 70
TEMP 40 31 38 40 31 28 44 48 35 33 58 62 50 48 66 67
DEWPT 33 26 25 24 21 20 22 25 25 26 35 40 39 39 43 44
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW E S S W
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 30 10 5 0 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C S
SNOWSHWRS S C S
TSTMS S
MNZ057-152100-
WILLMAR-KANDIYOHI MN
45.11N 95.09W ELEV. 1129 FT
456 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26
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 69 46 78 46 60
TEMP 41 49 61 68 67 56 52 48 47 61 73 78 75 65 61 54 50 54 55 51 43
DEWPT 39 44 45 42 42 43 45 43 42 46 44 44 44 46 47 43 42 43 39 34 30
RH 92 83 56 39 40 62 77 83 83 58 35 30 33 50 60 66 74 66 55 52 60
WIND DIR N E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 2 2 2 4 4 5 6 5 6 10 18 18 12 13 13 13 13 16 20 23 21
WIND GUST 33
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 5 10 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S
OBVIS F
DENSE FOG Y
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26
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 27 39 26 49 32 66 45 70
TEMP 33 27 34 37 29 26 44 47 34 33 59 64 51 46 65 66
DEWPT 23 20 20 21 20 19 20 22 24 24 31 36 38 37 39 42
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW E S S W
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 20 10 0 0 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS S
SNOWSHWRS S S S
WIZ015-152100-
RICE LAKE-BARRON WI
45.49N 91.74W ELEV. 1145 FT
456 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26
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 65 44 73 53 72
TEMP 43 50 58 63 62 52 47 44 45 56 68 72 68 59 55 54 53 61 70 67 59
DEWPT 41 44 46 45 46 46 44 42 44 48 47 46 49 48 48 48 48 51 52 52 50
RH 93 80 64 52 56 80 89 93 96 74 47 39 51 67 77 80 83 70 53 59 72
WIND DIR NE NE N NW NE NE NE NE NE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S W
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 6 8 5 5 6 8 9 11 13 13 11
WIND GUST 16 17 18 21 21
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 10 10 0 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.27
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L
TSTMS C C C
OBVIS PF
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26
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 32 39 26 46 27 59 43 67
TEMP 44 33 36 36 29 26 40 43 31 29 53 55 45 45 63 62
DEWPT 36 28 23 22 20 18 18 19 21 21 28 35 36 37 39 41
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NE S S W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 40 20 5 0 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS L C
SNOWSHWRS C C C S
TSTMS C
WIZ027-152100-
EAU CLAIRE-EAU CLAIRE WI
44.82N 91.49W ELEV. 906 FT
456 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26
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 67 47 73 53 76
TEMP 47 53 60 65 64 55 51 48 49 57 68 73 69 60 57 55 54 64 73 72 63
DEWPT 45 47 49 49 49 48 48 47 46 51 50 49 51 51 50 49 49 53 55 55 53
RH 93 80 67 56 58 77 89 96 89 80 52 43 53 72 77 80 83 67 53 55 70
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 6 6 5 5 6 6 8 11 14 14 11
WIND GUST 17 18 23 25 25 21
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 10 10 0 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.28
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L
TSTMS C C C
OBVIS PF
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26
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 34 41 28 48 29 60 43 69
TEMP 47 35 39 39 32 28 42 44 32 30 54 57 47 45 64 63
DEWPT 41 30 25 24 21 20 19 22 22 22 30 37 37 37 41 43
PWIND DIR W NW NW NW NE S S W
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 70 40 20 5 0 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS L C C C
SNOWSHWRS C C S
TSTMS C
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