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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1131 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
MNZ041-162100-
ALEXANDRIA-DOUGLAS MN
45.87N 95.38W ELEV. 1424 FT
1131 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 78 41 45 25 39
TEMP 73 77 76 64 59 54 46 43 38 39 35 32 29 27 25 29 34 39 38
DEWPT 40 38 38 39 42 38 35 32 29 25 23 21 18 17 16 15 15 15 15
RH 30 24 25 40 53 54 65 65 70 57 61 63 63 65 68 55 45 37 38
WIND DIR S S S S S W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 21 24 14 13 14 12 14 19 21 23 23 19 18 18 18 20 21 21 18
WIND GUST 32 26 34 34 29 28 28 31 32
CLOUDS CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 40 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C
TSTMS S S
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 47 30 64 42 68 43 67
TEMP 30 26 43 45 33 32 56 61 49 43 64 64 48 44 63 64
DEWPT 19 19 18 21 23 22 31 36 37 36 37 40 39 38 41 43
PWIND DIR NW NW E S SW W E SE
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 10
MNZ049-162100-
ST CLOUD-STEARNS MN
45.55N 94.07W ELEV. 1027 FT
1131 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 78 56 63 27 42
TEMP 73 78 76 65 62 60 58 62 51 44 39 35 31 29 27 31 37 41 40
DEWPT 42 41 44 45 48 46 48 43 40 34 27 23 20 18 16 16 17 16 16
RH 33 27 32 48 60 60 69 50 66 68 62 61 63 63 63 53 44 36 37
WIND DIR S S S S S S S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 13 18 14 14 13 12 6 13 18 19 20 13 12 13 12 13 14 16 13
WIND GUST 26 27 27 18 31 33 31 26 24 24 24 27 27 28 26
CLOUDS FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 60 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.13 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L S
TSTMS L
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 48 29 63 42 70 43 69
TEMP 31 27 45 46 32 31 56 61 49 44 66 66 49 44 64 66
DEWPT 19 18 18 20 22 23 32 37 39 38 40 42 39 39 42 44
PWIND DIR NW NW E S SW W NE E
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 10
MNZ060-162100-
MINNEAPOLIS-HENNEPIN MN
44.88N 93.22W ELEV. 840 FT
1131 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 80 60 70 31 44
TEMP 74 79 77 67 63 62 62 67 67 53 46 40 35 33 31 34 40 44 43
DEWPT 42 39 41 46 48 48 52 56 49 44 34 28 24 21 19 19 19 19 17
RH 32 24 28 47 58 60 70 68 52 71 63 62 64 61 61 54 42 36 35
WIND DIR S S S SE S S SE S W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 10 13 13 13 12 11 11 13 14 17 17 14 13 13 13 14 16 16 14
WIND GUST 25 23 25 24 24 26 28 29 26 24 24 24 27 28 28 26
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 80 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.16 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D S
TSTMS C D
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 51 33 65 47 73 47 72
TEMP 35 31 46 49 37 34 58 62 52 48 68 70 53 48 67 68
DEWPT 18 19 19 20 22 25 33 38 40 40 42 41 41 40 43 45
PWIND DIR NW NW E S S W SW SE
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
MNZ073-162100-
REDWOOD FALLS-REDWOOD MN
44.54N 95.11W ELEV. 1020 FT
1131 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 84 53 62 27 46
TEMP 77 84 83 68 64 62 57 59 46 44 40 37 33 29 28 32 39 45 44
DEWPT 40 38 40 42 41 44 42 39 34 30 26 23 19 18 16 17 17 16 15
RH 26 19 22 39 43 52 57 47 63 57 57 56 56 63 60 53 40 31 30
WIND DIR S S S S S S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 19 21 16 17 17 16 12 20 24 25 24 20 18 18 18 20 21 21 19
WIND GUST 27 31 29 23 34 36 35 31 31 32 33
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 50 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS C C
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 53 31 69 46 74 46 73
TEMP 32 28 48 51 35 32 61 66 52 47 70 71 52 47 68 70
DEWPT 19 19 20 20 23 24 32 37 39 38 39 40 40 41 44 44
PWIND DIR NW NW E S SW W SE SE
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 10
MNZ083-162100-
MANKATO-BLUE EARTH MN
44.23N 93.92W ELEV. 1020 FT
1131 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 81 59 69 30 47
TEMP 75 80 78 67 62 62 62 66 66 51 44 39 35 32 30 34 41 46 45
DEWPT 45 42 46 50 48 49 54 52 47 41 31 27 22 20 18 19 20 18 16
RH 34 26 32 54 60 62 75 61 50 68 60 62 59 61 60 54 42 32 31
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 12 17 13 14 14 13 16 17 19 21 20 18 16 14 14 17 18 19 16
WIND GUST 26 27 26 28 27 29 32 32 27 28 29 26
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 60 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.14 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S
TSTMS C C
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 53 32 68 47 75 48 73
TEMP 33 29 49 51 36 33 61 64 52 48 69 71 53 49 69 70
DEWPT 18 20 21 21 24 26 34 39 40 40 42 42 41 41 45 46
PWIND DIR NW NW E S S W S SE
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
MNZ091-162100-
FAIRMONT-MARTIN MN
43.66N 94.42W ELEV. 1161 FT
1131 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 81 58 69 29 47
TEMP 75 81 79 65 62 61 61 66 65 51 43 39 35 31 29 34 42 46 45
DEWPT 44 42 45 48 46 49 54 53 46 37 29 25 22 19 17 18 19 18 15
RH 33 25 30 54 56 65 78 63 50 59 57 57 59 61 60 51 39 32 29
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 17 21 17 17 18 18 18 21 24 26 24 23 20 19 18 21 21 23 19
WIND GUST 29 29 31 35
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC FW SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 60 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS C C
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 54 32 69 48 74 48 73
TEMP 33 30 50 52 36 33 61 65 51 49 70 70 53 48 69 70
DEWPT 17 19 20 20 24 25 34 39 40 39 41 41 40 41 46 46
PWIND DIR NW NW E S S SW S SE
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
MNZ093-162100-
ALBERT LEA-FREEBORN MN
43.69N 93.37W ELEV. 1257 FT
1131 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 77 57 74 29 44
TEMP 71 77 73 63 59 58 59 67 68 57 46 41 36 32 29 33 39 44 43
DEWPT 47 45 48 50 50 49 53 60 55 47 37 31 26 22 20 20 22 20 18
RH 42 32 41 62 72 72 80 78 63 69 71 67 67 66 69 58 50 38 36
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 10 14 12 13 13 13 16 19 18 21 20 18 17 17 16 18 18 18 16
WIND GUST 23 25 25 26 28 34 29 34 32 28 27 26 28 26
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 70 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.19 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L S
TSTMS C L
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 51 31 65 47 72 47 70
TEMP 32 28 47 49 35 32 57 61 50 48 68 69 53 48 67 68
DEWPT 18 21 22 23 25 26 36 41 42 40 43 43 42 42 46 48
PWIND DIR NW NW E S S SW S S
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10
MNZ057-162100-
WILLMAR-KANDIYOHI MN
45.11N 95.09W ELEV. 1129 FT
1131 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 80 48 56 27 43
TEMP 73 80 79 66 62 59 54 52 43 43 38 34 31 29 27 30 37 41 41
DEWPT 40 37 39 41 42 42 38 36 34 31 26 23 20 18 16 17 17 16 16
RH 30 21 24 40 48 53 54 54 70 62 62 64 63 63 63 58 44 36 36
WIND DIR S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 19 20 14 14 14 13 12 19 23 25 24 21 18 18 18 21 23 24 19
WIND GUST 26 29 35 35
CLOUDS CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC
POP 12HR 0 5 50 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.13 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS C C
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 50 31 66 45 71 44 70
TEMP 31 27 46 48 34 32 58 63 50 46 67 68 51 45 66 67
DEWPT 19 19 20 21 24 24 32 37 39 37 39 41 40 40 43 44
PWIND DIR NW NW E S SW W E SE
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
WIZ015-162100-
RICE LAKE-BARRON WI
45.49N 91.74W ELEV. 1145 FT
1131 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 55 71 28 41
TEMP 68 73 68 60 57 56 55 64 70 64 49 41 35 31 28 32 37 40 39
DEWPT 44 41 44 46 46 46 50 54 58 54 45 35 27 22 19 18 17 17 16
RH 42 31 42 60 67 69 83 70 66 70 86 79 72 69 68 56 44 39 39
WIND DIR S S S SE SE SE SE S S W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW
WIND SPD 8 10 9 10 11 12 12 17 18 18 17 13 12 13 13 14 14 14 14
WIND GUST 20 24 24 25 32 29 28 27 25 24 24 25 27 25 25 26
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 100 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.43 0.03 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L D S
TSTMS L D
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 46 26 58 42 68 42 67
TEMP 30 26 42 44 30 28 52 55 46 43 64 64 47 43 63 62
DEWPT 16 17 15 18 19 20 28 36 38 37 40 43 40 39 42 45
PWIND DIR NW NW NE S S W NW E
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 10
WIZ027-162100-
EAU CLAIRE-EAU CLAIRE WI
44.82N 91.49W ELEV. 906 FT
1131 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 55 75 30 43
TEMP 68 73 69 61 59 56 56 66 72 68 54 45 38 34 30 34 39 42 41
DEWPT 46 45 46 46 47 46 49 56 60 59 50 39 31 25 21 20 20 19 18
RH 45 37 44 58 64 69 77 70 66 73 86 79 76 69 69 56 46 39 39
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE SE S S SW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
WIND SPD 5 8 8 9 10 11 10 17 18 19 17 13 12 13 12 14 16 17 13
WIND GUST 19 21 21 23 33 34 32 25 24 24 25 27 27 27 25
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 100 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.48 0.04 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L D C
SNOWSHWRS S S
TSTMS L D
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 48 27 60 42 70 43 68
TEMP 32 28 44 45 32 29 54 56 47 44 66 65 49 44 64 64
DEWPT 18 18 17 21 21 22 30 38 40 38 42 45 41 39 43 45
PWIND DIR NW NW NE S S W SW S
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 10
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