246  
FOUS53 KMPX 170411  
PFMMPX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
1111 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
MNZ041-170900-  
ALEXANDRIA-DOUGLAS MN  
45.87N 95.38W ELEV. 1424 FT  
1111 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 71 92 63 86 65  
TEMP 75 72 72 82 89 91 86 74 68 64 65 75 81 84 83 74 68 65 67  
DEWPT 69 67 67 69 70 68 67 65 64 62 62 64 61 60 62 63 62 62 63  
RH 82 84 84 65 54 47 53 74 87 93 90 69 51 44 49 69 81 90 87  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW W NW N N NW NW N N N N NE E SE S  
WIND SPD 6 6 6 10 11 13 13 8 5 4 5 6 8 6 5 2 3 3 4  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
OBVIS K  
HEAT INDEX 94  
MAX HEAT 94 95  
 
DATE 07/19 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 88 70 89 63 77 57 78 59 82  
TEMP 83 85 75 72 87 83 69 63 74 75 62 59 74 75 62 61 78 79  
DEWPT 63 66 67 67 64 60 58 56 53 51 52 53 52 52 55 55 56 57  
PWIND DIR S S W NW NW N NW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 10 30 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
RAIN SHWRS S C  
TSTMS S C  
 
 
MNZ049-170900-  
ST CLOUD-STEARNS MN  
45.55N 94.07W ELEV. 1027 FT  
1111 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 70 95 65 88 64  
TEMP 74 71 72 84 91 94 89 78 72 67 67 77 84 87 86 75 69 65 65  
DEWPT 71 70 70 70 70 68 69 67 65 62 62 64 61 60 60 61 61 61 61  
RH 90 97 93 63 50 43 52 69 79 84 84 64 46 40 42 62 76 87 87  
WIND DIR SE S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N NE N N S  
WIND SPD 3 2 3 10 13 13 12 9 5 5 4 5 8 6 4 1 0 0 1  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
OBVIS K K K  
HEAT INDEX 97 99 94  
MAX HEAT 97 99 90  
 
DATE 07/19 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 90 71 93 64 80 57 81 58 84  
TEMP 86 87 76 72 90 86 71 64 77 77 63 59 77 78 62 60 80 82  
DEWPT 63 64 66 68 66 60 59 56 54 51 53 52 52 51 54 55 56 55  
PWIND DIR S S W NW NW N NW W SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 60 5 5 0 0 5 5 5  
RAIN SHWRS C L  
TSTMS C C  
 
 
MNZ060-170900-  
MINNEAPOLIS-HENNEPIN MN  
44.88N 93.22W ELEV. 840 FT  
1111 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 74 96 71 90 69  
TEMP 80 76 76 87 94 95 93 84 78 73 72 78 86 89 88 80 75 71 69  
DEWPT 72 71 71 69 66 66 66 71 68 65 63 64 61 59 57 59 61 61 62  
RH 77 85 85 55 40 39 41 65 71 76 73 62 43 37 35 49 62 71 78  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N NE SE SE S  
WIND SPD 2 3 3 9 12 12 12 8 8 6 6 8 9 8 8 3 2 2 3  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
OBVIS K K K  
 
DATE 07/19 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 91 73 93 68 81 62 81 63 84  
TEMP 87 89 79 74 90 89 76 68 78 79 67 63 78 79 66 64 80 82  
DEWPT 62 63 66 68 68 62 60 59 56 52 53 54 52 51 54 57 56 55  
PWIND DIR S S W NW NW N NW S SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN BZ LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 70 20 5 0 0 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S L S  
TSTMS S C S  
 
 
MNZ073-170900-  
REDWOOD FALLS-REDWOOD MN  
44.54N 95.11W ELEV. 1020 FT  
1111 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 70 95 65 88 64  
TEMP 75 71 71 83 91 94 90 79 73 67 66 76 83 87 85 75 69 66 65  
DEWPT 71 68 67 71 71 68 70 69 67 64 63 66 64 62 63 63 62 61 61  
RH 87 90 87 67 52 43 52 72 81 90 90 71 53 43 48 66 78 84 87  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N NE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 4 4 4 9 10 10 9 8 5 4 6 6 8 8 4 3 3 3 3  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 98 99 96  
MAX HEAT 98 99 93  
 
DATE 07/19 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 91 73 94 65 80 58 80 59 83  
TEMP 87 88 79 73 91 88 72 65 77 78 64 60 77 78 63 61 80 80  
DEWPT 66 69 68 68 69 66 59 57 57 54 53 53 55 55 54 54 59 59  
PWIND DIR S S W NW NW N W S S  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN BZ LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 50 5 5 0 5 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C  
TSTMS S C  
 
 
MNZ083-170900-  
MANKATO-BLUE EARTH MN  
44.23N 93.92W ELEV. 1020 FT  
1111 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 71 93 68 90 66  
TEMP 76 72 72 83 89 92 90 82 76 71 68 77 83 87 87 76 71 68 67  
DEWPT 73 71 71 71 70 69 70 70 68 66 64 66 64 62 63 62 61 61 61  
RH 90 97 97 67 54 47 52 67 76 84 87 69 53 43 45 62 71 78 81  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N E S S  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 8 11 10 9 6 6 5 6 8 8 6 5 4 2 3 3  
CLOUDS FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 94 97 95  
MAX HEAT 96 98 94 90  
 
DATE 07/19 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 91 73 95 68 82 60 81 60 84  
TEMP 87 88 78 74 90 89 75 68 79 80 66 61 77 79 64 62 79 81  
DEWPT 65 65 66 67 71 67 61 58 57 54 53 54 53 53 54 55 58 58  
PWIND DIR S S SW NW NW N NW S SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN BZ LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 50 20 5 0 0 5 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS C S  
TSTMS C S  
 
 
MNZ091-170900-  
FAIRMONT-MARTIN MN  
43.66N 94.42W ELEV. 1161 FT  
1111 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 70 93 69 87 64  
TEMP 74 71 71 83 89 92 88 79 75 72 69 77 83 86 85 74 69 66 65  
DEWPT 71 69 69 71 69 68 70 69 68 66 64 67 65 63 64 63 62 61 62  
RH 90 93 93 67 52 46 55 72 79 81 84 71 55 46 50 69 78 84 90  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N E S S  
WIND SPD 4 4 4 9 11 11 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 9 5 3 2 2 3  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 94 93  
MAX HEAT 95 97 91  
 
DATE 07/19 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 89 72 94 66 81 59 79 59 81  
TEMP 86 87 77 73 90 88 74 67 78 79 65 60 75 77 63 61 77 79  
DEWPT 65 67 66 67 71 68 61 58 57 55 53 53 53 54 54 55 58 58  
PWIND DIR S S SW NW NW N W S S  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN BZ GN LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 30 20 5 0 5 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
MNZ093-170900-  
ALBERT LEA-FREEBORN MN  
43.69N 93.37W ELEV. 1257 FT  
1111 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 71 90 69 86 64  
TEMP 74 72 72 81 87 89 87 78 75 72 69 76 81 84 84 73 69 66 65  
DEWPT 73 70 71 72 71 70 72 70 69 67 66 68 66 64 65 64 62 62 63  
RH 97 93 97 74 59 54 61 76 82 84 90 76 60 51 53 73 78 87 93  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N N N SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 2 2 2 5 9 10 9 8 8 5 6 9 9 8 5 2 2 2 3  
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
OBVIS PF PF  
HEAT INDEX 93 94 94  
MAX HEAT 93 95 91  
 
DATE 07/19 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 87 70 91 67 79 58 77 58 80  
TEMP 84 85 75 72 86 87 73 67 76 77 64 60 75 76 62 61 76 78  
DEWPT 66 67 66 68 74 70 63 60 59 56 54 55 54 55 54 56 58 59  
PWIND DIR S S SW NW NW N NW S S  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN BZ LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 30 30 10 0 5 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
TSTMS C C  
 
 
MNZ057-170900-  
WILLMAR-KANDIYOHI MN  
45.11N 95.09W ELEV. 1129 FT  
1111 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 70 94 64 87 65  
TEMP 73 71 71 82 90 92 88 77 71 66 66 76 82 86 85 75 69 66 67  
DEWPT 71 68 68 71 71 68 70 68 65 63 62 65 63 61 63 64 63 62 63  
RH 93 90 90 69 54 46 55 74 81 90 87 69 53 43 48 69 81 87 87  
WIND DIR S S S S SW W NW N N N NW N N N N NE E SE SE  
WIND SPD 4 3 4 9 10 10 12 8 5 4 5 6 8 6 4 1 2 3 3  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 96 93  
MAX HEAT 96 98 90  
 
DATE 07/19 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 89 72 92 65 79 58 79 59 82  
TEMP 85 87 77 73 89 85 72 65 76 76 64 60 76 77 63 61 79 79  
DEWPT 65 67 68 68 68 63 59 57 56 53 53 54 54 53 55 55 58 58  
PWIND DIR S S W NW NW N W S SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 50 5 5 0 5 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
TSTMS C C  
 
 
WIZ015-170900-  
RICE LAKE-BARRON WI  
45.49N 91.74W ELEV. 1145 FT  
1111 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 69 91 66 85 60  
TEMP 71 69 71 81 87 90 87 75 72 68 67 76 81 83 82 69 64 61 62  
DEWPT 68 66 69 71 68 66 68 69 67 64 63 63 60 58 60 59 59 57 59  
RH 90 90 93 72 53 45 53 82 84 87 87 64 49 43 47 70 84 87 90  
WIND DIR SE S S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 2 2 2 6 10 11 11 4 4 5 5 8 8 6 4 2 1 1 2  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 50 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
OBVIS K PF PF K K  
 
DATE 07/19 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 86 67 90 63 78 56 78 56 81  
TEMP 83 83 71 69 86 83 69 63 75 74 61 58 75 75 59 58 78 78  
DEWPT 61 63 64 66 68 62 60 57 54 51 52 52 50 51 52 54 54 55  
PWIND DIR S S SW NW NW NW NW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 70 30 20 5 0 0 5 5  
RAIN SHWRS S L C S S  
TSTMS S C C S S  
 
 
WIZ027-170900-  
EAU CLAIRE-EAU CLAIRE WI  
44.82N 91.49W ELEV. 906 FT  
1111 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 70 92 69 87 62  
TEMP 72 70 72 81 88 91 88 80 75 71 70 76 82 85 84 73 67 63 64  
DEWPT 67 70 70 73 70 69 70 70 70 67 65 66 63 62 61 61 60 60 61  
RH 84100 93 77 55 49 55 72 84 87 84 71 53 46 46 66 78 90 90  
WIND DIR SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N N NE E SE SE  
WIND SPD 2 2 2 6 10 12 10 6 4 5 6 8 9 9 6 4 2 1 2  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 40 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS S  
OBVIS K F PF K K  
HEAT INDEX 93 96 93  
MAX HEAT 94 96 91  
 
DATE 07/19 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 88 69 91 66 80 58 79 58 82  
TEMP 84 85 73 70 86 84 72 66 77 76 63 60 76 77 61 60 79 79  
DEWPT 62 63 65 67 71 67 61 59 57 54 53 53 52 53 54 55 56 56  
PWIND DIR S S SW W NW NW NW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN BZ LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 70 40 20 5 0 5 5 5  
RAIN SHWRS L C S S  
TSTMS C C S S  
 
 
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