354  
FOUS53 KMPX 171826  
PFMMPX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
126 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
MNZ041-172100-  
ALEXANDRIA-DOUGLAS MN  
45.87N 95.38W ELEV. 1424 FT  
126 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26  
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 92 64 86 66 88  
TEMP 92 89 76 70 66 66 76 83 86 83 74 70 68 69 77 85 88 86  
DEWPT 72 71 67 64 62 62 63 60 59 61 62 62 61 62 63 64 65 67  
RH 52 56 74 81 87 87 64 46 40 47 66 76 78 78 62 50 47 53  
WIND DIR W NW N N N N N N N N NE SE SE S S S S S  
WIND SPD 11 12 10 9 6 5 6 6 6 4 2 3 3 4 8 12 13 12  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS S  
OBVIS K K K  
HEAT INDEX 100 95  
MAX HEAT 96 101 91 90  
HEAT Y Y  
 
DATE MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
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 72 90 63 77 56 78 59 82  
TEMP 75 73 87 84 70 64 74 75 62 58 75 76 63 61 79 80  
DEWPT 68 68 65 62 60 57 54 52 53 53 51 52 54 55 56 57  
PWIND DIR S W NW NW N NW SW W  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 20 10 0 0 0 5 5  
RAIN SHWRS S C S  
TSTMS S C S  
 

 
MNZ049-172100-  
ST CLOUD-STEARNS MN  
45.55N 94.07W ELEV. 1027 FT  
126 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26  
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 97 65 89 65 90  
TEMP 97 93 82 74 68 66 77 86 89 86 75 70 66 67 79 87 90 88  
DEWPT 71 72 70 65 63 63 64 60 59 59 60 60 60 61 63 63 64 65  
RH 43 51 67 74 84 90 64 42 37 40 60 71 81 81 58 45 42 47  
WIND DIR SW W NW N N N N N N N N N N SE S S S S  
WIND SPD 9 8 8 6 4 3 5 6 5 4 1 0 0 1 4 8 8 8  
WIND GUST 19 18  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS C  
OBVIS K K K K K  
HEAT INDEX 105101  
MAX HEAT 100 106 97 92  
HEAT Y Y  
 
DATE MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
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 71 93 65 80 56 81 58 84  
TEMP 76 73 90 87 72 65 77 77 63 58 77 78 63 60 81 82  
DEWPT 68 69 68 63 61 58 56 52 53 52 51 51 54 55 57 56  
PWIND DIR S W NW NW N NW W W  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 20 10 0 0 0 0 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S  
TSTMS C C S S  
 

 
MNZ060-172100-  
MINNEAPOLIS-HENNEPIN MN  
44.88N 93.22W ELEV. 840 FT  
126 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26  
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 97 71 90 70 91  
TEMP 97 94 87 81 75 71 79 87 90 87 80 75 72 71 80 88 91 89  
DEWPT 69 68 71 69 65 64 63 60 58 56 58 60 60 62 62 62 62 63  
RH 40 43 59 67 71 79 58 40 34 35 47 60 66 73 54 42 38 42  
WIND DIR SW SW SW N N N N N N N NE SE SE S S S S S  
WIND SPD 11 10 6 9 8 6 6 8 8 8 3 2 3 3 5 6 9 10  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 30 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C  
TSTMS S S C  
OBVIS K K K K K K K K  
HEAT INDEX 103 99 93  
MAX HEAT 99 103 96 92  
 
DATE MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
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 74 93 68 81 61 81 62 85  
TEMP 79 75 90 88 75 69 79 79 66 62 78 79 67 64 81 83  
DEWPT 67 69 70 64 63 61 58 54 53 54 52 50 54 57 57 56  
PWIND DIR S SW NW NW N NW SW W  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 60 30 20 0 0 0 0 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L S C S  
TSTMS C L S C S  
 

 
MNZ073-172100-  
REDWOOD FALLS-REDWOOD MN  
44.54N 95.11W ELEV. 1020 FT  
126 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26  
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 96 68 88 65 91  
TEMP 96 93 82 77 72 68 77 85 88 85 75 70 66 67 79 87 91 89  
DEWPT 70 72 72 69 65 63 65 64 62 63 62 61 60 61 65 66 68 69  
RH 43 51 72 76 79 84 67 50 42 48 64 73 81 81 62 50 47 52  
WIND DIR SW SW NW N N N N N N N E SE S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 10 6 6 9 8 6 6 8 8 4 3 2 3 3 6 10 11 11  
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC CL CL SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS C  
OBVIS K K  
HEAT INDEX 104101 94  
MAX HEAT 100 105 98 90 96  
HEAT Y Y  
 
DATE MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
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 75 94 64 81 56 79 59 85  
TEMP 79 75 91 87 71 64 77 77 63 57 75 77 63 60 81 82  
DEWPT 69 67 70 67 62 58 59 55 54 53 54 54 55 55 59 59  
PWIND DIR S W NW NW N NW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 40 20 10 0 0 0 5 5  
RAIN SHWRS C C S  
TSTMS C C S  
 

 
MNZ083-172100-  
MANKATO-BLUE EARTH MN  
44.23N 93.92W ELEV. 1020 FT  
126 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26  
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 96 71 90 66 91  
TEMP 96 93 83 79 74 71 78 87 90 87 76 71 68 68 80 88 91 89  
DEWPT 71 72 72 70 67 65 66 64 61 62 62 61 61 61 64 64 65 67  
RH 45 51 70 74 79 81 67 46 38 43 62 71 78 78 58 45 42 48  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W N N N N N N NE E SE SE S S S S  
WIND SPD 10 9 8 5 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 2 3 3 5 8 9 10  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 10 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS C  
OBVIS K K K K K K  
HEAT INDEX 104101  
MAX HEAT 100 106 100 91 90 96  
HEAT Y Y  
 
DATE MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
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 74 96 68 83 60 82 61 86  
TEMP 78 75 93 89 74 68 79 80 65 61 77 80 65 62 81 83  
DEWPT 67 68 71 68 63 59 58 54 53 53 52 52 54 55 58 57  
PWIND DIR S SW NW NW N NW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ GN LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 30 20 0 0 0 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S  
TSTMS C C C S S  
 

 
MNZ091-172100-  
FAIRMONT-MARTIN MN  
43.66N 94.42W ELEV. 1161 FT  
126 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26  
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 93 70 86 64 88  
TEMP 93 90 81 78 74 70 77 84 86 83 73 69 66 66 78 85 88 86  
DEWPT 72 73 71 69 67 66 67 65 63 64 63 62 61 61 65 66 68 69  
RH 51 58 72 74 79 87 71 53 46 53 71 78 84 84 64 53 52 57  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW N N N N N NE E SE S S S S S  
WIND SPD 11 9 10 10 9 10 10 9 8 5 3 2 2 4 8 9 10 10  
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW 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  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS C  
OBVIS K K K K  
HEAT INDEX 101 98  
MAX HEAT 97 101 94 92  
HEAT Y Y  
 
DATE MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
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 73 94 67 81 58 79 59 82  
TEMP 77 74 91 88 75 67 78 78 65 60 76 77 64 61 78 80  
DEWPT 67 67 72 70 63 60 59 56 53 53 54 55 55 55 59 60  
PWIND DIR S SW NW NW N NW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ GN LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 30 30 10 0 0 0 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S  
TSTMS C C C  
 

 
MNZ093-172100-  
ALBERT LEA-FREEBORN MN  
43.69N 93.37W ELEV. 1257 FT  
126 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26  
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 91 71 86 64 86  
TEMP 91 89 79 77 75 72 77 83 86 83 73 69 66 67 77 83 86 84  
DEWPT 73 74 73 71 69 68 68 66 64 65 63 62 61 63 66 66 67 68  
RH 56 61 82 82 82 87 74 57 48 55 71 78 84 87 69 57 53 59  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W N N N N N NE E SE SE S S S S  
WIND SPD 10 8 8 8 6 6 9 8 8 5 3 2 2 4 6 8 9 9  
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW 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  
OBVIS K K K K K K  
HEAT INDEX 100 98  
MAX HEAT 98 101 95  
HEAT Y Y  
 
DATE MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
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 72 91 66 80 58 78 58 80  
TEMP 75 74 88 85 72 66 77 77 64 60 75 76 63 61 78 78  
DEWPT 66 68 75 71 64 62 60 58 54 54 54 55 54 56 59 59  
PWIND DIR S SW NW NW N NW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ GN LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 30 60 20 0 0 0 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L C S  
TSTMS C L C S  
 

 
MNZ057-172100-  
WILLMAR-KANDIYOHI MN  
45.11N 95.09W ELEV. 1129 FT  
126 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26  
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 95 66 87 66 90  
TEMP 95 92 81 75 69 67 76 84 87 85 74 70 67 68 78 87 90 88  
DEWPT 71 73 72 66 64 63 65 63 61 63 63 62 62 63 65 66 67 69  
RH 46 54 74 74 84 87 69 49 42 48 69 76 84 84 64 50 47 54  
WIND DIR SW W NW N N N N N N N NE E SE S S S S S  
WIND SPD 9 8 10 10 8 5 6 6 6 4 2 2 2 3 6 11 12 11  
CLOUDS FW FW CL SC FW FW CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 10 0 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS S  
OBVIS K K  
HEAT INDEX 103101  
MAX HEAT 102 104 98 94  
HEAT Y Y  
 
DATE MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
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 73 92 64 79 57 79 59 83  
TEMP 77 75 89 85 71 64 76 76 63 59 75 76 64 61 80 80  
DEWPT 69 69 70 66 61 59 57 55 54 54 54 54 55 56 59 59  
PWIND DIR S W NW NW N NW SW W  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 40 20 10 0 0 0 5 5  
RAIN SHWRS S C S  
TSTMS S C S  
 

 
WIZ015-172100-  
RICE LAKE-BARRON WI  
45.49N 91.74W ELEV. 1145 FT  
126 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26  
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 92 66 85 61 87  
TEMP 92 89 78 73 68 67 75 82 85 82 69 65 62 63 75 83 87 85  
DEWPT 69 70 70 68 64 64 63 62 58 59 59 58 57 59 61 61 61 62  
RH 47 54 76 84 87 90 66 51 40 46 70 78 84 87 62 47 42 46  
WIND DIR SW SW SW NW NW N N N N N E SE SE SE S SW SW S  
WIND SPD 9 8 5 5 5 6 8 8 6 4 2 1 1 2 4 6 6 5  
WIND GUST 16  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW SC CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 40 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S  
TSTMS S C S  
OBVIS K K K K K K K K K K  
HEAT INDEX 97 94  
MAX HEAT 95 97 92  
HEAT Y Y  
 
DATE MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
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 67 89 64 78 55 77 56 81  
TEMP 71 69 86 84 70 65 75 74 60 57 74 75 60 58 78 77  
DEWPT 64 67 69 64 62 59 55 52 52 51 50 50 51 53 55 56  
PWIND DIR S SW NW NW N NW W W  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 50 30 10 0 0 0 10  
RAIN SHWRS S L C C C S  
TSTMS S L C C C  
 

 
WIZ027-172100-  
EAU CLAIRE-EAU CLAIRE WI  
44.82N 91.49W ELEV. 906 FT  
126 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26  
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 93 69 87 63 88  
TEMP 93 90 82 77 72 70 77 84 87 84 73 68 64 65 77 85 88 86  
DEWPT 71 71 71 70 68 66 65 63 61 60 60 59 59 60 62 61 61 62  
RH 49 54 69 79 87 87 67 49 42 44 64 73 84 84 60 45 40 45  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW N N N N N NE E SE SE S S S S  
WIND SPD 10 9 9 6 6 6 8 9 9 6 4 2 2 2 4 5 6 8  
CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 30 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S  
TSTMS C S  
OBVIS K K K K K K K K K K  
HEAT INDEX 100 97  
MAX HEAT 101 102 95  
HEAT Y Y  
 
DATE MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26  
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 69 90 66 80 57 79 57 82  
TEMP 73 70 87 85 72 67 77 75 62 58 75 76 61 59 79 79  
DEWPT 65 68 72 69 64 61 58 55 53 53 52 52 53 54 57 57  
PWIND DIR S SW NW NW N NW W W  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN BZ LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 70 40 5 0 0 0 10  
RAIN SHWRS L L C C S  
TSTMS L L C C  
 

 
 
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