226  
FOUS53 KMPX 281546  
PFMMPX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
1046 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026  
 
MNZ041-282100-  
ALEXANDRIA-DOUGLAS MN  
45.87N 95.38W ELEV. 1424 FT  
1046 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26  
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 89 71 92 71 89  
TEMP 86 89 87 78 74 71 71 82 90 92 89 81 75 72 72 82 86 86 80  
DEWPT 67 65 64 66 66 66 67 68 65 64 64 67 67 67 68 69 68 68 67  
RH 53 45 46 67 76 84 87 63 44 40 44 63 76 84 87 65 55 55 65  
WIND DIR W W N SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SE  
WIND SPD 4 5 5 3 3 3 4 6 10 10 9 8 6 6 5 10 11 11 10  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 10 10 5 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.39  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L L D  
TSTMS C C C  
OBVIS K K K K K K K K  
 
DATE FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26  
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 65 81 62 83 63 84 66 86  
TEMP 71 66 77 78 67 64 80 81 68 65 82 83 71 67 83 84  
DEWPT 68 66 65 62 62 61 61 61 63 62 62 62 64 63 64 64  
PWIND DIR E NE N N SE S S S  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT GN BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 80 60 10 5 5 0 0 5  
RAIN SHWRS D D L C  
TSTMS C S S  
 

 
MNZ049-282100-  
ST CLOUD-STEARNS MN  
45.55N 94.07W ELEV. 1027 FT  
1046 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26  
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 90 69 94 70 91  
TEMP 85 90 87 77 73 70 69 83 91 94 91 80 75 71 71 82 88 89 83  
DEWPT 66 65 65 66 67 66 66 68 68 66 66 68 68 67 67 68 68 67 67  
RH 53 44 48 69 81 87 90 61 47 40 44 67 79 87 87 63 52 48 59  
WIND DIR S NW SE S N N S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S SE  
WIND SPD 4 4 4 1 0 0 1 4 9 8 6 4 2 2 2 5 9 9 8  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0.17  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L  
TSTMS C C C  
OBVIS K K K K K K  
 
DATE FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26  
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 65 81 61 85 61 86 64 88  
TEMP 72 66 78 78 67 63 82 82 68 63 83 83 70 66 85 85  
DEWPT 68 66 68 65 64 62 63 63 63 61 64 63 64 63 65 66  
PWIND DIR SE NE N N E SE S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 80 70 10 5 0 0 0 5  
RAIN SHWRS L D L C  
TSTMS C S S S  
 

 
MNZ060-282100-  
MINNEAPOLIS-HENNEPIN MN  
44.88N 93.22W ELEV. 840 FT  
1046 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26  
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 73 94 73 91  
TEMP 87 91 89 82 78 74 73 84 90 94 90 84 78 75 73 83 89 90 86  
DEWPT 62 62 62 64 65 66 67 68 68 67 67 69 69 68 68 67 67 66 66  
RH 43 38 41 55 64 76 81 59 49 41 47 61 74 79 84 59 48 45 51  
WIND DIR S SW S SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 4 4 5 3 2 2 2 4 8 8 8 5 4 4 3 6 9 10 9  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 20 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.01 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C  
TSTMS S S C  
OBVIS K K K K K  
 
DATE FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26  
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 68 80 64 84 65 85 67 88  
TEMP 75 69 77 77 69 66 82 82 71 67 83 83 72 68 85 86  
DEWPT 68 67 69 67 66 65 65 63 64 63 64 63 64 64 66 66  
PWIND DIR SE E N N E SE SE S  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 70 30 5 5 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C L L L C  
TSTMS C S C C  
 

 
MNZ073-282100-  
REDWOOD FALLS-REDWOOD MN  
44.54N 95.11W ELEV. 1020 FT  
1046 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26  
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 90 71 93 70 89  
TEMP 85 89 87 78 74 71 71 82 90 93 90 80 74 72 70 82 87 87 82  
DEWPT 72 70 70 69 68 68 68 71 70 68 68 69 68 67 66 69 69 69 69  
RH 65 54 57 74 82 90 90 69 52 44 49 69 82 84 87 65 55 55 65  
WIND DIR S E E SE S S S SW S S S SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 6 9 9 8 9 6 6 5 9 12 12 11  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 10 10 5 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.23  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S L L D  
TSTMS S S C C  
OBVIS K K K K K K K K  
HEAT INDEX 91 95 92 96  
MAX HEAT 91 96 97 98 91 91 92  
 
DATE FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26  
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 65 80 61 83 61 85 64 87  
TEMP 72 66 77 78 67 63 81 81 68 63 82 82 70 65 84 84  
DEWPT 68 66 69 67 64 62 66 65 63 62 66 65 64 63 68 67  
PWIND DIR SE NE N N E SE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 90 50 10 0 0 0 0 5  
RAIN SHWRS D D C S  
TSTMS C C S S  
 

 
MNZ083-282100-  
MANKATO-BLUE EARTH MN  
44.23N 93.92W ELEV. 1020 FT  
1046 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26  
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 87 70 91 70 90  
TEMP 84 87 86 78 73 70 70 79 88 90 87 79 75 72 70 80 86 88 83  
DEWPT 67 68 68 69 69 68 68 70 69 68 69 69 68 67 66 67 67 67 67  
RH 57 53 55 74 87 93 93 74 54 49 55 72 79 84 87 65 53 50 59  
WIND DIR S SE E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 6 9 9 6 6 6 6 6 9 10 10 10  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S L  
TSTMS S C  
OBVIS K K K K K K  
HEAT INDEX 95  
MAX HEAT 92 93 96 91 90 92  
 
DATE FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26  
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 66 81 63 84 63 86 65 87  
TEMP 73 67 77 78 68 65 81 82 68 65 83 83 70 66 84 85  
DEWPT 67 66 69 67 64 63 65 65 64 62 65 66 64 63 67 68  
PWIND DIR SE NE N N NE SE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 80 70 20 5 5 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS L D L C S  
TSTMS C C C C  
 

 
MNZ091-282100-  
FAIRMONT-MARTIN MN  
43.66N 94.42W ELEV. 1161 FT  
1046 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26  
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 89 70 89 68 87  
TEMP 84 88 86 76 73 70 70 80 87 89 87 78 73 70 69 79 85 85 82  
DEWPT 68 68 67 69 68 67 68 69 69 68 68 69 67 66 65 67 67 67 67  
RH 59 52 53 79 84 90 93 69 55 50 53 74 81 87 87 67 55 55 61  
WIND DIR S SE E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 8 10 9 8 9 8 8 8 11 13 13 13  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 5 10 10 0 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L  
TSTMS S C  
OBVIS K K K K K K K K  
 
DATE FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26  
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 65 78 61 82 61 83 63 85  
TEMP 72 65 76 77 66 63 79 80 67 63 81 81 68 65 82 83  
DEWPT 67 65 68 66 64 62 65 66 64 62 65 66 64 62 67 68  
PWIND DIR S NE N N NE SE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN LT LT GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 90 70 20 5 5 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS L D L C S  
TSTMS C C S C  
 

 
MNZ093-282100-  
ALBERT LEA-FREEBORN MN  
43.69N 93.37W ELEV. 1257 FT  
1046 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26  
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 85 68 86 69 85  
TEMP 82 85 83 74 71 68 68 78 82 86 83 75 72 70 69 79 83 83 80  
DEWPT 67 67 68 69 68 67 66 70 71 71 71 70 68 67 66 68 68 68 68  
RH 61 55 61 84 90 97 93 76 69 61 67 84 87 90 90 69 61 61 67  
WIND DIR NE NE E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 4 5 4 2 2 2 3 6 8 9 8 6 5 5 5 10 11 11 10  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
OBVIS K K K K K K  
HEAT INDEX 91  
MAX HEAT 92  
 
DATE FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26  
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 65 77 61 80 61 81 62 83  
TEMP 71 66 74 75 66 63 78 78 66 63 79 80 67 64 81 81  
DEWPT 66 66 69 67 64 63 67 68 64 63 67 67 64 64 68 69  
PWIND DIR SE E N N NE E SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 80 80 20 10 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C D D L S  
TSTMS S C S C S  
 

 
MNZ057-282100-  
WILLMAR-KANDIYOHI MN  
45.11N 95.09W ELEV. 1129 FT  
1046 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26  
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 90 70 91 71 89  
TEMP 85 89 87 78 73 70 70 82 90 91 90 80 75 72 71 82 87 86 81  
DEWPT 70 68 68 69 69 67 68 71 70 68 68 69 68 67 68 69 69 68 68  
RH 61 50 53 74 87 90 93 69 52 47 49 69 79 84 90 65 55 55 65  
WIND DIR S SW SE SE S S S SW SW S S SE S S S S S S SE  
WIND SPD 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 6 10 10 8 8 5 5 5 10 12 12 11  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 10 20 5 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0.21  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S L L D  
TSTMS S C C  
OBVIS K K K K K K K K  
HEAT INDEX 90 96  
MAX HEAT 90 94 96 97 91 91 92  
 
DATE FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26  
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 65 80 62 83 62 84 65 87  
TEMP 72 66 77 77 67 64 81 81 68 64 82 82 70 67 83 84  
DEWPT 68 66 67 65 64 63 64 64 63 63 65 64 64 63 67 66  
PWIND DIR SE NE N N E SE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 80 60 10 5 0 0 0 5  
RAIN SHWRS D D L C  
TSTMS C C S S  
 

 
WIZ015-282100-  
RICE LAKE-BARRON WI  
45.49N 91.74W ELEV. 1145 FT  
1046 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26  
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 64 88 67 88  
TEMP 80 84 81 72 67 64 64 78 86 88 85 75 70 67 68 80 87 86 83  
DEWPT 60 61 61 64 62 61 62 65 65 65 66 67 66 64 66 68 66 65 66  
RH 51 46 51 76 84 90 93 64 50 47 53 76 87 90 93 67 50 50 57  
WIND DIR SW W NW N N N N S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 4 4 2 1 1 1 4 6 6 4  
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C  
TSTMS S S  
 
DATE FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26  
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 65 79 61 82 59 83 61 85  
TEMP 70 66 76 75 65 63 80 79 64 61 80 81 65 63 82 83  
DEWPT 66 66 66 64 64 63 62 61 60 60 61 61 61 60 63 63  
PWIND DIR SE E NE N NE E SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 70 40 10 5 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C  
TSTMS S S S S  
 

 
WIZ027-282100-  
EAU CLAIRE-EAU CLAIRE WI  
44.82N 91.49W ELEV. 906 FT  
1046 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26  
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 87 66 89 68 90  
TEMP 82 86 84 74 69 66 66 79 86 89 85 78 72 69 69 81 87 88 84  
DEWPT 60 61 62 63 63 62 64 66 66 66 67 68 67 66 67 69 68 67 67  
RH 47 43 48 69 81 87 93 64 51 47 55 71 84 90 93 67 53 50 57  
WIND DIR NE NW N SE N N SE SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 2 4 3 1 0 0 1 3 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 5 8 8 5  
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26  
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 66 79 62 83 61 84 63 86  
TEMP 72 67 76 75 66 64 80 79 66 63 81 81 67 64 83 83  
DEWPT 67 66 68 67 65 64 65 65 62 62 63 63 62 62 65 65  
PWIND DIR S SE NE N NE E SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 70 40 10 5 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C S  
TSTMS S S C S  
 

 
 
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