796  
FOUS53 KMPX 161826  
PFMMPX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
126 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
MNZ041-162100-  
ALEXANDRIA-DOUGLAS MN  
45.87N 95.38W ELEV. 1424 FT  
126 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 55 79 57 75  
TEMP 77 75 65 61 57 56 71 76 78 74 66 63 60 58 66 72 74 72  
DEWPT 56 56 57 55 55 54 55 57 61 64 65 63 60 58 59 56 56 56  
RH 48 52 75 81 93 93 57 52 56 71 97100100100 78 57 53 57  
WIND DIR NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N NW NW  
WIND SPD 13 10 3 2 2 3 9 12 13 11 6 5 4 4 4 6 9 8  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 40 40 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S  
TSTMS S C S  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 53 76 55 80 60 81 58 77  
TEMP 58 54 73 74 60 57 77 77 65 61 78 78 64 59 75 75  
DEWPT 55 53 53 55 56 56 59 61 62 61 62 62 60 58 58 58  
PWIND DIR N S S SW SW W N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 20 20 20 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
MNZ049-162100-  
ST CLOUD-STEARNS MN  
45.55N 94.07W ELEV. 1027 FT  
126 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 55 82 59 76  
TEMP 78 77 67 62 58 56 71 79 80 76 68 65 62 60 66 73 76 73  
DEWPT 60 60 59 58 56 55 59 57 60 64 66 65 62 60 62 59 59 59  
RH 54 56 75 87 93 96 66 47 51 66 93100100100 87 62 56 62  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW W NW NW N N NW NW  
WIND SPD 10 8 2 1 1 2 6 9 12 10 4 3 3 2 3 5 5 5  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 40 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S S  
TSTMS C S  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 53 77 55 81 61 82 59 79  
TEMP 60 54 74 76 61 56 78 78 66 62 79 79 66 59 77 76  
DEWPT 55 52 53 56 56 55 59 62 62 61 65 64 62 59 60 60  
PWIND DIR NW SW SW SW SW W NW N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 20 30 20 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S S  
TSTMS C S S  
 
 
MNZ060-162100-  
MINNEAPOLIS-HENNEPIN MN  
44.88N 93.22W ELEV. 840 FT  
126 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 61 82 64 77  
TEMP 79 78 72 67 63 61 72 80 82 80 73 69 66 64 70 74 77 74  
DEWPT 62 61 60 60 59 59 60 58 60 63 65 66 66 64 64 62 60 60  
RH 56 56 66 78 87 93 66 47 47 56 76 90100100 81 66 56 62  
WIND DIR NW NW N NW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W NW N NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 11 8 3 2 1 2 5 9 10 10 6 5 4 3 4 5 6 6  
CLOUDS SC SC FW SC FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 40 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S  
TSTMS C C S  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 59 78 60 81 64 82 64 79  
TEMP 65 59 75 77 65 61 79 79 69 64 79 79 69 64 77 77  
DEWPT 57 55 54 55 56 57 59 60 62 63 66 65 64 62 62 61  
PWIND DIR N NW SW SW SW SW NW N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 30 20 20 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
MNZ073-162100-  
REDWOOD FALLS-REDWOOD MN  
44.54N 95.11W ELEV. 1020 FT  
126 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 55 81 60 75  
TEMP 77 76 65 60 57 55 72 79 80 77 68 65 62 60 69 73 75 72  
DEWPT 62 62 59 57 55 53 60 61 64 67 67 65 62 60 66 65 65 64  
RH 60 62 81 90 93 93 66 54 58 71 97100100100 90 76 71 76  
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 12 6 3 3 2 2 6 8 9 8 6 5 4 3 4 4 4 4  
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 60 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.28 0.07  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C  
TSTMS C S S  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 54 76 55 79 60 81 59 77  
TEMP 60 55 73 74 60 57 76 77 64 61 79 78 65 59 76 75  
DEWPT 60 55 59 61 59 57 63 64 63 61 67 67 63 59 63 63  
PWIND DIR N S S S S W NW N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S  
 
 
MNZ083-162100-  
MANKATO-BLUE EARTH MN  
44.23N 93.92W ELEV. 1020 FT  
126 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 79 57 83 63 78  
TEMP 78 77 68 63 59 58 72 79 81 79 70 67 65 63 71 75 77 74  
DEWPT 63 63 61 59 57 56 61 60 62 65 66 66 65 63 66 65 65 65  
RH 60 62 78 87 93 93 68 52 53 62 87 97100100 84 71 67 74  
WIND DIR NW NW W W W SW W W SW S SW SW W W NW N N N  
WIND SPD 11 8 2 2 2 2 5 9 8 9 8 5 3 2 3 4 4 4  
CLOUDS SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 50 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.12 0.11  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C  
TSTMS C S S C  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 57 78 57 80 61 82 61 79  
TEMP 63 57 74 75 62 59 77 77 65 62 79 79 66 61 76 76  
DEWPT 61 56 58 60 59 57 61 64 62 61 67 68 64 61 63 64  
PWIND DIR N S S S S SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 10 20 20 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
MNZ091-162100-  
FAIRMONT-MARTIN MN  
43.66N 94.42W ELEV. 1161 FT  
126 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 56 80 62 76  
TEMP 75 75 66 62 58 57 71 77 78 77 69 67 64 63 71 75 73 71  
DEWPT 64 65 61 58 56 55 63 62 64 68 66 65 64 63 67 67 67 67  
RH 69 71 84 87 93 93 76 60 62 74 90 93100100 87 76 81 87  
WIND DIR N NW NW W W W W W SW S SW SW W W NW N N W  
WIND SPD 11 8 2 3 3 3 6 9 8 8 9 8 5 4 4 4 4 4  
CLOUDS SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 60 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.22 0.20  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L S  
TSTMS C C S C S  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 56 75 56 77 59 79 60 76  
TEMP 62 57 72 72 61 57 74 74 64 60 77 77 65 60 74 74  
DEWPT 62 57 61 63 59 57 63 66 62 60 69 70 64 60 65 66  
PWIND DIR NW SE S S S SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 20 20 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
MNZ093-162100-  
ALBERT LEA-FREEBORN MN  
43.69N 93.37W ELEV. 1257 FT  
126 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 76 57 79 63 76  
TEMP 75 74 66 62 59 59 70 76 79 76 69 67 65 65 71 75 74 70  
DEWPT 65 65 63 60 59 58 63 63 64 67 66 66 65 65 68 68 67 66  
RH 71 74 90 93100 96 78 64 60 74 90 97100100 90 79 79 87  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 11 8 3 2 2 2 5 9 9 6 6 6 6 4 4 5 6 5  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 40 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.08 0.17  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S L L S  
TSTMS S C S C S  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 56 74 55 76 59 78 60 77  
TEMP 62 57 72 71 60 57 74 74 63 60 75 75 65 61 75 75  
DEWPT 62 57 60 62 59 57 62 65 62 60 68 69 64 61 65 65  
PWIND DIR N NE S S S SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 5 5 10 20 20 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S  
 
 
MNZ057-162100-  
WILLMAR-KANDIYOHI MN  
45.11N 95.09W ELEV. 1129 FT  
126 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 54 79 59 75  
TEMP 76 75 65 61 57 56 70 77 77 73 67 64 62 60 67 72 74 71  
DEWPT 60 59 58 56 54 54 58 59 62 65 66 64 62 60 63 61 61 60  
RH 58 58 78 84 90 93 66 54 60 76 97100100100 87 68 64 68  
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W W SW SW S SW W NW NW N N NW NW  
WIND SPD 13 9 2 2 2 2 5 9 10 10 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 5  
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 30 50 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.05 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C  
TSTMS C S S  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 54 75 55 79 60 81 59 77  
TEMP 60 55 73 73 61 57 76 76 65 61 78 78 65 59 75 75  
DEWPT 58 54 56 58 58 57 60 62 63 61 65 64 62 59 60 60  
PWIND DIR N S S S S W NW N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S  
 
 
WIZ015-162100-  
RICE LAKE-BARRON WI  
45.49N 91.74W ELEV. 1145 FT  
126 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 53 80 59 76  
TEMP 77 75 63 59 55 55 71 77 80 77 66 63 61 60 67 74 75 72  
DEWPT 59 60 60 58 55 55 58 55 55 58 61 62 61 60 61 57 54 55  
RH 54 60 90 96100100 63 47 42 52 84 97100100 81 55 48 55  
WIND DIR NW NW N NW N N W W W SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 11 8 2 1 0 0 5 9 9 5 4 3 2 2 4 6 8 4  
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 50 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.08 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
TSTMS S  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 50 76 51 80 58 79 57 77  
TEMP 57 51 73 73 56 53 77 76 62 59 76 75 61 58 75 74  
DEWPT 52 51 49 52 51 51 53 57 57 59 62 62 61 58 58 58  
PWIND DIR NW NW N SW SW SW NW N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 30 30 30 5  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S  
TSTMS S S C S  
 
 
WIZ027-162100-  
EAU CLAIRE-EAU CLAIRE WI  
44.82N 91.49W ELEV. 906 FT  
126 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 57 83 63 79  
TEMP 79 78 68 63 59 58 72 79 82 80 71 67 65 63 70 76 78 74  
DEWPT 62 61 61 61 59 58 60 58 57 59 62 64 65 63 66 62 59 58  
RH 56 56 78 93100100 66 49 43 49 73 90100100 87 62 52 57  
WIND DIR NW NW N N W N SW W W SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 11 11 3 1 1 0 5 9 10 6 5 6 4 3 5 8 9 6  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 30 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S  
TSTMS S  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 54 78 54 81 60 81 60 80  
TEMP 61 55 75 75 59 56 78 78 64 60 78 77 64 61 77 76  
DEWPT 55 53 52 52 53 54 56 57 60 60 65 65 64 61 62 60  
PWIND DIR NW NW N SW SW SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 30 30 40 5  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
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