641  
FOUS53 KMPX 181826  
PFMMPX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
126 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
MNZ041-182100-  
ALEXANDRIA-DOUGLAS MN  
45.87N 95.38W ELEV. 1424 FT  
126 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
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 80 59 82  
TEMP 77 74 64 59 57 55 68 76 80 78 67 62 60 59 70 79 81 78  
DEWPT 53 50 50 48 47 47 48 46 45 47 49 50 54 57 62 63 63 62  
RH 43 43 60 67 69 74 49 34 29 33 52 65 81 93 76 58 54 58  
WIND DIR NW NW N NE E SE S W NW NW E SE S SW S SW SW W  
WIND SPD 12 11 3 3 2 1 4 6 6 6 3 2 3 5 10 11 13 11  
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 20 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C  
TSTMS C C  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 60 81 57 79 56 79 60 82  
TEMP 65 60 78 78 64 58 75 76 61 57 75 76 65 60 78 80  
DEWPT 62 60 59 59 58 56 53 52 54 53 55 56 58 57 61 62  
PWIND DIR W NW N N NE SE S SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5 10 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S  
 
 
MNZ049-182100-  
ST CLOUD-STEARNS MN  
45.55N 94.07W ELEV. 1027 FT  
126 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
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 53 81 58 83  
TEMP 81 77 66 58 55 53 69 78 81 79 66 61 59 58 71 79 82 79  
DEWPT 56 52 51 49 48 47 48 46 47 48 51 51 53 55 62 65 66 66  
RH 42 42 58 72 77 80 47 32 30 34 58 70 80 90 73 62 58 64  
WIND DIR NW NW N N NW N SE W W NW E S S S S S SW SW  
WIND SPD 11 10 3 1 1 1 2 5 6 5 2 1 0 2 5 8 9 8  
WIND GUST 19  
CLOUDS B1 FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 30 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L C  
TSTMS S C S  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 60 83 58 81 55 80 59 83  
TEMP 67 61 79 80 66 58 77 78 63 57 76 78 65 60 79 81  
DEWPT 64 61 62 61 60 57 56 55 55 54 56 57 58 57 62 63  
PWIND DIR W NW NW N NE SE S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 30 5 5 0 0 10 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
MNZ060-182100-  
MINNEAPOLIS-HENNEPIN MN  
44.88N 93.22W ELEV. 840 FT  
126 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
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 83 58 82 62 83  
TEMP 83 80 72 64 60 58 72 79 82 81 72 67 63 62 73 80 83 78  
DEWPT 58 57 55 53 52 52 51 45 46 48 54 56 55 58 62 64 65 66  
RH 43 45 55 67 75 80 48 30 28 32 53 68 75 87 68 58 55 67  
WIND DIR NW NW N NE NE E SE NW NW W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 8 10 4 3 1 1 2 4 5 4 3 1 2 3 6 9 10 9  
CLOUDS B2 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 20 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L  
TSTMS S C C  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 82 63 81 60 80 63 82  
TEMP 70 65 79 81 70 64 77 78 66 61 76 78 68 63 78 80  
DEWPT 66 64 64 63 61 59 57 56 56 56 57 58 59 59 62 63  
PWIND DIR SW NW NW N NE SE S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 5 5 0 0 5 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS L S S S  
TSTMS C S  
 
 
MNZ073-182100-  
REDWOOD FALLS-REDWOOD MN  
44.54N 95.11W ELEV. 1020 FT  
126 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
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 80 59 83  
TEMP 80 77 68 63 59 58 70 77 80 76 66 62 60 59 73 81 82 79  
DEWPT 62 61 60 57 55 54 57 56 55 59 62 60 59 58 66 66 66 66  
RH 54 58 76 81 87 86 63 48 42 56 87 93 96 96 79 60 58 64  
WIND DIR NW NW N NE E E S SW NW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW S  
WIND SPD 6 5 2 2 1 2 2 3 5 5 4 3 2 3 8 10 11 9  
CLOUDS B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C  
TSTMS C C S  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 61 82 58 80 57 79 60 82  
TEMP 66 61 80 79 65 59 77 77 62 57 76 77 64 60 79 80  
DEWPT 64 61 63 61 60 57 57 55 55 54 58 60 60 59 64 64  
PWIND DIR SW NW NW N NE SE SE SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 40 5 5 0 5 20 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
MNZ083-182100-  
MANKATO-BLUE EARTH MN  
44.23N 93.92W ELEV. 1020 FT  
126 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
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 59 79 58 84  
TEMP 80 77 70 65 62 59 69 77 79 76 66 62 59 58 73 80 83 78  
DEWPT 65 65 63 59 56 55 58 55 56 60 60 59 58 58 65 66 67 67  
RH 60 67 78 81 81 87 68 47 45 58 81 90 96100 76 62 59 69  
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NE SE SE W NW W S S S S SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 6 5 2 3 2 1 2 3 6 6 3 2 2 3 8 10 10 9  
CLOUDS B2 B1 FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 5 5 10 40  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C  
TSTMS S S C C  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 63 83 61 80 58 79 61 83  
TEMP 68 63 80 80 66 61 77 77 64 59 75 76 65 61 78 80  
DEWPT 65 63 65 65 61 58 58 58 55 55 59 61 60 59 64 65  
PWIND DIR SW NW NW N NE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 10 5 0 5 10 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS C S  
TSTMS C S  
 
 
MNZ091-182100-  
FAIRMONT-MARTIN MN  
43.66N 94.42W ELEV. 1161 FT  
126 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
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 60 78 58 81  
TEMP 80 77 69 64 61 60 70 76 78 74 65 61 58 58 71 78 80 77  
DEWPT 65 65 64 61 57 57 59 59 59 60 61 60 58 58 66 67 68 68  
RH 60 67 84 90 87 90 68 56 52 62 87 97100100 84 69 67 74  
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NE SE SE SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 6 5 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 5 3 2 1 3 9 12 12 9  
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 10 10 5 40  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
TSTMS C C C  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 62 81 60 78 57 76 59 79  
TEMP 67 63 78 78 66 60 75 76 62 58 73 74 64 60 76 77  
DEWPT 64 62 66 66 61 58 60 60 56 55 60 63 60 59 65 67  
PWIND DIR SW NW NW N NE S SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 50 10 10 0 5 20 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S  
TSTMS C S  
 
 
MNZ093-182100-  
ALBERT LEA-FREEBORN MN  
43.69N 93.37W ELEV. 1257 FT  
126 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
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 58 77 57 79  
TEMP 79 75 67 64 60 59 71 75 77 74 66 61 58 57 71 77 79 76  
DEWPT 66 67 65 61 57 56 58 57 57 60 61 59 58 57 65 66 67 68  
RH 64 76 93 90 90 90 63 54 50 62 84 93100100 81 69 67 76  
WIND DIR W NW NW N NE E SE N NW W SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 6 4 1 2 2 1 2 3 5 4 2 1 0 2 8 10 11 9  
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 10 5 10 40  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0.05  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C L  
TSTMS C S C C  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 62 80 60 77 56 75 59 78  
TEMP 67 63 77 77 65 60 74 74 62 58 73 73 64 60 76 76  
DEWPT 65 63 67 66 62 60 60 59 55 56 60 62 60 59 65 66  
PWIND DIR SW W NW NW NE S S S  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 60 10 20 0 0 10 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS L S S S S S  
TSTMS C S S S  
 
 
MNZ057-182100-  
WILLMAR-KANDIYOHI MN  
45.11N 95.09W ELEV. 1129 FT  
126 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
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 55 80 58 82  
TEMP 79 76 65 60 57 55 69 77 80 78 66 62 59 58 71 79 81 78  
DEWPT 59 58 56 53 51 50 53 53 53 55 58 58 58 58 64 65 65 64  
RH 50 54 73 78 80 83 57 43 39 45 75 87 96100 79 62 58 62  
WIND DIR NW NW N NE E E S W W W S S SW S SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 9 8 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 3 3 2 1 4 8 11 11 9  
CLOUDS SC FW CL FW SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C  
TSTMS C C  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 60 81 58 79 57 78 60 81  
TEMP 66 61 78 79 65 58 76 76 63 58 75 76 65 60 78 79  
DEWPT 64 61 61 59 59 57 54 53 55 54 57 58 59 59 62 63  
PWIND DIR W NW NW N NE SE S SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5 10 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
WIZ015-182100-  
RICE LAKE-BARRON WI  
45.49N 91.74W ELEV. 1145 FT  
126 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
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 51 78 53 79  
TEMP 79 75 64 56 53 53 69 75 78 75 63 57 54 53 69 76 78 74  
DEWPT 56 54 53 48 46 46 48 44 43 47 48 47 47 48 56 59 61 62  
RH 45 48 67 74 77 77 47 33 29 37 58 69 77 83 63 56 56 66  
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N NW NW NW N NE N N S S SW SW S  
WIND SPD 9 6 3 1 0 0 2 6 6 4 2 0 0 1 3 5 5 4  
CLOUDS B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 30 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.11  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L D  
TSTMS S S S C  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 79 55 77 52 77 54 79  
TEMP 63 60 76 77 62 56 74 73 57 53 74 74 58 56 75 76  
DEWPT 62 60 62 61 58 56 55 55 54 53 54 56 55 54 58 60  
PWIND DIR SW NW NW N N SE SE SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 80 10 10 0 0 5 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS D C S S S  
TSTMS C S  
 
 
WIZ027-182100-  
EAU CLAIRE-EAU CLAIRE WI  
44.82N 91.49W ELEV. 906 FT  
126 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26  
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 56 80 55 83  
TEMP 81 78 69 63 58 56 70 77 80 78 66 60 56 55 72 79 82 77  
DEWPT 60 58 57 53 51 49 51 44 44 45 48 49 51 51 58 60 62 63  
RH 49 50 66 70 77 77 51 31 28 31 52 67 83 86 61 52 51 62  
WIND DIR W NW N N N NE NE NW NW NW N NE N S SW SW SW S  
WIND SPD 10 8 3 3 1 1 2 6 8 4 1 0 0 1 4 8 9 6  
CLOUDS B2 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 10 0 20 40  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.01 0.03  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C L  
TSTMS S C S C  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 62 82 59 80 54 80 57 82  
TEMP 67 63 77 79 64 60 76 76 60 56 75 76 62 58 76 79  
DEWPT 65 63 65 63 61 59 58 56 56 55 57 57 58 57 61 62  
PWIND DIR SW W NW NW N NE SE SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 70 10 5 0 0 0 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS L C S S S  
TSTMS C S  
 
 
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