669  
FOUS53 KMPX 190451  
PFMMPX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
1151 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
MNZ041-190900-  
ALEXANDRIA-DOUGLAS MN  
45.87N 95.38W ELEV. 1424 FT  
1151 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI  
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 54 80 59 82 60  
TEMP 59 56 54 68 75 79 77 67 63 61 61 70 79 81 78 69 65 62 60  
DEWPT 47 46 46 49 49 52 54 56 57 59 57 62 63 63 62 63 62 61 60  
RH 64 69 74 51 40 39 45 68 81 93 87 76 58 54 58 81 90 97100  
WIND DIR E SE SE S SW W NW S S S S S SW SW W SW W W NW  
WIND SPD 4 3 3 6 8 8 6 4 6 6 8 11 11 13 11 8 4 4 5  
CLOUDS CL SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 30 40 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C  
TSTMS S S C C  
 
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 81 57 79 56 79 60 82 61 83  
TEMP 78 78 64 58 75 76 61 57 75 76 65 60 78 80 66 62 80 79  
DEWPT 59 59 58 56 53 52 54 53 55 56 58 57 61 62 62 61 62 62  
PWIND DIR NW N N NE SE S SW W NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
MNZ049-190900-  
ST CLOUD-STEARNS MN  
45.55N 94.07W ELEV. 1027 FT  
1151 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI  
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 51 81 60 83 60  
TEMP 60 55 52 68 76 80 79 68 65 63 61 71 79 82 79 70 67 63 61  
DEWPT 51 49 48 49 48 49 53 54 55 55 55 62 65 66 66 65 64 62 61  
RH 72 80 86 51 37 34 41 61 70 75 81 73 62 58 64 84 90 97100  
WIND DIR N W SW S SW W NW S S S S SW S SW SW SW SW W NW  
WIND SPD 2 1 1 3 6 6 5 2 3 3 2 5 8 9 8 4 3 3 3  
WIND GUST 19  
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 60 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C C  
TSTMS S S C S  
 
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 83 58 81 55 80 59 83 62 85  
TEMP 79 80 66 58 77 78 63 57 76 78 65 60 79 81 68 62 81 82  
DEWPT 62 61 60 57 56 55 55 54 56 57 58 57 62 63 63 61 64 63  
PWIND DIR NW NW N NE SE S SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 10 20 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
MNZ060-190900-  
MINNEAPOLIS-HENNEPIN MN  
44.88N 93.22W ELEV. 840 FT  
1151 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI  
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 59 81 63 83 65  
TEMP 67 62 59 70 77 81 78 72 67 65 63 73 80 83 78 72 70 67 65  
DEWPT 56 53 52 51 46 47 50 53 54 56 58 62 64 65 66 66 66 65 64  
RH 68 72 78 51 33 30 37 51 63 73 84 68 58 55 67 81 87 93 97  
WIND DIR N N SE SE W W W SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
WIND SPD 4 2 2 3 3 6 5 3 3 3 4 8 9 10 9 6 5 5 4  
CLOUDS CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 40 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L S S  
TSTMS S C C  
 
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 82 63 81 60 80 63 82 66 85  
TEMP 79 81 70 64 77 78 66 61 76 78 68 63 78 80 71 66 81 82  
DEWPT 64 63 61 59 57 56 56 56 57 58 59 59 62 63 63 63 65 64  
PWIND DIR NW NW N NE SE S SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 20 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
MNZ073-190900-  
REDWOOD FALLS-REDWOOD MN  
44.54N 95.11W ELEV. 1020 FT  
1151 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI  
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 55 80 59 83 61  
TEMP 63 58 55 68 77 80 78 67 63 61 60 73 81 82 79 70 66 63 61  
DEWPT 57 55 52 56 55 58 61 61 60 60 58 66 66 66 66 66 64 63 61  
RH 81 90 90 65 47 47 56 81 90 97 93 79 60 58 64 87 93100100  
WIND DIR NE E SE SE S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W W  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 9 10 11 9 6 5 5 5  
CLOUDS SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 50 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
TSTMS C C S  
 
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 82 58 80 57 79 60 82 62 83  
TEMP 80 79 65 59 77 77 62 57 76 77 64 60 79 80 67 62 81 81  
DEWPT 63 61 60 57 57 55 55 54 58 60 60 59 64 64 64 62 65 65  
PWIND DIR NW NW N NE SE SE SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 20 20 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
MNZ083-190900-  
MANKATO-BLUE EARTH MN  
44.23N 93.92W ELEV. 1020 FT  
1151 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI  
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 58 80 59 84 63  
TEMP 65 61 58 70 76 79 76 67 63 61 60 73 80 83 78 70 68 65 63  
DEWPT 60 55 53 57 57 56 61 61 59 58 58 65 66 67 67 66 65 64 63  
RH 84 81 83 63 52 45 60 81 87 90 93 76 62 59 69 87 90 97100  
WIND DIR N NE E SE E SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 8 10 10 9 6 5 5 4  
CLOUDS SC FW B1 SC B1 SC SC CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 40 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.08 0.07  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
TSTMS S C C  
 
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 83 61 80 58 79 61 83 63 84  
TEMP 80 80 66 61 77 77 64 59 75 76 65 61 78 80 68 64 81 81  
DEWPT 65 65 61 58 58 58 55 55 59 61 60 59 64 65 64 62 66 67  
PWIND DIR NW NW N NE S S SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 5 10 20 5 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
MNZ091-190900-  
FAIRMONT-MARTIN MN  
43.66N 94.42W ELEV. 1161 FT  
1151 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI  
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 57 78 58 81 62  
TEMP 66 60 57 68 75 77 75 66 62 60 60 71 78 80 77 69 67 64 63  
DEWPT 64 59 56 60 57 57 62 59 58 57 58 66 67 68 68 66 64 63 62  
RH 93 96 96 76 54 50 64 78 87 90 93 84 69 67 74 90 90 97 97  
WIND DIR N N SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
WIND SPD 4 2 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 10 12 12 9 9 8 8 6  
CLOUDS B1 SC B2 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 40 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
TSTMS C C S  
 
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 81 60 78 57 76 59 79 62 81  
TEMP 78 78 66 60 75 76 62 58 73 74 64 60 76 77 66 62 79 79  
DEWPT 66 66 61 58 60 60 56 55 60 63 60 59 65 67 64 62 67 68  
PWIND DIR NW NW N NE S SE S SW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 0 5 20 20 5 5 5  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
MNZ093-190900-  
ALBERT LEA-FREEBORN MN  
43.69N 93.37W ELEV. 1257 FT  
1151 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI  
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 57 77 57 79 62  
TEMP 66 61 58 68 74 77 74 66 62 60 59 71 77 79 76 69 67 64 63  
DEWPT 65 59 56 60 56 57 63 61 59 58 57 65 66 67 68 67 65 64 63  
RH 97 93 93 76 53 50 69 84 90 93 93 81 69 67 76 93 93100100  
WIND DIR N NE E SE E E SE W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 3 3 2 4 3 4 3 2 2 3 4 8 10 11 9 8 6 6 5  
CLOUDS SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 40 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0.09  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L S S  
TSTMS S C C S  
 
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 80 60 77 56 75 59 78 61 81  
TEMP 77 77 65 60 74 74 62 58 73 73 64 60 76 76 66 62 78 78  
DEWPT 67 66 62 60 60 59 55 56 60 62 60 59 65 66 64 62 67 68  
PWIND DIR W NW NW NE S S S SW W  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 20 0 0 10 20 20 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
MNZ057-190900-  
WILLMAR-KANDIYOHI MN  
45.11N 95.09W ELEV. 1129 FT  
1151 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI  
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 54 79 59 82 60  
TEMP 61 57 56 68 75 79 76 68 63 62 60 71 79 81 78 70 66 63 61  
DEWPT 53 51 49 52 53 55 59 60 59 59 58 64 65 65 64 65 64 63 61  
RH 75 80 77 57 46 44 56 76 87 90 93 79 62 58 62 84 93100100  
WIND DIR NE E E S S W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 6 4 3 4 3 5 5 10 11 11 9 6 4 4 4  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 50 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C  
TSTMS S S C C  
 
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 81 58 79 57 78 60 81 62 83  
TEMP 78 79 65 58 76 76 63 58 75 76 65 60 78 79 67 62 80 80  
DEWPT 61 59 59 57 54 53 55 54 57 58 59 59 62 63 63 62 64 63  
PWIND DIR NW NW N NE SE S SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 10 20 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
WIZ015-190900-  
RICE LAKE-BARRON WI  
45.49N 91.74W ELEV. 1145 FT  
1151 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI  
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 48 78 53 79 59  
TEMP 55 50 50 67 74 77 74 61 57 55 55 69 76 78 74 65 63 61 60  
DEWPT 48 46 46 49 46 44 47 46 46 46 48 56 59 61 62 63 62 61 60  
RH 77 86 86 52 37 31 38 58 67 72 77 63 56 56 66 93 97100100  
WIND DIR N N NE W W NW N W S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW W  
WIND SPD 2 2 1 2 4 5 4 2 1 2 1 4 5 5 4 4 2 3 3  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 60 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.11 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L D D C C  
TSTMS S S S C S S S  
OBVIS PF  
 
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 79 55 77 52 77 54 79 58 81  
TEMP 76 77 62 56 74 73 57 53 74 74 58 56 75 76 63 59 78 77  
DEWPT 62 61 58 56 55 55 54 53 54 56 55 54 58 60 59 58 61 62  
PWIND DIR NW NW N N SE SE SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 0 0 5 20 20 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
WIZ027-190900-  
EAU CLAIRE-EAU CLAIRE WI  
44.82N 91.49W ELEV. 906 FT  
1151 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI  
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 54 80 55 83 62  
TEMP 63 57 54 68 76 79 77 65 60 57 57 72 79 82 77 69 67 65 63  
DEWPT 54 50 48 50 45 44 46 47 46 47 51 58 60 62 63 65 65 64 63  
RH 72 77 80 52 33 29 33 52 60 69 80 61 52 51 62 87 93 97100  
WIND DIR N N SE E NW NW NW E S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 3 3 1 1 5 6 5 2 1 2 1 4 8 9 6 6 4 4 4  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 40 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.13  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L C C  
TSTMS C S C S S S  
 
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 82 59 80 54 80 57 82 61 84  
TEMP 77 79 64 60 76 76 60 56 75 76 62 58 76 79 66 62 79 80  
DEWPT 65 63 61 59 58 56 56 55 57 57 58 57 61 62 62 61 64 63  
PWIND DIR W NW NW N NE SE SW SW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 20 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S  
 

 
 
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