240  
FOUS53 KMPX 191701  
PFMMPX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
1201 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
MNZ041-192100-  
ALEXANDRIA-DOUGLAS MN  
45.87N 95.38W ELEV. 1424 FT  
1201 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26  
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 60 82 59 82  
TEMP 74 77 76 66 63 62 61 70 77 81 78 68 64 61 59 70 79 81 79  
DEWPT 51 52 55 57 57 58 59 63 63 61 62 63 62 61 59 61 58 58 59  
RH 44 42 48 73 81 87 93 78 62 51 58 84 93100100 73 49 46 50  
WIND DIR SW W NW S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 6 6 5 4 5 6 8 11 12 13 11 8 4 4 4 6 10 11 9  
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 30 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.11 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S  
TSTMS C S C S  
 
DATE SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 55 79 59 82 62 83  
TEMP 64 59 75 75 61 56 75 76 63 59 78 80 67 63 80 79  
DEWPT 59 57 53 53 54 53 53 55 56 57 60 62 62 61 63 63  
PWIND DIR N N NE SE SE SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 5 10 10 10 5  
 
 
MNZ049-192100-  
ST CLOUD-STEARNS MN  
45.55N 94.07W ELEV. 1027 FT  
1201 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26  
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 83 60 83  
TEMP 75 78 78 68 64 61 60 70 76 80 78 70 66 62 60 69 78 82 80  
DEWPT 51 52 56 57 57 56 58 63 66 66 67 66 64 61 60 63 62 61 62  
RH 43 40 47 68 78 84 93 78 71 62 69 87 93 97100 81 58 49 54  
WIND DIR SW W W S S S S SW S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 4 5 3 1 2 2 2 5 9 9 6 4 2 3 2 4 6 8 6  
WIND GUST 19  
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 40 20 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.06 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S  
TSTMS S C C S  
 
DATE SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 80 55 80 58 84 63 85  
TEMP 66 59 76 77 62 56 75 77 64 58 78 81 68 63 81 81  
DEWPT 61 58 56 55 56 53 55 56 56 56 61 63 63 61 64 65  
PWIND DIR NW N N E SE S SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 5 10 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
MNZ060-192100-  
MINNEAPOLIS-HENNEPIN MN  
44.88N 93.22W ELEV. 840 FT  
1201 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26  
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 63 82 64 82  
TEMP 76 79 78 71 67 65 63 72 79 81 77 72 69 66 64 70 78 82 80  
DEWPT 49 51 54 56 57 58 59 63 65 66 68 67 66 65 63 64 64 63 63  
RH 39 38 43 59 70 78 87 73 62 60 74 84 90 97 97 81 62 53 56  
WIND DIR N NW W SW S S S SW SW SW S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 2 4 4 3 3 3 4 8 10 11 9 6 4 5 4 5 8 8 5  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 40 50 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.10 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
TSTMS C  
 
DATE SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 64 80 60 79 61 83 66 84  
TEMP 69 64 77 78 66 61 76 77 66 62 78 80 70 66 81 81  
DEWPT 63 60 58 57 56 56 56 57 58 57 61 63 64 63 65 66  
PWIND DIR NW N N E SE S SW W  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 10 10 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS S  
 
 
MNZ073-192100-  
REDWOOD FALLS-REDWOOD MN  
44.54N 95.11W ELEV. 1020 FT  
1201 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26  
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 60 83 61 82  
TEMP 75 79 77 66 62 61 60 73 81 83 80 70 66 62 61 72 80 82 80  
DEWPT 56 58 61 62 61 61 60 65 66 66 66 65 63 62 61 64 62 61 62  
RH 52 49 58 87 97100100 76 60 57 62 84 90100100 76 54 49 54  
WIND DIR S W S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 9 11 12 9 8 5 5 4 5 8 8 6  
CLOUDS SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 FW CL FW SC FW FW CL FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 30 30 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.16 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C  
TSTMS C S  
 
DATE SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 80 56 79 59 82 63 83  
TEMP 65 60 77 77 61 57 76 77 63 60 79 80 67 63 81 81  
DEWPT 61 59 57 54 54 53 56 58 59 58 63 65 64 62 65 66  
PWIND DIR NW N NE SE SE S SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 5 10 10 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
MNZ083-192100-  
MANKATO-BLUE EARTH MN  
44.23N 93.92W ELEV. 1020 FT  
1201 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26  
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 84 63 83  
TEMP 76 79 78 67 64 62 60 72 80 83 78 71 68 65 63 72 79 83 80  
DEWPT 56 57 61 60 60 59 59 64 65 66 68 67 65 63 62 65 64 63 64  
RH 50 47 56 78 87 90 96 76 60 57 71 87 90 93 97 79 60 51 58  
WIND DIR NE NW S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 3 3 2 3 4 4 5 8 11 12 9 8 5 4 4 5 8 8 4  
CLOUDS SC FW FW CL CL FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 30 40 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.05 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C  
TSTMS S S S  
 
DATE SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 58 80 60 83 64 84  
TEMP 67 62 77 78 63 59 76 77 64 60 78 79 68 64 80 81  
DEWPT 62 60 58 57 55 54 57 59 59 58 62 65 65 62 66 67  
PWIND DIR NW NW NE SE SE S SW W  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 5 10 10 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
MNZ091-192100-  
FAIRMONT-MARTIN MN  
43.66N 94.42W ELEV. 1161 FT  
1201 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26  
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 59 81 63 81  
TEMP 73 77 76 66 63 61 59 71 79 81 78 70 67 65 63 71 78 81 78  
DEWPT 60 60 63 62 60 59 59 65 66 67 68 67 65 63 61 66 65 65 66  
RH 64 56 64 87 90 93100 81 64 63 71 90 93 93 93 84 64 58 67  
WIND DIR SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W NW N N N  
WIND SPD 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 10 12 13 10 9 8 8 5 8 8 8 4  
CLOUDS B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 20 40 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S  
TSTMS C S S  
 
DATE SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 78 57 77 58 79 63 81  
TEMP 66 61 76 76 62 58 74 74 63 59 76 77 66 63 78 79  
DEWPT 62 59 61 60 55 53 59 62 60 58 64 67 64 62 66 68  
PWIND DIR NW N N SE SE S SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 10 10 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS S  
 
 
MNZ093-192100-  
ALBERT LEA-FREEBORN MN  
43.69N 93.37W ELEV. 1257 FT  
1201 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26  
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 58 80 63 80  
TEMP 74 77 74 65 62 60 60 71 78 80 76 69 67 65 63 70 77 80 77  
DEWPT 61 58 62 61 59 59 59 64 66 67 68 68 66 65 63 67 66 65 66  
RH 64 52 66 87 90 96 96 79 67 65 76 97 97100100 90 69 60 69  
WIND DIR NE N N S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW W NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 3 4 2 2 2 3 4 8 11 12 9 9 6 6 5 8 9 9 4  
CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 50 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.06 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S  
TSTMS C S S S  
 
DATE SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 77 57 75 57 78 62 81  
TEMP 65 61 75 74 61 58 73 73 62 58 75 76 66 62 78 78  
DEWPT 63 61 61 60 55 55 59 61 59 58 63 66 65 62 67 68  
PWIND DIR NW NW N SE SE S S W  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 5 5 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
MNZ057-192100-  
WILLMAR-KANDIYOHI MN  
45.11N 95.09W ELEV. 1129 FT  
1201 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26  
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 60 82 60 82  
TEMP 75 77 77 67 64 62 60 71 78 80 79 70 65 62 60 71 79 82 80  
DEWPT 54 55 58 60 60 60 60 64 65 64 64 64 63 62 60 63 60 59 60  
RH 48 47 52 78 87 93100 79 64 58 60 81 93100100 76 52 46 51  
WIND DIR SW W SW S S S S SW S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 10 11 12 10 6 4 3 4 5 9 10 6  
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 30 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS C  
 
DATE SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 79 56 78 59 82 63 82  
TEMP 65 60 76 76 62 57 75 76 64 59 78 80 68 63 80 80  
DEWPT 61 58 54 53 55 53 54 56 58 58 61 62 64 62 64 64  
PWIND DIR N N NE SE SE SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 20 10 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
WIZ015-192100-  
RICE LAKE-BARRON WI  
45.49N 91.74W ELEV. 1145 FT  
1201 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26  
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 78 59 78  
TEMP 73 76 74 61 57 55 55 68 75 77 72 64 63 61 60 66 74 77 75  
DEWPT 47 45 51 50 49 48 51 57 60 62 65 64 63 61 60 63 62 60 62  
RH 40 33 44 67 75 77 86 68 60 60 79100100100100 90 66 56 64  
WIND DIR W NW NW N N S S SW SW SW S S S SW NW NW NW NW N  
WIND SPD 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 6 6 5 4 2 2 3 5 6 6 3  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 70 80 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.19 0.22 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S D D  
TSTMS S S C C  
 
DATE SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 77 52 77 52 79 58 81  
TEMP 61 57 74 73 57 53 74 73 57 53 75 76 62 59 77 76  
DEWPT 59 57 56 56 54 53 52 55 53 53 56 60 59 59 62 63  
PWIND DIR NW NW N N E S S W  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 10 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
WIZ027-192100-  
EAU CLAIRE-EAU CLAIRE WI  
44.82N 91.49W ELEV. 906 FT  
1201 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26  
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 56 82 62 80  
TEMP 76 78 77 65 60 58 58 71 78 81 76 68 66 64 63 69 76 80 77  
DEWPT 49 48 52 52 53 53 54 59 61 63 65 66 66 64 63 66 65 64 64  
RH 39 35 42 63 78 83 86 66 56 54 69 93100100100 90 69 58 64  
WIND DIR NW NW NW N SW SW S SW SW SW S S S SW W NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 4 5 2 1 1 1 1 4 9 10 8 6 4 4 4 6 9 9 5  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 40 80 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0.17 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C D D C C  
TSTMS C C C  
 
DATE SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26  
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 80 55 79 55 81 61 83  
TEMP 64 60 76 76 60 56 75 75 60 56 76 78 65 61 79 79  
DEWPT 62 60 59 57 56 55 55 56 56 55 59 61 62 61 64 64  
PWIND DIR NW NW N N E S S W  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5 5 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C C  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
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