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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
146 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
MNZ041-212200-
ALEXANDRIA-DOUGLAS MN
45.87N 95.38W ELEV. 1424 FT
146 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 13 4 10 -2 18
TEMP 10 10 8 7 6 5 5 7 9 8 4 1 0 -2 3 13 17 16
DEWPT 2 2 2 1 0 -2 -2 -1 0 -1 -3 -4 -6 -7 -4 2 5 7
RH 69 69 76 76 76 72 72 69 66 66 72 79 75 79 72 61 58 67
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N SE S S SE
WIND SPD 14 14 14 14 14 14 17 18 18 14 11 8 5 3 4 8 11 12
WIND GUST 25 28
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C C
WIND CHILL -7 -7 -9-10-12-13-15-12-10 -9-12-13-12 -6
MIN CHILL -8 -10 -14 -16 -12 -15 -13 -9
DATE TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 13 33 9 21 8 34 24 39
TEMP 15 19 31 28 16 10 17 18 13 11 29 31 29 26 36 32
DEWPT 10 14 23 22 12 8 8 10 8 8 20 24 23 21 26 22
PWIND DIR S W NW NW NW SW SW W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 30 20 30 20 5 5 5
SNOW C C S S C C S S
MNZ049-212200-
ST CLOUD-STEARNS MN
45.55N 94.07W ELEV. 1027 FT
146 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 19 7 15 1 18
TEMP 18 15 12 10 9 8 9 12 15 13 9 6 3 1 5 13 18 16
DEWPT 6 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 -2 -3 -5 -3 1 5 6
RH 59 64 66 69 72 72 69 60 55 61 66 69 75 75 69 58 56 64
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE S S SE
WIND SPD 11 12 13 12 12 13 13 14 14 10 8 5 4 2 2 2 5 5
WIND GUST 25 25 20
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C C C C
WIND CHILL -3 -5 -7 -8 -7 -4 -1 -3 -4 -6
MIN CHILL -5 -8 -10 -3 -5 -7
DATE TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 12 36 11 24 9 35 24 43
TEMP 14 18 31 32 19 12 20 21 13 11 29 32 28 27 39 36
DEWPT 9 13 22 23 14 9 10 11 9 7 20 23 23 22 28 23
PWIND DIR S W NW NW NW SW SW W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 40 20 30 30 10 5 5
SNOW C C S C C C S
MNZ060-212200-
MINNEAPOLIS-HENNEPIN MN
44.88N 93.22W ELEV. 840 FT
146 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 23 10 19 5 20
TEMP 20 19 16 13 12 11 12 16 18 17 14 10 8 5 8 16 20 18
DEWPT 8 9 8 6 4 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 0 -2 1 4 6 8
RH 59 64 70 73 70 69 70 61 56 56 61 69 69 72 72 58 54 64
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N W S SE
WIND SPD 11 11 12 12 12 12 14 16 14 11 10 9 5 4 2 2 3 4
WIND GUST 25 26 26
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C C C C C
WIND CHILL -1 -3 -4 -4 -3 -2 -4
MIN CHILL -1 -4 -6 -3 -4 -3
DATE TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 15 37 16 27 13 35 25 44
TEMP 16 19 33 34 24 16 24 24 17 14 30 33 29 29 41 38
DEWPT 9 13 23 26 19 12 13 14 11 10 20 24 24 24 31 26
PWIND DIR S SW NW NW NW SW SW W
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 40 20 30 30 10 5 5
SNOW C C S S C C S
MNZ073-212200-
REDWOOD FALLS-REDWOOD MN
44.54N 95.11W ELEV. 1020 FT
146 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 17 6 14 -1 22
TEMP 14 13 11 11 8 7 8 11 12 10 7 4 1 0 4 12 19 21
DEWPT 6 7 5 4 3 1 2 4 5 3 1 -2 -3 -4 -2 4 9 10
RH 70 76 76 73 79 76 76 73 73 73 76 75 83 83 75 70 64 62
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW S SE SE
WIND SPD 13 12 14 16 18 17 19 21 20 16 13 10 8 5 3 5 9 10
WIND GUST 27 29
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 5 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL -1 -1 -5 -6-10-12-11 -9 -7 -7 -9-11-12-11 -4
MIN CHILL -3 -6 -12 -13 -8 -12 -14 -10
DATE TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 16 42 16 28 13 40 28 49
TEMP 17 21 37 34 24 17 24 24 19 17 35 36 32 30 44 39
DEWPT 12 16 27 28 21 14 15 16 14 14 24 27 24 24 31 26
PWIND DIR S W NW NW NW SW SW W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 20 30 30 10 5 5
RAIN S
SNOW S S C C C C
MNZ083-212200-
MANKATO-BLUE EARTH MN
44.23N 93.92W ELEV. 1020 FT
146 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 19 9 17 3 21
TEMP 16 15 12 11 10 10 10 13 15 14 11 8 6 3 7 13 19 20
DEWPT 7 8 6 5 3 2 3 5 6 4 2 1 -1 -2 -1 3 7 8
RH 67 73 76 76 73 69 73 70 67 64 66 72 72 79 69 63 59 59
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW N SW S SE
WIND SPD 14 12 14 14 16 16 17 19 18 14 12 10 6 4 3 2 4 5
WIND GUST 28
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 5 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C C C C
WIND CHILL -4 -5 -7 -8 -7 -4 -1 -1 -4 -5 -6 -7
MIN CHILL -6 -6 -9 -11 -4 -6 -8 -5
DATE TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 16 43 18 30 15 39 28 49
TEMP 17 21 37 37 26 19 26 26 19 17 34 35 31 30 44 40
DEWPT 9 12 25 28 21 15 15 16 13 13 23 26 24 24 31 28
PWIND DIR S SW NW NW NW SW SW W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 20 20 30 30 10 5 5
RAIN S S
SNOW S S S S C C C
MNZ091-212200-
FAIRMONT-MARTIN MN
43.66N 94.42W ELEV. 1161 FT
146 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 21 7 17 3 26
TEMP 19 16 13 11 10 8 9 14 16 12 9 6 5 3 7 17 25 23
DEWPT 8 7 6 4 2 1 1 3 4 2 1 -1 -1 -3 -2 2 5 5
RH 61 67 73 73 69 72 69 61 58 63 69 72 76 75 66 51 42 45
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N S S S
WIND SPD 17 16 18 19 20 21 23 24 24 20 18 13 11 8 5 4 8 10
WIND GUST 33
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C
WIND CHILL -4 -7 -9-12-11 -5 -2 -7 -9-11-11-11 -3
MIN CHILL -8 -12 -13 -7 -11 -12 -9
DATE TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 16 48 20 34 17 42 28 51
TEMP 17 21 41 39 27 21 30 29 22 19 37 38 32 31 47 43
DEWPT 8 12 24 28 23 16 17 17 16 15 24 26 24 23 31 27
PWIND DIR S SW NW NW N W SW W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR 0 10 10 30 30 10 5 5
SNOW S C C C
MNZ093-212200-
ALBERT LEA-FREEBORN MN
43.69N 93.37W ELEV. 1257 FT
146 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 20 8 17 3 22
TEMP 17 15 12 11 10 9 10 14 16 14 11 9 6 4 8 16 22 20
DEWPT 9 8 7 5 4 3 3 4 5 4 3 1 0 -2 -1 2 5 5
RH 70 73 80 76 76 76 73 64 61 64 69 69 76 75 66 53 47 51
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW N N NW S S
WIND SPD 13 14 16 17 18 18 19 19 19 17 13 11 10 6 5 3 5 5
WIND GUST 29 29
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR 5 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C C C C
WIND CHILL -4 -6 -8 -9 -8 -3 -1 -2 -5 -6 -9 -8 -2
MIN CHILL -8 -10 -11 -4 -7 -10 -8
DATE TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 14 43 19 31 15 38 26 47
TEMP 15 19 36 37 27 20 28 27 20 17 32 34 29 29 44 40
DEWPT 7 11 22 28 23 16 15 16 14 13 22 25 24 24 31 29
PWIND DIR S SW NW NW NW W SW SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 10 10 30 30 10 5 5
SNOW S C C C
MNZ057-212200-
WILLMAR-KANDIYOHI MN
45.11N 95.09W ELEV. 1129 FT
146 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 16 5 12 -1 19
TEMP 12 11 10 10 8 7 7 10 11 9 6 4 1 -1 4 12 18 16
DEWPT 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 2 0 -2 -4 -5 -2 3 7 8
RH 73 76 76 73 76 76 76 69 69 72 76 75 79 83 75 66 61 70
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW N E S SE SE
WIND SPD 16 13 14 16 16 16 19 21 20 14 11 8 5 3 2 5 10 10
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C C C
WIND CHILL -4 -5 -6 -7-10-11-13-10 -8 -8-10 -9-11 -8
MIN CHILL -10 -8 -12 -13 -10 -13 -13 -2
DATE TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 14 37 13 23 10 36 25 43
TEMP 16 20 33 32 20 14 20 20 15 14 31 33 30 28 39 35
DEWPT 12 16 26 26 16 12 12 13 11 12 22 25 23 23 29 24
PWIND DIR S W NW NW NW SW SW W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 20 30 20 10 5 5
SNOW S S S S C C S S
WIZ015-212200-
RICE LAKE-BARRON WI
45.49N 91.74W ELEV. 1145 FT
146 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 23 9 20 3 22
TEMP 22 19 16 14 12 11 13 17 20 18 13 10 6 3 8 18 22 19
DEWPT 8 8 8 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 -1 -2 -1 2 3 6
RH 54 61 70 67 70 69 63 53 47 51 61 66 72 79 66 49 43 56
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N W S
WIND SPD 10 10 11 11 12 12 14 14 13 10 10 9 6 5 3 2 2 2
WIND GUST 23 25 21 20
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2
POP 12HR 10 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C C C C C C
WIND CHILL -2 -5 -3 -3 -5 -7
MIN CHILL -1 -5 -7 -3 -8 -5
DATE TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 12 31 11 24 7 31 19 42
TEMP 13 14 27 29 21 12 21 21 13 9 26 28 24 22 39 36
DEWPT 6 7 15 21 16 10 9 9 6 4 13 19 19 19 28 25
PWIND DIR S SW NW NW NW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 20 50 20 30 30 20 5 10
SNOW S C C S S C C C S
WIZ027-212200-
EAU CLAIRE-EAU CLAIRE WI
44.82N 91.49W ELEV. 906 FT
146 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 25 10 21 6 22
TEMP 23 21 18 16 14 13 14 18 20 18 15 12 9 6 10 18 22 20
DEWPT 10 10 9 7 6 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 1 0 2 4 6 7
RH 57 62 67 67 70 70 64 56 51 56 61 66 69 76 69 53 49 56
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW N NW NW S
WIND SPD 11 11 11 12 12 12 14 16 16 11 10 9 8 6 5 3 3 1
WIND GUST 23 23 26 26 26 21 20
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C C C C C C
WIND CHILL -2 -2 -1 -3 -5
MIN CHILL -3 -5 -3 -6 -5
DATE TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 13 34 15 27 11 33 22 44
TEMP 14 16 30 32 24 16 24 23 15 12 28 30 25 25 42 38
DEWPT 7 8 17 24 19 14 12 12 10 8 15 20 20 21 28 26
PWIND DIR S SW NW NW NW W SW SW
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 50 30 30 30 20 10 10
SNOW C C C S C C C S
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