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National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
521 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

MNZ041-242100-
Alexandria-Douglas MN
45.87N  95.38W Elev. 1424 ft
521 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

Date             Mon 08/24/26            Tue 08/25/26            Wed 08/26/26
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                      82          62          84          61          79
Temp             57 69 79 82 79 70 66 63 62 71 82 84 79 70 66 63 62 68 74 78 76
Dewpt            54 58 61 61 61 62 62 62 62 64 61 57 57 60 60 60 60 60 59 59 57
RH               90 68 54 49 54 76 87 97100 79 49 40 47 71 81 90 93 76 59 52 52
Wind dir         SE  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          6  9 12 13 13  6  6  9  8  9 13 16 14 10 10 11 12 17 17 17 13
Wind gust                                         26
Clouds           B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL
PoP 12hr                      5          50           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.21           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                       S  C  S
Tstms                            S  C  S


Date          Thu 08/27/26  Fri 08/28/26  Sat 08/29/26  Sun 08/30/26
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    79      55    81      59    81      61    82
Temp          61 57 76 76   59 56 77 77   64 60 77 78   65 62 78 78
Dewpt         56 55 53 53   54 52 55 58   59 60 64 65   64 62 65 65
PWind dir         N    NW      NE    SE      SE    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    CL FW FW CL   CL FW SC SC   B1 B1 B2 SC   SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0    10      40    20      30    10
Rain shwrs                                 C  C  S       C  S
Tstms                                      S  S

$$
MNZ049-242100-
St Cloud-Stearns MN
45.55N  94.07W Elev. 1027 ft
521 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

Date             Mon 08/24/26            Tue 08/25/26            Wed 08/26/26
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                      82          62          85          62          80
Temp             54 68 79 82 79 71 66 63 63 72 82 85 80 73 68 65 63 70 75 79 78
Dewpt            52 56 60 60 60 60 62 62 62 64 65 61 56 62 61 60 60 62 62 62 62
RH               93 65 52 47 52 68 87 97 97 76 56 45 44 68 78 84 90 76 64 56 58
Wind dir         SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          3  5  9 10 10  4  3  6  5  9  9 12 12  5  4  5  6 12 12 12 10
Wind gust                                                     16 17    24 24
Clouds           B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      5          40          10           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.07           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          C  S
Tstms                               C  S


Date          Thu 08/27/26  Fri 08/28/26  Sat 08/29/26  Sun 08/30/26
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          58    81      55    82      59    82      62    83
Temp          64 58 76 78   61 56 77 79   65 60 77 79   67 62 79 80
Dewpt         59 56 55 56   55 53 57 60   59 59 66 67   65 62 67 67
PWind dir        NW    NW      NE    SE      SE    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW CL FW   CL FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     5      50    30      40    20
Rain shwrs                                 C  C  C       S  C  S  S
Tstms                                      S  S                   S

$$
MNZ060-242100-
Minneapolis-Hennepin MN
44.88N  93.22W Elev. 840 ft
521 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

Date             Mon 08/24/26            Tue 08/25/26            Wed 08/26/26
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                      82          65          85          66          80
Temp             57 70 79 82 80 74 69 66 65 73 81 84 84 76 72 68 66 72 77 80 79
Dewpt            53 54 59 59 59 61 61 62 61 62 63 64 59 63 62 61 61 62 63 62 62
RH               86 57 50 46 49 64 76 87 87 68 54 51 43 64 71 78 84 71 62 54 56
Wind dir         SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          3  5  6  8  9  4  4  4  6  9 11 11 10  6  5  6  8 11 12 12 10
Wind gust                                                              23 24
Clouds           SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      5          20          20           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.02           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S        S
Tstms                                              S


Date          Thu 08/27/26  Fri 08/28/26  Sat 08/29/26  Sun 08/30/26
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    82      64    82      66    83
Temp          68 62 78 79   66 60 78 80   68 64 78 80   70 66 79 80
Dewpt         60 58 56 55   55 55 56 58   59 61 66 67   66 65 68 68
PWind dir        NW    NW      NE    SE      SE     S      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL CL FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     5      50    40      40    20
Rain shwrs                                 S  C  C  S    C  C  S
Tstms                                      S  S  S  S    S

$$
MNZ073-242100-
Redwood Falls-Redwood MN
44.54N  95.11W Elev. 1020 ft
521 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

Date             Mon 08/24/26            Tue 08/25/26            Wed 08/26/26
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          62          87          62          80
Temp             58 68 75 77 76 70 66 63 62 73 84 87 80 73 68 64 63 71 77 79 78
Dewpt            58 62 63 64 63 63 63 62 61 65 66 60 61 60 59 58 58 62 62 61 58
RH              100 81 66 64 64 78 90 97 97 76 55 40 52 64 73 81 84 73 60 54 50
Wind dir         SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          3  8 10 11 10  6  6  4  8 10 10 13 10  9  8  9 10 16 17 16 11
Clouds           B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr                     10          40          10           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.13           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S              S  C
Tstms                               S  C


Date          Thu 08/27/26  Fri 08/28/26  Sat 08/29/26  Sun 08/30/26
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    80      55    82      61    81      63    83
Temp          63 57 78 78   61 56 79 78   65 62 78 79   66 63 80 80
Dewpt         57 55 56 54   54 53 59 62   62 62 68 69   66 63 69 69
PWind dir        NW    NW       E    SE      SE    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    CL CL FW CL   CL FW SC SC   B1 B1 B2 B1   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0    20      60    20      40    20
Rain shwrs                         S  S    C  L  S       S  C  S
Tstms                                 S    C  C  S       S  C  S

$$
MNZ083-242100-
Mankato-Blue Earth MN
44.23N  93.92W Elev. 1020 ft
521 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

Date             Mon 08/24/26            Tue 08/25/26            Wed 08/26/26
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          63          85          63          82
Temp             57 68 76 77 76 69 66 63 63 71 80 85 81 74 69 66 64 73 78 81 79
Dewpt            56 62 63 63 63 62 62 61 60 62 66 66 64 62 60 59 59 62 62 62 60
RH               96 81 64 62 64 78 87 93 90 73 62 53 56 66 73 78 84 68 58 53 52
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          4  5  9  9  9  4  6  4  8 11 11 11  6  6  5  6  6 12 13 14 10
Clouds           B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr                     10          20          20          10           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S


Date          Thu 08/27/26  Fri 08/28/26  Sat 08/29/26  Sun 08/30/26
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    82      57    83      63    83      65    84
Temp          66 60 78 79   63 58 79 79   67 64 78 79   68 65 80 80
Dewpt         58 56 57 55   54 54 58 61   61 62 67 68   67 65 69 70
PWind dir        NW    NW      NE     S      SE     S      SE     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    CL CL CL FW   CL FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0    20      60    30      40    20
Rain shwrs                            S    C  L  C  S    C  C  S  S
Tstms                                      C  C  S  S    S  C  S  S

$$
MNZ091-242100-
Fairmont-Martin MN
43.66N  94.42W Elev. 1161 ft
521 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

Date             Mon 08/24/26            Tue 08/25/26            Wed 08/26/26
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          61          85          63          80
Temp             58 67 72 76 76 67 64 62 62 70 80 85 80 73 69 65 64 73 78 80 78
Dewpt            58 62 62 62 63 62 61 60 59 63 67 66 64 62 59 58 57 61 61 61 60
RH              100 84 71 62 64 84 90 93 90 78 65 53 58 68 70 78 78 66 56 52 54
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          3  5  9 10 10  5  6  5  6 12 12 12 11  9  8  8  9 14 17 16 10
Clouds           B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20          10          20           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S                    S
Tstms                                     S


Date          Thu 08/27/26  Fri 08/28/26  Sat 08/29/26  Sun 08/30/26
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          58    80      57    81      62    80      64    82
Temp          64 59 78 78   63 58 78 79   67 63 77 78   68 64 79 79
Dewpt         56 55 57 56   54 53 60 62   62 61 67 69   66 64 69 70
PWind dir        NW     N       E     S      SE     S      SE     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    CL CL CL CL   CL FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       5    20      60    30      40    30
Rain shwrs                            S    C  L  C       S  C  C
Tstms                                 S    C  C  S       S  C  S

$$
MNZ093-242100-
Albert Lea-Freeborn MN
43.69N  93.37W Elev. 1257 ft
521 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

Date             Mon 08/24/26            Tue 08/25/26            Wed 08/26/26
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          61          81          63          79
Temp             55 68 75 76 74 66 63 61 61 70 78 81 80 72 68 65 63 72 77 79 76
Dewpt            55 61 63 63 63 62 61 59 58 60 65 67 68 66 63 60 60 63 63 62 61
RH              100 78 66 64 69 87 93 93 90 71 64 63 67 81 84 84 90 73 62 56 60
Wind dir         SE  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          3  5  8  6  6  3  4  4  5 11 12 12 10  8  5  5  8 11 14 14 11
Clouds           SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           5          20          10           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S


Date          Thu 08/27/26  Fri 08/28/26  Sat 08/29/26  Sun 08/30/26
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      57    80      62    79      64    81
Temp          65 60 77 76   62 58 78 77   66 62 77 76   67 64 78 78
Dewpt         59 57 58 57   54 55 59 61   62 62 67 69   67 64 70 71
PWind dir        NW    NW      NE     S      SE     S      SE     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW CL CL FW   CL FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0    20      60    40      50    30
Rain shwrs                            S    S  L  C  S    C  C  C  S
Tstms                                      S  C  C  S    C  C  S  S

$$
MNZ057-242100-
Willmar-Kandiyohi MN
45.11N  95.09W Elev. 1129 ft
521 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

Date             Mon 08/24/26            Tue 08/25/26            Wed 08/26/26
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          62          85          61          78
Temp             57 68 77 79 77 70 66 63 62 72 82 85 80 71 67 64 62 69 75 78 76
Dewpt            55 61 62 62 63 63 62 62 62 66 65 58 59 61 60 59 59 61 61 60 59
RH               93 78 60 56 62 78 87 97100 81 56 40 49 71 78 84 90 76 62 54 56
Wind dir         SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          4  6 11 11 10  5  5  6  6  9 10 13 11  9  8  9 10 16 17 16 11
Clouds           B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr                      5          50          10           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.16           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          C  C
Tstms                               C  S


Date          Thu 08/27/26  Fri 08/28/26  Sat 08/29/26  Sun 08/30/26
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    79      56    80      60    80      62    81
Temp          63 57 76 76   61 57 77 77   65 61 77 78   66 62 79 78
Dewpt         58 55 55 54   55 53 58 60   61 61 67 67   66 63 68 68
PWind dir        NW    NW      NE    SE      SE    SE       E    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    CL FW FW CL   CL FW SC SC   B1 B1 B2 B1   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0    20      50    20      30    20
Rain shwrs                            S    C  C  S       C  C  S
Tstms                                 S    C  C  S          S

$$
WIZ015-242100-
Rice Lake-Barron WI
45.49N  91.74W Elev. 1145 ft
521 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

Date             Mon 08/24/26            Tue 08/25/26            Wed 08/26/26
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          59          81          59          77
Temp             48 64 75 77 76 65 60 59 59 70 78 81 77 68 64 61 60 68 73 76 74
Dewpt            45 49 51 51 52 53 53 56 58 60 60 62 62 64 62 60 59 62 61 61 61
RH               89 58 43 40 43 65 78 90 96 71 54 53 60 87 93 97 96 81 66 60 64
Wind dir         SE SE  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          1  4  4  4  4  2  3  2  4 10 12 11  9  4  3  4  5 10 11 12  9
Clouds           SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0          10          30          40          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.08        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S        S  C  C
Tstms                                              S  C


Date          Thu 08/27/26  Fri 08/28/26  Sat 08/29/26  Sun 08/30/26
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          55    79      50    79      54    80      59    81
Temp          60 56 75 74   56 51 75 74   58 55 75 75   63 60 77 77
Dewpt         59 54 54 54   53 50 52 55   54 55 60 62   62 59 64 65
PWind dir        NW    NW       N    SW      SE     S      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0      30    30      40    20
Rain shwrs                                    C  C  C    C  C  S  S
Tstms                                         S     S             S

$$
WIZ027-242100-
Eau Claire-Eau Claire WI
44.82N  91.49W Elev. 906 ft
521 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

Date             Mon 08/24/26            Tue 08/25/26            Wed 08/26/26
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          62          81
Temp             51 66 76 79 77 68 64 61 61 73 80 82 78 72 67 65 63 71 78 80 78
Dewpt            47 49 51 51 53 55 56 58 58 59 59 62 62 66 65 62 61 63 63 63 61
RH               86 54 42 38 43 63 75 90 90 62 49 51 58 81 93 90 93 76 60 56 56
Wind dir          E SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          3  4  5  4  5  2  3  2  3  9 12 13 11  8  5  4  5 11 13 13 10
Wind gust                                                                 24
Clouds           SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5          30          40           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.11        0.16           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                         S  C  C
Tstms                                              S  C  S


Date          Thu 08/27/26  Fri 08/28/26  Sat 08/29/26  Sun 08/30/26
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    82      54    82      58    82      63    83
Temp          64 59 78 77   60 55 78 77   63 59 77 78   67 63 79 79
Dewpt         61 58 57 54   55 54 55 55   58 58 64 64   65 63 67 66
PWind dir        NW    NW       N    SW      SE     S      SE     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   CL FW FW SC   SC B1 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     5      40    40      40    30
Rain shwrs                                    C  C  C    C  C  C  S
Tstms                                         S  S  C    S  S     S

$$