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National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
626 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

MNZ041-182100-
Alexandria-Douglas MN
45.87N  95.38W Elev. 1424 ft
626 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      59          52          64          51          68
Temp             58 57 58 59 57 57 58 55 54 56 61 64 61 57 56 53 52 59 66 68 63
Dewpt            55 56 57 57 56 56 57 55 54 55 56 56 56 56 55 53 52 53 52 52 51
RH               90 96 96 93 96 96 96100100 96 84 75 84 96 96100100 80 61 57 65
Wind dir          E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E
Wind spd         11 11 14 16 14 14 12 11 11 11 11 11  9  9  8  9 11 13 14 12 11
Wind gust           21 25 28 26
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     90          40          10           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.41        0.06           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain              L  D  D  L  C  S


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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          47    63      43    63      44    64      48    68
Temp          53 48 60 59   49 45 61 59   49 46 62 61   53 49 65 64
Dewpt         50 47 47 46   47 44 44 44   46 44 46 48   50 49 53 54
PWind dir         E     E       E    SE      SE    SE      SE     S
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 B1   SC SC SC FW   FW SC B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr         10     5       0     0       0     5      10    10

$$
MNZ049-182100-
St Cloud-Stearns MN
45.55N  94.07W Elev. 1027 ft
626 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      60          53          65          51          69
Temp             59 58 59 60 59 59 59 58 56 59 62 65 63 59 57 55 52 60 66 69 64
Dewpt            56 57 58 59 59 58 57 57 56 57 59 59 59 57 56 55 52 55 55 55 54
RH               90 96 96 96100 96 93 96100 93 90 81 87 93 96100100 84 68 61 70
Wind dir          E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE
Wind spd          6  8 10 11 11 11 10  8  8  9  9  9  5  5  4  5  6 10 11 10  8
Wind gust           18 20 24 24 24 20 18       19    16                21    19
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                    100          70          20           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.79        0.23           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain              L  D  D  D  L  C  C  S  S
Obvis               PF PF PF PF


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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          47    64      43    64      42    65      46    68
Temp          54 49 61 60   49 45 61 59   48 44 62 61   52 47 66 65
Dewpt         51 48 49 50   49 45 46 48   48 44 49 52   52 47 54 57
PWind dir        NE     E       E     E       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 B1   B1 SC SC FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC B1 FW
PoP 12hr          5    10       5     5       0     5      10    10

$$
MNZ060-182100-
Minneapolis-Hennepin MN
44.88N  93.22W Elev. 840 ft
626 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      61          55          65          55          70
Temp             61 59 59 61 60 59 58 57 57 60 62 65 63 59 58 56 56 61 67 70 65
Dewpt            57 58 59 61 60 59 57 57 57 59 60 61 61 59 58 56 56 56 55 55 55
RH               87 96100100100100 96100100 96 93 87 93100100100100 84 65 59 70
Wind dir          E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE
Wind spd          5  9 11 12 13 14 12 11  9  9 10  9  8  8  5  6  8 10 11 10  8
Wind gust              21 25 26 25 23                                  21
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                    100          80          30          10           0
QPF 12hr                   1.05        0.58        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain              L  D        D  L  L  C     S  S  S
Rain shwrs              D  D     L
Tstms                   C  S     S
Obvis               PF PF PF PF PF


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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          52    64      48    64      47    66      50    69
Temp          57 53 61 60   52 49 61 60   51 48 63 62   54 51 66 66
Dewpt         53 50 50 50   49 46 45 48   48 47 48 51   51 51 53 56
PWind dir        NE     E       E     E       E    SE      SE     S
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10    10       5     5       0     0       5    10

$$
MNZ073-182100-
Redwood Falls-Redwood MN
44.54N  95.11W Elev. 1020 ft
626 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      62          55          64          52          67
Temp             60 59 61 62 61 61 60 58 57 60 62 64 62 58 57 55 53 59 65 67 64
Dewpt            58 59 61 61 61 60 59 58 57 60 61 61 61 58 57 55 53 57 57 56 57
RH               93100100 97100 97 96100100100 97 90 97100100100100 93 75 68 78
Wind dir          E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE
Wind spd         11 14 16 16 14 12 11 10 10 11 11 11  9  9  8  9 10 12 13 12  9
Wind gust              26 26 25
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                    100          60          20          20          10
QPF 12hr                   1.45        0.33        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                          L  C  C  S     S
Rain shwrs        D  D  D  D                          S  S  S  S
Tstms             C  C  C  S
Obvis            PF PF PF


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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          49    60      45    64      43    65      47    69
Temp          55 50 59 58   50 46 61 60   48 45 63 62   51 48 66 66
Dewpt         54 50 52 52   49 46 48 49   47 45 50 53   51 48 56 58
PWind dir        NE     E       E     E      SE    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC   FW SC SC SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr         40    30      10     0       0    10      10    20
Rain shwrs        C  C                                      S  S

$$
MNZ083-182100-
Mankato-Blue Earth MN
44.23N  93.92W Elev. 1020 ft
626 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      63          57          65          55          67
Temp             61 60 61 63 62 62 61 59 59 62 64 65 63 60 59 57 56 60 65 67 64
Dewpt            59 60 61 62 62 61 60 59 59 62 62 63 63 60 59 57 56 58 56 56 56
RH               93100100 97100 97 97100100100 93 93100100100100100 93 73 68 75
Wind dir          E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
Wind spd          9 11 13 13 13 13 11 10  9  9 10 10  9  9  8  9 10 11 12 11  9
Wind gust           21 24 25 24
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                    100          80          40          20          10
QPF 12hr                   1.10        0.89        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                C  C  C  C  C  C
Rain shwrs        D  D  D  D  L  L                    S  S  S  S
Tstms             S  C  C  C  C  S
Obvis               PF PF PF PF PF


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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          50    61      46    63      44    65      48    69
Temp          56 51 58 59   51 48 60 59   49 46 62 62   52 49 66 66
Dewpt         55 51 51 52   51 47 47 49   48 46 48 52   52 49 54 57
PWind dir         E    NE      NE     E       E    SE      SE     S
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         30    40       5     0       0     0      20    10
Rain shwrs        C  C  C                                   S

$$
MNZ091-182100-
Fairmont-Martin MN
43.66N  94.42W Elev. 1161 ft
626 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      67          59          65          55          64
Temp             61 61 64 67 66 64 64 62 61 63 64 65 63 60 60 58 56 59 62 64 62
Dewpt            60 61 63 65 65 64 64 62 61 63 64 64 63 60 60 58 56 58 57 57 57
RH               97100 97 93 97100100100100100100 97100100100100100 96 84 78 84
Wind dir          E SE SE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd         10 13 14 13 12 11  8  8  8  9 11 11 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 13 11
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                    100          70          50          40          40
QPF 12hr                   0.93        0.96        0.10        0.07        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                C  C  C  C  C  C
Rain shwrs        D  D  L  L  L  L                    C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms             C  C  C  C  C  C
Obvis                        PF


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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          50    58      46    61      44    63      48    67
Temp          56 51 56 56   51 47 59 58   48 46 61 61   52 49 64 65
Dewpt         56 51 51 53   51 47 48 50   48 46 49 53   52 49 54 58
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE     E       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40    40      10     5       0     5      10    10
Rain shwrs     C  C  C  C

$$
MNZ093-182100-
Albert Lea-Freeborn MN
43.69N  93.37W Elev. 1257 ft
626 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      63          57          66          53          64
Temp             61 60 61 63 62 63 64 62 61 64 65 65 62 61 60 58 55 59 62 64 60
Dewpt            60 60 61 63 62 62 62 62 61 64 65 65 62 61 60 58 55 59 57 56 56
RH               97100100100100 97 93100100100100100100100100100100100 84 75 87
Wind dir          E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
Wind spd          9 13 14 13 14 14 11 10  8  8  9 10  9 10  9 10 11 12 13 12 10
Wind gust              25 24 25
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                    100         100          60          40          20
QPF 12hr                   1.03        2.17        0.10        0.17           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                   C  C     C  C
Rain shwrs        D  L  D  D  L  D  D                 C  C  C  C  S  S        C
Tstms             S  C  C  C  C  C  S
Obvis                  PF PF PF PF
Flood                         A  A  A  A


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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          48    58      44    60      42    62      46    65
Temp          55 50 56 55   50 46 57 56   48 45 60 58   51 49 63 62
Dewpt         54 50 51 51   50 46 47 48   48 45 48 52   51 49 53 56
PWind dir         E    NE      NE     E       E     E      SE    SE
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr         40    40      10     0       0     0      10    10
Rain shwrs     C  C  C  C

$$
MNZ057-182100-
Willmar-Kandiyohi MN
45.11N  95.09W Elev. 1129 ft
626 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      59          53          63          51          67
Temp             59 58 59 59 59 59 60 58 56 59 62 63 61 59 57 54 52 59 65 67 63
Dewpt            58 58 59 59 59 58 58 57 56 58 59 59 59 58 57 54 52 55 55 54 55
RH               96100100100100 96 93 96100 96 90 87 93 96100100100 87 70 63 75
Wind dir          E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE
Wind spd         11 13 16 17 16 16 13 11 11 12 12 11  9  9  8  9 11 13 14 13 10
Wind gust                 28 26
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                    100          70          10           5           5
QPF 12hr                   1.06        0.17           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                       D  L  L  C
Rain shwrs        D  D  D
Tstms             S  S  S
Obvis               PF PF


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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          47    61      43    63      43    64      47    68
Temp          54 48 59 59   50 45 61 59   49 45 62 61   52 48 65 65
Dewpt         52 48 50 50   49 45 47 48   48 44 49 51   52 48 54 56
PWind dir        NE     E       E     E      SE    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 B1   B1 SC SC FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr         10    10       5     0       0     5      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                     S

$$
WIZ015-182100-
Rice Lake-Barron WI
45.49N  91.74W Elev. 1145 ft
626 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      61          50          64          49          71
Temp             55 57 59 60 58 56 56 54 54 58 61 63 60 56 55 52 50 61 68 70 62
Dewpt            54 56 58 58 57 56 55 54 54 57 58 58 59 56 55 52 50 55 53 52 52
RH               96 96 96 93 96100 96100100 96 90 84 96100100100100 81 59 53 70
Wind dir          E SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          3  5  6  8  9  9  9  9  8  8  8  6  5  4  3  4  5  9  9  9  8
Wind gust                       19 20 20 19 18                         19    19
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     90          70          30           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.53        0.33        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                 L  D  D  L  L  C  C  S  C  S  S
Obvis                  PF PF PF PF


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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          44    65      41    65      41    67      44    70
Temp          51 45 62 58   46 42 62 57   46 43 64 59   49 45 67 62
Dewpt         48 45 46 46   45 41 42 45   45 42 46 49   49 45 50 53
PWind dir        NE     E      NE     E       E    SE       S    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     5       5     5       0     0       5     5

$$
WIZ027-182100-
Eau Claire-Eau Claire WI
44.82N  91.49W Elev. 906 ft
626 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      61          52          63          51          68
Temp             57 59 59 61 60 57 57 56 56 60 61 63 61 58 57 54 52 60 65 68 63
Dewpt            56 58 59 60 59 57 56 55 56 60 61 61 60 58 57 54 52 57 54 54 54
RH               96 96100 97 96100 96 96100100100 93 97100100100100 90 68 61 72
Wind dir          E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
Wind spd          5  8  9 10 12 12 11 11 12 11 10 10  9  8  6  6  8 10 11 10  6
Wind gust                 20 23 23 23 21       20
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                    100          90          40          20           5
QPF 12hr                   0.77        0.95        0.08        0.02           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain              C  L              D  L  C  C  C  C
Rain shwrs              D  D  D  D  D                 S  S  S  S
Tstms                   S  S  S  S  S
Obvis                  PF PF PF PF


Date          Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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          46    62      43    63      42    66      45    68
Temp          54 47 60 57   48 44 60 57   47 44 63 59   50 46 66 62
Dewpt         50 47 49 48   46 43 44 46   46 44 48 50   50 46 52 54
PWind dir        NE     E      NE     E       E     E       E     N
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 SC SC   SC FW SC SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          5    10       5     5       5     0       5     5

$$