Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
486 FOUS53 KMPX 161040 PFMMPX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 540 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026 MNZ041-162100- Alexandria-Douglas MN 45.87N 95.38W Elev. 1424 ft 540 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026 Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 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 55 79 58 75 Temp 61 68 72 76 75 65 60 58 57 69 74 77 75 66 64 60 59 66 72 74 72 Dewpt 61 61 59 57 57 58 57 56 55 57 58 61 64 65 63 60 59 59 57 57 56 RH 100 78 64 52 54 78 90 93 93 66 57 58 69 97 97100100 78 59 55 57 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N N N NW NW Wind spd 9 12 12 12 9 4 2 2 3 6 10 11 9 5 5 4 4 5 8 10 8 Clouds SC SC SC CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 30 30 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C Tstms S Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 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 53 76 56 80 60 81 59 80 Temp 58 54 72 74 61 58 77 77 66 61 78 78 65 59 77 78 Dewpt 54 52 53 55 56 56 60 62 63 61 62 60 60 58 57 58 PWind dir N W S S SW W NW NW Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC FW SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 5 20 20 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S $$ MNZ049-162100- St Cloud-Stearns MN 45.55N 94.07W Elev. 1027 ft 540 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026 Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 80 55 83 59 78 Temp 63 68 74 78 78 68 63 58 57 71 78 80 78 69 66 62 60 68 73 76 74 Dewpt 61 63 62 61 60 60 59 57 56 59 58 61 64 66 65 62 60 62 60 59 58 RH 93 84 66 56 54 76 87 96 96 66 50 52 62 90 97100100 81 64 56 57 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW N W N N SW W SW SW SW W NW NW N N NW NW Wind spd 6 9 10 9 6 2 1 0 0 3 6 8 6 3 3 3 2 4 5 6 5 Wind gust 18 Clouds SC B1 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 0 20 30 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C Tstms S S Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 53 78 56 82 61 84 60 83 Temp 60 54 73 76 61 57 78 79 67 62 80 80 66 60 78 80 Dewpt 55 52 53 55 56 55 60 62 63 62 64 63 61 58 59 60 PWind dir NW W SW S SW W NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 0 5 10 20 20 10 5 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S $$ MNZ060-162100- Minneapolis-Hennepin MN 44.88N 93.22W Elev. 840 ft 540 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026 Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 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 62 83 65 79 Temp 66 70 75 79 78 72 68 64 62 72 78 81 80 73 70 67 65 71 75 78 76 Dewpt 64 64 64 63 62 61 60 60 59 60 59 61 63 65 66 66 64 64 62 61 60 RH 93 81 69 58 58 68 76 87 90 66 52 51 56 76 87 97 97 79 64 56 58 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW N NW W SW SW W SW SW SW SW W NW N NW NW NW Wind spd 9 10 10 10 6 3 2 1 1 4 6 8 8 6 5 4 3 4 6 8 6 Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 5 40 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C Tstms C S Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 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 60 82 64 83 64 82 Temp 66 60 74 77 65 61 78 79 69 65 79 80 70 64 79 80 Dewpt 56 55 54 55 56 57 60 62 63 63 66 64 63 62 61 61 PWind dir N NW SW SW SW SW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 10 5 5 10 30 20 10 5 Rain shwrs S C S S S Tstms S S S S $$ MNZ073-162100- Redwood Falls-Redwood MN 44.54N 95.11W Elev. 1020 ft 540 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026 Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 78 55 81 60 77 Temp 62 70 75 78 76 65 61 57 56 72 79 81 77 67 66 63 61 69 74 77 74 Dewpt 62 64 64 63 62 60 58 56 55 61 62 65 67 67 66 63 61 66 65 64 63 RH 100 81 69 60 62 84 90 96 96 68 56 58 71100100100100 90 74 64 69 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N NW W Wind spd 8 11 12 11 6 3 3 3 3 4 8 9 6 5 5 4 3 4 5 6 5 Clouds SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 30 50 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.03 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C C Tstms C C C C Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 55 76 56 79 60 81 59 80 Temp 61 55 73 74 60 57 76 77 65 61 79 79 65 60 77 78 Dewpt 59 55 58 60 59 57 64 65 64 61 67 66 62 59 63 63 PWind dir N NW S S SW W W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 10 5 10 20 20 20 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S S S Tstms S S S S $$ MNZ083-162100- Mankato-Blue Earth MN 44.23N 93.92W Elev. 1020 ft 540 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026 Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 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 58 82 64 79 Temp 65 70 74 78 77 67 63 60 58 70 78 81 79 71 68 66 64 70 75 78 75 Dewpt 64 65 64 64 65 62 60 58 57 62 62 64 66 67 67 65 64 67 66 65 65 RH 97 84 71 62 67 84 90 93 96 76 58 56 64 87 97 97100 90 74 64 71 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W N N NW NW Wind spd 8 10 11 10 5 4 3 1 2 3 6 8 6 6 5 3 2 4 5 5 4 Clouds SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 5 60 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.03 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L C C Tstms C S C C Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 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 77 57 79 62 82 61 81 Temp 63 58 73 75 61 59 76 77 65 62 78 79 66 62 77 78 Dewpt 60 56 58 61 58 57 63 65 64 62 68 68 64 61 63 65 PWind dir N N S S S SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 10 5 5 10 30 20 10 5 Rain shwrs S C S S Tstms S S S $$ MNZ091-162100- Fairmont-Martin MN 43.66N 94.42W Elev. 1161 ft 540 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026 Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 77 57 79 63 77 Temp 64 69 73 75 75 66 62 59 57 71 77 78 77 69 67 65 63 70 74 75 73 Dewpt 63 65 65 65 66 62 59 57 56 63 64 66 69 67 66 65 63 68 68 68 67 RH 97 87 76 71 74 87 90 93 96 76 64 67 76 93 97100100 93 82 79 81 Wind dir NW N N NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W N N NW N Wind spd 10 13 12 11 6 3 4 3 3 4 6 9 8 9 8 5 4 5 5 5 4 Clouds B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 5 50 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.12 0.07 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S S C C S Tstms C C C C S Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 57 74 56 76 60 79 60 78 Temp 62 57 71 73 60 58 74 74 64 61 76 76 65 60 75 75 Dewpt 61 57 61 63 59 57 64 67 63 61 68 70 63 60 65 67 PWind dir N NE S S SW SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN LT LT Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 20 5 10 20 30 20 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S S C S S Tstms S S S S S $$ MNZ093-162100- Albert Lea-Freeborn MN 43.69N 93.37W Elev. 1257 ft 540 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026 Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 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 57 79 63 77 Temp 66 68 74 76 74 66 63 59 58 69 76 79 76 69 67 65 64 70 74 76 72 Dewpt 66 66 65 65 66 64 61 59 58 63 63 65 67 67 66 65 64 68 68 67 66 RH 100 93 74 69 76 93 93100100 81 64 62 74 93 97100100 93 82 74 81 Wind dir NW N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 11 12 11 8 4 3 2 1 3 6 8 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 40 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.11 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S S C C S Tstms S C C C S Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 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 74 56 76 59 78 60 78 Temp 63 58 71 72 60 57 73 73 63 60 76 75 65 61 75 75 Dewpt 61 57 59 61 58 57 63 65 63 60 68 69 64 61 65 66 PWind dir N N SW SW S SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW PoP 12hr 20 0 5 20 30 30 20 5 Rain shwrs S S S C C S S Tstms S S S S S $$ MNZ057-162100- Willmar-Kandiyohi MN 45.11N 95.09W Elev. 1129 ft 540 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026 Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 77 55 80 59 76 Temp 62 69 73 76 75 66 61 57 57 70 76 78 76 68 65 62 60 68 73 75 73 Dewpt 62 63 62 61 59 59 58 56 55 59 60 63 65 67 65 62 60 63 61 61 59 RH 100 81 68 60 58 78 90 96 93 68 58 60 69 97100100100 84 66 62 62 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N NW NW Wind spd 8 11 12 12 8 3 1 1 1 4 9 10 8 4 4 3 3 4 6 8 5 Clouds SC FW SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B2 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 30 40 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.02 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C S S Tstms S C S S Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 54 75 55 79 60 81 59 80 Temp 61 55 72 73 61 57 76 76 66 61 78 78 65 60 77 78 Dewpt 57 54 55 57 58 57 62 62 64 61 65 63 62 59 60 60 PWind dir N SW S S S W NW NW Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 10 5 5 20 20 10 5 5 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S $$ WIZ015-162100- Rice Lake-Barron WI 45.49N 91.74W Elev. 1145 ft 540 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026 Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 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 54 81 60 77 Temp 64 66 73 76 75 63 59 56 55 70 77 79 77 67 64 62 60 68 74 76 72 Dewpt 64 63 61 59 59 60 58 56 55 58 55 55 58 61 62 62 60 62 58 55 55 RH 100 90 66 56 58 90 96100100 66 47 44 52 81 93100100 81 57 48 55 Wind dir NW NW NW NW N NW NW N N W W W SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 10 10 10 6 3 1 0 0 3 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 4 6 8 5 Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 40 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C Tstms S S Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 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 77 52 80 58 81 57 80 Temp 57 52 74 73 57 54 78 76 63 59 78 76 63 58 77 76 Dewpt 53 51 48 50 50 50 53 57 58 59 61 61 60 58 57 57 PWind dir NW NW NW SW SW SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW PoP 12hr 5 0 5 10 30 30 20 5 Rain shwrs S C S C S Tstms S S $$ WIZ027-162100- Eau Claire-Eau Claire WI 44.82N 91.49W Elev. 906 ft 540 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026 Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 81 58 84 64 81 Temp 68 70 75 79 78 69 64 60 59 72 78 82 80 71 68 66 64 70 77 79 75 Dewpt 68 65 64 62 60 61 60 59 58 60 58 57 59 62 64 65 64 66 63 60 58 RH 100 84 69 56 54 76 87 96 96 66 50 43 49 73 87 97100 87 62 52 55 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 11 12 11 9 3 2 1 0 2 6 8 6 5 5 4 3 5 8 9 6 Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 50 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C Tstms S S S Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 56 79 55 82 60 83 60 82 Temp 62 56 75 76 60 56 78 78 65 61 78 78 65 61 78 79 Dewpt 56 53 51 51 53 53 56 58 61 61 64 63 62 60 61 59 PWind dir N NW W SW SW SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 5 0 5 10 30 30 30 5 Rain shwrs S C S C C Tstms S S $$