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National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
821 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026

MNZ041-021000-
Alexandria-Douglas MN
45.87N  95.38W Elev. 1424 ft
821 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026

Date           03/01/26      Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      18          39          30          46          32
Temp                20 18 19 19 25 35 39 37 33 32 31 31 34 42 45 43 35 34 32 33
Dewpt               10 10 12 13 17 22 26 28 28 28 29 29 31 34 35 34 32 31 31 30
RH                  64 70 74 77 71 59 59 70 82 85 92 92 89 73 68 70 89 89 96 89
Wind dir             S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd            10 11 12 11 12 12 11  8  8  8  6  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  5  6
Clouds              SC CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           03/04/26  Thu 03/05/26  Fri 03/06/26  Sat 03/07/26  Sun 03/08/26
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          50      34    55      33    41      24    48      33    54
Temp          46 45 37   35 48 49 41   35 38 33 27   26 43 41 36   34 49 47
Dewpt         35 37 35   33 38 41 39   32 30 25 21   19 23 26 26   24 29 34
PWind dir         S      SE    SE      SE     N      NW    SW      SW     W
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   SC FW FW SC   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      30    40      20     5       5     5
Rain                               S    C  C  C  S
Snow                                             S

$$
MNZ049-021000-
St Cloud-Stearns MN
45.55N  94.07W Elev. 1027 ft
821 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026

Date           03/01/26      Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      19          40          31          49          30
Temp                22 21 19 19 26 36 39 37 33 33 32 32 35 44 48 45 36 34 32 32
Dewpt               11 12 12 13 16 21 26 28 28 29 30 30 31 34 35 35 33 31 31 31
RH                  62 68 74 77 65 54 59 70 82 85 92 92 85 68 60 68 89 89 96 96
Wind dir             S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE
Wind spd             3  5  5  5  8 10  9  4  4  3  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  1  2  2
Clouds              B1 FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0          10           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                                            S
Frzg drzl                                          S
Snow                                               S


Date           03/04/26  Thu 03/05/26  Fri 03/06/26  Sat 03/07/26  Sun 03/08/26
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          52      34    57      37    47      27    52      34    59
Temp          47 47 37   36 50 51 42   39 44 40 31   29 47 46 38   36 53 51
Dewpt         36 37 35   34 40 41 40   36 35 30 24   21 24 26 27   26 31 33
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE      SE     N      NW     W      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW SC   SC B1 SC B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   SC FW FW SC   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       5    10      40    50      20     5       5    10
Rain                               S    C  C  C  S
Snow                                             S

$$
MNZ060-021000-
Minneapolis-Hennepin MN
44.88N  93.22W Elev. 840 ft
821 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026

Date           03/01/26      Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      21          42          33          49          32
Temp                25 23 22 21 28 37 42 39 35 35 34 33 36 44 48 45 37 34 33 33
Dewpt               11 13 13 14 17 21 26 29 30 30 31 31 33 35 36 35 34 32 31 31
RH                  55 65 68 74 63 52 53 67 82 82 89 92 89 70 63 68 89 92 92 92
Wind dir            SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SE SE  E  E  E
Wind spd             3  5  5  5  8 10  9  5  5  4  3  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2
Clouds              SC FW CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0          30          20           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                                         S  C  S
Frzg drzl                                             S
Snow                                            S     S


Date           03/04/26  Thu 03/05/26  Fri 03/06/26  Sat 03/07/26  Sun 03/08/26
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          51      36    58      39    51      30    53      36    61
Temp          47 47 38   37 50 52 43   41 47 45 34   31 46 47 39   38 53 53
Dewpt         37 37 35   34 41 42 40   38 39 36 27   23 25 28 26   26 32 36
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE      SE     E      NW     W      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC   SC SC B1 SC   B2 B2 B2 B1   SC FW FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5      10    10      40    60      30     5       5    10
Rain                               S    C  L  C  C

$$
MNZ073-021000-
Redwood Falls-Redwood MN
44.54N  95.11W Elev. 1020 ft
821 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026

Date           03/01/26      Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      16          41          31          47          30
Temp                18 17 17 19 27 35 41 38 34 33 33 32 35 42 46 43 36 33 31 31
Dewpt               13 13 13 15 19 26 31 32 31 31 32 31 33 37 40 38 35 32 31 30
RH                  80 84 84 84 71 69 67 79 89 92 96 96 92 82 79 82 96 96100 96
Wind dir            SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S SE SE SE  S SE  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd             8  9  9  9 10 12 10  8  8  8  5  5  4  4  3  3  3  4  4  5
Clouds              FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0          60          40          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.02           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                                      S  S  S  S
Frzg drzl                                          S  S
Snow                                         S  C  L  C


Date           03/04/26  Thu 03/05/26  Fri 03/06/26  Sat 03/07/26  Sun 03/08/26
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          50      33    60      35    46      25    52      34    59
Temp          46 45 37   34 51 53 44   37 42 37 30   27 46 45 38   36 52 53
Dewpt         39 40 36   34 44 45 42   36 38 31 25   20 27 28 27   25 33 36
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE      SE     N      NW     W      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B2 B2 B2 B1   SC FW FW FW   SC SC B1
PoP 12hr          5       5     5      50    50      20     5       5     5
Rain                               C    C  C  C  S

$$
MNZ083-021000-
Mankato-Blue Earth MN
44.23N  93.92W Elev. 1020 ft
821 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026

Date           03/01/26      Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      18          41          32          46          32
Temp                20 18 18 19 26 35 40 37 35 35 34 33 35 42 45 43 36 33 32 33
Dewpt               13 12 12 14 18 25 30 31 31 31 32 31 34 36 39 37 33 31 31 30
RH                  74 77 77 80 71 66 67 79 85 85 92 92 96 79 79 79 89 92 96 89
Wind dir            SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  E  E  E  E NE  E
Wind spd             5  5  6  6 10 11 10  6  6  5  4  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3
Clouds              FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0          80          40          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.02           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                                         S  D  S  S
Frzg drzl                                          S  S
Rain                                                                    S  S  S
Snow                                            C     C  S


Date           03/04/26  Thu 03/05/26  Fri 03/06/26  Sat 03/07/26  Sun 03/08/26
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          50      35    59      39    52      27    53      35    60
Temp          46 46 37   35 51 52 44   41 46 42 33   28 46 47 39   37 53 55
Dewpt         38 39 35   35 44 44 41   39 42 36 27   22 27 29 26   26 33 37
PWind dir         E      SE    SE      SE     N      NW     W      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B2 B2 B2 B2   SC FW FW FW   FW FW SC
PoP 12hr         20      10    10      50    60      30     5       5    10
Rain           S                   S    C  L  C  C

$$
MNZ091-021000-
Fairmont-Martin MN
43.66N  94.42W Elev. 1161 ft
821 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026

Date           03/01/26      Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      18          41          32          46          32
Temp                19 18 18 19 27 36 41 37 34 34 33 33 35 41 45 43 35 34 33 33
Dewpt               13 13 14 14 18 26 30 30 31 31 31 31 33 37 39 37 34 32 31 31
RH                  77 80 84 80 68 67 65 75 89 89 92 92 92 85 79 79 96 92 92 92
Wind dir            SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  E NE  E NE NE NE
Wind spd             8  8  9 10 13 13 13 10 10  9  6  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  5
Clouds              FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0          90          50          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.02        0.01        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                                      S  S  S  S  S
Frzg drzl                                          S  S
Rain                                                                    S  S  S
Snow                                         C  D  L  C  S


Date           03/04/26  Thu 03/05/26  Fri 03/06/26  Sat 03/07/26  Sun 03/08/26
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          49      34    61      38    54      26    54      34    61
Temp          45 45 37   34 52 53 45   41 48 42 32   28 47 47 38   36 54 55
Dewpt         38 39 36   34 44 44 43   40 43 35 26   21 26 26 26   24 32 36
PWind dir        NE      SE    SE      SE     W      NW     W      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B2 B1 B1   SC FW FW FW   FW FW SC
PoP 12hr         20      10    10      50    60      20     5       5     5
Rain           S                   C    C  L  C  S
Tstms                              S    S

$$
MNZ093-021000-
Albert Lea-Freeborn MN
43.69N  93.37W Elev. 1257 ft
821 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026

Date           03/01/26      Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      18          39          32          44          32
Temp                21 19 19 19 26 35 39 36 34 33 33 33 35 40 44 41 35 34 33 33
Dewpt               13 13 13 14 17 25 30 31 31 31 32 31 34 36 38 37 35 32 31 32
RH                  71 77 77 80 68 66 70 82 89 92 96 92 96 85 79 85100 92 92 96
Wind dir            SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd             4  5  6  8 10 11 10  8  6  6  5  4  4  4  4  3  2  3  3  4
Clouds              FW FW CL SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0          80          50          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.02        0.01        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                                         S  L  S  S
Frzg drzl                                             S
Rain                                                                    S  S  S
Snow                                            L     C  S


Date           03/04/26  Thu 03/05/26  Fri 03/06/26  Sat 03/07/26  Sun 03/08/26
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          47      35    56      39    56      27    52      34    60
Temp          45 44 37   36 50 51 44   42 49 47 34   29 46 46 38   36 53 54
Dewpt         38 40 37   36 45 46 43   41 45 42 29   24 27 29 27   26 33 36
PWind dir         E      SE    SE      SE     S      NW     W      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         20      20    20      50    70      30     5       5    10
Rain           S          S  S     S    C  L  C  C
Tstms                              S    S

$$
MNZ057-021000-
Willmar-Kandiyohi MN
45.11N  95.09W Elev. 1129 ft
821 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026

Date           03/01/26      Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      17          40          30          47          31
Temp                18 18 17 18 25 36 39 36 33 33 32 32 34 42 46 43 35 33 32 32
Dewpt               11 12 13 14 18 25 29 30 30 30 30 31 32 36 38 36 33 31 31 30
RH                  73 77 84 84 74 64 67 79 89 89 92 96 92 79 73 76 92 92 96 92
Wind dir            SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd             8 10 10 10 12 13 11  6  8  8  5  4  4  4  3  2  2  3  3  4
Clouds              FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0          30          10           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                                         S  S  S
Frzg drzl                                          S  S
Snow                                            S  C  S


Date           03/04/26  Thu 03/05/26  Fri 03/06/26  Sat 03/07/26  Sun 03/08/26
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          50      34    57      35    43      24    50      33    56
Temp          45 45 37   35 49 50 42   36 40 36 29   27 44 43 37   34 50 51
Dewpt         37 39 36   34 42 43 40   34 35 29 24   20 26 27 26   25 32 36
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE      SE     N      NW     W      SW     W
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B2 B2 B2 B2   SC FW FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       5     5      40    50      20     5       5     5
Rain                               S    C  C  C  S
Snow                                             S

$$
WIZ015-021000-
Rice Lake-Barron WI
45.49N  91.74W Elev. 1145 ft
821 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026

Date           03/01/26      Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      15          41          29          48          29
Temp                18 16 17 17 25 36 41 37 33 32 31 31 35 42 47 43 35 32 30 30
Dewpt                6  7  9 10 14 17 21 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 33 32 31 29 28 28
RH                  59 67 70 73 62 45 44 59 72 78 85 88 78 65 58 65 85 88 92 92
Wind dir            SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SE SE SE SE  E
Wind spd             2  3  4  5  9 10  9  5  4  3  2  2  2  3  2  2  1  1  1  2
Wind gust                       19
Clouds              CL SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0          10           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           03/04/26  Thu 03/05/26  Fri 03/06/26  Sat 03/07/26  Sun 03/08/26
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          51      33    52      38    50      28    51      33    58
Temp          47 45 35   34 47 46 40   39 45 44 34   29 45 44 36   35 52 50
Dewpt         34 33 31   31 36 37 36   37 38 35 28   23 23 25 24   25 29 33
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE      SE    SE      NW     W      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 SC FW SC   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       5    10      30    60      40     5       5    10
Rain                                    C  L  L  C    S
Snow                                                  S

$$
WIZ027-021000-
Eau Claire-Eau Claire WI
44.82N  91.49W Elev. 906 ft
821 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026

Date           03/01/26      Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      18          41          32          48          30
Temp                23 20 19 19 26 37 41 39 35 33 33 33 35 43 47 43 36 33 31 30
Dewpt                8 10 11 12 14 17 21 25 25 26 27 29 30 32 33 33 32 30 29 29
RH                  52 64 70 74 60 44 44 57 66 75 78 85 82 65 58 67 85 89 92 96
Wind dir            SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  E SE  E  E  E
Wind spd             2  3  4  5  8 10  9  4  3  3  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2
Clouds              FW SC CL FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0          20          20           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                                            S  S
Frzg drzl                                          S  S
Snow                                               S  S


Date           03/04/26  Thu 03/05/26  Fri 03/06/26  Sat 03/07/26  Sun 03/08/26
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          50      35    52      39    54      30    52      34    59
Temp          46 46 36   35 47 47 40   40 47 48 37   30 47 45 36   36 53 52
Dewpt         35 35 32   32 38 39 38   38 40 39 31   24 25 27 26   26 30 36
PWind dir         E       E    SE      SE    SE       W     W      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 SC FW FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         10      10    20      30    70      40     5       5    10
Rain                         S          C  L  L  C    S

$$