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National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
721 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

MNZ041-142100-
Alexandria-Douglas MN
45.87N  95.38W Elev. 1424 ft
721 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

Date             Fri 08/14/26            Sat 08/15/26            Sun 08/16/26
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          80          60          77
Temp                72 78 81 79 71 69 67 66 70 75 79 77 69 66 62 60 68 74 77 74
Dewpt               56 59 61 63 65 65 65 65 67 69 70 69 68 65 62 60 60 58 56 55
RH                  57 52 51 58 81 87 93 97 90 82 74 76 97 97100100 76 57 48 51
Wind dir             E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd            11 13 14 12 11 10  9  9  9  9 10 10 10  9  9 10 12 13 13 11
Clouds              SC B1 B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                      5          40          50          10           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.04           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          C  C  S     C
Tstms                                  S


Date          Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26  Wed 08/19/26  Thu 08/20/26
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      60    78      56    74      55    75
Temp          60 56 76 77   65 62 75 73   62 57 71 71   59 56 72 73
Dewpt         56 55 57 61   64 62 64 63   61 56 55 55   55 55 56 58
PWind dir         N    SW      SW    NW      NE     N      SE     S
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     5      50    50      40    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                   C  C  C  C    C  S     S
Tstms                        S        S    S  S     S

$$
MNZ049-142100-
St Cloud-Stearns MN
45.55N  94.07W Elev. 1027 ft
721 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

Date             Fri 08/14/26            Sat 08/15/26            Sun 08/16/26
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                      84          65          82          62          81
Temp                73 81 83 80 74 71 69 66 70 75 80 79 73 69 65 62 70 77 80 78
Dewpt               59 63 63 64 65 65 64 64 65 69 72 72 71 68 64 62 63 61 59 57
RH                  62 54 51 58 74 81 84 93 84 82 77 79 93 97 97100 78 58 49 48
Wind dir             E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SW  W NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW
Wind spd             8 10 10  9  8  5  6  6  5  5  5  4  3  5  6  6  9 10 10  8
Wind gust                 20 19                                     19
Clouds              FW B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr                      5          50          40          20           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.03        0.02           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S  S  C  C  C        S  S  S
Tstms                                              S  S


Date          Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26  Wed 08/19/26  Thu 08/20/26
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    82      61    81      58    76      55    77
Temp          63 57 79 79   67 63 78 75   64 58 73 73   61 57 74 74
Dewpt         57 55 57 61   64 63 66 66   63 58 59 58   57 55 58 60
PWind dir        NW    SW      SW     W       N     N       E     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     5      40    60      50    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                   C  C  C  L    C  C  S
Tstms                        S  S          S  S

$$
MNZ060-142100-
Minneapolis-Hennepin MN
44.88N  93.22W Elev. 840 ft
721 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

Date             Fri 08/14/26            Sat 08/15/26            Sun 08/16/26
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                      84          67          82          67          81
Temp                75 81 83 79 74 73 70 68 71 76 81 80 75 73 69 67 71 77 81 79
Dewpt               64 66 66 66 66 67 66 64 65 70 73 73 71 71 68 66 65 64 61 59
RH                  69 60 57 64 76 81 87 87 81 82 77 79 87 93 97 97 81 64 51 50
Wind dir             E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             8 11 11 10  9  9  9  9  6  4  4  5  3  4  8  8 10 10 10  9
Clouds              SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10          30          30          30           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.06        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S  S  S  S  C        C  C  C
Tstms                                              S  S


Date          Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26  Wed 08/19/26  Thu 08/20/26
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    82      65    82      63    77      60    77
Temp          68 62 79 80   69 66 79 77   68 63 73 74   65 61 74 74
Dewpt         57 57 58 61   63 64 68 68   65 63 63 60   58 58 60 61
PWind dir        NW    SW      SW     W       N     N       E     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     5      30    60      60    20      10    20
Rain shwrs                   S  C  C  L    L  C  S                S
Tstms                        S  S     S    C  S                   S

$$
MNZ073-142100-
Redwood Falls-Redwood MN
44.54N  95.11W Elev. 1020 ft
721 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

Date             Fri 08/14/26            Sat 08/15/26            Sun 08/16/26
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          65          81          62          77
Temp                71 76 76 74 69 68 68 66 73 77 80 79 71 68 64 62 69 74 77 75
Dewpt               66 68 71 70 69 68 68 66 71 74 75 74 71 68 64 62 64 64 62 62
RH                  84 76 85 87100100100100 93 90 85 85100100100100 84 71 60 64
Wind dir             E SE SE SE  E  E SE SE SE  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW
Wind spd            12 16 13 11 10  8  6  5  4  4  5  4  5  8 10 10 12 13 12  8
Clouds              FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr                     30          40          20          20           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.02        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  S  S  C  C  S           S  S
Tstms                                                 S


Date          Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26  Wed 08/19/26  Thu 08/20/26
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      60    79      59    74      55    75
Temp          61 56 77 77   65 62 77 74   65 59 72 72   60 56 72 73
Dewpt         57 56 61 65   65 62 71 70   64 59 64 63   58 56 63 64
PWind dir        NW    SW      SW     W       N     N      SE     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     5      50    60      60    20      10    20
Rain shwrs                   S  C  C  L    L  C  S             S  S
Tstms                        S  S     C    C  S  S                S

$$
MNZ083-142100-
Mankato-Blue Earth MN
44.23N  93.92W Elev. 1020 ft
721 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

Date             Fri 08/14/26            Sat 08/15/26            Sun 08/16/26
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          67          83          65          79
Temp                73 76 77 75 71 70 69 68 73 77 81 80 73 71 68 65 71 75 79 77
Dewpt               67 68 70 71 70 70 69 68 70 73 75 74 73 71 68 65 66 65 64 63
RH                  81 76 79 87 97100100100 90 87 82 82100100100100 84 71 60 62
Wind dir             E SE SE SE  E  E SE SE SE SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  N NW NW NW
Wind spd            11 13 11  9  9  8  6  5  4  4  4  4  3  4  8  8 10 11 11  8
Clouds              B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          50          30          30           5
QPF 12hr                   0.06        0.10        0.06           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  C  C  C  C              C  C
Tstms                      S  S  S                    S


Date          Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26  Wed 08/19/26  Thu 08/20/26
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      62    81      62    76      58    76
Temp          63 58 77 78   66 64 77 76   66 62 73 74   62 58 72 74
Dewpt         58 56 61 65   64 63 70 71   66 62 65 64   59 58 62 65
PWind dir        NW    SW       S    SW       N     N       E     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     5      40    60      70    20      10    20
Rain shwrs                   S  C  C  L    L  L  S             S
Tstms                        S  S  S  C    C  S

$$
MNZ091-142100-
Fairmont-Martin MN
43.66N  94.42W Elev. 1161 ft
721 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

Date             Fri 08/14/26            Sat 08/15/26            Sun 08/16/26
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                      75          66          81          64          76
Temp                71 72 73 73 70 70 69 67 72 77 79 78 72 70 67 64 69 73 76 74
Dewpt               67 70 72 72 70 70 69 67 71 74 76 75 72 70 67 64 66 66 65 65
RH                  87 93 97 97100100100100 97 90 91 91100100100100 90 79 69 74
Wind dir             E SE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N NW NW
Wind spd            14 14 12 11 10  6  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  9 11 12 13 12  8
Clouds              B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          60          40          40           0
QPF 12hr                   0.12        0.14        0.08           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C  C  L  L  C  C  C              C  C  S  S
Tstms                   C  C  S  C                    S


Date          Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26  Wed 08/19/26  Thu 08/20/26
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    78      60    79      61    74      56    73
Temp          62 57 75 75   65 62 77 75   66 61 72 72   61 58 71 71
Dewpt         58 55 62 66   63 62 71 71   66 61 66 65   60 57 63 65
PWind dir        NW    SW       S    SW      NW     N       E     S
Wind char        LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B2 SC   SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0     5      40    60      70    20      10    20
Rain shwrs                      C  C  L    L  L  S             S  S
Tstms                           S  S  C    C  C  S                S

$$
MNZ093-142100-
Albert Lea-Freeborn MN
43.69N  93.37W Elev. 1257 ft
721 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

Date             Fri 08/14/26            Sat 08/15/26            Sun 08/16/26
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                      75          66          80          65          76
Temp                71 73 74 73 70 70 68 68 71 76 79 78 73 71 69 66 70 73 76 74
Dewpt               68 71 72 72 70 70 68 68 71 75 76 76 73 71 69 66 69 68 67 65
RH                  90 93 93 97100100100100100 97 91 94100100100100 97 84 74 74
Wind dir             E SE SE  E  E SE SE SE SE  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NW NW
Wind spd            12 13 12 10 11  9  9  5  5  5  5  4  2  3  5  9 10 11 12  8
Clouds              B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                     70          60          30          50           5
QPF 12hr                   0.11        0.21        0.03        0.06           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S  S  C  L  C  C  C  S           C  C
Tstms                   S  C  C  C  S                 C  S


Date          Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26  Wed 08/19/26  Thu 08/20/26
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    77      60    78      61    74      57    72
Temp          63 58 74 74   64 62 76 74   67 62 71 71   61 58 70 70
Dewpt         59 58 63 66   63 62 71 72   67 62 67 66   61 58 63 65
PWind dir        NW     W       S    SW      NW     N       E     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC B1 B1   B1 SC B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     0      20    60      70    20      10    20
Rain shwrs                      S  C  L    L  L  S  S          S  S
Tstms                           S  S  C    C  S  S  S             S

$$
MNZ057-142100-
Willmar-Kandiyohi MN
45.11N  95.09W Elev. 1129 ft
721 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

Date             Fri 08/14/26            Sat 08/15/26            Sun 08/16/26
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          65          80          61          77
Temp                72 77 79 75 70 69 67 67 71 76 79 78 71 68 63 61 69 74 77 75
Dewpt               62 65 67 67 69 68 67 67 69 72 73 71 71 68 63 61 63 61 59 57
RH                  71 67 67 76 97 97100100 93 87 82 79100100100100 81 64 54 54
Wind dir             E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW
Wind spd            12 14 14 12 10  9  8  6  6  6  6  6  6  8  9  9 12 13 13  9
Clouds              SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr                     30          40          30          20           0
QPF 12hr                   0.04        0.01        0.02           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  C  S  C  C        C     S  S
Tstms                                           S     S


Date          Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26  Wed 08/19/26  Thu 08/20/26
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      60    78      58    74      55    75
Temp          61 56 76 77   66 62 76 73   64 58 72 72   60 57 72 72
Dewpt         57 56 59 63   65 62 68 67   64 58 60 59   58 56 60 61
PWind dir        NW    SW      SW     W      NE     N      SE     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     5      40    60      60    10      20    20
Rain shwrs                   C  C  C  L    L  C  S       S     S
Tstms                        S  S     S    C  C  S       S

$$
WIZ015-142100-
Rice Lake-Barron WI
45.49N  91.74W Elev. 1145 ft
721 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

Date             Fri 08/14/26            Sat 08/15/26            Sun 08/16/26
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                      83          62          79          63          79
Temp                73 80 82 79 69 66 63 62 68 74 77 77 69 68 65 63 68 76 79 76
Dewpt               59 59 58 59 61 59 56 56 60 65 67 69 69 68 65 63 64 61 59 57
RH                  62 49 44 50 76 78 78 81 76 74 71 76100100100100 87 60 50 52
Wind dir             E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N
Wind spd             6  8  8  6  5  6  8  8  6  5  4  3  2  2  4  8  9 10  9  8
Clouds              SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0          20          20          40           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.06           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S           C  C
Tstms                                                 S


Date          Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26  Wed 08/19/26  Thu 08/20/26
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    80      60    80      58    75      53    75
Temp          60 55 77 77   63 61 77 74   62 58 72 71   57 54 73 72
Dewpt         57 55 54 56   59 61 64 63   62 58 58 56   55 53 54 56
PWind dir         N     W      SW     W       N     N       E     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     0      30    50      60    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                   C  C  S  C    L  C  S             S
Tstms                           S          S

$$
WIZ027-142100-
Eau Claire-Eau Claire WI
44.82N  91.49W Elev. 906 ft
721 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

Date             Fri 08/14/26            Sat 08/15/26            Sun 08/16/26
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                      84          65          82          67          81
Temp                74 81 83 79 72 69 66 65 70 76 80 79 73 71 69 67 71 78 81 78
Dewpt               63 64 64 63 64 61 59 59 64 69 72 71 71 70 69 67 68 66 63 61
RH                  69 56 53 58 76 76 78 81 81 79 77 77 93 97100100 90 67 54 56
Wind dir             E  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E SE  S SW  S  W  W NW NW NW NW  N
Wind spd             9 11 11 10  9  9  9  8  8  6  5  4  2  2  4  6 10 11 11  9
Wind gust                          19 19
Clouds              SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5          20          20          40           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.04        0.01        0.03           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S        S  S        S  C  C  S  S
Tstms                                                 S  S


Date          Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26  Wed 08/19/26  Thu 08/20/26
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    82      61    82      61    77      56    77
Temp          63 58 79 78   65 63 79 76   65 62 74 73   61 57 74 73
Dewpt         59 58 59 58   61 62 67 67   65 62 63 60   58 56 59 59
PWind dir         N     W      SW    SW      NW     N       E     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     0      30    50      70    30      20    20
Rain shwrs                      C  S  C    L  C  C  S    S     S
Tstms                                 S    S        S    S

$$