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National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
506 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

MNZ041-112100-
Alexandria-Douglas MN
45.87N  95.38W Elev. 1424 ft
506 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date             Wed 03/11/26            Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26
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                      36          22          40          23          31
Temp             25 27 32 34 30 26 24 22 25 29 37 40 38 38 33 27 24 24 28 30 28
Dewpt            21 20 19 19 21 21 19 17 20 20 22 26 31 32 27 23 19 15 13 13 13
RH               84 74 58 54 69 81 81 81 81 69 54 57 76 79 78 85 81 68 53 49 53
Wind dir          N  N NW NW NW NW  W  S  S  S  S  S  S  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         11 11 10 11  8  5  3  5  8 12 17 19 18 24 28 29 24 23 20 16  8
Wind gust                                            33 39 46 44 37 33
Clouds           B2 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5          60          50           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.10        0.05           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00           T
Rain                                               L  C  C
Snow                                         C  L  S


Date          Sat 03/14/26  Sun 03/15/26  Mon 03/16/26  Tue 03/17/26
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          20    34      20    26       6    21       7    26
Temp          22 21 31 31   27 22 24 21   12  7 17 18   10  9 21 24
Dewpt         14 15 19 21   21 17 12  7    1 -1  1  2    1  0  8 14
PWind dir         E     E       E     N      NW    NW       N    SE
Wind char        LT    GN      BZ    BZ      BZ    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B2 B2   OV OV B2 B2   SC FW SC SC   FW SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr         20    50      60    50       5     0       5    10
Snow              S  C  C    L  L  C  C

$$
MNZ049-112100-
St Cloud-Stearns MN
45.55N  94.07W Elev. 1027 ft
506 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date             Wed 03/11/26            Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26
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                      40          22          42          25          35
Temp             27 30 35 39 35 30 27 25 25 29 37 41 42 39 37 31 27 27 31 34 32
Dewpt            23 23 21 19 19 21 20 19 20 21 23 26 31 33 31 26 21 18 16 14 13
RH               85 75 56 44 52 69 74 78 81 72 56 55 65 79 79 81 78 68 53 43 45
Wind dir          N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W  S  S SE SE  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          6  9  9  8  5  4  2  2  2  5 11 14 13 17 21 24 20 18 16 12  5
Wind gust                                            27 32 41 42 36 33 26 23
Clouds           OV SC FW FW B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 OV OV OV B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW B1
PoP 12hr                     10           0          60          60           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.06        0.07           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                               L  L  L
Snow                                         C  L  L        S  S
Winter Weath      Y


Date          Sat 03/14/26  Sun 03/15/26  Mon 03/16/26  Tue 03/17/26
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          21    36      23    29       8    23       6    27
Temp          24 22 33 34   29 25 27 26   15  9 19 20   12  9 22 24
Dewpt         16 15 20 21   23 20 16 11    5  1  3  3    2  0  8 13
PWind dir        NE     E       E     N      NW    NW       N    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      GN    BZ      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B2 B2   OV OV B2 B2   B1 FW FW FW   FW SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr         20    40      70    50      10     0       5    10
Snow              S  S  C    L  L  C  C

$$
MNZ060-112100-
Minneapolis-Hennepin MN
44.88N  93.22W Elev. 840 ft
506 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date             Wed 03/11/26            Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26
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                      42          26          46          30          38
Temp             28 31 37 42 38 34 31 28 27 31 41 45 45 42 41 34 30 31 35 38 35
Dewpt            25 25 24 22 20 21 21 21 22 22 24 26 30 34 33 29 24 20 19 17 15
RH               88 78 59 44 48 58 66 75 81 69 50 47 55 73 73 82 78 63 52 42 43
Wind dir          N  N  N NW NW NW NW  W SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         10 11 11 10  8  5  5  3  2  5 11 14 13 16 21 24 23 20 17 13  8
Wind gust                                         26 28 32 37 40 39 33 29 26
Clouds           OV B2 FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW B1
PoP 12hr                     50           0          60          70           5
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0        0.05        0.14           0
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00       00-00
Rain                                               L  L  L  C
Snow              C                          C  C              C


Date          Sat 03/14/26  Sun 03/15/26  Mon 03/16/26  Tue 03/17/26
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          25    39      27    32      12    25       8    29
Temp          27 25 36 37   30 28 30 28   18 12 21 22   14  9 23 25
Dewpt         16 17 22 24   27 24 21 16    8  3  6  6    3  0 10 15
PWind dir         N    SE       E     N      NW    NW      NW     S
Wind char        LT    LT      GN    BZ      BZ    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B2 B2   OV OV B2 B2   B2 SC FW FW   FW FW B1 B2
PoP 12hr         20    40      70    60      20     5       5    10
Snow              S  S  C    L  L  L  C    S

$$
MNZ073-112100-
Redwood Falls-Redwood MN
44.54N  95.11W Elev. 1020 ft
506 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date             Wed 03/11/26            Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26
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                      39          24          47          26          36
Temp             28 30 35 39 36 31 27 26 27 32 41 45 46 41 37 30 27 28 34 36 34
Dewpt            26 24 25 24 25 24 24 22 22 24 26 30 33 35 28 24 19 18 18 16 16
RH               92 78 66 54 64 75 88 85 81 72 55 55 60 79 70 78 71 66 51 43 47
Wind dir          N NW NW NW NW NW  W  S  S SE  S  S  S  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         13 14 13 11  8  6  5  5  6 11 16 18 17 24 29 31 26 24 21 16  8
Wind gust                                      27 28 32 41 48 48 40 35
Clouds           OV B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC B2 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     20           5          40          40           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0        0.02        0.03           0
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00       00-00
Rain                                         S  C  C  C  C
Snow              S


Date          Sat 03/14/26  Sun 03/15/26  Mon 03/16/26  Tue 03/17/26
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          25    37      24    29       7    23       7    29
Temp          28 25 34 35   29 25 26 23   14  8 17 18   10  7 22 25
Dewpt         19 20 25 29   27 23 21 15    6  3  8  9    4  1 15 20
PWind dir         E     E       E     N      NW    NW       W    SE
Wind char        LT    GN      BZ    WY      BZ    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   OV OV B2 B2   SC SC B1 SC   FW SC B2 B2
PoP 12hr         30    50      80    60      10     5      10    20
Rain                    S
Snow              C  S  C    D  D  L  C                        S  S

$$
MNZ083-112100-
Mankato-Blue Earth MN
44.23N  93.92W Elev. 1020 ft
506 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date             Wed 03/11/26            Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26
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                      42          25          49          29          39
Temp             29 31 37 40 38 33 29 27 28 33 43 47 48 44 41 34 30 30 36 39 36
Dewpt            26 26 25 23 23 24 24 22 22 24 25 28 32 35 31 25 21 19 19 17 16
RH               88 81 61 50 54 69 81 81 78 69 49 47 54 70 67 69 69 63 50 40 43
Wind dir          N  N NW NW NW  W NW  W  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         13 13 13 12  9  5  4  3  5  9 17 20 17 21 27 28 25 23 19 17  8
Wind gust                                            28 36 44 44 36 33
Clouds           OV B2 B1 FW SC SC FW FW SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B2 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     60           5          50          60           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0        0.01        0.07           0
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00       00-00
Rain                                         S  C  C  L  L
Snow              L


Date          Sat 03/14/26  Sun 03/15/26  Mon 03/16/26  Tue 03/17/26
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          27    40      26    32      10    23       7    29
Temp          29 27 37 36   31 28 29 26   16 10 18 20   11  8 22 24
Dewpt         18 20 24 29   28 25 23 18    9  3  8  9    4  1 13 18
PWind dir        NE     E       E     N      NW    NW       W     S
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    LT
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 OV   OV OV OV B2   B2 FW FW SC   FW SC B2 B2
PoP 12hr         30    40      80    70      20     5      10    20
Rain                    S    L  D
Snow              C  S  C    L  D  L  C    S                   S  S

$$
MNZ091-112100-
Fairmont-Martin MN
43.66N  94.42W Elev. 1161 ft
506 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date             Wed 03/11/26            Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26
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                      41          25          52          28          39
Temp             28 30 35 39 36 31 29 26 27 33 43 50 51 45 41 33 28 30 36 39 36
Dewpt            26 26 25 24 22 24 24 22 22 23 24 27 30 34 30 24 19 18 18 17 15
RH               92 85 66 54 56 75 81 85 81 66 47 41 44 65 65 69 68 60 47 40 42
Wind dir          N  N NW NW NW  W NW  W SW  S  S  S  S  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         19 20 19 16 10  8  6  5  8 13 20 25 21 26 32 34 31 27 23 18  9
Wind gust                                            34 41 49 47 41
Clouds           OV B2 B1 FW FW SC FW FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     60           5          40          50           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0        0.07           0
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00       00-00
Rain                                            S  C  C  C
Snow              L


Date          Sat 03/14/26  Sun 03/15/26  Mon 03/16/26  Tue 03/17/26
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          27    40      25    31       8    23       7    30
Temp          29 27 37 36   31 27 28 26   14  8 17 17   10  7 22 24
Dewpt         19 20 25 29   28 26 24 17    8  2  8  9    5  1 14 19
PWind dir         E     E       E     N      NW    NW      NW     S
Wind char        LT    GN      BZ    WY      WY    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV OV OV   OV OV OV B2   B1 B1 SC FW   SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr         40    30      80    60      20     5      10    20
Rain                         D  D
Snow              C  S  C    D  D  L  C    S                   S  S

$$
MNZ093-112100-
Albert Lea-Freeborn MN
43.69N  93.37W Elev. 1257 ft
506 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date             Wed 03/11/26            Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26
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                      40          24          48          28          38
Temp             29 30 35 39 35 31 29 27 28 33 42 46 47 44 41 34 29 30 36 38 36
Dewpt            27 26 25 24 23 24 24 23 23 24 25 28 31 33 32 27 22 20 20 18 17
RH               92 85 66 54 61 75 81 85 81 69 50 49 53 65 70 75 75 66 52 44 45
Wind dir          N  N  N NW NW  W NW  W SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         14 17 17 14 10  5  5  5  4 10 14 18 18 21 26 28 26 24 19 16  9
Wind gust           27                            31 32 36 43 43 41 35 29 26
Clouds           OV OV B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     90           5          50          70           0
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0        0.01        0.10           0
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00       00-00
Rain                                               C  L  L  S  S
Snow              D  C                          S


Date          Sat 03/14/26  Sun 03/15/26  Mon 03/16/26  Tue 03/17/26
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          26    39      27    32       9    21       6    27
Temp          29 26 36 36   31 28 29 26   15  9 17 17   10  6 20 24
Dewpt         19 20 25 29   28 27 24 20   10  4  7  9    5  1 13 17
PWind dir        NE    SE       E     N      NW    NW      NW     S
Wind char        LT    GN      BZ    BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 OV   OV OV OV B2   B2 SC SC SC   FW SC B2 B2
PoP 12hr         30    40      80    70      30     5      10    20
Rain                         L  D  L
Snow              C  S  C    L  D  L  L    C                   S  S

$$
MNZ057-112100-
Willmar-Kandiyohi MN
45.11N  95.09W Elev. 1129 ft
506 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date             Wed 03/11/26            Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26
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                      38          23          44          25          34
Temp             27 29 35 37 34 29 26 25 26 30 39 43 42 40 35 30 26 27 31 34 31
Dewpt            24 23 23 21 23 23 21 21 22 23 26 29 32 34 27 24 19 17 16 15 15
RH               88 78 61 52 64 78 81 84 85 75 59 57 67 79 72 78 74 65 53 45 51
Wind dir          N  N NW NW NW NW  W  S  S SE  S  S  S  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         12 13 13 12  8  5  3  3  6 11 18 19 18 25 32 33 27 26 24 18  8
Wind gust                                         29 31 39 46 44 37
Clouds           OV SC FW SC SC SC FW FW B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5           5          60          50           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.06        0.04           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                               C  C  C
Snow                                         C  L


Date          Sat 03/14/26  Sun 03/15/26  Mon 03/16/26  Tue 03/17/26
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          24    36      22    28       7    21       7    27
Temp          26 24 33 33   28 24 25 23   13  8 17 18   10  7 20 24
Dewpt         16 19 22 25   25 21 17 12    4  1  6  6    2  1 11 17
PWind dir         E     E       E     N      NW    NW       N    SE
Wind char        LT    GN      BZ    WY      BZ    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 OV B2 B2   SC FW SC SC   FW SC B2 B2
PoP 12hr         20    50      70    60      10     5      10    20
Snow              S  C  C    L  L  L  C                        S

$$
WIZ015-112100-
Rice Lake-Barron WI
45.49N  91.74W Elev. 1145 ft
506 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date             Wed 03/11/26            Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26
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                      38          17          39          27          33
Temp             27 28 33 37 34 29 25 21 21 27 36 39 37 36 35 33 27 28 31 33 30
Dewpt            24 23 21 19 18 18 16 14 14 18 20 21 27 30 31 29 24 21 19 16 14
RH               88 81 61 48 51 63 68 74 74 68 52 48 67 79 85 85 88 75 61 49 51
Wind dir          N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W  S  S SE SE  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         10 11 12 11  6  5  4  2  2  2  8 12 14 16 17 20 21 21 17 13  8
Wind gust           23    21                      23 29 32 33 37 40 36 28 26
Clouds           OV OV B1 FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW
PoP 12hr                     70           0          70          90          20
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0        0.06        0.33           0
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00           T
Rain                                               L     D  C
Snow              L  C                       S  C  L  D  D  C  C  S  S
Winter Weath      Y  Y


Date          Sat 03/14/26  Sun 03/15/26  Mon 03/16/26  Tue 03/17/26
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          13    35      24    30       8    21       2    25
Temp          18 15 32 33   27 25 27 25   15  9 18 18    7  3 20 22
Dewpt         11 10 17 20   21 20 19 15    7  1  3  3   -1 -4  5 10
PWind dir        NW    SE       E    NE       N    NW      NW    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      GN    BZ      BZ    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1 B1 B2   B2 OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 SC   FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr          5    30      60    60      30     5       5    10
Snow                    C    C  L  L  C    C  S

$$
WIZ027-112100-
Eau Claire-Eau Claire WI
44.82N  91.49W Elev. 906 ft
506 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date             Wed 03/11/26            Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26
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                      39          22          42          29          36
Temp             30 30 35 39 36 31 29 25 24 30 40 42 40 39 39 34 29 30 34 36 33
Dewpt            26 26 23 19 19 20 19 18 18 19 19 22 28 32 34 31 25 22 20 18 16
RH               85 85 61 44 50 63 66 74 77 63 42 44 62 76 82 89 85 72 56 47 49
Wind dir          N  N  N NW NW NW NW  W  W  S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         10 12 13 13  8  6  5  4  2  3  9 13 13 16 18 23 23 24 20 16  9
Wind gust        20 24 24                         24 29 31 32 39 41 39 32 28
Clouds           OV OV B1 FW FW SC B1 FW SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC
PoP 12hr                    100           0          60          90          10
QPF 12hr                   0.04           0        0.03        0.25           0
Snow 12hr                     1       00-00       00-00
Rain                                               L  D  D  C
Snow              D  L                       S  C     D        C
Winter Weath      Y  Y


Date          Sat 03/14/26  Sun 03/15/26  Mon 03/16/26  Tue 03/17/26
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          20    37      26    32      11    23       5    27
Temp          23 20 34 35   28 27 30 28   18 12 20 20   10  5 21 22
Dewpt         14 15 19 21   24 23 22 18   11  3  5  6    3 -1  7 11
PWind dir        NW    SE       E    NE      NW    NW      NW    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      GN    BZ      BZ    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B2 B2   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 SC   FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr         10    30      70    70      40     5       5    10
Snow                    C    L  L  L  C    C  S

$$