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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
316 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2025

MNZ060-212130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
316 AM CST Tue Jan 21 2025


DATE                                                    TUE 01/21/25       /
CST        3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A

TEMP      -20-20-20-20-19-19-16-12 -9 -5 -1  1  3  5  5  6  7  7  8  8  9 10 11 12
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    5  5  4  4  5  6  7  8  9  9 11 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 11 10  9  8  7
SFC WGUST  10  9  9  9 10 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 23 23 23 22 21 20 18 17 16

500FT WDIR  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 12 12 13 13 13 15 17 14 13 14 16 17 19 19 20 20 19 19 18 16 14 12 10  9
1KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
1KFT WSPD  15 15 15 15 14 15 18 18 15 16 17 18 21 24 28 31 33 34 32 29 26 23 22 21
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  17 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 21 23 26 30 31 34 37 43 47 48 47 44 40 35 31 27

SKY COVER  CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        15       |        26       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 21 2025.......SUNRISE   743 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST     
JANUARY 22 2025.......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST     

KMSP 210845Z 2109/2212 27006KT P6SM FEW200
     FM211600 22009KT P6SM FEW200
     FM212200 18011G20KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150
     FM220300 19009KT 6SM -SHSN BR OVC050 PROB30 2203/2206 4SM -SN
      BKN030
&&

TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. 
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY 

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

MNZ063-212130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 AM CST Tue Jan 21 2025


DATE                                                    TUE 01/21/25       /
CST        3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A

TEMP      -19-19-19-19-19-19-15-12 -8 -5 -2  0  2  4  4  4  6  6  6  7  8  9 10 11
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    6  5  5  4  5  6  7  8  8  9 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 12 11 10  9  8  7
SFC WGUST  11 11 10 10 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 21 21 20 19 19 17 16

500FT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 13 12 13 15 15 17 18 19 19 19 19 18 17 15 13 11 10
1KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD  15 15 15 16 15 15 17 16 14 14 16 17 19 23 26 30 32 32 31 28 25 23 22 21
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  17 17 16 17 17 17 17 18 20 22 25 28 30 32 35 40 44 47 48 47 44 40 34 29

SKY COVER  CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        17       |        27       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 21 2025.......SUNRISE   743 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST     
JANUARY 22 2025.......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST     

KRNH 210520Z 2106/2206 29006KT P6SM SCT200
     FM211300 23006KT P6SM FEW200
     FM212000 20010KT P6SM FEW220
     FM212200 18010G18KT P6SM SCT060 BKN150
     FM220200 18012G22KT P6SM OVC060
&&

TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. 
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY 

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

MNZ049-212130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 AM CST Tue Jan 21 2025


DATE                                                    TUE 01/21/25       /
CST        3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A

TEMP      -26-26-26-25-25-23-19-15-10 -6 -3  0  2  5  4  6  7  8  9  9 11 11 12 13
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    W SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD    5  5  5  5  6  7  8 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 11 10  9  8  7  6  6
SFC WGUST  10 11 11 11 12 13 15 17 19 20 22 23 24 24 23 22 22 20 19 17 16 14 13 12

500FT WDIR  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW
500FT WSPD 12 13 15 14 13 15 15 13 13 14 15 16 16 15 14 13 13 12 11 10 10  9  8  8
1KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  14 15 16 16 16 19 21 20 19 18 20 21 23 25 28 29 29 27 25 22 20 18 17 17
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD  14 15 16 16 16 17 19 20 23 28 31 34 35 36 40 44 44 40 36 33 30 28 27 27

SKY COVER  CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
 POP6HR    |        0        |        1        |        19       |        22       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 21 2025.......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST     
JANUARY 22 2025.......SUNRISE   747 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST     

KSTC 210520Z 2106/2206 29009KT P6SM SCT150
     FM211300 21006KT P6SM FEW200
     FM212000 19010G19KT P6SM SCT150
     FM212300 17010G19KT P6SM BKN080
     FM220200 18008KT P6SM OVC040 PROB30 2202/2206 4SM -SN OVC025
&&

TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. 
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY 

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

WIZ028-212130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
316 AM CST Tue Jan 21 2025


DATE                                                    TUE 01/21/25       /
CST        3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A

TEMP      -17-18-18-18-18-18-16-13-10 -8 -5 -3 -1  0 -1 -1  1  1  2  3  4  5  5  6
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    7  6  5  5  5  6  7  8  8  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 11 11 10
SFC WGUST  14 12 12 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 18 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 22 22 20

500FT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 16 17 19 19 18 16 14 12 11
1KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  15 14 15 15 16 18 16 12 12 13 14 14 16 17 22 26 29 30 30 28 26 23 22 21
3KFT WDIR   W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
3KFT WSPD  16 15 15 16 16 16 17 16 16 18 21 22 24 28 30 33 38 43 47 48 47 45 42 39

SKY COVER  CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        4        |        38       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 21 2025.......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST     
JANUARY 22 2025.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST     

KEAU 210520Z 2106/2206 27006KT P6SM SCT200
     FM211200 26006KT P6SM FEW150
     FM211600 24007KT P6SM FEW200
     FM212000 21009KT P6SM FEW200
     FM212300 19009KT P6SM SCT150
     FM220300 18009KT P6SM OVC070=
&&

TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. 
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY 

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

MNZ093-212130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 AM CST Tue Jan 21 2025


DATE                                                    TUE 01/21/25       /
CST        3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A

TEMP      -19-19-19-19-19-18-14-10 -6 -2  1  4  5  7  5  5  5  5  5  6  8  8 10 11
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    6  6  5  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 14 15 16 16 15 14 13 11 10
SFC WGUST  11 11 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 20 22 23 24 24 24 25 26 26 26 24 23 20 19

500FT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 12 12 13 13 13 14 13 12 13 14 17 19 18 17 14 15 16 17 17 16 15 14 13 12
1KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD  16 16 15 16 17 17 18 17 14 16 19 21 23 24 27 32 35 35 35 32 27 23 21 20
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  21 19 18 19 19 19 18 18 19 21 24 27 31 34 38 43 47 49 50 49 47 43 37 30

SKY COVER  CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        6        |        33       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 21 2025.......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST     
JANUARY 22 2025.......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST     

KRST 210520Z 2106/2206 30011KT P6SM SCT020
     FM211000 23011KT P6SM FEW100
     FM220000 21014G25KT P6SM BKN090
&&

TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. 
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY 

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$