Dry and windy conditions will produce dangerous fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains into the Southwest. Severe storms, including very large hail, strong tornadoes, and winds, are expected from the Great Lakes into the central/southern Plains. Heavy late-season snow and cold temperatures are expected in the northern to central Rockies. Heat is spreading across the eastern U.S.. Read More >
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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
416 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026
MNZ060-242130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
416 AM CDT Sun May 24 2026
DATE SUN 05/24/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
TEMP 46 46 47 49 54 59 65 69 72 74 77 79 81 81 81 80 77 71 68 67 65 63 61 61
HT INDEX 65 69 72 74 77 79 80 77 71 68 67 65 63 61 61
SFC WDIR SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SE SE S S S S
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 3 4 5 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 6 6
SFC WGUST 5 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 10 9 10 10 11 12 12 12
500FT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
500FT WSPD 6 9 10 12 12 10 11 11 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 10 11 12 12 13 14 16
1KFT WDIR S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 8 13 13 15 17 18 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 11 11 10 11 15 19 24 29 32 34 34
3KFT WDIR NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 15 12 13 14 17 18 16 14 14 13 11 11 11 12 12 11 13 16 21 25 29 34 39 44
SKY COVER FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 3 | 1 | 14 | 52
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 535 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE 534 AM CDT SUNSET 846 PM CDT
KMSP 240838Z 2409/2512 18003KT 6SM BR SCT090
FM241400 20008KT P6SM SKC
FM250300 17006KT P6SM SCT070 PROB30 2503/2508 4SM -TSRA BR
BKN060CB
&&
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.
$$
MNZ063-242130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Sun May 24 2026
DATE SUN 05/24/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
TEMP 46 47 46 49 53 59 66 69 73 75 77 78 79 80 80 79 75 68 65 65 64 62 60 60
HT INDEX 66 69 73 75 77 78 79 79 75 68 65 65 64 62 60 60
SFC WDIR SW S S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SE
SFC WSPD 2 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 5 4 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 9 10 11 10 10
500FT WDIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
500FT WSPD 4 8 10 10 10 8 9 11 12 11 10 9 9 9 10 8 8 10 12 13 13 13 14 14
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 6 11 13 12 14 15 14 13 13 13 11 10 10 11 11 11 12 15 19 24 28 32 33 32
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 19 15 14 14 12 14 17 16 14 14 12 11 11 12 13 12 13 15 19 22 26 30 33 35
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 53
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 535 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE 534 AM CDT SUNSET 846 PM CDT
KRNH 240627Z 2406/2506 00000KT 2SM BR SKC
TEMPO 2409/2412 1/2SM FG VV002
FM241300 19007KT P6SM SKC
FM250300 16004KT P6SM SCT080 PROB30 2504/2506 4SM -TSRA BR
BKN060CB
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ049-242130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Sun May 24 2026
DATE SUN 05/24/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
TEMP 45 45 45 48 53 59 65 69 72 75 77 79 79 80 79 79 76 69 66 64 63 62 60 59
HT INDEX 65 69 72 75 77 79 79 79 76 69 66 64 63 62 60
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S
SFC WSPD 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 13 13 14 13 12 10 10 11 11 12 11 11
500FT WDIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE E E SE S S S
500FT WSPD 4 6 5 6 8 10 9 10 10 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 4 2 1 3 6 8 8 7
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
1KFT WSPD 14 21 21 22 22 18 14 13 13 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 15 21 24 24 21
3KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 15 14 18 21 18 15 14 14 15 14 11 10 11 11 11 11 13 18 23 26 30 33 36 38
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 17 | 28
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 851 PM CDT
KSTC 240520Z 2406/2506 00000KT 2SM BR SKC
TEMPO 2408/2412 1/2SM FG VV002
FM241300 18008KT P6SM FEW100
&&
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.
$$
WIZ028-242130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
416 AM CDT Sun May 24 2026
DATE SUN 05/24/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
TEMP 48 48 48 50 54 59 66 70 73 75 77 78 79 80 79 78 75 69 65 64 63 62 60 60
HT INDEX 66 70 73 75 77 78 79 79 78 75 69 65 64 63 62 60 60
SFC WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SE SE S S S S
SFC WSPD 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
SFC WGUST 5 4 4 4 4 5 7 9 11 12 13 13 13 12 12 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9
500FT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S
500FT WSPD 5 6 6 7 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 10
1KFT WDIR NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 7 8 8 11 10 7 6 5 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 14 17 22 27 31 32 32
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 21 22 20 17 17 14 12 9 9 10 11 11 10 10 11 12 13 15 18 22 26 29 31 32
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC BK
POP6HR | 1 | 3 | 8 | 44
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 528 AM CDT SUNSET 838 PM CDT
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE 528 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT
KEAU 240520Z 2406/2506 00000KT P6SM FEW250
FM241500 21007KT P6SM SKC
FM250400 16004KT P6SM SCT090=
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ093-242130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Sun May 24 2026
DATE SUN 05/24/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
TEMP 50 50 50 53 58 64 69 72 75 76 79 80 80 81 80 79 75 70 67 66 65 64 62 62
HT INDEX 64 69 72 75 76 80 80 80 79 75 70 67 66 65 64 62 62
SFC WDIR SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 3 5 6 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 6 7 7 9 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 15 14 15 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 15 16 17
500FT WDIR SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SE S S S SW SW
500FT WSPD 3 4 5 4 6 7 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 5 3 6 9 11 10 7
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 4 6 8 11 13 15 13 13 13 11 11 10 11 11 11 13 14 13 14 19 25 28 26 21
3KFT WDIR W W SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 13 14 16 17 20 21 18 16 15 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 17 20 24 30 37 41 39 35
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
POP6HR | 12 | 3 | 8 | 44
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE 535 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT
KRST 240540Z 2406/2506 VRB05KT P6SM FEW050
FM241200 21007KT P6SM FEW080
FM241700 23010KT P6SM FEW060
&&
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.
$$
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