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Dangerous Fire Conditions in the Southern High Plains; Severe Weather from the Great Lakes into Central/Southern Plains; Late-Season Mountain Snow

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.

$$