TTAA00 KMPX 092200
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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
416 AM CDT THU APR 9 2026
MNZ060-092130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
416 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026
DATE THU 04/09/26 /
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 33 32 32 32 33 34 37 39 42 44 46 47 47 47 44 43 42 38 38 36 36 34 33 32
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 10 10 9 8 9 9 9 8 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 19 17 17 16 16 16 16 14 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
500FT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 17 16 16 17 16 15 15 13 11 9 9 10 10 10 8 6 6 7 9 10 11 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
1KFT WSPD 25 24 24 23 21 18 17 15 12 10 9 11 11 10 8 7 7 9 12 14 18 20 21 20
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 30 29 28 27 25 22 18 15 12 11 10 11 11 10 10 10 11 12 14 13 12 12 13 14
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC FW
POP6HR | 0 | 2 | 38 | 7
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT
APRIL 10 2026.........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT
KMSP 090840Z 0909/1012 27010KT P6SM OVC035
FM091800 29007KT P6SM SCT045
FM092000 29008KT P6SM BKN035
FM100500 32004KT P6SM SCT100
&&
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.
$$
MNZ063-092130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026
DATE THU 04/09/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
TEMP 33 33 33 32 33 35 38 40 42 44 46 47 47 48 45 44 42 39 38 37 36 35 34 32
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR W W W W W W NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 10 9 9 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 19 18 17 17 16 17 16 15 13 12 11 12 12 11 9 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
500FT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 12 10 9 9 10 10 9 6 5 6 8 9 10 10 11 11
1KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
1KFT WSPD 25 24 23 23 21 18 17 16 13 11 10 9 11 11 10 7 7 8 11 13 15 17 17 16
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 31 30 29 28 26 23 19 17 14 12 11 10 12 11 10 9 9 11 12 13 13 13 13 14
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC FW
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 36 | 9
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT
APRIL 10 2026.........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT
KRNH 090529Z 0906/1006 28011KT P6SM SKC
FM091400 29012KT P6SM BKN040
FM092200 29007KT P6SM OVC070
FM100500 00000KT P6SM SCT035
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ049-092130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026
DATE THU 04/09/26 /
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 31 30 30 30 31 32 35 37 39 40 41 41 41 42 40 39 37 35 33 32 31 30 30 29
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 20 19 17 16 16 16 15 14 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6
500FT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 8 8 10 9 9 7 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 10
1KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 23 23 24 23 19 17 16 14 11 10 9 11 11 11 9 8 8 10 13 15 17 18 18 18
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 29 28 28 28 25 21 19 15 12 11 10 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 14 15 16
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW
POP6HR | 0 | 13 | 33 | 1
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
APRIL 10 2026.........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
KSTC 090529Z 0906/1006 28014KT P6SM OVC035
FM091300 29010KT P6SM BKN025
FM091600 28009KT P6SM OVC060 PROB30 0922/0924 6SM -SHRA
OVC025
FM100400 00000KT P6SM SCT035
&&
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.
$$
WIZ028-092130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
416 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026
DATE THU 04/09/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
TEMP 35 34 34 33 34 36 39 41 44 45 48 50 50 51 49 48 46 43 41 40 39 38 37 35
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 17 17 17 17 18 18 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
500FT WDIR W W W W W NW NW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 15 13 11 10 9 9 10 11 9 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 8
1KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW
1KFT WSPD 25 26 25 24 23 20 19 17 15 12 11 10 10 11 12 10 9 8 8 9 12 14 14 13
3KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 36 32 31 30 29 25 21 18 16 14 12 11 11 12 13 11 10 11 12 12 12 13 13 13
SKY COVER FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 38 | 18
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT
APRIL 10 2026.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT
KEAU 090529Z 0906/1006 27010KT P6SM FEW250
FM092000 28010KT P6SM BKN045
FM100100 00000KT P6SM OVC040=
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ093-092130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026
DATE THU 04/09/26 /
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 35 34 33 31 33 35 38 41 43 46 48 49 50 50 49 48 46 43 41 40 39 37 36 34
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5
SFC WGUST 17 16 17 16 16 15 13 12 12 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10
500FT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
500FT WSPD 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 10 8 6 5 5 7 9 8 8 7 6 6 7 8 9 9 9
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 25 25 24 24 20 15 14 12 10 7 5 5 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 16 16 15
3KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N
3KFT WSPD 40 40 42 40 33 26 24 20 17 13 11 10 10 11 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 17
SKY COVER FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 5 | 31 | 17
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT
APRIL 10 2026.........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
KRST 090520Z 0906/1006 29012KT P6SM FEW250
FM100000 33009KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 1000/1004 4SM -SHRA
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.
$$
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