Hurricane Erin may bring isolated flash and urban flooding, landslides or mudslides, and possible tropical storm conditions to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend. Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall may bring areas of flooding this weekend over the Upper Midwest. A tropical disturbance will bring locally heavy rain and mainly urban flash flooding to far southern Texas. Read More >
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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
416 AM CDT SUN AUG 17 2025
MNZ060-172130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
416 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
DATE SUN 08/17/25 /
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 68 67 67 67 67 68 69 70 72 74 75 76 77 76 76 76 75 74 73 73 72 73 72 72
HT INDEX 68 67 67 67 67 68 69 70 72 74 75 76 77 76 76 76 75 74 73 73 72 73 72 72
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 19 20 20 20 20 19 18 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 17
500FT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
500FT WSPD 10 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 17 18 17 17 16 17 17 17 15 12 10 12 16 17 14 10
1KFT WDIR E SE E E E SE E E E E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 17 19 22 23 22 19 18 17 20 22 20 20 19 20 21 23 21 18 16 19 24 28 25 22
3KFT WDIR SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 11 10 8 9 14 16 14 13 16 19 19 18 19 21 22 24 25 24 23 26 29 30 27 23
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 34 | 24 | 51 | 69
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT
KMSP 170854Z 1709/1812 09011KT P6SM BKN013
FM171000 10012KT P6SM VCTS BKN015CB
FM171200 10012KT P6SM BKN015 PROB30 1720/1724 4SM -TSRA BR
BKN025CB
FM180000 12012KT 6SM -RA BR BKN018
TEMPO 1800/1804 3SM -TSRA BR BKN025CB
&&
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.
$$
MNZ063-172130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
DATE SUN 08/17/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
TEMP 66 66 66 66 66 67 68 70 71 73 74 76 76 76 76 75 74 72 71 71 71 71 70 70
HT INDEX 66 66 66 66 66 67 68 70 71 73 74 76 76 76 76 75 74 72 71 71 71 71 70 70
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 10
SFC WGUST 13 14 14 14 15 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18
500FT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
500FT WSPD 11 11 14 16 16 15 14 15 15 17 17 15 15 15 16 15 14 13 13 15 17 18 16 13
1KFT WDIR E SE SE E E SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
1KFT WSPD 18 18 20 23 22 19 17 17 18 19 19 18 18 18 20 21 20 20 20 23 27 29 27 24
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 7 7 7 6 10 13 13 12 13 15 17 16 17 18 19 21 22 24 25 27 28 29 27 26
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
POP6HR | 17 | 17 | 33 | 70
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT
KRNH 170520Z 1706/1806 08006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN045
TEMPO 1706/1709 BKN025
FM170900 09010KT P6SM BKN018
FM172100 12010G17KT P6SM BKN025 PROB30 1721/1724 4SM -TSRA BR
BKN035CB
FM180000 12009KT 6SM -RA BR BKN025
TEMPO 1800/1804 3SM -TSRA BR BKN035CB
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ049-172130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
DATE SUN 08/17/25 /
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 64 64 63 63 63 64 65 66 68 70 71 72 73 72 73 72 72 70 69 69 69 69 69 69
HT INDEX 64 64 63 63 63 64 65 66 68 70 71 72 73 72 73 72 72 70 69 69 69 69 69 69
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE E E SE SE
SFC WSPD 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 7 7
SFC WGUST 17 18 19 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 22 23 23 22 22 21 20 19 19 18 17 15 14 14
500FT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
500FT WSPD 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 12 12 15 16 16 14 12 10 10 10 10 8 7 6 7 9
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
1KFT WSPD 17 19 20 21 20 18 20 21 19 19 24 26 26 25 21 20 19 19 18 16 14 14 17 21
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 13 17 17 15 17 20 19 19 20 21 24 27 29 30 27 27 26 23 22 23 25 26 25 24
SKY COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 36 | 44 | 70 | 85
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT
KSTC 170520Z 1706/1806 06008G17KT P6SM OVC007
FM170900 08010KT P6SM OVC009
FM171200 08010KT P6SM BKN025 PROB30 1718/1722 5SM -TSRA
OVC018CB
FM172200 10011KT 6SM -RA BR BKN018
TEMPO 1722/1802 3SM TSRA BR SCT018 BKN025CB
&&
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.
$$
WIZ028-172130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
416 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
DATE SUN 08/17/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
TEMP 66 65 65 65 65 66 68 70 71 73 74 76 76 76 76 75 73 71 70 69 68 67 66 65
HT INDEX 66 65 65 65 65 66 68 70 71 73 74 76 76 76 76 75 73 71 70 69 68 67 66 65
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18
500FT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
500FT WSPD 9 11 11 12 13 15 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 13
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 16 15 16 18 18 18 14 12 13 12 12 13 13 14 15 17 20 23 24 25 24 23 22 21
3KFT WDIR E E SE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW
3KFT WSPD 6 5 5 4 4 7 8 9 9 9 9 11 12 13 14 16 16 16 17 18 20 22 24 25
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV
POP6HR | 15 | 12 | 19 | 53
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT
KEAU 170520Z 1706/1806 05005KT P6SM FEW040
FM171000 06005KT P6SM BKN024
FM171400 09007KT P6SM BKN022
FM172100 11009KT P6SM BKN029 PROB30 1722/1804 4SM -TSRA
OVC015CB
FM180400 12009KT 6SM -RA BR BKN030=
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ093-172130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
DATE SUN 08/17/25 /
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 72 72 71 71 72 72 75 77 79 81 83 84 85 84 82 81 77 76 75 74 74 74 73 73
HT INDEX 72 72 71 71 72 72 75 77 80 87 91 93 95 93 90 85 77 76 75 74 74 74 73 73
SFC WDIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 17 16 17 16 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17
500FT WDIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
500FT WSPD 7 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 7 8 11 13 15 16 15
1KFT WDIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 11 11 15 16 17 17 16 15 15 14 15 16 16 15 15 15 15 17 20 23 26 29 29 28
3KFT WDIR SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 7 7 6 7 8 10 10 9 12 13 15 17 19 19 19 20 21 23 24 25 25 25 26 26
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 18 | 8 | 33 | 41
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT
KRST 170525Z 1706/1806 08007KT P6SM VCTS OVC010CB
FM170700 08010KT P6SM VCTS OVC008CB PROB30 1707/1712 1SM
+TSRA
OVC007CB
FM171400 11012KT P6SM BKN015
&&
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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