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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
416 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025
MNZ060-082130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
416 AM CDT Thu May 8 2025
DATE THU 05/08/25 /
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 47 46 45 46 47 50 55 58 62 64 66 68 69 70 70 69 66 60 57 55 53 52 50 49
HT INDEX 62 64 66 68 69 70 70 69 66 60
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 13 12 12 13 13 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 9
500FT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S
500FT WSPD 16 17 17 17 14 11 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 8 11 12 13 14 16 18
1KFT WDIR E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S
1KFT WSPD 23 23 22 22 18 12 8 8 8 7 6 7 6 5 4 4 5 7 10 11 12 13 14 14
3KFT WDIR S SW W NW N N NE NE E E E E E E E E SE S S SW SW SW W W
3KFT WSPD 7 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
KMSP 080848Z 0809/0912 06008KT P6SM SKC
FM081200 09009KT P6SM SKC
FM090200 14005KT P6SM SKC
&&
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.
$$
MNZ063-082130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Thu May 8 2025
DATE THU 05/08/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
TEMP 45 43 42 43 45 48 53 57 61 63 66 67 68 68 68 67 64 58 55 53 51 49 47 46
HT INDEX 61 63 66 67 68 68 68 67 64
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 14 13 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
500FT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S
500FT WSPD 16 17 18 19 15 12 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 4 5 7 9 11 13 14 16 18
1KFT WDIR E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S
1KFT WSPD 21 20 20 20 17 13 10 9 8 7 8 7 7 6 5 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 14
3KFT WDIR S SW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE S S S SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 5 3 3 6 8 9 9 10 10 7 7 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 5 5
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
KRNH 080537Z 0806/0906 06006KT P6SM SKC
FM082200 10006KT P6SM SKC
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ049-082130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Thu May 8 2025
DATE THU 05/08/25 /
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 43 41 40 41 44 48 54 58 62 64 66 68 69 69 69 69 65 59 56 54 52 51 49 49
HT INDEX 62 64 66 68 69 69 69 69 65
SFC WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 14 13 13 14 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 13
500FT WDIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
500FT WSPD 12 12 12 11 11 9 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 12
1KFT WDIR E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
1KFT WSPD 23 23 22 21 17 13 8 7 7 6 6 5 6 5 5 7 9 11 14 16 17 18 20 21
3KFT WDIR S S S SW SW S SW S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW W W W W
3KFT WSPD 9 7 6 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 10 10 9 9 11 13
SKY COVER FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
KSTC 080537Z 0806/0906 08008KT P6SM SKC
FM082000 12006KT P6SM SKC
&&
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.
$$
WIZ028-082130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
416 AM CDT Thu May 8 2025
DATE THU 05/08/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
TEMP 43 40 38 40 43 47 52 56 59 62 64 65 66 67 67 66 62 56 53 51 49 47 44 42
HT INDEX 62 64 65 66 67 67 66 62
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3
SFC WGUST 13 13 13 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 9
500FT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE S
500FT WSPD 13 13 13 13 11 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 7 8 10 13 14 15 14
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S
1KFT WSPD 17 17 18 18 16 12 10 9 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 13
3KFT WDIR NE NE N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE E E E E E E E E E
3KFT WSPD 8 7 9 11 12 13 12 12 11 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 5 4
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
KEAU 080537Z 0806/0906 06007KT P6SM SKC
FM090000 11004KT P6SM SKC=
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ093-082130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Thu May 8 2025
DATE THU 05/08/25 /
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 50 47 46 46 47 50 55 58 61 63 66 67 68 68 68 66 63 57 54 52 50 49 46 45
HT INDEX 61 63 66 67 68 68 68 66 63
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 16 15 15 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 9 10
500FT WDIR E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
500FT WSPD 10 12 13 13 14 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 7 6 6 7 8 8 7 6 6 7
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE S
1KFT WSPD 21 22 22 22 19 15 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 14
3KFT WDIR E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE E N
3KFT WSPD 7 6 7 9 11 13 14 15 15 12 11 10 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 2 3
SKY COVER FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT
KRST 080520Z 0806/0906 07010KT P6SM FEW250
FM090300 12005KT P6SM SKC
&&
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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