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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
416 AM CDT WED JUL 8 2026
MNZ060-082130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
416 AM CDT Wed Jul 8 2026
DATE WED 07/08/26 /
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 70 70 69 69 70 71 72 74 75 76 77 77 78 77 76 76 73 71 70 69 68 67 66 66
HT INDEX 70 70 69 69 70 71 72 74 75 76 77 77 78 77 76 76 73 71 70 69 68 67 66 66
SFC WDIR SE E SE SE SE SE S S W NW NW NW N N N N N N NE N N N N N
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2
SFC WGUST 11 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 6
500FT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE N
500FT WSPD 6 8 12 13 10 8 10 10 13 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 5 4 4 4
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 14 17 21 24 17 13 13 13 17 12 10 10 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 11 9 8 9 10
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W W W NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 22 24 26 29 29 26 22 20 21 18 13 12 10 10 10 11 12 14 15 14 12 11 13 15
SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
POP6HR | 75 | 67 | 36 | 18
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 8 2026..........SUNRISE 535 AM CDT SUNSET 900 PM CDT
JULY 9 2026..........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 900 PM CDT
KMSP 080910Z 0809/0912 VRB04KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080
FM081100 19005KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT030 OVC070 PROB30 0814/0818
3SM -TSRA BR BKN030CB
FM081800 23007KT P6SM BKN040
FM090400 01006KT P6SM OVC020
&&
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.
$$
MNZ063-082130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Wed Jul 8 2026
DATE WED 07/08/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
TEMP 70 70 69 70 70 72 74 75 76 77 77 77 78 77 76 75 73 70 69 68 67 66 65 64
HT INDEX 70 70 69 70 70 72 74 75 76 77 77 77 78 77 76 75 73 70 69 68 67 66 65 64
SFC WDIR S SE NE NE E S S SW W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 9 9 10 11 10 12 13 13 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6
500FT WDIR SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N
500FT WSPD 6 7 9 11 12 10 9 12 12 11 7 8 8 7 7 8 9 9 8 7 5 4 4 4
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE N
1KFT WSPD 11 13 18 21 21 15 12 15 15 16 10 10 10 9 9 10 12 13 14 11 8 6 7 10
3KFT WDIR W SW SW SW W W W SW W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 23 22 24 25 28 24 21 21 19 21 17 13 11 10 9 9 11 13 14 12 10 8 10 12
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 69 | 67 | 41 | 23
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 8 2026..........SUNRISE 535 AM CDT SUNSET 900 PM CDT
JULY 9 2026..........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 900 PM CDT
KRNH 080723Z 0807/0906 VRB03KT 6SM -TSRA BR SCT040CB BKN070
FM080830 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100
FM081500 25005KT P6SM SCT022 BKN060 PROB30 0816/0821 2SM TSRA
BR OVC015CB
FM082300 32005KT P6SM BKN025
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ049-082130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Wed Jul 8 2026
DATE WED 07/08/26 /
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 65 65 66 66 67 68 70 71 72 73 74 75 75 75 75 74 72 70 68 66 65 64 63 62
HT INDEX 65 65 66 66 67 68 70 71 72 73 74 75 75 75 75 74 72 70 68 66 65 64 63 62
SFC WDIR E E SE SE S W NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE N N N N N
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 14 12 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 6
500FT WDIR SE SE S SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW N
500FT WSPD 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N NE E E E N
1KFT WSPD 8 11 13 14 13 10 10 11 11 12 14 13 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 8 6 5 4 5
3KFT WDIR SW SW W SW W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 31 33 32 29 24 20 17 15 12 14 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
POP6HR | 89 | 37 | 12 | 5
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 8 2026..........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 906 PM CDT
JULY 9 2026..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 906 PM CDT
KSTC 080737Z 0808/0906 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
FM080815 03005KT 3SM -TSRA BR SCT020 BKN050CB
FM081000 05004KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC030
FM081500 VRB04KT P6SM OVC009
FM081800 36007KT P6SM BKN014
FM090400 00000KT P6SM SCT120
&&
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.
$$
WIZ028-082130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
416 AM CDT Wed Jul 8 2026
DATE WED 07/08/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
TEMP 70 70 69 71 71 73 76 78 79 80 79 78 79 77 76 75 72 70 68 68 67 66 65 65
HT INDEX 70 70 69 71 71 73 76 78 80 82 82 80 82 77 76 75 72 70 68 68 67 66 65 65
SFC WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N NW
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 7 8 8 9 9 11 11 13 15 16 15 13 12 11 11 11 10 8 7 6 6 6 5 5
500FT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W W W W NW W W W NW NW
500FT WSPD 4 4 4 4 7 9 10 10 11 11 12 9 7 8 8 7 8 7 7 5 3 2 2 2
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W W W W W W W W W NW
1KFT WSPD 10 11 12 13 14 14 13 13 15 16 18 14 12 13 14 14 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 9
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW
3KFT WSPD 17 18 19 20 21 24 22 18 17 18 21 20 20 21 21 20 18 16 15 15 16 17 15 13
SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV
POP6HR | 30 | 66 | 66 | 39
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 8 2026..........SUNRISE 528 AM CDT SUNSET 853 PM CDT
JULY 9 2026..........SUNRISE 529 AM CDT SUNSET 853 PM CDT
KEAU 080715Z 0807/0906 VRB04KT P6SM BKN100
FM081500 26008KT P6SM BKN050
PROB30 0817/0821 2SM TSRA BR OVC015CB
FM090200 00000KT P6SM BKN017=
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ093-082130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Wed Jul 8 2026
DATE WED 07/08/26 /
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 71 70 69 70 72 73 77 79 80 82 82 82 83 80 80 79 76 73 71 71 70 69 68 67
HT INDEX 71 70 69 70 72 73 77 81 84 86 86 87 87 84 82 79 76 73 71 71 70 69 68 67
SFC WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SE E NE NW NW NW N
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 6 8 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 11 13 14 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 13 10 9 8 9 9 9 8 7 7 6
500FT WDIR S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N
500FT WSPD 6 5 5 6 8 10 11 11 11 10 9 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 5
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 24 23 21 21 19 17 16 16 16 16 14 12 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 7 4 2 4 7
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW N NE NE N
3KFT WSPD 22 23 25 28 28 26 24 22 22 20 18 17 17 15 14 14 14 13 12 8 5 3 4 7
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 3 | 55 | 66 | 36
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 8 2026..........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 854 PM CDT
JULY 9 2026..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 854 PM CDT
KRST 080520Z 0806/0906 19006KT P6SM SCT150
FM080900 23011KT P6SM BKN100
FM081800 23012KT 4SM -SHRA BKN080 PROB30 0819/0901 2SM -TSRA
OVC035CB
FM090100 21006KT P6SM BKN035
&&
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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