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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
316 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026

MNZ060-162130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
316 AM CST Fri Jan 16 2026


DATE                                                    FRI 01/16/26       /
CST        3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A

TEMP       30 29 29 29 28 27 26 23 21 17 16 15 14 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   12 12 12 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 17 17 16 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 14
SFC WGUST  20 21 21 23 25 27 29 30 32 33 33 32 31 30 29 26 25 24 24 24 23 23 24 24

500FT WDIR  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD  8  7  8 10 10 10 12 14 15 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 12 13 13
1KFT WDIR  NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  21 20 23 23 20 20 23 25 26 27 27 26 26 25 26 26 25 24 23 22 20 20 20 20
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD  24 21 23 28 30 28 27 26 27 31 31 31 32 31 33 34 34 32 31 30 28 27 27 27

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV BK OV
 POP6HR    |        49       |        80       |        41       |        39       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE   746 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST     
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE   746 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST     

KMSP 160846Z 1609/1712 29010KT P6SM BKN026
     FM161300 30018G28KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 1616/1622 2SM -SHSN BR
     FM162200 31018G27KT 4SM -SN OVC015
     FM170300 30014KT 6SM -SHSN 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.

$$

MNZ063-162130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 AM CST Fri Jan 16 2026


DATE                                                    FRI 01/16/26       /
CST        3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A

TEMP       30 29 29 28 28 28 28 26 23 21 19 17 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD    9 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 15 15 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 12 12
SFC WGUST  18 18 19 21 22 23 25 26 28 28 28 27 27 26 26 25 23 22 21 20 20 20 20 20

500FT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD  7  6  6  8  8  7  8 12 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12
1KFT WDIR   W NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  18 18 19 21 19 18 19 21 22 23 25 25 24 23 24 25 24 23 21 20 19 19 19 19
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD  25 21 18 19 22 23 23 23 23 26 27 28 29 28 30 31 30 29 27 27 27 27 27 27

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        42       |        79       |        46       |        40       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE   746 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST     
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE   746 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST     

KRNH 160539Z 1606/1706 25011KT P6SM OVC023
     FM161400 29013G21KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 1617/1623 3SM -SHSN
      OVC008
     FM162300 30015G23KT 5SM -SHSN OVC015
&&

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.

$$

MNZ049-162130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 AM CST Fri Jan 16 2026


DATE                                                    FRI 01/16/26       /
CST        3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A

TEMP       29 28 28 27 24 20 17 15 15 12 11 11 10 10  9  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  6  6
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   13 13 14 14 16 17 17 18 19 19 19 19 18 17 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 15 16
SFC WGUST  23 24 25 30 33 34 34 33 33 32 32 32 31 30 29 27 26 26 25 26 25 25 26 27

500FT WDIR  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 17 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 15 15 15 15
1KFT WDIR   W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  15 17 18 20 19 23 25 26 26 27 27 27 26 25 26 26 26 26 25 24 23 23 23 23
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD  29 32 33 33 31 31 34 35 36 36 36 36 35 34 35 36 37 37 36 35 34 33 32 32

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        73       |        57       |        30       |        21       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE   752 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST     
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE   751 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST     

KSTC 160539Z 1606/1706 30013G19KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025
      TEMPO 1606/1610 SCT025 BKN060
     FM161400 31016G28KT 6SM -SHSN OVC020 PROB30 1616/1622 3SM -SN
      BKN012
     FM170300 30014G22KT 6SM -SHSN SCT025 OVC035
&&

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.

$$

WIZ028-162130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
316 AM CST Fri Jan 16 2026


DATE                                                    FRI 01/16/26       /
CST        3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A

TEMP       25 26 26 27 27 27 28 29 30 29 28 26 24 21 18 16 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD    6  6  7  7  8  8  9 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 10 10  9  9  9  9
SFC WGUST  16 17 18 20 21 22 22 23 24 24 26 26 27 26 26 26 24 24 22 21 21 20 20 20

500FT WDIR  W  W  W NW  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  6  7  9 11 13 13 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10  9  9
1KFT WDIR   W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  11 12 13 12 12 13 12 11  9 11 14 19 22 23 23 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 16
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD  23 27 26 26 24 21 18 17 17 17 17 20 22 23 24 25 25 24 22 22 22 22 21 20

SKY COVER  OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV
 POP6HR    |        57       |        47       |        49       |        34       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST     
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST     

KEAU 160539Z 1606/1706 23008KT P6SM OVC024
      TEMPO 1606/1608 2SM -SN
     FM161200 28010G20KT 6SM -SHSN OVC015
      PROB30 1618/1624 2SM -SN OVC008
     FM170000 30015G23KT 5SM -SHSN OVC015=
&&

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.

$$

MNZ093-162130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 AM CST Fri Jan 16 2026


DATE                                                    FRI 01/16/26       /
CST        3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A

TEMP       32 31 30 30 30 29 28 26 24 21 19 18 16 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 10 10  9  8
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD   14 14 15 14 16 16 16 18 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 16
SFC WGUST  22 23 23 24 25 28 29 31 31 31 31 32 31 30 29 26 25 24 24 24 24 23 24 24

500FT WDIR  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 13 12 11 12 12 11 11 15 17 19 19 19 19 18 17 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 14
1KFT WDIR   W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  19 18 18 19 16 16 16 21 24 26 28 28 28 27 26 26 26 26 25 23 21 20 20 20
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD  37 32 31 32 34 32 29 30 32 33 34 36 36 36 36 36 35 34 33 32 30 29 29 29

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        53       |        63       |        59       |        34       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST     
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST     

KRST 160745Z 1608/1706 28012KT P6SM -SN OVC022
     FM161200 29017G25KT P6SM -SN OVC015
     FM161800 30020G30KT P6SM -SHSN OVC012
     FM162300 30020G29KT P6SM BKN020
&&

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.

$$