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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
416 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2025

MNZ060-152130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
416 AM CDT Mon Sep 15 2025


DATE                                                 MON 09/15/25       /
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       74 73 73 72 72 74 77 80 82 83 85 86 86 85 84 82 79 77 74 73 72 72 71 70
HT INDEX   74 73 73 72 72 74 77 82 85 86 88 89 89 88 87 85 80 77 74 73 72 72 71 70
SFC WDIR   SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    9  8  8  8  8  9  9 10 10 11 10 10 10  9  9  7  7  6  6  6  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST  17 16 17 16 17 17 18 18 19 20 20 20 19 18 17 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 11

500FT WDIR  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 15 15 15 14 15 15 14 14 14 13 14 15 14 15 15 14 14 15 16 16 16 15 15 15
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
1KFT WSPD  27 27 25 23 24 25 22 17 16 15 15 16 16 18 19 21 23 24 26 28 30 31 31 29
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  27 26 25 26 29 30 28 25 24 22 19 18 18 20 23 26 27 28 28 27 26 25 24 23

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR    |        11       |        27       |        29       |        4        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 15 2025.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 16 2025.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT     

KMSP 150849Z 1509/1612 13008KT P6SM BKN150
     FM151700 17012G18KT P6SM BKN250
     FM160000 16007KT P6SM SCT250
&&

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.

$$

MNZ063-152130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Mon Sep 15 2025


DATE                                                 MON 09/15/25       /
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 71 71 70 71 72 75 78 80 82 83 84 84 84 82 80 78 75 73 72 71 71 70 69
HT INDEX   72 71 71 70 71 72 75 78 84 86 87 89 89 88 86 83 78 75 73 72 71 71 70 69
SFC WDIR   SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    7  8  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  7  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST  17 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 15 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11

500FT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 14 15 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 15 14 15 15 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD  27 27 25 24 24 24 23 19 16 16 15 17 17 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 27 27 26
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  26 25 23 22 23 25 27 27 25 24 22 23 22 23 26 27 28 29 28 26 24 22 21 21

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR    |        10       |        29       |        32       |        9        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 15 2025.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 16 2025.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT     

KRNH 150520Z 1506/1606 12007KT P6SM BKN250
     FM151600 17010KT P6SM BKN100
     FM160000 15005KT P6SM BKN200
&&

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.

$$

MNZ049-152130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Mon Sep 15 2025


DATE                                                 MON 09/15/25       /
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       70 70 70 69 70 71 74 77 78 80 81 83 83 82 81 78 76 73 70 69 69 68 67 67
HT INDEX   70 70 70 69 70 71 74 77 79 81 83 85 84 84 82 79 76 73 70 69 69 68 67 67
SFC WDIR   SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    6  7  8  8  9 10 11 12 12 12 11 11 10  9  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4
SFC WGUST  17 17 17 17 18 20 20 21 21 20 20 20 19 17 15 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11

500FT WDIR SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD  7  8  8  8  9 11 12 13 13 11 10 10 11 11 10  7  6  7  8  8  7  7  7  6
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  23 26 24 24 24 22 19 19 18 15 13 14 16 17 17 17 19 21 23 24 25 25 24 23
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  33 31 31 34 34 31 32 32 25 19 15 15 18 19 21 23 25 27 28 29 28 27 26 25

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR    |        11       |        23       |        19       |        2        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 15 2025.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 16 2025.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT     

KSTC 150520Z 1506/1606 13006KT P6SM SCT250
     FM151500 17010KT P6SM SCT100
     FM152300 16006KT P6SM FEW250
&&

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.

$$

WIZ028-152130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
416 AM CDT Mon Sep 15 2025


DATE                                                 MON 09/15/25       /
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       67 66 65 64 66 69 72 76 79 81 82 84 84 83 82 80 77 74 71 70 70 69 68 67
HT INDEX   67 66 65 64 66 69 72 76 79 83 85 88 88 87 86 83 77 74 71 70 70 69 68 67
SFC WDIR   SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD    6  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  8  8  8  7  7  6  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4
SFC WGUST  15 15 15 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12

500FT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S
500FT WSPD 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 11 12 13 15 16 16 15 14 14 14
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  24 25 26 25 25 23 20 16 14 14 14 15 15 15 17 18 20 22 24 25 25 26 27 28
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  16 16 16 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 19 20 20 21 20 19 18 17 17 16

SKY COVER  SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        5        |        15       |        19       |        16       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 15 2025.....SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 16 2025.....SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT     

KEAU 150520Z 1506/1606 13007KT P6SM FEW250
     FM151500 16008KT P6SM BKN100
     FM160000 15005KT P6SM BKN250=
&&

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.

$$

MNZ093-152130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Mon Sep 15 2025


DATE                                                 MON 09/15/25       /
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       71 71 70 69 71 73 76 78 80 82 83 85 85 84 83 80 77 74 71 70 70 69 69 68
HT INDEX   71 71 70 69 71 73 76 78 83 85 86 88 88 87 86 83 77 74 71 70 70 69 69 68
SFC WDIR   SE SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    7  7  8  8  8  9  9  9 10 10 10 10  9  9  8  7  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST  17 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 14 13 13 12 12 12

500FT WDIR SE  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE
500FT WSPD  7  8  8  8  9  9  9  9  9 11 10 10 11 10  8  7  7  7  7  6  5  5  4  5
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  23 21 20 21 23 22 20 16 15 16 15 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 23 22 22 22 22
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  25 24 25 26 28 29 28 25 25 26 24 22 22 22 24 25 26 27 27 25 23 21 20 20

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR    |        12       |        21       |        23       |        11       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 15 2025.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 16 2025.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 PM CDT     

KRST 150533Z 1506/1606 16010KT P6SM BKN100
&&

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.

$$