TTAA00 KMPX 292200
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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
416 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2026
MNZ060-292130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
416 AM CDT Wed Jul 29 2026
DATE WED 07/29/26 /
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 71 71 71 73 77 81 83 86 87 89 90 90 91 90 88 86 83 80 79 78 76 76 74
HT INDEX 71 71 71 71 73 77 83 87 90 91 92 93 93 94 93 91 89 86 82 80 78 76 76 74
SFC WDIR E SE SE SE S S S S S S SW S SW S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12
500FT WDIR SE S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
500FT WSPD 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 5 5 6 7 7 7 6 5 4 3 2 3 3 5 6 7 9 12 14 16 18 20 22 23
3KFT WDIR N N NE NE SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 3 3 2 1 1 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 7
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 841 PM CDT
KMSP 290903Z 2909/3012 13004KT P6SM SKC
FM291600 17007KT P6SM SCT080
&&
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.
$$
MNZ063-292130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Wed Jul 29 2026
DATE WED 07/29/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
TEMP 68 68 68 68 71 76 80 83 85 87 89 90 90 90 90 87 85 80 78 76 75 74 73 71
HT INDEX 68 68 68 68 71 76 83 86 89 91 93 94 93 93 93 90 88 83 78 76 75 74 73 71
SFC WDIR E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 7 6 7 7 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 9 10 10 10
500FT WDIR SE SE S SE S S S SW SW SW SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW S S S S
500FT WSPD 6 6 7 6 5 4 5 4 3 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 6 7 9 10 12 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 5 3 2 1 2 2 3 3 5 7 11 14 16 17 19 20 20
3KFT WDIR NW N N N NW W W SW SW W NW E SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 5 5 4 3 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 8 10 10 10 10 9 7
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 1 | 10 | 15 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 841 PM CDT
KRNH 290527Z 2906/3006 00000KT P6SM SKC
FM291800 VRB03KT P6SM FEW080
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ049-292130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Wed Jul 29 2026
DATE WED 07/29/26 /
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 68 68 68 69 72 77 81 84 86 88 89 90 90 90 90 88 85 81 78 77 75 75 74 72
HT INDEX 68 68 68 69 72 77 85 87 89 91 92 93 93 93 92 90 88 83 78 77 75 75 74 72
SFC WDIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 7 7 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 13
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 3 3 3 2 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
1KFT WSPD 6 6 6 8 9 10 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 11 13 16 19 23 26 28 28
3KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 12 10
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 848 PM CDT
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 847 PM CDT
KSTC 290527Z 2906/3006 12004KT P6SM SKC
FM291600 17007KT P6SM FEW080
&&
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.
$$
WIZ028-292130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
416 AM CDT Wed Jul 29 2026
DATE WED 07/29/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
TEMP 64 64 64 65 68 73 77 79 82 83 85 85 86 86 85 84 81 76 74 72 71 70 69 68
HT INDEX 64 64 64 65 68 73 77 80 84 86 88 88 89 89 88 87 83 76 74 72 71 70 69 68
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
500FT WDIR E SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
500FT WSPD 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 3 5 7 8 9 9 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR SE S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 14 15 15 14 13
3KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
3KFT WSPD 3 2 2 2 3 4 6 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 9 8
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
KEAU 290527Z 2906/3006 00000KT P6SM SKC
FM291800 18005KT P6SM FEW080=
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ093-292130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Wed Jul 29 2026
DATE WED 07/29/26 /
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 69 69 69 72 76 80 81 82 83 84 85 85 85 85 84 82 77 75 74 73 72 71 70
HT INDEX 70 69 69 69 72 76 81 85 86 88 90 90 91 91 91 89 86 77 75 74 73 72 71 70
SFC WDIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 13 14 14 13
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 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 7 7 7
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 7 8 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 22 23
3KFT WDIR NE NE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 6 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 7 8
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
KRST 290520Z 2906/3006 VRB06KT P6SM SCT050
FM291800 20006KT 6SM FU FEW050 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.
$$
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