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Tracking Weekend Storm Impacts

A storm and trailing cold front will continue to slowly move through the Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend with widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. A fast-moving clipper storm may bring several inches of snow to the north-central Plains, Midwest, eastern Great Lakes, and Northeast regions this weekend. Read More >

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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
416 AM CST SUN DEC 7 2025

MNZ060-072230-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
416 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025


DATE                                                    SUN 12/07/25       /
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       10  7  4  2  1 -1  1  3  4  6  7  8  8  7  6  4  3  3  2  3  4  4  5  5
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD    8  7  7  6  6  6  6  5  5  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  4
SFC WGUST  15 14 14 13 13 12 10  9  9  8  7  7  5  5  5  4  4  5  6  6  6  7  8  8

500FT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 14 15 15 15 15 13 12 10  7  5  5  4  3  2  3  2  3  4  6  7  8  8  9  9
1KFT WDIR   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  16 17 16 16 15 14 12 10  8  6  6  4  3  2  3  2  2  4  6  8 10 12 13 14
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW
3KFT WSPD  17 18 18 18 17 15 14 12  9  6  4  2  1  3  3  3  4  6  8 11 14 16 17 18

SKY COVER  FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        1        |        30       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER  7 2025......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   432 PM CST     
DECEMBER  8 2025......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   432 PM CST     

KMSP 070849Z 0709/0812 36008KT P6SM SKC
     FM071800 02004KT P6SM BKN150
     FM080000 12004KT P6SM OVC070
     FM080900 14005KT P6SM OVC040
&&

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.

$$

MNZ063-072230-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025


DATE                                                    SUN 12/07/25       /
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        8  5  2  0 -1 -2  0  2  4  6  7  8  8  7  5  3  1  1  0  2  2  2  4  5
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD    8  7  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3
SFC WGUST  14 13 12 11 11 11 11 10  9  9  8  7  7  7  5  5  4  4  5  5  5  5  7  7

500FT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S
500FT WSPD 15 16 17 17 17 16 16 14  9  7  6  5  4  3  4  3  3  4  5  6  6  7  8  9
1KFT WDIR   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  17 18 18 18 18 16 14 12 10  8  7  6  5  4  4  3  3  3  5  8 11 13 14 14
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD  17 18 19 18 17 15 14 12  9  7  6  4  1  1  2  2  4  6  8 11 15 17 18 17

SKY COVER  FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        1        |        14       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER  7 2025......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   432 PM CST     
DECEMBER  8 2025......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   432 PM CST     

KRNH 070901Z 0709/0806 35004KT P6SM SKC
     FM071900 VRB03KT P6SM BKN120
&&

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.

$$

MNZ049-072230-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025


DATE                                                    SUN 12/07/25       /
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        2  0 -3 -5 -6 -7 -4 -2  0  2  3  4  5  4  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  4  4
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD    8  7  6  5  4  4  3  3  3  3  2  2  1  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  5
SFC WGUST  14 13 12 11  9  8  8  7  7  6  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  7  7  8  9 10 11 12

500FT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE
500FT WSPD 10 11 11 10 10  9  9  8  4  3  3  2  2  1  2  2  4  5  6  7  8  8  9  9
1KFT WDIR   N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  15 15 14 14 13 12 10  8  6  4  3  2  2  1  2  4  6  9 11 12 12 12 13 14
3KFT WDIR  NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  17 16 16 16 15 12 10  8  5  2  1  2  4  5  5  6  7  8  9 11 14 16 18 19

SKY COVER  FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        6        |        55       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER  7 2025......SUNRISE   743 AM CST   SUNSET   433 PM CST     
DECEMBER  8 2025......SUNRISE   744 AM CST   SUNSET   433 PM CST     

KSTC 070859Z 0709/0806 35006KT P6SM SKC
     FM071900 VRB03KT P6SM OVC120
&&

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.

$$

WIZ028-072230-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
416 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025


DATE                                                    SUN 12/07/25       /
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       13 10  6  4  3  1  4  6  8  9 11 11 12 10  8  6  4  2  1  1  1  2  4  4
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E SE SE SE
SFC WSPD    8  8  7  7  7  7  6  6  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2
SFC WGUST  14 14 14 14 13 13 12 11 11 10  9  8  8  7  7  6  5  5  5  3  3  3  5  5

500FT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E SE SE  S
500FT WSPD 12 13 13 12 12 11 12 11  8  8  8  7  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  4  5  6  7  7
1KFT WDIR   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  N  N  N NE NE  E  E SE SE SE SE  S
1KFT WSPD  17 17 16 16 16 16 15 12 10  9  9  8  6  5  6  5  5  7  8 10 11 13 15 16
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD  19 20 20 20 19 17 16 14 11 10 11 10  8  7  5  3  3  3  5  7 10 13 15 18

SKY COVER  FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        3        |        0        |        0        |        2        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER  7 2025......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   425 PM CST     
DECEMBER  8 2025......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   425 PM CST     

KEAU 070901Z 0709/0806 36004KT P6SM SKC
     FM072000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150=
&&

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.

$$

MNZ093-072230-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025


DATE                                                    SUN 12/07/25       /
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       17 14 10  7  5  2  4  5  5  6  6  6  6  5  2  0 -1 -1 -1  1  2  3  5  6
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   10 10 10 10  9  9  8  8  8  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  5  5
SFC WGUST  17 17 17 17 16 15 14 14 13 13 12 10  9  8  7  5  5  5  6  6  8  8 10 11

500FT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE  S
500FT WSPD 11  9 10 11 14 14 15 16 13 10  7  6  7  7  6  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  7  8
1KFT WDIR   N  N  N  N NE NE  N  N NE NE NE  N  N  N NE NE  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S
1KFT WSPD  22 21 22 23 23 22 20 19 17 14 10  8  9  9  7  6  5  6  7  9 11 13 14 15
3KFT WDIR   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  17 17 16 18 19 19 19 19 17 14 11  9  8  7  6  5  4  5  5  6  9 11 14 16

SKY COVER  BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        10       |        0        |        2        |        53       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER  7 2025......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   432 PM CST     
DECEMBER  8 2025......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   432 PM CST     

KRST 071007Z 0710/0806 36009KT P6SM FEW015
     FM071100 36009KT P6SM SCT050
&&

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.

$$