Strong thunderstorms may bring excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the northern Gulf Coast today and over parts of the southern Rockies into the High Plains today through the weekend. A refreshingly cool and dry air mass will continue to produce below average temperatures across the central and eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >
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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
417 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2025
MNZ060-300930-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
417 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
TEMP 76 77 75 74 71 68 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 60 60 60 61 63 66 69 72 74 75 76
HT INDEX 76 77 75 74 71 68 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 60 60 60 61 63 66 69 72 74 75 76
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 10 9 9
500FT WDIR NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E
500FT WSPD 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 12 11 11 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 7
1KFT WDIR NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 5 6 7 8 11 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 7
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E
3KFT WSPD 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 11
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
KMSP 292057Z 2921/3024 10006KT P6SM BKN040
FM300300 12004KT P6SM FEW100
FM300900 12003KT 5SM BR SCT035
FM301300 11004KT P6SM SCT100
&&
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.
$$
MNZ063-300930-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
417 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
TEMP 73 73 72 70 68 65 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 57 57 57 59 61 65 68 70 73 74 75
HT INDEX 73 73 72 70 68 65 63 62 61 60 61 65 68 70 73 74 75
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9
500FT WDIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E
500FT WSPD 7 7 7 8 10 11 12 11 11 10 11 10 9 9 8 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE E
1KFT WSPD 7 7 7 8 10 12 11 11 12 12 12 11 10 10 9 10 10 9 9 8 7 6 6 6
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E
3KFT WSPD 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 11
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
KRNH 292033Z 2921/3018 10008KT P6SM OVC015
FM300000 00000KT P6SM BKN050
FM300700 00000KT 3SM BR FEW002
FM301400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ049-300930-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
417 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
TEMP 76 75 74 73 69 66 64 64 62 62 61 60 59 59 58 59 59 62 66 68 71 73 74 75
HT INDEX 76 75 74 73 69 66 64 64 62 62 61 60 62 66 68 71 73 74 75
SFC WDIR SE SE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E E E SE E E E SE SE E
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 10 10
500FT WDIR E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E
500FT WSPD 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
1KFT WSPD 4 5 5 7 10 13 15 16 15 15 15 14 13 13 12 12 11 10 9 10 10 10 9 8
3KFT WDIR E SE SE SE SE S SE SE E NE E E E E E SE E E E E SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 0 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 12
SKY COVER BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
KSTC 291720Z 2918/3018 14004KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100
FM300200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100
FM300700 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT035
TEMPO 3007/3011 2SM BR OVC015
FM301400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100
&&
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.
$$
WIZ028-300930-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
417 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
TEMP 66 67 67 65 63 60 59 58 57 57 56 55 55 55 55 55 57 60 64 67 69 72 73 74
HT INDEX 66 67 67 65 63 60 60 64 67 69 72 73 74
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6
500FT WDIR E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E
500FT WSPD 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 4 3 3 3
3KFT WDIR NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE E E
3KFT WSPD 4 7 8 9 11 11 11 10 8 7 6 6 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 5
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT
KEAU 292032Z 2921/3018 13005KT P6SM SCT010 BKN100
TEMPO 2921/2922 OVC008
FM300000 00000KT P6SM BKN100
FM300500 00000KT 2SM BR FEW003
FM301500 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035=
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ093-300930-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
417 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
TEMP 78 78 77 75 71 67 65 64 63 62 62 61 60 60 59 59 61 63 67 69 71 73 74 74
HT INDEX 78 78 77 75 71 67 65 64 63 62 62 61 60 60 61 63 67 69 71 73 74 74
SFC WDIR SW S SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
500FT WDIR NW N NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
500FT WSPD 1 1 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR NW NW NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 2 2 3 6 10 12 14 14 13 11 11 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW N NE NW W NW W NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE W SW SW E
3KFT WSPD 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 2
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 24 | 13 | 8 | 11
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT
KRST 292057Z 2921/3018 VRB05KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN050
FM292300 05005KT P6SM BKN080
FM300800 08005KT P6SM OVC006
FM301000 09006KT P6SM OVC003
FM301600 09006KT P6SM BKN015
&&
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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