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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
216 AM CDT SAT AUG 2 2025

MNZ060-021930-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
216 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025


DATE                                                          SAT 08/02/25       /
CDT        1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12

TEMP       62 61 60 59 58 57 58 61 65 70 73 74 76 76 77 77 77 76 75 72 69 67 65 64
HT INDEX   62 61 60             61 65 70 73 74 76 76 77 77 77 76 75 72 69 67 65 64
SFC 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
SFC WSPD    2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  5  5  6  6  7  7  7  7  5  5  5  4  4  3
SFC WGUST   5  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  6  7  9 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 10  9  9  9  8

500FT WDIR  E SE SE  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD  6  6  7  9 11 13 11  9  9  7  8  9 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14
1KFT WDIR  SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD   8  8 10 11 13 14 13 10 12 10  9 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 17
3KFT WDIR  SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD   8  8  9 10 12 14 13 12 13 13 12 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 16

SKY COVER  SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        1        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST  2 2025........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT     
AUGUST  3 2025........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT     

KMSP 020520Z 0206/0312 12003KT 6SM FU BKN250
     FM021700 16007KT 6SM FU FEW060 SCT250
     FM030200 VRB03KT 6SM FU 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.

$$

MNZ063-021930-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
216 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025


DATE                                                          SAT 08/02/25       /
CDT        1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12

TEMP       59 58 57 56 55 55 56 59 64 70 72 74 76 77 77 77 77 76 74 71 68 65 63 62
HT INDEX                           64 70 72 74 76 77 77 77 77 76 74 71 68 65 63 62
SFC WDIR   SE SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    2  1  1  1  2  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  4  3  3  3  2
SFC WGUST   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  7  9 10 11 11 12 13 12 11 10  9  8  8  8  7

500FT WDIR SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD  7  7 10 11 13 15 14 10  8  6  7  8  9  9 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 15
1KFT WDIR  SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD   8  9 11 12 13 15 14 10 10  9  8  9 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 14 15
3KFT WDIR  SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD   8  8  9 10 11 13 13 12 13 13 11 10 11 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14

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    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        1        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST  2 2025........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT     
AUGUST  3 2025........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT     

KRNH 020520Z 0206/0306 00000KT 4SM BR FU SCT250
      TEMPO 0207/0211 2SM BR FU SCT250
     FM021300 09003KT 6SM FU SCT250
     FM021700 18005KT 6SM FU FEW060 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.

$$

MNZ049-021930-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
216 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025


DATE                                                          SAT 08/02/25       /
CDT        1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12

TEMP       59 58 57 56 56 55 56 59 63 68 70 72 73 73 74 74 73 73 71 69 66 64 63 62
HT INDEX                           63 68 70 72 73 73 74 74 73 73 71 69 66 64 63 62
SFC 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
SFC WSPD    2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  6  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  6  5  4  4  4  3
SFC WGUST   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  8 10 11 12 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 12 11 11 11 10

500FT WDIR  S SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD  4  4  4  6  7  8  8  8  7  6  7  8  9  9 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10
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   5  5  6  7  8  9  8  8 10  8  8  9 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 15 18 20 22 23
3KFT 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
3KFT WSPD   8  9 10 11 12 11 10  9 10 10  9 10 10 11 12 12 12 13 14 16 18 20 21 22

SKY COVER  SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC BK BK SC BK SC
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        3        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST  2 2025........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT     
AUGUST  3 2025........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT     

KSTC 020520Z 0206/0306 11003KT 6SM FU SCT250
      TEMPO 0208/0212 4SM BR FU SCT250
     FM021800 17008KT 6SM FU FEW060 SCT200
&&

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.

$$

WIZ028-021930-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
216 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025


DATE                                                          SAT 08/02/25       /
CDT        1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12

TEMP       57 57 56 56 55 54 55 60 65 70 73 75 76 77 78 78 77 77 75 71 67 65 63 62
HT INDEX                        60 65 70 73 75 76 77 78 78 77 77 75 71 67 65 63 62
SFC WDIR   SE SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  4  4  5  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  1
SFC WGUST   4  4  4  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  6  7  8  8  8  8  8  7  6  6  6  6  6

500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
500FT WSPD  1  2  3  4  4  6  8  8  5  2  2  2  4  5  7  6  6  7  8  8 10 11 12 13
1KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD   1  2  3  4  4  6  8  9  7  4  2  3  5  6  7  7  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14
3KFT WDIR  SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD   3  4  5  5  6  7  7  6  6  6  6  5  6  7  8  8  8  9 10 10 11 11 12 14

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    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST  2 2025........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT     
AUGUST  3 2025........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT     

KEAU 020520Z 0206/0306 00000KT 5SM BR FU SCT250
      TEMPO 0208/0212 1SM BR FU SCT250
     FM021800 19006KT 6SM FU 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.

$$

MNZ093-021930-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
216 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025


DATE                                                          SAT 08/02/25       /
CDT        1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12

TEMP       59 57 56 55 55 54 55 58 63 68 70 71 72 73 74 74 73 73 71 69 65 63 61 60
HT INDEX                           63 68 70 71 72 73 74 74 73 73 71 69 65 63 61 60
SFC WDIR    E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S
SFC WSPD    2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  4  3  3  3  3  3
SFC WGUST   6  6  6  6  6  6  6  8  9  8  9 10 11 11 11 12 11 11 10  9  9  9  9 10

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE
500FT WSPD  6  8  8  7  6  6  9 10  8  8  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  7  7  7
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD   8  9 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 11 10 11 12 11 11 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 14 16
3KFT WDIR  SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD   8  9 11 13 15 15 14 12 13 13 13 12 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 13 12 13 14

SKY COVER  SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        1        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST  2 2025........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT     
AUGUST  3 2025........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT     

KRST 020522Z 0206/0306 15004KT 6SM FU SCT050
     FM021800 16007KT 5SM FU FEW050
&&

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.

$$