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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
316 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026
MNZ060-270830-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
316 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /
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 95 95 94 93 91 87 85 83 82 81 80 79 78 77 76 76 78 81 84 86 87 89 90 92
HT INDEX 106106105105102 98 94 92 89 86 84 81 78 77 76 76 78 86 90 93 94 96 97 97
SFC WDIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 8 9 9 10 10 11
SFC WGUST 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 11 11 10 10 10 10 13 15 17 18 19 19 20
500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N
500FT WSPD 8 8 8 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 9 10 10 9 9 9 10
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
1KFT WSPD 13 15 13 13 12 13 16 19 21 24 26 26 25 25 26 24 22 19 15 13 12 12 12 14
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
3KFT WSPD 16 22 22 20 17 18 20 23 26 27 26 23 22 22 24 25 26 26 26 24 21 19 19 20
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 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 846 PM CDT
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT
KMSP 261722Z 2618/2724 21008KT P6SM SCT250
FM270200 14009KT P6SM FEW050 SCT200
FM270800 14006KT P6SM SCT200
FM271500 32007KT P6SM SCT200
FM271900 33011G19KT P6SM 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.
$$
MNZ063-270830-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
TEMP 95 95 94 92 89 86 83 81 80 79 78 78 76 75 74 75 77 80 83 85 87 89 90 90
HT INDEX 106106105103100 95 90 87 83 80 79 78 76 75 74 75 77 84 90 93 95 97 97 97
SFC WDIR SW SW SW S S S S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW W NW NW NW NW N
SFC WSPD 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 7 8 9 10 10
SFC WGUST 14 14 14 13 12 11 12 11 12 12 13 12 12 10 10 10 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 18
500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N
500FT WSPD 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 9 10 9 8 7 8 9
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N
1KFT WSPD 10 13 13 13 14 15 18 21 22 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 22 19 16 13 10 8 10 12
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 12 15 18 18 18 16 18 21 24 28 29 27 24 23 24 25 26 26 25 21 16 14 15 17
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 19 | 23 | 12 | 2
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 846 PM CDT
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT
KRNH 261722Z 2618/2718 26007KT P6SM SCT020 SCT250
FM270200 13005KT P6SM SCT150 PROB30 2703/2706 4SM -TSRA BR
BKN050CB
FM271600 30007KT P6SM SCT200
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ049-270830-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /
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 95 95 94 93 90 85 83 81 79 78 77 76 75 74 73 74 77 81 83 85 87 89 90 91
HT INDEX 103103103101 98 93 88 85 80 78 77 76 75 74 73 74 77 84 88 90 91 92 93 93
SFC WDIR SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW
SFC WSPD 7 7 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 14 14 13 12 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 16 17 18 19 19 19 18
500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
500FT WSPD 10 10 8 6 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 10 11 11 10 10 9 9
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 15 14 12 10 9 10 13 16 19 22 23 23 23 22 22 22 21 18 16 14 13 13 12 11
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 18 18 17 17 18 21 23 23 23 22 23 25 26 26 28 28 28 26 24 23 23 22 19 16
SKY COVER FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 852 PM CDT
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT
KSTC 261722Z 2618/2718 20008KT P6SM SCT250
FM270000 19006KT P6SM SCT250
FM271500 34008KT 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.
$$
WIZ028-270830-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
316 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
TEMP 91 91 91 89 86 82 80 79 77 77 76 75 75 74 73 74 75 78 80 82 84 86 88 88
HT INDEX 103104103101 97 90 83 80 77 77 76 75 75 74 73 74 75 78 85 89 93 96 96 97
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW S SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W W NW NW
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 9
SFC WGUST 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 17 18
500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W SW S S N
500FT WSPD 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 6 7 9 7 5 4 4 4
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW S S N
1KFT WSPD 9 8 9 8 9 13 17 20 22 23 22 24 24 23 22 21 19 16 13 10 7 5 6 7
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW
3KFT WSPD 11 10 11 12 11 12 15 17 20 21 19 20 26 27 24 21 22 24 25 22 19 16 16 16
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 28 | 46 | 40 | 10
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 838 PM CDT
KEAU 261722Z 2618/2718 15007KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250
FM270200 13004KT P6SM BKN150
PROB30 2704/2710 2SM -TSRA BR BKN040CB
FM271600 26007KT P6SM SCT200=
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ093-270830-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /
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 92 92 92 91 89 85 83 82 82 81 81 80 79 78 76 76 78 81 83 85 87 89 89 90
HT INDEX 111113113111107100 94 91 88 87 86 84 79 78 76 76 78 88 93 97 99102102102
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 11
SFC WGUST 15 15 14 14 14 15 16 17 17 17 16 16 15 14 13 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 18
500FT WDIR S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 7 7 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 9 10 10 10 11 15 17 19 21 23 22 23 23 22 21 19 17 14 11 10 11 12 14 16
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 14 16 19 20 13 13 16 20 25 28 27 25 24 22 21 20 20 20 19 19 19 20 20 20
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC BK SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT
KRST 261720Z 2618/2718 21010KT 6SM HZ SCT200
FM270000 18009KT P6SM SCT250
FM271500 23010KT P6SM FEW200
&&
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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