
A strong atmospheric river moving into northern California later Tuesday will bring a threat for moderate to heavy rainfall and flooding, gusty to high winds, and mountain snows for parts of the Northwest U.S. through at least Wednesday. Gusty winds and isolated rain and snow showers will continue in the Northeast U.S. Tuesday behind a cold front. Read More >
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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
216 AM CST TUE NOV 4 2025
MNZ060-042030-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
216 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025
DATE                                                    TUE 11/04/25       /
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       37 36 36 37 37 39 44 49 53 57 58 59 60 58 56 54 50 48 48 47 47 46 46 45
HT INDEX                                       60                                 
SFC WDIR    S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S SW  W  W  W NW
SFC WSPD    2  2  3  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  9  9  9  7  6  5  4  3  4  5  6  8 10 11
SFC WGUST   5  5  6  8  9 10 12 13 14 16 16 16 15 13 11  9  8  7  7  9 12 15 17 20
500FT WDIR  W  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW
500FT WSPD  4  4  8 11 13 15 14 10 11 13 13 13 11  7  6  6  6  5  5  5  6  7  9 12
1KFT WDIR   W  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW
1KFT WSPD   2  3  8 13 17 19 21 20 19 16 16 16 15 15 18 19 19 19 19 21 22 24 26 28
3KFT WDIR   W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW
3KFT WSPD  16 13 12 13 17 20 21 22 26 29 29 28 24 23 24 24 24 24 25 25 26 27 30 34
SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW SC
 POP6HR    |        2        |        2        |        2        |        1        
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
NOVEMBER  4 2025......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST     
NOVEMBER  5 2025......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST     
KMSP 040520Z 0406/0512 23005KT P6SM FEW250
     FM041000 16006KT P6SM FEW250
     FM041600 18012KT P6SM SCT250
     FM050300 24008KT 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.
$$
MNZ063-042030-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
216 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025
DATE                                                    TUE 11/04/25       /
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       36 36 35 35 36 38 43 48 53 57 58 58 59 57 55 53 49 48 47 46 46 45 45 45
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   SW  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  W  W NW
SFC WSPD    2  2  2  3  3  4  5  6  7  8  8  8  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  3  3  4  6  9
SFC WGUST   5  5  6  6  7  8  9 10 12 14 15 15 15 13 11  9  8  7  7  7  8 10 13 16
500FT WDIR  W  W  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW  W
500FT WSPD  7  3  6 10 12 12 13 10 11 12 12 12 11  8  8  8  7  6  5  5  5  6  8 11
1KFT WDIR  NW  W  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW
1KFT WSPD   6  2  5 10 14 17 19 20 18 15 15 15 15 16 19 21 20 19 19 19 20 22 24 26
3KFT WDIR   W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW
3KFT WSPD  17 15 13 12 13 16 20 21 24 26 27 26 23 22 24 25 24 23 22 23 25 27 30 33
SKY COVER  SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW
 POP6HR    |        2        |        2        |        3        |        2        
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
NOVEMBER  4 2025......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST     
NOVEMBER  5 2025......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST     
KRNH 040520Z 0406/0506 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
     FM041600 17010KT 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.
$$
MNZ049-042030-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
216 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025
DATE                                                    TUE 11/04/25       /
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       35 35 34 34 34 36 41 45 49 53 55 55 57 55 53 51 47 46 46 45 45 44 42 42
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S SW SW  W NW NW NW
SFC WSPD    2  2  3  4  4  5  6  7  9  9  9  9  8  6  5  3  2  2  3  5  8 10 12 13
SFC WGUST   6  7  8 10 11 12 13 15 17 18 18 17 15 12  9  7  6  6  8 11 15 18 20 21
500FT WDIR  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW
500FT WSPD  2  4  7  6  6  6  8  9 10 11 11 11  9  7  5  4  4  4  5  8 12 15 17 18
1KFT WDIR  SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD   3  8 13 18 20 21 22 20 17 17 17 16 15 15 15 14 15 17 19 22 24 26 28 29
3KFT WDIR   W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW  N
3KFT WSPD  14 13 14 17 20 23 24 25 29 32 30 28 26 24 24 23 23 24 25 28 30 34 39 43
SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW SC SC
 POP6HR    |        2        |        2        |        2        |        1        
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
NOVEMBER  4 2025......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST     
NOVEMBER  5 2025......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST     
KSTC 040520Z 0406/0506 25004KT P6SM FEW250
     FM040900 16005KT P6SM SCT150
     FM041700 18010G18KT 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.
$$
WIZ028-042030-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
216 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025
DATE                                                    TUE 11/04/25       /
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       37 37 36 36 37 39 44 48 53 56 58 58 58 57 54 52 49 49 48 47 46 45 44 43
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   SW SW  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SW SW  W
SFC WSPD    3  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  6  7  7  7  7  7  6  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  4  5
SFC WGUST   7  6  6  6  6  7  8 10 12 14 14 14 13 12 11 10 10  9  9  8  8  8  9 11
500FT WDIR  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW
500FT WSPD 13 10  5  5  7  7  8  9  8  9 10 10  9  7  6  8  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  6
1KFT WDIR  NW NW  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W
1KFT WSPD  14 10  6  4  6 10 13 16 17 15 12 13 13 15 18 23 24 22 19 17 16 16 17 19
3KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW
3KFT WSPD  20 18 16 14 15 15 17 18 19 21 21 21 21 22 24 29 30 29 28 27 26 26 27 28
SKY COVER  FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
 POP6HR    |        1        |        2        |        5        |        4        
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
NOVEMBER  4 2025......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST     
NOVEMBER  5 2025......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST     
KEAU 040520Z 0406/0506 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250
     FM041600 17010KT 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.
$$
MNZ093-042030-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
216 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025
DATE                                                    TUE 11/04/25       /
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       38 37 37 36 36 39 45 50 54 57 59 59 60 58 56 54 49 48 47 46 46 45 45 44
HT INDEX                                       60                                 
SFC WDIR    S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW
SFC WSPD    2  3  4  5  6  7  9 10 11 12 12 11 10  8  7  5  4  4  5  5  6  7  9 11
SFC WGUST   7  8  9 10 12 14 16 18 19 20 20 19 17 14 11 10  9  9  9 10 11 12 15 18
500FT WDIR  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
500FT WSPD  6  7  9  7  8  9 10 12 12 13 12 12 11  9  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  8 11 14
1KFT WDIR  SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW
1KFT WSPD   8  9 12 16 20 25 26 25 21 19 16 16 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 25
3KFT WDIR   W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD  13 12 12 13 16 22 24 27 29 28 25 24 22 22 23 24 26 28 30 30 30 30 33 36
SKY COVER  SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        1        
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
NOVEMBER  4 2025......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST     
NOVEMBER  5 2025......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST     
KRST 040530Z 0406/0506 20008KT P6SM SCT100
     FM041500 17011G20KT P6SM SCT100
     FM042200 16008KT P6SM SCT150
     FM050300 24009KT P6SM SCT150
&&
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.
$$