TTAA00 KMPX 302200
WRKBLN
HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
316 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2025
MNZ060-302130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
316 AM CST Tue Dec 30 2025
DATE TUE 12/30/25 /
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 4 4 5 7 9 10 13 16 19 22 26 28 29 30 30 30 29 29 28 28 27 26 25 23
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 18 18 17 18 18 19 18 18 18 18 18 18
500FT WDIR W W SW SW SW S SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 7 8 9 11 12 11 11 12 15 17 19 20 19 17 15 15 16
1KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 12 13 13 13 15 17 19 19 19 19 20 19 19 20 23 26 28 29 29 28 26 24 25 26
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 23 25 27 29 31 34 36 38 33 29 30 34 36 37 38 41 41 39 36 35 34 34 36 38
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 53 | 61 | 9 | 5
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 30 2025......SUNRISE 751 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST
DECEMBER 31 2025......SUNRISE 751 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST
KMSP 300904Z 3009/3112 22006KT P6SM BKN060
FM301400 24006KT 3SM -SN OVC030
TEMPO 3015/3018 1SM -SN
FM301800 28010G18KT 6SM BR OVC015
FM310000 31012KT P6SM BKN030
&&
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.
$$
MNZ063-302130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 AM CST Tue Dec 30 2025
DATE TUE 12/30/25 /
CST 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A
TEMP 4 4 5 6 7 8 11 13 16 19 23 24 26 27 27 27 27 26 26 25 25 24 23 22
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 11 12 13 13 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17
500FT WDIR W W W SW SW S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 9 9 8 8 7 8 8 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 10 13 14 14 13 12 13 14
1KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 12 12 12 13 13 15 17 15 14 14 14 14 14 15 17 21 24 25 25 24 22 21 22 24
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 23 24 26 27 27 28 30 33 31 28 28 31 35 36 37 38 37 36 34 32 30 30 30 32
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 56 | 81 | 11 | 5
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 30 2025......SUNRISE 751 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST
DECEMBER 31 2025......SUNRISE 751 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST
KRNH 300520Z 3006/3106 VRB05KT P6SM BKN100
FM301400 22005KT 2SM -SN OVC030
FM301800 26008KT P6SM OVC015
FM310200 31009KT P6SM BKN022
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ049-302130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 AM CST Tue Dec 30 2025
DATE TUE 12/30/25 /
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 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 19 23 25 29 29 30 31 31 30 29 28 27 25 24 22 21 20
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 10 11 10 10 9 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 11 11 14 16 18 19 21 22 23 22 22 21 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18
500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 15 16 15 14 13 13 12
1KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 11 11 13 15 16 17 18 20 20 19 20 21 21 23 24 25 27 28 29 27 25 23 22 22
3KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 22 26 31 36 41 42 44 41 36 33 35 38 40 39 40 42 43 43 42 41 40 39 39 40
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 45 | 36 | 7 | 5
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 30 2025......SUNRISE 756 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST
DECEMBER 31 2025......SUNRISE 756 AM CST SUNSET 443 PM CST
KSTC 300520Z 3006/3106 VRB04KT P6SM BKN080
FM301200 22005KT 2SM -SN OVC025
FM301800 29010KT P6SM OVC015
&&
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.
$$
WIZ028-302130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
316 AM CST Tue Dec 30 2025
DATE TUE 12/30/25 /
CST 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A
TEMP 4 4 3 3 4 5 8 10 12 14 17 19 20 22 21 22 22 21 21 21 20 20 20 19
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 8
SFC WGUST 13 12 10 10 10 9 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 15 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 18
500FT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW S S SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 11 10 10 9 7 6 6 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9
1KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 16 14 14 13 12 12 12 11 8 7 8 8 8 8 12 15 18 19 20 20 19 18 19 20
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 23 22 22 23 22 22 23 24 23 23 25 26 27 29 33 36 38 37 36 35 33 32 33 34
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 42 | 84 | 36 | 5
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 30 2025......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 434 PM CST
DECEMBER 31 2025......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 435 PM CST
KEAU 300520Z 3006/3106 VRB05KT P6SM BKN100
FM301500 22005KT 2SM -SN OVC030
FM302000 26007KT P6SM OVC012
FM310300 31009KT P6SM BKN020=
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ093-302130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 AM CST Tue Dec 30 2025
DATE TUE 12/30/25 /
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 5 5 6 8 11 13 16 18 21 24 27 29 30 31 30 30 30 30 30 29 28 28 27 26
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11
SFC WGUST 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20
500FT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 9 9 10 11 9 8 9 10 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 14
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 18 18 19 20 20 21 22 24 24 25 26 25 24 25 27 28 29 29 28 26 24 23 23 23
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 24 25 27 28 29 33 37 40 42 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 38 36 35 36 37
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 14 | 17 | 8 | 3
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 30 2025......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST
DECEMBER 31 2025......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST
KRST 300536Z 3006/3106 29011KT P6SM SCT210
FM301000 23008KT P6SM SCT170
FM301700 24014KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 3017/3020 3SM -SN OVC008
FM302100 28015G23KT P6SM OVC012
FM310300 31012KT P6SM BKN013
&&
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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