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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
816 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
MNZ060-160130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
816 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026
DATE SUN 03/15/26 /
CDT 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A
TEMP 26 27 27 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 27 25 23 21 19 18 15 14 13 11 10 8 7
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 15 18 20 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 21 21 20
SFC WGUST 31 33 35 38 40 40 41 41 42 42 41 42 41 41 41 40 40 40 38 37 37 37 36 36
500FT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 14 15 17 19 20 20 20 21 22 21 23 24 23 24 28 30 29 27 25 24 23 22 21 20
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 28 32 35 36 36 36 37 36 36 36 36 38 36 37 41 42 41 39 36 34 32 31 30 29
3KFT WDIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 35 41 48 50 49 49 47 47 46 46 46 48 47 47 50 50 49 47 44 43 42 40 39 38
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK BK
POP6HR | 100 | 100 | 60 | 22
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 15 2026.........SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT
KMSP 151120Z 1512/1618 04015G23KT 1SM -SN BLSN OVC011
WS020/03050KT
FM151500 02025G38KT 3/4SM -SN BLSN OVC011
FM152100 35026G42KT 2SM -SN BLSN OVC012
FM160300 34021G36KT 4SM BLSN OVC015
FM161300 33018G29KT 6SM BR SCT025
&&
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.
$$
MNZ063-160130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
816 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026
DATE SUN 03/15/26 /
CDT 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A
TEMP 27 27 27 28 29 29 30 30 30 30 29 28 27 25 23 21 19 17 16 14 13 12 10 9
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 15 18 21 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 25 24 24 23 23 23 23 22 22
SFC WGUST 29 32 34 36 37 38 38 38 39 39 38 39 39 39 39 38 38 38 36 36 36 36 36 35
500FT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 12 14 17 19 20 19 19 20 20 20 21 23 23 22 24 27 28 26 24 23 22 21 20 19
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 26 30 34 35 35 35 35 35 35 36 36 38 37 37 38 41 41 40 37 35 33 31 30 30
3KFT WDIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 36 40 47 49 47 47 46 46 45 46 46 49 50 51 49 49 49 49 47 45 42 40 39 38
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
POP6HR | 100 | 97 | 65 | 29
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 15 2026.........SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT
KRNH 151120Z 1512/1612 07014G23KT 1SM -SN OVC010
FM151500 03023G35KT 1/2SM SN BLSN OVC009
FM152100 36023G33KT 2SM -SN BLSN OVC012
FM160300 35022G34KT 2SM BLSN OVC015
FM160800 34024G34KT 6SM BR OVC015
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ049-160130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
816 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026
DATE SUN 03/15/26 /
CDT 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A
TEMP 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 22 21 19 16 14 12 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 16 19 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 21 21 21 20 20 19
SFC WGUST 31 33 35 37 38 37 36 36 37 37 37 37 36 37 37 36 37 37 36 35 35 35 35 34
500FT WDIR NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N
500FT WSPD 16 18 20 21 21 21 20 20 19 19 20 21 22 22 23 23 22 20 18 18 18 17 16 16
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 30 34 37 37 36 35 34 33 32 32 33 35 39 39 39 37 35 33 32 31 30 29 28 27
3KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 44 49 53 52 50 47 43 41 39 37 37 39 43 44 45 43 42 40 39 39 39 39 38 37
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 98 | 69 | 18 | 1
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 15 2026.........SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT
KSTC 151120Z 1512/1612 04016G27KT 1SM -SN SCT010 OVC025
FM152100 35025G36KT 1SM BLSN OVC015
FM160300 34020G32KT 2SM BLSN BKN025
FM160900 33020G35KT 6SM BLSN SCT025
&&
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.
$$
WIZ028-160130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
816 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026
DATE SUN 03/15/26 /
CDT 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A
TEMP 28 28 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 29 28 27 25 24 23 21 20 19 17 16 15 14
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW
SFC WSPD 16 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 21 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22
SFC WGUST 32 34 35 36 37 36 36 37 38 38 38 39 40 42 43 42 43 43 42 42 43 43 42 40
500FT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 13 13 14 16 18 17 16 17 16 16 17 17 17 19 19 20 21 21 21 20 18 17 16 16
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 27 27 29 31 33 29 28 30 29 29 32 33 33 36 37 39 40 41 40 37 33 30 29 29
3KFT WDIR E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 45 43 43 45 47 44 41 43 42 42 45 47 48 53 55 57 58 58 57 54 51 47 46 45
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 100 | 100 | 88 | 87
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 15 2026.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 712 PM CDT
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT
KEAU 151120Z 1512/1612 08014G22KT 1/2SM SN OVC008
FM151500 04021G32KT 1/2SM SN BLSN OVC012
FM152200 36023G38KT 2SM -SN BLSN OVC012
FM160900 34022G39KT 4SM -SN BLSN OVC015=
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ093-160130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
816 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026
DATE SUN 03/15/26 /
CDT 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A
TEMP 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 27 25 23 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 8 6 5
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 18 20 22 22 24 25 25 26 26 27 28 29 30 30 30 30 30 29 28 28 28 27 26 25
SFC WGUST 30 32 34 36 40 40 40 41 43 44 45 46 46 46 47 44 44 44 43 41 40 39 39 38
500FT WDIR NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 18 18 17 18 20 21 20 22 21 22 23 24 24 25 24 25 25 25 24 23 22 21 20 19
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 27 27 26 27 29 30 30 33 32 33 36 38 39 40 40 41 42 41 40 38 35 33 31 30
3KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 37 36 38 39 40 43 43 47 47 48 51 54 57 58 57 56 55 54 52 50 47 45 43 41
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 100 | 100 | 99 | 61
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 15 2026.........SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT
KRST 151312Z 1513/1612 04025G35KT 1/2SM SN OVC008
TEMPO 1513/1516 1/4SM +SN
FM151800 36030G40KT 1/2SM SN BLSN OVC015
FM160600 33026G36KT 3SM BLSN 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.
$$
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