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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1016 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2025
MNZ060-021530-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
1016 PM CDT Thu May 1 2025
DATE FRI 05/02/25 /
CDT 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P
TEMP 52 51 51 51 49 49 48 47 46 45 45 45 46 47 48 49 49 50 51 52 52 53 50 47
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 9 9 8 8 7 5 4
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 14 13 10 9
500FT WDIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N NE
500FT WSPD 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 9 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 8
1KFT WDIR N N N NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE
1KFT WSPD 10 12 12 14 16 18 19 18 17 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 15 13 11 11 11
3KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 7 7 5 10 14 18 20 20 19 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 19 22
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
POP6HR | 48 | 12 | 16 | 7
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
KMSP 020235Z 0203/0306 36006KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC035
FM020400 33006KT P6SM BKN025
FM020600 34008KT P6SM BKN015
FM022100 34012KT P6SM BKN030
FM030000 02006KT P6SM SCT030
&&
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.
$$
MNZ063-021530-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
1016 PM CDT Thu May 1 2025
DATE FRI 05/02/25 /
CDT 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P
TEMP 54 52 51 51 50 48 47 46 45 45 44 46 46 47 47 48 49 50 50 51 52 51 49 46
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 5 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 5 4
SFC WGUST 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 11 10
500FT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N
500FT WSPD 3 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 9 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 11 10 10 10
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 6 6 7 8 11 14 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 17 17 18 18 19 18 16 14 12 12 13
3KFT WDIR W SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 7 6 6 9 11 15 18 19 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 18 18 17 16 14 14 15 17
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
POP6HR | 76 | 40 | 33 | 8
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
KRNH 012320Z 0200/0224 VRB04KT P6SM OVC060
FM020100 VRB04KT 5SM -SHRA OVC025
FM020900 32007KT P6SM OVC010
FM021800 35009KT P6SM BKN010
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ049-021530-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
1016 PM CDT Thu May 1 2025
DATE FRI 05/02/25 /
CDT 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P
TEMP 49 48 47 46 46 45 44 43 42 42 41 42 44 45 47 48 50 51 52 53 54 53 51 47
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE
SFC WSPD 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 5 3
SFC WGUST 14 15 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 13 12 9 7
500FT WDIR N N NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E
500FT WSPD 8 7 7 8 9 10 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 12 11 10 8 7 6 4
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE
1KFT WSPD 18 18 17 17 19 20 21 20 19 19 19 18 17 17 18 18 17 16 15 13 11 10 8 8
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 25 24 21 17 18 21 24 26 26 26 26 24 24 23 21 20 19 18 17 15 13 12 12 13
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC
POP6HR | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
KSTC 012320Z 0200/0224 33009KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT015 OVC035
FM020100 33009KT P6SM OVC020
FM020800 33008KT P6SM OVC011
FM021800 36010G18KT P6SM OVC015
FM022200 36008KT P6SM SCT015
&&
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.
$$
WIZ028-021530-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
1016 PM CDT Thu May 1 2025
DATE FRI 05/02/25 /
CDT 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P
TEMP 47 47 46 47 46 46 45 45 45 45 45 45 46 47 48 49 49 50 50 51 50 49 48 45
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S SE E SE NE N NE NE N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 4
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 13 12
500FT WDIR S SE SE S SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE E E SE E NE NE NE NE N N N N
500FT WSPD 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 6 7 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR S S SE S S SE SE SE SE S S SE E E SE SE E NE NE NE N N N N
1KFT WSPD 7 8 8 7 7 5 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 7 9 13 15 17 17
3KFT WDIR N N N S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S E E E NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 4 4 4 3 2 2 5 7 8 8 6 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 6 9 12 12 12
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 70 | 67 | 49 | 21
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT
KEAU 012320Z 0200/0224 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 OVC080
FM020400 00000KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC035
FM020800 VRB03KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC010
FM021400 36006KT P6SM -SHRA OVC009=
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ093-021530-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
1016 PM CDT Thu May 1 2025
DATE FRI 05/02/25 /
CDT 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P
TEMP 50 48 47 47 45 45 45 44 43 45 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 53 53 53 52 49 47
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 7
SFC WGUST 15 15 15 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 14
500FT WDIR NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
500FT WSPD 5 5 8 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 9
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 11 9 13 17 17 16 18 19 17 17 17 16 15 13 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 11 8 11 17 18 19 21 22 22 23 23 22 20 16 14 15 16 16 17 19 20 22 21 20
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 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT
KRST 020116Z 0201/0224 09004KT P6SM FEW020 OVC050
FM020200 29008KT 4SM -RA OVC015 PROB30 0204/0210 -RA OVC006
FM021000 30012KT P6SM OVC005
FM021500 32014KT P6SM OVC007
FM021600 32014KT P6SM OVC010
&&
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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