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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
416 AM CST SUN MAR 1 2026
MNZ060-012230-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
416 AM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
DATE SUN 03/01/26 /
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 13 13 12 11 11 11 14 17 20 22 24 26 28 28 28 26 25 23 22 22 22 21 21 21
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR N N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
SFC WSPD 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 6 7 6 6 7 7 8 10 10 12 12 12
500FT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S
500FT WSPD 8 8 8 9 8 8 7 6 3 3 3 4 6 7 5 5 6 9 12 15 17 19 19 18
1KFT WDIR N N N N NE NE E E SE S SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 5 5 7 6 3 3 3 5 7 7 6 6 8 11 15 18 22 24 25 24
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 12 12 12 11 9 6 5 3 3 7 8 9 10 12 11 13 15 16 18 20 21 22 23 23
SKY COVER BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 601 PM CST
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 649 AM CST SUNSET 602 PM CST
KMSP 010845Z 0109/0212 01006KT P6SM BKN060
FM011800 13008KT P6SM BKN100
&&
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.
$$
MNZ063-012230-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
DATE SUN 03/01/26 /
CST 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A
TEMP 14 13 12 11 11 11 15 18 20 23 25 27 28 28 28 26 24 22 21 21 21 21 20 21
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR N N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 9 10 11 11 12
500FT WDIR N N N NE NE E E E SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
500FT WSPD 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 3 3 2 2 4 5 4 4 6 8 11 13 15 17 17 17
1KFT WDIR N N N N NE NE E E SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 8 7 7 6 5 4 5 6 3 3 2 3 5 6 4 5 7 10 13 17 20 23 24 24
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 11 9 7 5 3 5 7 8 8 9 9 10 13 16 18 20 21 22 23 23
SKY COVER BK SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 601 PM CST
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 649 AM CST SUNSET 602 PM CST
KRNH 010520Z 0106/0206 VRB03KT P6SM BKN080
FM011900 13003KT P6SM SCT150
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ049-012230-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
DATE SUN 03/01/26 /
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 13 12 10 9 8 8 11 14 17 20 22 24 25 25 25 24 23 21 21 20 19 19 18 20
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
SFC WGUST 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 16 16 16
500FT WDIR NE NE NE NE E E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
500FT WSPD 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 9 10 9 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 13 12
1KFT WDIR N NE NE NE E E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 5 4 4 5 4 6 7 6 6 6 7 10 11 10 9 11 13 16 19 23 25 27 27 27
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 10 10 9 8 6 4 2 3 7 10 11 13 15 14 14 16 19 23 25 27 28 29 31 33
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 654 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 605 PM CST
KSTC 010520Z 0106/0206 VRB03KT P6SM OVC100
FM011800 14007KT P6SM BKN120
&&
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.
$$
WIZ028-012230-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
416 AM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
DATE SUN 03/01/26 /
CST 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A
TEMP 15 14 13 13 13 13 17 19 22 24 26 27 28 28 28 26 25 22 21 20 19 19 18 19
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR N N N N NE NE NE NE NE N N N SW S SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4
SFC WGUST 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 9 10 11 12 12
500FT WDIR N N N N NE NE NE NE E SE SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE S S S S S S
500FT WSPD 8 9 8 9 8 7 4 4 3 1 2 3 3 3 2 4 6 9 11 11 11 11 12 12
1KFT WDIR N N N N N NE NE NE E SE SW SW SW SW S SE SE S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 4 3 1 2 4 4 4 3 3 5 7 10 12 15 17 18 19
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 14 15 15 15 14 12 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 8 12 15 17 19 19 18
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 554 PM CST
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 642 AM CST SUNSET 555 PM CST
KEAU 010520Z 0106/0206 VRB03KT P6SM BKN080=
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ093-012230-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
DATE SUN 03/01/26 /
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 14 14 14 13 14 14 18 20 23 24 26 27 27 27 27 26 25 22 22 22 21 21 20 21
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 14
500FT WDIR N N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
500FT WSPD 8 8 10 12 12 12 12 9 7 7 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 11 11 11 11
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
1KFT WSPD 8 8 9 11 10 11 13 11 8 8 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 13 15 16 18 20 22
3KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N NE E E SE SE S SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 10 10 10 11 10 9 9 7 5 6 7 8 7 7 7 8 10 13 16 16 17 17 17 18
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK SC SC SC FW
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 559 PM CST
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 645 AM CST SUNSET 600 PM CST
KRST 010520Z 0106/0206 01005KT P6SM BKN070
FM011300 VRB05KT P6SM FEW050
FM012000 11006KT P6SM BKN070
FM020200 14007KT 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.
$$
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