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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
516 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2026

MNZ060-081130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
516 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026


DATE       SAT 11/07/26       /
CST        6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P

TEMP       48 48 48 49 49 48 48 47 47 46 45 44 44 43 44 46 48 49 51 51 51 51 50 47
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD    7  8  9  9  9  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  9  9 10 10 10 10  9  9  7  5
SFC WGUST  14 17 18 18 17 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 18 19 19 20 19 19 17 14 10

500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 16 17 18 17 15 14 15 17 18 17 17 18 17 17 18 18 19 19 18 18 17 16 15 13
1KFT WDIR  SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  28 30 31 32 31 30 32 32 33 31 30 29 29 29 29 28 26 23 21 20 20 20 19 18
3KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD  28 32 33 31 32 30 34 34 30 28 28 27 26 27 29 31 31 31 30 29 28 26 25 23

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR    |        1        |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
NOVEMBER  7 2026......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST     
NOVEMBER  8 2026......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST     

KMSP 072123Z 0721/0824 22008KT P6SM SCT250
     FM080600 27009KT P6SM SCT250
     FM081500 30010G19KT P6SM FEW250
&&

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.

$$

MNZ063-081130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
516 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026


DATE       SAT 11/07/26       /
CST        6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P

TEMP       46 46 46 47 47 47 47 46 46 46 45 44 43 43 44 46 48 49 50 51 51 51 50 47
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD    6  7  7  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  9 10 11 11 11 10 10  9  7  5
SFC WGUST  14 15 16 17 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 19 19 19 18 17 14 11

500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 14 15 16 16 14 13 13 14 16 16 16 17 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 15
1KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  27 30 30 30 30 28 30 30 32 32 30 30 29 29 30 30 27 24 22 21 20 20 20 19
3KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD  27 29 32 31 33 29 34 34 30 28 27 27 27 28 30 31 31 31 30 30 29 28 27 26

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR    |        2        |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
NOVEMBER  7 2026......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST     
NOVEMBER  8 2026......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST     

KRNH 071740Z 0718/0818 21009KT P6SM FEW250
     FM080700 26006KT P6SM SCT250
     FM081400 30009KT P6SM FEW250
&&

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.

$$

MNZ049-081130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
516 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026


DATE       SAT 11/07/26       /
CST        6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P

TEMP       49 49 48 48 48 47 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 41 42 44 46 47 48 49 49 49 47 45
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
SFC WSPD    8  8  9  9  9  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  9  9  9  9  9  8  6  4
SFC WGUST  17 17 17 17 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 13  9

500FT WDIR SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD  9 10 10 10  9  9  8  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 10  8
1KFT WDIR  SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  27 29 29 30 29 31 31 32 31 29 29 28 27 27 27 26 24 21 19 17 17 16 15 14
3KFT WDIR   W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD  38 35 34 36 36 40 38 37 35 32 29 26 26 26 28 29 29 29 28 26 25 23 22 21

SKY COVER  BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
NOVEMBER  7 2026......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST     
NOVEMBER  8 2026......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST     

KSTC 071740Z 0718/0818 20010KT P6SM FEW250
     FM080400 27009KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/31040KT
     FM081300 30009KT P6SM FEW250
&&

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.

$$

WIZ028-081130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
516 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026


DATE       SAT 11/07/26       /
CST        6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P

TEMP       44 43 43 43 44 44 44 44 44 43 43 42 42 42 44 46 48 50 51 51 51 51 49 47
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD    5  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  9  9 10 11 11 11 11 11 10  8  7
SFC WGUST  13 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 20 21 22 22 21 21 21 20 17 15

500FT WDIR  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 11 13 13 13 11 10  9  9  9  9  9 11 12 13 15 17 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 15
1KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  24 28 30 31 30 30 29 28 27 27 28 30 29 30 30 30 28 26 24 23 22 22 22 21
3KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD  23 25 27 29 29 32 28 33 34 30 31 32 30 31 33 35 36 35 35 34 33 32 31 31

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR    |        1        |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
NOVEMBER  7 2026......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST     
NOVEMBER  8 2026......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST     

KEAU 071740Z 0718/0818 20010KT P6SM FEW250
     FM080800 27007KT P6SM SCT250
     FM081500 30011KT P6SM FEW250=
&&

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.

$$

MNZ093-081130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
516 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026


DATE       SAT 11/07/26       /
CST        6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P

TEMP       45 44 44 44 44 44 45 44 44 44 43 43 42 42 44 46 48 50 51 51 52 51 50 46
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD    8  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  9 10 11 11 11 11 10 10  8  6
SFC WGUST  14 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 16 18 17 17 17 17 16 13 10

500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  8  9  8  8  9  9 10 11 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 11  9
1KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  26 28 29 30 30 29 27 26 28 29 30 31 31 30 30 29 26 23 21 20 20 20 19 18
3KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD  25 27 29 31 27 29 26 26 30 31 29 28 28 29 31 32 33 33 33 32 30 28 27 26

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
NOVEMBER  7 2026......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST     
NOVEMBER  8 2026......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST     

KRST 071738Z 0718/0818 23011KT P6SM SKC
     FM080000 23011KT P6SM SCT010 BKN200
     FM080700 28011KT P6SM FEW250
&&

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.

$$