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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
716 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2026

MNZ060-141230-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
716 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2026


DATE                                                                                   /
CDT        7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P

TEMP       92 89 84 81 80 78 77 76 74 73 72 71 72 74 77 82 86 89 92 93 94 95 95 94
HT INDEX   96 93 87 84 81 79 77 76 74 73 72 71 72 74 77 85 89 92 95 97 97 99 98 98
SFC WDIR   SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD    9  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  5  5  6  7  7  7  8  8  8  9  8  8
SFC WGUST  18 17 16 15 15 15 16 15 15 14 14 13 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16

500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  N  N
500FT WSPD 13 13 13 15 17 17 18 17 16 15 15 15 14 12 10  8  8  8  9 10 10 11  0  0
1KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  N  N
1KFT WSPD  14 16 17 20 23 25 26 26 26 26 25 24 23 20 15 10  9  8  9 10 11 12  0  0
3KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N
3KFT WSPD  16 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 24 22 21 18 16 14 12 11 11 11 12  0  0

SKY COVER  FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 13 2026..........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   858 PM CDT     
JULY 14 2026..........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 PM CDT     

KMSP 132320Z 1400/1506 22007KT P6SM SKC
     FM141500 25010KT P6SM SKC
&&

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.

$$

MNZ063-141230-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
716 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2026


DATE                                                                                   /
CDT        7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P

TEMP       92 89 84 81 79 77 76 75 73 72 72 71 72 74 78 83 87 90 93 94 94 96 95 95
HT INDEX   96 93 87 83 79 77 76 75 73 72 72 71 72 74 78 86 89 92 95 97 97 98 98 98
SFC WDIR   SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W
SFC WSPD    8  7  6  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  7  7  7  8  8  8  7
SFC WGUST  16 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 14

500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  N  N
500FT WSPD 12 12 13 15 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 15 15 13 10  8  7  8  8  9 10 11  0  0
1KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  N  N
1KFT WSPD  14 15 17 19 21 24 25 25 24 24 23 23 22 19 14 10  9  9  9 10 11 12  0  0
3KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N
3KFT WSPD  15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 24 24 23 23 21 20 17 15 12 11 11 11 12  0  0

SKY COVER  FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 13 2026..........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   858 PM CDT     
JULY 14 2026..........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 PM CDT     

KRNH 132320Z 1400/1424 23008KT P6SM SKC
     FM141500 25007KT P6SM SKC
&&

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.

$$

MNZ049-141230-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
716 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2026


DATE                                                                                   /
CDT        7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P

TEMP       88 86 81 78 77 76 75 73 71 71 70 69 70 72 75 81 84 87 90 92 92 94 93 92
HT INDEX   92 90 83 79 77 76 75 73 71 71 70 69 70 72 75 83 87 90 94 96 96 98 98 97
SFC WDIR    S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   10  9  9  9  9  8  8  8  8  7  7  6  6  6  6  7  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  6
SFC WGUST  18 19 19 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 15 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 14 14

500FT WDIR SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  N  N
500FT WSPD 10  9  8  9 11 11 10 10 10  9 10  9  9  8  8  7  7  7  7  8  8  9  0  0
1KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  N  N
1KFT WSPD  17 19 20 23 26 28 29 29 29 29 29 28 26 22 17 12 10  9  9  9 10 11  0  0
3KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  N  N
3KFT WSPD  21 23 23 24 25 26 27 27 26 25 23 20 16 13 10  9  8  8  9 10 10 11  0  0

SKY COVER  FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 13 2026..........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   903 PM CDT     
JULY 14 2026..........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   903 PM CDT     

KSTC 132320Z 1400/1424 20008KT P6SM SKC
     FM141400 24007KT P6SM SKC
&&

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.

$$

WIZ028-141230-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
716 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2026


DATE                                                                                   /
CDT        7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P

TEMP       90 87 81 77 76 75 73 72 70 70 69 68 70 73 76 82 85 88 91 92 93 94 93 93
HT INDEX   95 92 84 77 76 75 73 72 70 70 69 68 70 73 76 85 88 91 94 96 97 98 97 97
SFC WDIR   SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
SFC WSPD    5  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  6
SFC WGUST  14 12 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 10 11 12 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 15

500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N
500FT WSPD 10 11 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 15 15 14 12 10  9  8  9  9 10 10 11  0  0
1KFT WDIR  SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N
1KFT WSPD  12 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 24 23 20 15 11 10  9 10 10 11 12  0  0
3KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N
3KFT WSPD  13 13 14 15 15 16 17 17 19 20 21 22 22 22 22 21 19 17 15 14 13 13  0  0

SKY COVER  FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 13 2026..........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT     
JULY 14 2026..........SUNRISE   533 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT     

KEAU 132320Z 1400/1424 23007KT P6SM SKC
     FM141500 26007KT P6SM SKC=
&&

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.

$$

MNZ093-141230-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
716 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2026


DATE                                                                                   /
CDT        7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P

TEMP       87 84 78 75 73 72 71 70 69 68 68 67 68 72 75 81 83 85 88 89 90 91 90 90
HT INDEX   92 89 78 75 73 72 71 70 69 68 68 67 68 72 75 84 87 90 93 94 95 97 96 96
SFC WDIR   SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD    6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  6  6
SFC WGUST  12 11 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 10

500FT WDIR SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  N  N
500FT WSPD  6  6  7  9 10  8  8  9  9  8  9  8  8  7  7  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  0  0
1KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  N  N
1KFT WSPD   9 11 13 16 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 18 17 15 12 10  9  8  8  8  9  9  0  0
3KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  N  N
3KFT WSPD  10 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 13 11 10 10 10 10  0  0

SKY COVER  CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 13 2026..........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT     
JULY 14 2026..........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT     

KRST 132325Z 1400/1424 23009KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD AND WIND
      1400/1403
&&

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.

$$