Heavy lake-effect and lake-enhanced snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes and produce some whiteout conditions that could cause difficult travel conditions. A coastal low will produce moderate to heavy snow over parts of southern and eastern New England into the afternoon. Below average temperatures are expected across the eastern U.S., particularly with chilly morning temperatures. Read More >
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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
716 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
MNZ060-210130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
716 AM CST Tue Jan 20 2026
DATE TUE 01/20/26 /
CST 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A
TEMP -4 -3 -3 -3 1 5 8 10 12 13 13 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W
SFC WSPD 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12
500FT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W
500FT WSPD 10 11 14 16 12 10 10 9 9 8 6 5 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 5 5 6
1KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
1KFT WSPD 10 12 15 18 16 15 14 11 12 10 8 8 9 12 15 15 16 17 17 17 16 15 15 16
3KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
3KFT WSPD 20 19 19 19 18 18 17 15 13 13 13 14 13 13 13 14 16 19 20 19 16 15 16 18
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
POP6HR | 1 | 5 | 53 | 21
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 20 2026.......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 505 PM CST
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 743 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST
KMSP 201120Z 2012/2118 28005KT P6SM FEW250
FM202000 22005KT P6SM BKN060
FM210100 18006KT 4SM -SN OVC025
FM210500 25004KT P6SM OVC030
FM211100 27007KT P6SM BKN030
&&
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.
$$
MNZ063-210130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
716 AM CST Tue Jan 20 2026
DATE TUE 01/20/26 /
CST 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A
TEMP -6 -4 -3 -2 2 6 8 10 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
SFC WGUST 9 9 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 9 10 10 11
500FT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
500FT WSPD 9 11 14 16 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 6 7 10 9 9 10 9 7 5 4 4 4
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
1KFT WSPD 12 13 15 19 18 15 12 11 10 11 9 9 9 10 15 16 17 16 16 15 14 13 13 14
3KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 22 21 20 21 20 20 20 18 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 15 17 18 16 14 12 13 16
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 1 | 4 | 48 | 26
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 20 2026.......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 505 PM CST
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 743 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST
KRNH 201120Z 2012/2112 24003KT P6SM FEW250
FM202100 21005KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 2102/2106 4SM -SHSN
OVC035
FM210700 19004KT P6SM OVC030
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ049-210130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
716 AM CST Tue Jan 20 2026
DATE TUE 01/20/26 /
CST 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A
TEMP -8 -7 -7 -6 -1 2 5 8 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 7
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 13 12 12
500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
500FT WSPD 6 8 10 10 8 7 7 7 7 6 5 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W
1KFT WSPD 11 14 18 18 15 13 11 9 10 9 9 8 8 13 17 17 17 16 16 16 17 17 16 15
3KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 20 20 20 20 19 18 17 15 14 13 14 15 14 14 14 17 19 18 18 20 22 24 24 24
SKY COVER FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 1 | 18 | 33 | 9
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 20 2026.......SUNRISE 749 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 748 AM CST SUNSET 507 PM CST
KSTC 201120Z 2012/2112 27005KT P6SM FEW200
FM201600 24004KT P6SM SCT200
FM202100 21005KT P6SM OVC050
FM210000 19006KT P6SM OVC035 PROB30 2101/2105 5SM -SN OVC025
FM210800 27004KT 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.
$$
WIZ028-210130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
716 AM CST Tue Jan 20 2026
DATE TUE 01/20/26 /
CST 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A
TEMP -5 -4 -4 -3 1 5 7 9 11 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SE S S SW SW
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10
500FT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW S S S S SE S S
500FT WSPD 12 11 12 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 8 8 7 6 4 3 2 2 2 2
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 15 15 16 18 18 14 12 11 12 11 11 11 12 12 14 16 15 13 10 8 7 6 7 8
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 24 23 22 22 23 24 24 22 20 18 18 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 14 12 11 11 11
SKY COVER CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 1 | 2 | 45 | 33
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 20 2026.......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 458 PM CST
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 459 PM CST
KEAU 201120Z 2012/2112 26004KT P6SM FEW250
FM202200 22004KT P6SM BKN100
FM210000 19004KT P6SM OVC050
PROB30 2102/2106 4SM -SN OVC025
FM210700 19004KT P6SM OVC030=
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ093-210130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
716 AM CST Tue Jan 20 2026
DATE TUE 01/20/26 /
CST 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A
TEMP -3 -3 -2 -2 3 6 9 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 13 12 12
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S W W W W W
SFC WSPD 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7
SFC WGUST 8 8 9 10 10 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 13
500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W
500FT WSPD 5 6 8 8 8 9 9 7 8 6 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 7 8
1KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W
1KFT WSPD 10 10 13 13 14 13 12 9 10 8 6 9 14 14 11 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 15 17
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 16 15 15 15 13 12 13 12 13 13 13 11 11 12 15 16 18 19 20 20 19 19 20 22
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 1 | 35 | 84 | 38
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 20 2026.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 505 PM CST
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST
KRST 201134Z 2012/2112 22009KT P6SM SKC PROB30 2100/2102 1SM -SN
BKN010
FM210200 21007KT 1SM -SN BKN010
FM210600 23008KT 6SM -SN BKN010
FM211100 26009KT 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.
$$
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