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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
416 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2025

MNZ060-122130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
416 AM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025


DATE                                                 THU 06/12/25       /
CDT        4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

TEMP       58 58 58 59 62 64 66 68 69 69 69 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 62 61 61 60 60
HT INDEX               62 64 66 68 69 69 69 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 62 61 61 60 60
SFC WDIR    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE
SFC WSPD    3  4  4  5  6  6  7  8  9  9  9  9  8  9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11
SFC WGUST   8  9 10 11 13 14 16 16 17 18 20 21 20 22 22 22 21 21 22 21 21 21 21 21

500FT WDIR NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E
500FT WSPD 12 13 14 13 13 11 12 15 16 16 13 10 15 18 18 17 18 20 21 20 18 16 14 11
1KFT WDIR   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD  14 15 17 20 21 19 19 21 21 22 19 14 18 24 25 25 27 29 31 30 29 26 24 21
3KFT WDIR   E  E SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD  13 14 14 13 13 14 14 14 15 17 18 17 19 22 24 26 28 30 33 38 42 45 43 40

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        14       |        59       |        74       |        82       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JUNE 12 2025..........SUNRISE   526 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 PM CDT     
JUNE 13 2025..........SUNRISE   526 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 PM CDT     

KMSP 120846Z 1209/1312 VRB05KT 6SM BR BKN150
     FM121200 10010KT P6SM BKN070
     FM121900 10010KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC035 PROB30 1300/1303 4SM
      -TSRA BR OVC025CB
     FM130300 09012G18KT 4SM -SHRA VCTS BKN008 OVC020CB
     FM130600 11012G19KT 4SM BR BKN011 PROB30 1306/1309 4SM -TSRA
      BR OVC020CB
&&

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.

$$

MNZ063-122130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025


DATE                                                 THU 06/12/25       /
CDT        4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

TEMP       56 56 56 57 61 64 67 69 70 70 70 69 69 68 66 65 64 63 62 61 61 60 59 58
HT INDEX               61 64 67 69 70 70 70 69 69 68 66 65 64 63 62 61 61 60      
SFC WDIR    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
SFC WSPD    3  3  3  4  5  6  7  8  8  9  9  9  8  8  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 11 11
SFC WGUST   8  8  9 10 13 13 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 19 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22

500FT WDIR NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E
500FT WSPD 10 13 14 14 14 12 11 11 14 15 15  9 12 17 17 18 18 19 20 20 19 17 14 12
1KFT WDIR   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD  11 14 16 20 21 19 17 15 18 21 22 15 16 22 25 25 26 27 29 29 29 28 26 23
3KFT WDIR   E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD  11 11 11 10 11 13 14 11 14 17 19 19 20 23 25 27 29 31 33 38 42 45 45 44

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        8        |        42       |        69       |        80       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JUNE 12 2025..........SUNRISE   526 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 PM CDT     
JUNE 13 2025..........SUNRISE   526 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 PM CDT     

KRNH 120644Z 1207/1306 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR VV007
     FM121500 09007KT P6SM BKN070
     FM122000 09008KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC035
     FM130000 08009G15KT 5SM -SHRA 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.

$$

MNZ049-122130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025


DATE                                                 THU 06/12/25       /
CDT        4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

TEMP       56 55 55 57 60 63 66 67 68 68 68 66 65 63 62 62 61 60 59 59 58 58 57 57
HT INDEX               60 63 66 67 68 68 68 66 65 63 62 62 61 60                  
SFC WDIR   NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD    4  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11
SFC WGUST  10 11 12 14 17 17 19 19 18 20 22 22 24 23 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 23 22 22

500FT WDIR NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
500FT WSPD  7  8  9  8  9 10 13 14 14  8  8 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 14 14 13 13 13 14
1KFT WDIR   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD  17 19 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 13 13 16 18 21 21 24 27 28 29 27 25 23 23 23
3KFT WDIR   E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S
3KFT WSPD  20 21 21 19 16 17 18 21 23 17 19 24 27 29 28 31 31 31 31 36 41 45 44 40

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        6        |        55       |        84       |        98       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JUNE 12 2025..........SUNRISE   527 AM CDT   SUNSET   906 PM CDT     
JUNE 13 2025..........SUNRISE   527 AM CDT   SUNSET   906 PM CDT     

KSTC 120802Z 1208/1306 VRB03KT 2SM BR SCT150
     FM121400 09008KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250
     FM122000 09010KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC020
     FM122300 10011G18KT 5SM -SHRA OVC008 PROB30 1300/1303 4SM
      -TSRA BR OVC025CB
&&

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.

$$

WIZ028-122130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
416 AM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025


DATE                                                 THU 06/12/25       /
CDT        4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

TEMP       56 56 55 58 61 64 67 68 69 69 70 69 69 68 67 65 64 62 61 60 59 58 57 56
HT INDEX               61 64 67 68 69 69 70 69 69 68 67 65 64 62 61 60            
SFC WDIR   NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD    2  2  3  3  4  5  6  7  7  8  7  8  7  7  8  8  8  9  9  9  9  9  9 10
SFC WGUST   8  9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 21 21 21 21 20 21

500FT WDIR NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE
500FT WSPD 11 13 15 14 12 12 11  8  6  7 11 14 13 12 16 19 19 16 13 12 13 13 12 12
1KFT WDIR  NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE
1KFT WSPD   8 10 14 18 20 17 14 10  8 10 15 19 19 18 22 26 27 24 22 24 26 28 27 26
3KFT WDIR   E SE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  E  E SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S
3KFT WSPD   4  5  5  7  9 15 18 14 10 13 18 21 21 20 22 26 28 28 29 32 36 40 42 43

SKY COVER  SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        12       |        29       |        65       |        68       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JUNE 12 2025..........SUNRISE   519 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 PM CDT     
JUNE 13 2025..........SUNRISE   519 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 PM CDT     

KEAU 120721Z 1207/1306 00000KT 3/4SM BR FEW001
     FM121500 10008KT P6SM BKN070
     FM122000 10008KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC035
     FM130000 10009G15KT 4SM -SHRA OVC026=
&&

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.

$$

MNZ093-122130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 AM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025


DATE                                                 THU 06/12/25       /
CDT        4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

TEMP       61 61 60 61 63 64 66 68 70 72 73 73 74 74 74 72 70 68 67 66 65 65 64 63
HT INDEX   61 61 60 61 63 64 66 68 70 72 73 73 74 74 74 72 70 68 67 66 65 65 64 63
SFC WDIR    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD    6  6  6  8  8  8  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 11 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST  15 16 15 17 17 16 17 16 17 18 19 19 19 19 20 21 20 20 21 22 21 21 21 20

500FT WDIR  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE
500FT WSPD  9  8  6  6  7  8  8  8 10 12 12 11 10  8  6  7  8 10 12 14 14 14 13 12
1KFT WDIR  SE  E  E SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD  21 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 14 15 15 15 14 11  8  8 13 19 25 26 26 24 23 22
3KFT WDIR  SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW
3KFT WSPD   8  8  6 10 10  9  5  3  9 16 17 16 15 12 12 10 10 12 15 20 25 29 30 30

SKY COVER  OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        71       |        43       |        48       |        43       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JUNE 12 2025..........SUNRISE   527 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 PM CDT     
JUNE 13 2025..........SUNRISE   527 AM CDT   SUNSET   854 PM CDT     

KRST 120845Z 1209/1306 11003KT P6SM -SHRA OVC100
      TEMPO 1209/1213 5SM -SHRA BKN050
     FM121600 11010KT P6SM BKN035
     FM130100 09010KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040
&&

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.

$$