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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1116 AM CDT MON SEP 7 2026

MNZ060-080430-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
1116 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026


DATE                               MON 09/07/26       /
CDT        10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A

TEMP       73 74 76 77 78 78 79 79 78 76 75 72 71 70 70 70 69 69 68 67 67 67 68 69
HT INDEX   73 74 76 77 78 79 80 80 78 76 75 72 71 70 70 70 69 69 68 67 67 67 68 69
SFC WDIR    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    9 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 10
SFC WGUST  19 20 22 22 23 24 24 24 24 25 25 27 28 27 26 25 25 25 24 24 23 22 21 20

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 13 14 14 14 14 16 16 16 17 17 16 19 20 17 18 17 16 15 13 12 11 10  9  8
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD  15 16 17 16 16 19 20 19 22 25 26 31 32 30 31 30 28 24 21 22 23 24 22 19
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  21 23 23 24 24 24 22 22 25 29 32 33 35 37 39 41 40 39 39 45 51 55 50 43

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        13       |        28       |        87       |        75       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER  7 2026.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER  8 2026.....SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT     

KMSP 071509Z 0715/0818 16012G20KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150
     FM072000 16015G25KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120
     FM080200 16014G24KT P6SM VCSH BKN050
     FM080500 17012G22KT 6SM -SHRA BKN050 PROB30 0807/0810 2SM
      TSRA
      BR OVC030CB
     FM081300 18012G20KT P6SM SCT070 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.

$$

MNZ063-080430-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
1116 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026


DATE                               MON 09/07/26       /
CDT        10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A

TEMP       73 75 76 77 78 79 79 79 77 76 74 71 70 69 69 69 68 67 66 65 64 65 65 67
HT INDEX   73 75 76 77 78 79 79 79 77 76 74 71 70 69 69 69 68 67 66 65 64 65 65 67
SFC WDIR    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    8 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11
SFC WGUST  18 19 20 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 24 25 25 25 24 24 23 22 23 22 21 20 20 19

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 16 17 19 17 17 19 18 16 13 13 13 12 10  8
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD  15 15 16 16 17 18 19 19 21 25 26 28 31 30 30 32 30 26 23 24 27 28 25 20
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD  19 21 22 21 20 20 21 21 24 28 31 32 31 32 34 37 36 35 35 41 49 54 53 48

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        7        |        26       |        78       |        77       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER  7 2026.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER  8 2026.....SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT     

KRNH 071125Z 0712/0812 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200
     FM071400 15007KT P6SM FEW070 SCT150
     FM071600 17011KT P6SM SCT060 BKN150
     FM072100 16013KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120 PROB30 0803/0806 6SM -RA
      OVC040
     FM080600 17013G22KT 5SM -RA BR SCT050 BKN100 PROB30 0806/0812
      3SM TSRA BKN040CB
&&

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.

$$

MNZ049-080430-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
1116 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026


DATE                               MON 09/07/26       /
CDT        10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A

TEMP       71 72 74 75 76 77 77 76 75 73 72 69 69 68 69 68 68 67 67 67 66 67 67 69
HT INDEX   71 72 74 75 76 77 77 76 75 73 72 69 69 68 69 68 68 67 67 67 66 67 67 69
SFC WDIR   SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   10 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 17 17 15 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 10  9
SFC WGUST  20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 25 26 28 30 29 28 26 25 25 25 24 24 22 20 20 19

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 10 11 11 12 13 11 11 11 12 12 13 10  9 10 10  9  9  9  9  8  7  6  6  7
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD  16 18 18 20 20 18 18 20 22 25 29 27 26 27 25 22 20 20 20 18 17 16 16 17
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  25 26 27 29 29 26 24 26 29 32 36 39 41 41 43 41 40 39 39 41 43 42 34 23

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        18       |        79       |        78       |        47       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER  7 2026.....SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER  8 2026.....SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT     

KSTC 071125Z 0712/0812 14006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120
     FM071400 16010G18KT P6SM SCT050 BKN090 PROB30 0722/0724 6SM
      -RA BR OVC040
     FM080000 16014G26KT 5SM -RA BR SCT030 BKN060 PROB30 0802/0808
      4SM TSRA OVC030CB
     FM081000 17011G22KT P6SM SCT050 OVC090
&&

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.

$$

WIZ028-080430-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
1116 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026


DATE                               MON 09/07/26       /
CDT        10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A

TEMP       71 74 76 77 78 79 79 79 77 75 73 70 69 68 68 68 67 66 65 64 64 64 64 65
HT INDEX   71 74 76 77 78 79 79 79 77 75 73 70 69 68 68 68 67 66 65 64 64 64 64 65
SFC WDIR    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    6  7  8  9  9  9  9  9  9  8  8  9  9 10  9 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  9  8
SFC WGUST  15 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 20 20 19 19

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD  9 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 14 12 11 11 12 13 13 12
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  12 12 13 13 14 14 14 16 18 20 22 25 25 27 28 27 25 23 22 24 28 30 29 25
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  16 17 16 15 15 15 16 18 21 23 25 27 29 29 27 25 24 25 27 30 34 38 43 48

SKY COVER  SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        3        |        5        |        21       |        86       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER  7 2026.....SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER  8 2026.....SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT     

KEAU 071125Z 0712/0812 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
     FM071600 16011G20KT P6SM FEW070 SCT250
     FM080600 17011G20KT P6SM SCT050 BKN090
      PROB30 0808/0810 5SM -RA BR OVC040
     FM081000 17010G19KT 5SM -RA BR BKN050
      PROB30 0810/0812 3SM TSRA 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.

$$

MNZ093-080430-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
1116 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026


DATE                               MON 09/07/26       /
CDT        10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A

TEMP       70 72 73 75 76 76 77 76 75 73 71 68 68 67 67 67 66 66 65 65 65 65 66 68
HT INDEX   70 72 73 75 76 76 77 76 75 73 71 68 68 67 67 67 66 66 65 65 65 65 66 68
SFC WDIR    S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 16 16 16 15 14 14 14 12
SFC WGUST  19 20 21 21 22 23 22 23 24 24 24 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 25 24 24 22 23 21

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 11 13 14 14 13
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  21 18 19 18 18 18 19 20 23 26 29 31 33 33 32 32 32 31 29 28 27 26 23 20
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD  24 25 26 25 24 23 24 24 27 29 30 31 32 34 36 36 37 39 41 42 44 44 42 38

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK
 POP6HR    |        13       |        4        |        48       |        66       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER  7 2026.....SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER  8 2026.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT     

KRST 071503Z 0715/0812 18012KT P6SM BKN150
     FM071630 17013G22KT P6SM BKN150
     FM071800 16014G24KT P6SM BKN150
     FM080000 15015G25KT P6SM OVC080 PROB30 0808/0812 2SM -TSRA
      OVC050CB
&&

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.

$$