TTAA00 KMPX 182200
WRKBLN
HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1217 PM CDT SAT OCT 18 2025
MNZ060-190530-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
1217 PM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
DATE SAT 10/18/25 /
CDT 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12
TEMP 60 61 62 61 60 57 55 52 52 51 49 48 47 46 45 43 43 42 41 41 44 48 51 54
HT INDEX 60 61 62 61 60
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 9 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 11 11 12
SFC WGUST 17 18 19 20 20 19 19 18 18 20 19 18 20 20 19 19 19 19 17 18 19 19 20 21
500FT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 11 12 11 11 11 9 7 7 9 10 11 10 8 9 9 9 9 11 12 12 13 13 14 15
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 17 19 17 18 19 19 20 21 25 27 28 27 26 27 27 26 26 27 27 24 21 19 19 20
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 20 20 18 19 21 24 25 26 28 30 32 32 31 30 29 30 31 33 34 34 35 34 31 28
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 27 | 29 | 0 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 622 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2025.......SUNRISE 734 AM CDT SUNSET 621 PM CDT
KMSP 181449Z 1815/1918 31010KT P6SM SCT100 BKN150
FM181900 31013G21KT P6SM FEW050 OVC100 PROB30 1823/1902 -SHRA
OVC050
FM190400 31010KT P6SM BKN120
FM190700 30009KT 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.
$$
MNZ063-190530-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
1217 PM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
DATE SAT 10/18/25 /
CDT 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12
TEMP 60 62 63 62 61 58 55 52 51 51 49 48 48 46 45 43 43 42 41 41 44 48 51 54
HT INDEX 60 62 63 62 61
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 8 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 12
SFC WGUST 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 18 19 18 18 17 18 19 19 20 21
500FT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 11 12 10 10 9 6 5 6 8 9 10 10 8 9 8 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 16
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 16 18 16 16 16 17 17 19 23 26 28 27 26 26 26 26 26 27 27 26 24 22 21 21
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 18 19 18 17 19 22 23 25 27 29 31 31 29 29 27 28 30 32 34 36 36 36 33 29
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 26 | 30 | 0 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 622 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2025.......SUNRISE 734 AM CDT SUNSET 621 PM CDT
KRNH 181126Z 1812/1912 24004KT P6SM FEW250
FM181600 30009KT P6SM FEW040 SCT150
FM182200 30009KT P6SM FEW050 OVC100 PROB30 1823/1902 -SHRA
OVC050
FM190500 30008KT P6SM SKC
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ049-190530-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
1217 PM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
DATE SAT 10/18/25 /
CDT 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12
TEMP 55 57 57 56 55 54 50 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 40 39 38 39 41 46 49 52
HT INDEX
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 10 11 11
SFC WGUST 22 21 21 21 20 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 17 18 17 17 15 16 17 18 18 19
500FT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W NW W W NW NW NW W W W NW
500FT WSPD 12 12 12 12 12 8 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 12
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 17 16 17 18 20 18 20 24 25 26 26 25 25 25 24 23 23 24 24 22 19 17 17 18
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 25 22 20 22 24 25 26 31 32 34 36 35 34 32 32 32 33 35 35 35 33 31 29 27
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 737 AM CDT SUNSET 625 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2025.......SUNRISE 738 AM CDT SUNSET 623 PM CDT
KSTC 181126Z 1812/1912 26005KT P6SM FEW250
FM181700 30013G20KT P6SM SCT040 OVC100
FM190000 30007KT P6SM BKN150
FM190300 31007KT 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.
$$
WIZ028-190530-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
1217 PM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
DATE SAT 10/18/25 /
CDT 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12
TEMP 64 66 65 65 63 61 57 55 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 45 44 44 42 43 45 47 50 52
HT INDEX 64 66 65 65 63 61
SFC WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 11 11 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 11 11 12 12
SFC WGUST 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 21 23 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 21 22 23 24 24
500FT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 9 10 10 10 8 5 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 11 13 14 15
1KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 13 15 15 15 15 14 17 21 22 24 25 25 24 24 24 23 23 24 24 23 22 21 22 24
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 18 16 15 16 15 14 16 20 22 25 28 29 30 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29
SKY COVER FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 2 | 59 | 25 | 1
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 615 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2025.......SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 614 PM CDT
KEAU 181126Z 1812/1912 22003KT P6SM SKC
TEMPO 1812/1813 3SM BR SCT002
FM181500 26008KT P6SM FEW250
FM182000 28010KT P6SM FEW040 SCT200
FM190000 30010KT P6SM OVC080
PROB30 1901/1905 6SM -SHRA OVC050
FM190900 31008KT P6SM BKN200=
&&
TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ093-190530-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
1217 PM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
DATE SAT 10/18/25 /
CDT 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12
TEMP 61 64 64 63 61 59 54 51 50 49 48 48 46 46 45 42 41 41 40 41 43 47 51 54
HT INDEX 61 64 64 63 61
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 12 12 12 13 13
SFC WGUST 16 17 18 20 21 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 22 21 22 21 20 21 21 20 21 22
500FT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
500FT WSPD 12 13 15 14 13 10 11 13 10 7 10 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 12 13 14 15
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 15 17 19 19 19 17 22 24 20 19 25 27 27 26 26 25 25 26 26 24 22 21 21 22
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 18 18 20 20 20 20 25 28 28 30 33 36 36 35 34 33 32 32 33 33 33 33 32 31
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 40 | 56 | 3 | 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 621 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2025.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 619 PM CDT
KRST 181120Z 1812/1912 22008KT P6SM BKN100
FM181800 31012G20KT P6SM OVC100 PROB30 1901/1904 5SM -SHRA
&&
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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