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SXUS43 KARX 162102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
WIZ017-170915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
DATE THU 07/16/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 8 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 14
1KFT WDIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 8 11 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 9 8 8 9 10 11 12
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 15
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 18
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW
POP6HR | 13 | 35 | 25 | 7
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 9 13 13 18 17 15 16 20 16 16 15 15 19 19 19 17 16 16 11 15 9 7 12
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 5:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:41 PM CDT
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 5:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:40 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 161736
KAUW 161734Z 1618/1718 19003KT 1/2SM FU BKN018
FM162000 22003KT 3/4SM FU BKN022
FM162300 14003KT 1SM FU BKN020
FM171600 21005KT 3SM FU BKN026
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 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.
WIZ044-170915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
DATE THU 07/16/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6
SFC WGUST 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 2 2 2 3 6 10 14 16 18 18 18 17 16 16 15 13 11 9 8 8 9 10 11 11
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 12 11 10 11 12
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 8 10 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP6HR | 27 | 35 | 23 | 26
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 12 16 30 30 33 28 28 26 14 15 17 12 16 11 12 12 8 6 10 18 14 14 14
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 161724 CCA
KMSN 161721Z 1618/1718 11005KT 2SM FU SCT050
FM162200 15005KT 6SM FU SCT025 BKN100 PROB30 1623/1702 4SM
-TSRA OVC015CB
FM171600 24005KT P6SM SCT200
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 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.
MNZ087-170915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
DATE THU 07/16/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 11 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 15
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 6 7 8 8 9 11 13 14 13 11 9 10 11 12 13 13
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 6 7 9 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 14 15 16 16 15
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW
POP6HR | 54 | 3 | 4 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 34 34 26 12 12 13 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 1 7 8 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 849 PM CDT
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 849 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 161721 RRC
KRST 161720Z 1618/1718 VRB03KT 5SM FU FEW250 PROB30 1618/1624 4SM
-SHRA OVC030
FM170300 18005KT P6SM FEW250
FM171400 22008KT P6SM FEW060
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 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.
WIZ041-170915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
DATE THU 07/16/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13
1KFT WDIR SE S SW SW W NW N N E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 11
3KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 13
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 11 14 17 20 20 19
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW SC BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 50 | 28 | 16 | 12
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 18 25 31 27 23 26 13 20 6 5 3 11 17 17 14 4 3 11 12 13 12 12 12 12
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 162057 AAA
KLSE 162054Z 1621/1718 VRB03KT 4SM FU SCT250 PROB30 1622/1702 3SM
-TSRA OVC035CB
FM171400 20005KT P6SM FEW070
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 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.
IAZ019-170915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
DATE THU 07/16/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 8
SFC WGUST 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 7 6 7 7 6 6 7 6 7 9 9 11 12 12 13
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 11 10 8 7 8 9 10 11 11
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12
6KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 16 17 18 18
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP6HR | 33 | 2 | 3 | 9
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 27 24 21 7 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 5 9 15 10 7 6 5
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 161730
KALO 161728Z 1618/1718 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 SCT050
FM170130 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 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.
WIZ061-170915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
DATE THU 07/16/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7
SFC WGUST 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 9 8 9 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 12
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 6 7 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 10
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW
3KFT WSPD 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 10 11
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 16 17 18 18
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP6HR | 40 | 12 | 7 | 15
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 31 32 34 36 36 28 11 11 7 4 3 2 3 3 6 4 8 10 14 19 19 20 17 17
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 161720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 161720Z 1618/1718 17003KT P6SM BKN050
PROB30 1620/1624 5SM -SHRA
FM170200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC=
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 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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