045  
SXUS43 KARX 160732  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
WIZ017-161945-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
DATE TUE 06/16/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR SE S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW S S S S  
SFC WSPD 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 9 9 9 9 8 6 4 2 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 12 14 17 19 19 20 18 17 16 11 8 5 6 7 7  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW W SW S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 9 10 9 8 6 5 5 6 8 9 11 12 12 11 10 9 7 6 5 5 5 7 8 10  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 26 29 29 25 19 14 11 10 10 12 14 17 18 20 20 18 15 13 11 10 10 12 15 18  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
6KFT WSPD 20 19 17 16 14 13 11 10 9 9 10 12 16 22 26 27 26 24 23 21 20 18 17 15  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK SC SC BK BK  
POP6HR | 36 | 83 | 78 | 11  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 9 9 11 11 11 10 10 10 17 17 17 31 31 31 21 21 21 4 3 3 3 3 3 3  
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  
JUNE 16 2026..........SUNRISE 5:11 AM CDT SUNSET 8:47 PM CDT  
JUNE 17 2026..........SUNRISE 5:12 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 160521  
KAUW 160520Z 1606/1706 22004KT P6SM BKN090  
FM161400 26004KT P6SM SCT035  
FM161600 28005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN027  
FM161900 31009G16KT 6SM -SHRA BKN035  
FM162200 34009G17KT P6SM SCT060  
FM170100 31002KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-161945-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
DATE TUE 06/16/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 7 5 3 3 2 2  
SFC WGUST 14 14 12 13 14 16 16 16 16 17 16 18 20 20 22 22 21 20 17 12 9 8 6 6  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW S  
1KFT WSPD 19 16 14 11 9 8 8 10 11 12 13 14 17 20 22 20 17 14 10 6 4 6 9 13  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
3KFT WSPD 20 20 19 17 14 12 11 12 12 12 13 15 18 22 25 25 23 21 19 16 14 13 13 13  
6KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 25 26 27 27 26 24 21 18 15 13 12 12 14 16 19 22 25 27 27 26 24 21 17 14  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK  
POP6HR | 18 | 64 | 58 | 6  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 19 21 20 22 17 11 11 11 21 21 21 32 32 32 27 27 27 7 4 1 0 0 0 3  
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  
JUNE 16 2026..........SUNRISE 517 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT  
JUNE 17 2026..........SUNRISE 517 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 160545  
KMSN 160542Z 1606/1706 21006KT P6SM FEW250  
FM160700 21006KT P6SM SCT100 WS020/25040KT PROB30 1609/1612  
5SM -TSRA OVC040CB  
FM161200 22008KT P6SM BKN100  
FM161700 27012G20KT 6SM -SHRA BKN040 PROB30 1617/1621 4SM  
-TSRA OVC040CB  
FM162100 29013G21KT P6SM BKN045 PROB30 1621/1622 4SM -TSRA  
OVC040CB  
FM170100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT220  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-161945-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
DATE TUE 06/16/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S S S  
SFC WSPD 6 8 8 10 11 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 12 11 8 5 4 3 4 5 6  
SFC WGUST 14 16 16 21 23 24 25 26 26 26 26 25 24 23 22 21 19 16 12 8 6 8 11 12  
 
1KFT WDIR SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW S S  
1KFT WSPD 7 7 9 12 15 19 20 21 22 22 23 22 21 19 17 14 12 10 9 9 11 14 17 19  
3KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 19 18 19 20 22 23 25 27 27 27 26 25 24 22 20 17 15 13 12 12 14 16 18 21  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 28 30 30 28 25 23 24 27 29 28 27 25 24 23 22 21 19 18 17 16 16 16 17 19  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 36 | 41 | 2 | 32  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 19 19 10 10 10 18 18 18 10 10 10 12 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 3 4 6 7 10  
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  
JUNE 16 2026..........SUNRISE 527 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT  
JUNE 17 2026..........SUNRISE 527 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 160521 RRF  
KRST 160520Z 1606/1706 24011KT P6SM SCT150  
TEMPO 1606/1607 28020G30KT -SHRA  
FM161100 29017G27KT 6SM -SHRA BKN015  
FM161600 31019G28KT P6SM SCT030  
FM162300 29010KT P6SM SCT200  
FM170200 18006KT P6SM BKN150  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-161945-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
DATE TUE 06/16/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 9 10 11 11 13 13 13 13 12 10 7 5 3 2 2 2 3  
SFC WGUST 11 11 12 12 13 18 18 17 18 19 20 22 22 21 22 20 18 16 12 8 6 5 6 7  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 9 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 15 17 19 20 20 19 18 16 14 11 10 8 9 11 15 19  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 17 17 17 17 16 17 17 17 18 20 22 24 25 24 23 21 18 16 14 13 12 11 10 11  
6KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
6KFT WSPD 24 23 22 22 22 21 19 16 15 16 18 21 23 25 26 25 24 22 20 19 17 14 12 11  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 37 | 67 | 40 | 11  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 18 18 10 9 9 17 17 17 17 17 17 25 25 25 14 6 9 1 1 1 2 3 4 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  
JUNE 16 2026..........SUNRISE 522 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
JUNE 17 2026..........SUNRISE 522 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 160521 RRD  
KLSE 160520Z 1606/1706 22008KT P6SM SCT100  
TEMPO 1606/1608 28015G25KT -SHRA  
FM161200 27011G20KT P6SM SCT050  
FM161400 28013G21KT 6SM -SHRA BKN015  
FM161700 30015G23KT 6SM -SHRA BKN025  
FM161900 31016G24KT P6SM SCT030  
FM170000 29008KT P6SM BKN200  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-161945-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
DATE TUE 06/16/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S SE SE  
SFC WSPD 7 8 8 9 11 13 15 17 17 18 17 17 17 16 15 13 11 7 5 4 3 4 5 6  
SFC WGUST 15 15 15 15 21 23 25 26 26 26 25 25 24 23 22 20 18 15 10 7 5 8 10 11  
 
1KFT WDIR SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 21 20 20 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 23 22 21 19 15 11 8 7 8 11 14 17 20  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 26 23 21 20 20 21 25 28 31 30 28 25 24 23 21 18 15 12 9 7 8 12 18 23  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 31 30 29 27 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 19 19 19 19 21  
 
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV  
POP6HR | 17 | 9 | 1 | 20  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 19 11 3 1 2 4 8 8 7 7 7 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 5 6 7 10  
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  
JUNE 16 2026..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 849 PM CDT  
JUNE 17 2026..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 160521  
KALO 160520Z 1606/1706 27008KT P6SM BKN070 PROB30 1606/1609 6SM  
-TSRA SCT050 BKN070CB  
FM161300 31019G25KT P6SM SCT250  
FM170100 VRB06KT P6SM BKN100  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-161945-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
DATE TUE 06/16/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW S S  
SFC WSPD 7 8 8 8 8 8 10 12 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 11 8 5 4 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 14 15 16 16 16 18 19 20 22 23 23 24 24 23 23 22 20 18 13 10 7 6 6 7  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 31 31 31 27 23 20 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 22 21 19 17 15 12 9 8 10 13 17  
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 35 38 39 35 28 23 21 21 22 23 25 26 26 26 24 22 20 18 16 13 11 9 9 9  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
6KFT WSPD 27 31 33 33 31 28 25 23 21 21 22 23 25 26 26 25 23 21 21 21 20 17 14 13  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW SC SC SC BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 26 | 24 | 11 | 5  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 29 27 28 28 24 6 4 12 18 18 18 18 18 18 10 9 6 1 1 1 2 4 5 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  
JUNE 16 2026..........SUNRISE 525 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT  
JUNE 17 2026..........SUNRISE 525 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 160520  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 160520Z 1606/1706 20008KT P6SM FEW080  
FM160800 22010KT P6SM BKN090 WS020/24040KT  
FM161200 24012KT P6SM SKC  
FM161500 30018G26KT P6SM SCT050=  
 
 
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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