869  
SXUS43 KARX 080731  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
 
WIZ017-081945-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/08/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 10 10 10 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 14 13 11 10 9 10 11 11 12 14  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 15 16 17 17 17 16 14 11 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 9 11 14 17 19 20  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 15 14 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 11 14 16 18 20 21  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 19 18 19 21 23 25 26 25 25 26 26 26 24 22 20 19 18 18 17 16 16 18 20 22  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 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  
AUGUST 8 2026........SUNRISE 5:52 AM CDT SUNSET 8:15 PM CDT  
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 5:53 AM CDT SUNSET 8:14 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 080521  
KAUW 080520Z 0806/0906 28006KT P6SM SKC  
FM081500 30008G14KT P6SM SCT040  
FM082200 25008G15KT P6SM SCT070  
FM090100 17005KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-081945-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/08/26 /  
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 W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 13 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW W W W  
1KFT WSPD 19 19 19 20 20 20 18 15 12 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 7 9 13 15 15 14 13  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 12 13 14 16 18 20 20 20 19 17 14 12 11 11 10 9 7 7 9 12 15 16 16 16  
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 21 21 21 21 23 24 26 28 29 30 31 30 28 26 23 20 18 16 15 14 14 14 16 18  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 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  
AUGUST 8 2026........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT  
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 080521 RRD  
KMSN 080520Z 0806/0906 29005KT P6SM SCT250  
FM081100 31005KT 3SM BR FEW250  
FM081300 32006KT P6SM FEW250  
FM082200 27005KT P6SM FEW250  
FM090200 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-081945-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/08/26 /  
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 NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 6 7  
SFC WGUST 11 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 15 15 16  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 13 12 12 12 12 12 10 7 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 7 10 13 16 18 19 20 20  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 15 13 12 12 13 14 14 14 13 11 8 6 4 2 2 3 6 9 12 15 18 20 22 23  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 23 23 24 26 29 31 32 33 32 32 31 30 28 26 23 20 16 13 13 14 16 19 22 24  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 6 6 19  
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  
AUGUST 8 2026........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT  
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KRST 080521 RRX  
KRST 080520Z 0806/0906 30007KT P6SM SKC  
FM081700 27007KT P6SM SCT040  
FM082100 21007KT P6SM SCT050  
FM090000 17007KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-081945-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/08/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3  
SFC WGUST 11 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 8 8 7 8 9 9 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 17 16 15 15 14 14 12 10 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 6 7 9 12 14 14 14 14  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 14 11 9 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 11 13 15 16 18  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 24 23 23 24 27 29 31 33 34 34 34 32 30 27 24 21 18 16 15 15 16 18 20 22  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 6  
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  
AUGUST 8 2026........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT  
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 080521 RRD  
KLSE 080520Z 0806/0906 31006KT P6SM SCT250  
FM081700 29007KT P6SM SCT040  
FM082200 23007KT P6SM SCT050  
FM090200 17006KT P6SM FEW200  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-081945-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/08/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW W W SW SW S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6  
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 9 9 8 8 9 10 12 14  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW W W W SW S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 14 12 10 10 11 11 11 9 8 6 4 2 1 2 3 5 7 10 12 13 15 17 19 21  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 15 14 13 14 16 17 18 18 16 13 10 6 4 2 1 2 5 9 13 17 21 22 23 24  
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 31 30 29 27 25 21 18 15 11 10 11 14 17 20 24 27  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 7 7 21  
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  
AUGUST 8 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT  
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 080700 AAA  
KALO 080658Z 0807/0906 31007KT 6SM BR SCT030  
FM080900 30004KT 3SM BR SCT030  
FM081300 33003KT P6SM FEW250  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-081945-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/08/26 /  
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 W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 12 11 12 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 9 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 8  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
1KFT WSPD 17 16 16 17 18 18 15 11 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 12 13 13  
3KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 16 15 13 10 7 6 5 5 5 6 7 10 13 15 17 19 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 25 26 28 29 29 30 32 34 35 35 35 33 31 29 26 22 18 15 14 14 14 15 17 19  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 6  
FOG 20 20 20 40 70 70 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 8 2026........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT  
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 080520  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 080520Z 0806/0906 34007KT P6SM SCT050  
TEMPO 0810/0813 5SM BR  
FM090300 15005KT P6SM SCT250=  

 
 
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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