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SXUS43 KARX 171931
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
WIZ017-180745-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE SUN 05/17/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 9 10 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 24 24 24 23 23 22 22 21 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 20 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 16
1KFT WDIR E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
1KFT WSPD 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 15 14 12 12 13 14 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 16 18 19
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 25 27 28 27 26 26 28 31 34 34 34 33 34 34 33 31 28 27 28 31 33 35 35 34
6KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 21 20 20 23 27 31 33 34 36 37 38 39 37 35 32 29 25 24 27 32 35 35 33 30
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK OV BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 60 | 92 | 83 | 53
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 22 22 30 24 27 44 44 44 42 42 42 37 37 37 24 24 24 19 19 19 22 22 22 29
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
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 5:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:23 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:26 AM CDT SUNSET 8:24 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 171748
KAUW 171746Z 1718/1818 09012G23KT 6SM -RA OVC040
TEMPO 1719/1721 5SM -RA BKN020
FM172100 10011G22KT 5SM -SHRA BKN007 PROB30 1721/1724 6SM
-TSRA BKN012CB
FM180200 12010G19KT 6SM -SHRA BKN004 WS015/20030KT
FM180600 17010G20KT 5SM -TSRA BKN005CB
FM180900 20010G18KT P6SM BKN015
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.
WIZ044-180745-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE SUN 05/17/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 7 8 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 11 11 11 10
SFC WGUST 21 20 20 20 19 19 19 17 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 23 22 21 21 20 22 21 20 20
1KFT WDIR SE E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW S
1KFT WSPD 18 17 17 15 15 15 16 18 20 21 22 22 22 21 21 21 22 22 24 25 25 21 17 13
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 29 27 25 24 25 27 31 36 39 40 40 38 37 35 32 28 24 21 23 26 28 25 21 18
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 37 34 32 32 32 34 36 38 39 40 40 39 39 39 37 34 30 26 23 20 19 20 23 27
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 77 | 44 | 56 | 58
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 43 43 39 42 42 35 32 35 28 34 37 31 31 31 35 35 35 20 20 20 20 20 20 26
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
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 171757
KMSN 171755Z 1718/1818 11011KT P6SM BKN014 OVC021
FM172100 14011G19KT P6SM BKN026
FM180100 15010KT P6SM BKN070 PROB30 1805/1808 4SM -TSRA
OVC025CB
FM180800 20012G21KT 6SM -TSRA BKN030CB OVC060 PROB30
1809/1811
2SM -TSRA OVC015CB
FM181300 20014G24KT P6SM BKN035
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.
MNZ087-180745-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE SUN 05/17/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
SFC WSPD 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 14 13 14 14 15 15 15 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 5
SFC WGUST 23 24 24 26 27 28 27 26 25 26 26 27 26 25 24 22 20 18 17 15 14 13 12 11
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 13 13 12 12 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 20 20 19 18 16 13 11 10
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
3KFT WSPD 13 12 13 15 18 22 27 30 33 32 29 28 30 33 35 35 34 32 30 27 25 23 22 21
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 21 26 30 32 33 33 34 35 35 33 31 30 31 32 34 33 32 31 33 35 35 32 27 24
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 44 | 96 | 81 | 42
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 7 5 18 35 36 47 47 47 48 48 48 42 42 42 30 30 30 19 19 19 19 19 19 28
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
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 171721 RRU
KRST 171720Z 1718/1818 12012KT P6SM OVC012 PROB30 1722/1724 3SM
-TSRA BKN005CB
FM180000 11011KT P6SM OVC008
FM180200 13011KT 5SM -SHRA BKN008 PROB30 1802/1805 3SM -TSRA
OVC005CB
FM180500 16016G28KT 6SM -RA VCTS OVC010CB
TEMPO 1805/1808 VRB20G30KT 1SM TSRA OVC010CB
FM181200 21012KT P6SM SCT007 BKN050
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.
WIZ041-180745-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE SUN 05/17/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 5 7 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 20 19 19 19 19 21 21 21 21 22 23 24 24 26 26 24 23 21 21 20 19 19 18 18
1KFT WDIR E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 12 12 12 12 13 14 16 18 20 20 20 19 16 14 13 16 21 24 23 20 17 16 16 17
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 21 18 18 20 24 28 30 31 32 33 34 34 34 32 31 29 27 25 25 25 25 23 21 20
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 32 31 30 31 32 34 37 39 41 40 39 38 40 43 43 36 28 21 22 24 27 27 27 27
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 51 | 94 | 77 | 48
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 18 18 25 41 41 42 39 42 37 37 37 38 38 38 34 34 34 22 22 22 21 21 21 26
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
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 171721 RRN
KLSE 171720Z 1718/1818 10009KT 3SM -RA OVC012
FM171900 12010KT P6SM OVC012
FM172200 13011KT P6SM OVC008 PROB30 1722/1804 2SM -TSRA
OVC006CB
FM180400 14010KT P6SM BKN012 PROB30 1804/1806 4SM -TSRA
OVC008CB
FM180600 18010KT 5SM -RA VCTS OVC035CB
TEMPO 1806/1809 VRB20G30KT 1SM TSRA OVC025CB
FM181300 17009KT 6SM -DZ OVC040
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.
IAZ019-180745-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE SUN 05/17/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR E SE SE SE S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 8 13 18 18 18 17 17 16 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 11 11 12 11
SFC WGUST 24 26 27 27 27 27 27 26 25 25 26 26 26 25 24 23 21 21 20 20 20 20 21 19
1KFT WDIR S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
1KFT WSPD 5 7 9 13 17 20 21 21 21 21 20 20 19 19 19 21 23 24 24 23 21 18 15 14
3KFT WDIR SW S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
3KFT WSPD 17 19 21 25 29 33 35 37 38 38 37 37 37 37 37 38 38 37 35 33 30 26 23 22
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 30 30 31 32 34 36 38 39 40 41 41 40 37 33 30 27 26 26 29 33 36 36 34 32
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 34 | 83 | 81 | 48
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 11 22 22 38 40 24 16 16 41 44 44 44 44 44 26 26 26 22 22 22 20 20 20 28
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
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDMX 171931 AAA
TAFALO
TAF AMD
KALO 171931Z 1720/1818 16019G30KT P6SM SCT030 BKN045
PROB30 1720/1723 6SM -SHRA BKN030
FM180600 19015G24KT 6SM -TSRA OVC028CB
FM180800 18014G23KT 6SM -SHRA OVC040
FM181200 17014KT P6SM OVC045=
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.
WIZ061-180745-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE SUN 05/17/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 7 10 13 13 13 13 14 13 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 21 22 23 24 24 24 25 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 23 23 24 24 23 23
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S
1KFT WSPD 17 17 17 18 18 20 21 23 25 27 28 29 26 23 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 18 17 16
3KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 28 28 29 30 32 35 37 39 41 43 43 43 40 37 33 31 30 29 29 30 29 28 26 25
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 36 35 34 34 35 35 33 30 28 32 36 40 41 39 36 29 21 17 20 26 32 35 37 38
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 30 | 51 | 63 | 65
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 39 25 34 35 35 19 11 10 13 18 23 40 40 40 36 36 36 32 32 32 25 25 25 30
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
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 171726
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 171726Z 1718/1818 18014G21KT P6SM BKN015
FM172100 17016G25KT P6SM BKN035
FM180500 18014G22KT P6SM BKN040 WS020/19045KT
PROB30 1807/1809 4SM -TSRA OVC025CB
FM180900 19015G23KT 2SM TSRA OVC020CB WS020/19045KT
FM181100 17014G21KT 5SM BR OVC015=
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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