102
SXUS43 KARX 120901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
WIZ017-122115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
DATE WED 08/12/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SFC WGUST 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 8 7 7 8 7 7
1KFT WDIR E SE S SW W NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E
1KFT WSPD 5 5 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 10 12 13 13 13
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW W NW N N N N
3KFT WSPD 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 6 4 4 5 6 8 8 7
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W NW NW N NW NW
6KFT WSPD 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 16 18 20 18 16 13 11 9 9 10 12 13 12 9 6 6 6
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 5 7
FOG 20 20 20 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 5:57 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 PM CDT
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 5:58 AM CDT SUNSET 8:08 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 120539 AAA
KAUW 120536Z 1206/1306 VRB03KT 5SM -TSRA OVC030CB
FM120800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT028
FM121000 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT023
FM121200 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT014
FM121400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050
FM121500 35002KT 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.
WIZ044-122115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
DATE WED 08/12/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N E SE SE
SFC WSPD 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
SFC WGUST 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
1KFT WDIR NW NW W SW W NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE E E E
1KFT WSPD 2 3 4 6 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 12
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE
3KFT WSPD 8 9 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 11 13 14 14 13
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 18 17 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 8
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC BK SC BK BK
POP6HR | 17 | 7 | 8 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 15 20 14 4 10 10 16 12 13 14 11 7 8 9 9 10 9 3 2 2 3 4 4 5
FOG 40 40 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 120900 AAA
KMSN 120857Z 1209/1306 00000KT P6SM SCT060
TEMPO 1209/1212 1SM BR SCT004 BKN010
FM121400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN170
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.
MNZ087-122115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
DATE WED 08/12/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR N NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S SE E NE E E
1KFT WSPD 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 5 7 8 10 11
3KFT WDIR N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE E NE NE NE E
3KFT WSPD 8 10 11 12 13 13 12 10 8 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 7 7
6KFT WDIR NW NW N N N NW NW NW N N N N NE NE N N N NW W W NW NW NW W
6KFT WSPD 18 17 16 16 18 20 21 20 17 14 12 10 8 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 6
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 7 | 3 | 10 | 15
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 5 5 8 8 5 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 3 7 11 9 4 7 7 7 21 16 24
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 120651 AAA
KRST 120648Z 1207/1306 05003KT 4SM BR BKN150
FM120800 04004KT 2SM BR FEW008 BKN050
TEMPO 1210/1213 1/2SM FG OVC005
FM121400 08005KT 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.
WIZ041-122115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
DATE WED 08/12/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE E E E E E
SFC WSPD 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SFC WGUST 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE E E NE N N N N N N N NW N N N NE NE E E SE
1KFT WSPD 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 8 10 12 13
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N NE N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 8 10 12 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 8 9 10 10
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 17 19 20 20 18 15 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 7 6 4 3 4 5 6 7 7
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
POP6HR | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 9 12 8 7 10 10 4 2 3 4 3 2 6 9 10 11 12 3 3 3 3 8 10 11
FOG 20 40 40 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 120857 AAB
KLSE 120854Z 1209/1306 08002KT 1SM BR BKN004
TEMPO 1209/1213 1/4SM FG VV002
FM121400 05005KT 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.
IAZ019-122115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
DATE WED 08/12/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
1KFT WDIR N N N N N NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE E E
1KFT WSPD 2 5 9 12 12 11 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 10 11 12
3KFT WDIR W NW N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E
3KFT WSPD 10 11 11 12 14 16 16 14 11 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 11 14 15 15
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE SE S SW NW NW NW N
6KFT WSPD 17 16 14 13 10 9 9 12 16 19 18 14 11 9 7 5 3 2 1 1 2 4 5 5
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 20 | 12 | 9 | 10
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 17 15 17 21 21 21 16 13 13 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 6 5 5 4 6 9 11 16
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 120848 AAA
KALO 120847Z 1209/1306 VRB03KT P6SM SCT070 BKN160
TEMPO 1209/1210 5SM BR SCT035
FM121000 VRB04KT 6SM BR SCT015 BKN040
FM121400 13006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN100 PROB30 1214/1216 4SM
-TSRA
BKN030CB
FM121600 10008KT P6SM SCT035 BKN120
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.
WIZ061-122115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
DATE WED 08/12/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E SE SE E E E E SE SE E E E E E SE SE
SFC WSPD 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 8
1KFT WDIR E E NE N NE NE NE E E SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
1KFT WSPD 4 5 6 8 12 16 17 13 8 3 3 4 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 9
3KFT WDIR NW NW N N N NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
3KFT WSPD 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 13 11 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 7 9 12 14 15 14
6KFT WDIR W W W NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE N N N N
6KFT WSPD 26 24 23 20 17 13 10 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 6 4 3 4 5 6 7 9
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
POP6HR | 15 | 23 | 10 | 12
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 17 14 9 10 11 11 10 10 10 7 7 8 12 11 11
FOG 40 40 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 120812 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 120812Z 1208/1306 VRB03KT 6SM BR BKN004
FM121100 04007KT 3SM BR BKN012
TEMPO 1213/1215 VRB25G45KT 1SM TSRA OVC015CB
FM121500 12008KT P6SM BKN100
PROB30 1215/1217 4SM -TSRA OVC025CB
FM122100 10007KT P6SM 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.
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