399
SXUS43 KARX 162102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 PM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025
WIZ017-170915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 PM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /
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 W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8
SFC WGUST 10 9 9 7 8 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16
1KFT WDIR SW W W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 13 12 11 10 11 13 15 15 15 15 15 14 15 16 17 17 16 15 13 11 9 8 9 10
3KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 23 22 21 19 19 18 16 14 11 8 6 5 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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 29 25 22 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK SC SC BK BK SC
POP6HR | 52 | 3 | 8 | 13
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 47 43 37 5 12 4 2 3 2 9 3 4 5 6 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 10 14 16
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 16 2025........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 162000 AAA
KAUW 161959Z 1620/1718 13006KT P6SM OVC060
TEMPO 1620/1622 -SHRA
FM162200 27005KT P6SM OVC035
FM170000 34004KT P6SM BKN070
FM170300 04004KT 5SM BR BKN015
TEMPO 1706/1710 2SM BR OVC008
FM171200 08007KT P6SM BKN021
FM171600 09008KT 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.
WIZ044-170915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 PM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /
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 W S SE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8
SFC WGUST 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 16
1KFT WDIR SE S SW SW W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 10 9 6 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 16 15 13 12 12 12 12 13
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE E E E SE
3KFT WSPD 12 15 18 19 18 15 13 10 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 8
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 25 26 25 23 23 22 22 23 23 24 24 24 23 22 20 20 20 21 22 21 19 17 16 15
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 85 | 47 | 54 | 7
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 61 58 57 44 44 44 36 33 56 48 48 48 38 33 37 30 16 8 7 7 6 7 6 7
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 16 2025........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 161945 AAA
KMSN 161943Z 1620/1718 12008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080
FM162100 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080
TEMPO 1621/1623 4SM -TSRA BKN025CB
FM162300 18008KT P6SM SCT035 BKN060 PROB30 1623/1705 4SM
-TSRA
BKN025CB
FM170600 VRB04KT P6SM FEW015 BKN035
TEMPO 1709/1712 4SM BR BKN010
FM171300 05007KT P6SM BKN012
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 SAT AUG 16 2025
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /
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 E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 13 12 11 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 16 16
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE E E E NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 11 7 4 2 6 11 15 16 15 13 11 10 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 15
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW SW S S S
3KFT WSPD 14 16 17 16 15 14 12 10 8 7 7 8 10 10 10 10 7 4 2 6 12 17 19 20
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 18 16 15 14 17 20 23 23 22 20 18 16 14 14 14 14 12 10 9 10 13 15 16 17
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 23 | 59 | 55 | 33
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 23 20 19 30 34 35 39 44 34 37 37 37 22 22 22 14 14 13 8 8 8 18 18 22
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 16 2025........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 161942 AAA
KRST 161940Z 1620/1718 12011KT P6SM FEW019
FM162100 16006KT P6SM OVC050
FM170300 05006KT 4SM BR OVC015 PROB30 1705/1710 3SM TSRA
OVC010CB
FM171000 08008KT 2SM BR OVC007
FM171400 10009KT 6SM BR HZ OVC007
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 SAT AUG 16 2025
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /
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 NE N E NE NE NE NE NE E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
SFC WGUST 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 15 15
1KFT WDIR S S S SW S NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 9 6 3 2 4 7 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 11 13 14 14 14 14 13 11 11 12 15
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW N N N SW SW S S
3KFT WSPD 14 15 14 13 11 9 8 6 5 5 6 8 9 9 8 6 5 4 3 4 6 9 11 12
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 SW
6KFT WSPD 19 19 19 19 20 22 23 23 23 23 22 21 21 21 22 22 21 20 18 16 15 14 14 14
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
POP6HR | 44 | 59 | 56 | 14
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 44 28 22 45 46 46 42 34 49 35 35 35 38 35 38 25 25 16 7 14 13 14 12 9
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 16 2025........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 162036 AAA
KLSE 162032Z 1621/1718 12009KT P6SM SCT025 OVC045 PROB30 1623/1702
3SM TSRA OVC008CB
FM170300 03005KT 4SM BR BKN007 OVC015 PROB30 1706/1710 3SM
TSRA OVC007CB
FM171500 11007KT 6SM BR HZ OVC007
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 SAT AUG 16 2025
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /
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 SW SW SE E E SE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 6 7 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 14 13 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 14
1KFT WDIR SE SE S S SW SW SW SW E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 8 10 12 13 13 12 10 8 5 4 4 5 7 9 11 12 11 10 9 10 12 14 15 15
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW S S S
3KFT WSPD 15 18 21 23 23 22 21 21 20 20 20 19 18 17 16 14 11 8 6 6 8 11 12 13
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 23 22 21 20 20 21 20 19 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 10 13 15 16 17
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
POP6HR | 7 | 25 | 30 | 20
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 10 6 3 3 4 9 26 28 21 21 21 21 19 19 19 9 8 9 5 9 9 11 9 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
AUGUST 16 2025........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 161724
KALO 161722Z 1618/1718 20009KT P6SM SCT240
FM171400 14006KT P6SM SCT180
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 SAT AUG 16 2025
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /
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 S S SE E NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7
SFC WGUST 13 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 7 9 12 15 14 13 11 9 7 6 5 4 5 6 8 10 10 9 9 9 10 11 12 13
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W SW S S S
3KFT WSPD 13 17 21 25 25 24 23 22 22 21 21 21 21 20 19 17 14 11 8 8 8 9 10 12
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 23 22 21 20 21 23 24 23 21 20 19 19 19 17 15 13 12 11 11 12 13 13 13 13
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
POP6HR | 17 | 45 | 52 | 12
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 26 25 17 26 43 44 47 51 51 36 36 36 28 28 28 23 24 12 12 9 17 17 13 7
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 16 2025........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 161720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 161720Z 1618/1718 20010KT P6SM SCT070 BKN250
FM170100 21005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 PROB30 1703/1706 4SM TSRA
BR BKN030CB
FM170600 05010G20KT P6SM BKN035 BKN250
FM170900 09005KT P6SM BKN035 BKN250
FM171300 13005KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250=
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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