819  
SXUS43 KARX 260732  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
232 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
WIZ017-261945-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
232 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 N N NE NE E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 3 5 7 8 9 8 7 7 8 11 13 13 13 12 13 13 13  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 14 15 15 15 14 12 8 4 1 3 7 10 9 8 8 11 16 20 20 19 18 18 19 21  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 26 26 25 25 25 24 23 21 20 21 22 22 20 17 16 17 18 20 21 21 22 24 27 29  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 6 | 3 | 23 | 59  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 2 4 5 6 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 10 28 39 46 41 30 30 61  
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  
JULY 25 2026..........SUNRISE 5:36 AM CDT SUNSET 8:33 PM CDT  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 5:38 AM CDT SUNSET 8:32 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 260654 AAA  
KAUW 260652Z 2607/2706 20003KT P6SM SCT025  
TEMPO 2607/2609 1SM BR BKN025  
FM260900 VRB03KT 3SM BR BKN020  
TEMPO 2609/2612 1SM BR OVC009  
FM261300 15005KT P6SM BKN040  
FM261600 17006KT P6SM SCT040  
FM270000 18005KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-261945-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
232 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 S S S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 2 3  
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 6 5 6 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 13 13 11 10 10 9 9 10  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W NW NW N N E E SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 17 18 17 14 11 8 5 3 2 3 4 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 11 13 15  
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 19 19 19 17 15 12 8 4 1 2 4 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 12 14 16 18 20 23  
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 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 21 19 17 15 14 16 17 18 15 11 9 12 17 22 26 29 30  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW SC FW SC BK BK BK SC SC SC BK  
POP6HR | 8 | 3 | 11 | 39  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 2 5 7 10 3 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 15 15 28 45 33 27 41  
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  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 260536 RRD  
KMSN 260534Z 2606/2706 20006KT P6SM OVC035  
FM261100 00000KT 4SM BR BKN025  
FM261300 00000KT P6SM BKN040  
FM261600 VRB04KT P6SM SCT220  
FM262100 22006KT 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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-261945-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
232 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE S SE S S SE  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8  
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 15 15 15 15 15  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W NW N NE NE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 11 12 12 10 8 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 12 13 16 20 23 26 27 28  
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
3KFT WSPD 23 26 28 26 22 17 13 9 7 7 9 11 12 14 15 17 18 20 24 27 31 34 36 38  
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 26 28 30 32 34 35 35 34 31 28 23 19 16 14 14 17 21 25 27 27 28 29 30 30  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC  
POP6HR | 16 | 5 | 9 | 21  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 22 17 9 9 8 7 7 10 5 2 2 3 2 2 4 0 0 11 10 13 20 25 20 20  
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  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 260545  
KRST 260543Z 2606/2706 18007KT 5SM BR SCT020 OVC200 PROB30  
2608/2609 1SM -TSRA OVC025CB  
FM260900 18007KT P6SM BKN130  
FM261500 20010KT P6SM SCT070  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-261945-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
232 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SE  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 11 12 12 13 14 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 11 12  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 14 13 12 10 7 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 8 8 8 13 18 22 24 23 23  
3KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 18 20 20 18 15 11 7 4 2 3 5 7 9 10 11 10 10 11 17 24 31 33 35 36  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 31 31 29 25 20 17 16 17 20 23 26 29 29 29 29  
 
SKY COVER BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC BK  
POP6HR | 11 | 5 | 9 | 24  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 4 10 11 12 12 10 10 9 9 7 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 11 11 20 30 23 19 23  
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  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 260545  
KLSE 260543Z 2606/2706 18005KT P6SM SCT035 PROB30 2609/2610 1SM  
-TSRA OVC025CB  
FM261000 16005KT P6SM BKN035  
FM261500 21008KT P6SM SCT080  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-261945-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
232 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SE SE S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
SFC WGUST 9 9 10 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 15 14 13 14  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W NW W S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 13 14 13 10 7 4 3 3 4 5 7 9 9 10 10 11 12 14 15 17 19 23 26 29  
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 20 24 26 26 23 20 15 10 7 7 9 12 12 12 13 15 18 21 24 27 29 31 32 33  
6KFT 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  
6KFT WSPD 29 31 33 32 31 30 32 35 35 31 26 20 15 11 10 12 17 21 24 26 27 26 25 23  
 
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 53 | 4 | 4 | 7  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 27 26 11 11 11 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
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  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 260530  
KALO 260529Z 2606/2706 16005KT P6SM SCT024 SCT035  
FM261100 16004KT 6SM BR FEW250  
FM261300 18003KT P6SM SCT230  
FM261600 24006KT P6SM SCT240  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-261945-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
232 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 S S SW S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 9 8 9 8 8 9 10 10 12 13 13 14 14 14 13 11 11 12 11 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 14 13 13 13 13 12 10 8 6 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 10 13 15 19 23 26  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 16 19 20 18 15 11 7 4 2 2 4 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 14 17 21 23 25 27  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 22 25 27 29 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 30 26 21 16 13 12 12 14 18 22 25 28 30  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK OV BK BK BK SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC  
POP6HR | 19 | 5 | 4 | 18  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 5 27 24 22 19 9 9 7 5 3 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 11 13 11 12 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  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 260538  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 260538Z 2606/2706 18004KT 6SM BR BKN020  
FM261700 22008KT P6SM SCT030  
FM261900 23008KT P6SM SCT150=  
 
 
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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