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SXUS43 KARX 202101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
WIZ017-210915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
DATE WED 05/20/26 /
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 N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 7 6 7 7 7 7 8 10 11 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 12 13 14 14 14
1KFT WDIR N N N N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
1KFT WSPD 5 4 4 5 7 9 12 16 19 21 22 22 22 22 22 20 17 14 10 8 7 6 6 7
3KFT WDIR N N N N NE E E E E SE SE S S S SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
3KFT WSPD 4 3 3 3 4 6 8 9 9 9 7 5 2 1 1 2 4 6 8 8 8 7 7 8
6KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S
6KFT WSPD 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 8 10 10 10
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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 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
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 5:24 AM CDT SUNSET 8:26 PM CDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 5:23 AM CDT SUNSET 8:27 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 201733
KAUW 201730Z 2018/2118 35003KT P6SM BKN040
FM210100 10003KT P6SM SCT090
FM210900 10004KT P6SM SCT120
FM211300 11005KT P6SM 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.
WIZ044-210915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
DATE WED 05/20/26 /
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 N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 9 8 9 9 9 10 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
1KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 4 4 4 5 7 9 12 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 23 22 20 17 14 12 11 11 11 12
3KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
3KFT WSPD 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 11 12 14 14 15 14 14 13 13 13
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW W W W W NW NW N N NE NE E SE SE E E E E
6KFT WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 9
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 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
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 529 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 528 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 202003 AAA
KMSN 202000Z 2020/2118 05008KT P6SM BKN050
FM202300 07006KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250
FM211600 09008KT 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.
MNZ087-210915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
DATE WED 05/20/26 /
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 N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 8 7 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 12 14 15 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 16
1KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 4 4 4 5 7 10 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 21 18 16 15 15 15 15 14
3KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 4 4 4 4 5 7 8 9 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 17 18 19 19 17
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
6KFT WSPD 2 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 10
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
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 0 0 1 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
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 201721 RRC
KRST 201720Z 2018/2118 04007KT P6SM SCT150
FM210700 10006KT P6SM BKN200
FM211200 13010KT P6SM BKN110
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.
WIZ041-210915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
DATE WED 05/20/26 /
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 N N N N N NE NE NE E E E SE E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7
SFC WGUST 9 8 9 8 8 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 15 15
1KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 4 4 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 21 22 23 23 21 18 16 15 14 14 13 13
3KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
3KFT WSPD 4 4 4 5 6 8 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 16
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W SW W W W NW NW N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
6KFT WSPD 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 4 3 3 3 4 5 7 9 9 9
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
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 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
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 534 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 201721 RRM
KLSE 201720Z 2018/2118 35005KT P6SM SCT150
FM210800 11007KT P6SM BKN200
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.
IAZ019-210915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
DATE WED 05/20/26 /
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 11 11 11 11
SFC WGUST 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 10 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 18 19 19 17 17 16 16 17
1KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 15 18 21 24 26 26 25 22 19 16 16 17 18 18 17
3KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E
3KFT WSPD 5 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 13 12 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 17
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
6KFT WSPD 5 6 8 9 10 10 9 7 5 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 11
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
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 20 2026...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 201742
KALO 201739Z 2018/2118 02008KT P6SM FEW040 SCT140
FM210100 07006KT P6SM BKN140
FM210900 10007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN180
FM211500 11012KT P6SM OVC100
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.
WIZ061-210915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
DATE WED 05/20/26 /
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 N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 9
SFC WGUST 10 9 10 10 10 10 13 15 15 15 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 16
1KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE NE E E E SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 6 6 6 7 9 11 14 17 20 22 23 23 23 24 25 25 23 19 16 15 14 14 14 13
3KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
3KFT WSPD 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 10 9 8 9 11 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 18
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N E E SE SE SE SE SE
6KFT WSPD 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 4 2 2 3 4 6 8 9
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2
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 20 2026...........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 201720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 201720Z 2018/2118 03009KT P6SM SCT035
FM210100 06008KT P6SM FEW040
FM210500 08007KT 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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