067  
SXUS43 KARX 042103  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
403 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
WIZ017-050915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
403 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/04/26 /  
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 E E E E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 8 7 7 8 8 8 8  
 
1KFT WDIR E E E E E NE N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 4 3 2 2 3 3 3  
3KFT WDIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SE N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E  
3KFT WSPD 6 7 7 7 6 5 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 4  
6KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E SE S S NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
6KFT WSPD 5 6 7 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 40 | 20 | 16 | 16  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 49 49 50 43 35 29 23 16 14 13 11 13 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 4 6 17 17 17  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 5:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 PM CDT  
JULY 5 2026..........SUNRISE 5:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:47 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 041736  
KAUW 041734Z 0418/0518 06008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN150  
FM042100 10005KT P6SM BKN070 PROB30 0421/0503 -SHRA BKN045  
FM050300 09003KT P6SM BKN080  
FM050700 07003KT P6SM SCT120  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-050915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
403 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/04/26 /  
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 E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12  
 
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
1KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 7 9 11 11 12 13 14 16 17 17 16 15 13 10 8 8 8 8 8 7  
3KFT WDIR E E E E E E NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
3KFT WSPD 7 7 7 8 10 12 13 13 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 9 8  
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N  
6KFT WSPD 5 6 7 8 9 11 11 10 9 7 7 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 12 11 10 9 9 9  
 
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 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 15  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 31 31 31 30 29 22 15 16 13 12 10 12 10 10 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 14 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  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 523 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
JULY 5 2026..........SUNRISE 524 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 042003 AAB  
KMSN 042001Z 0420/0518 28003KT P6SM SCT020 BKN120  
TEMPO 0420/0422 -TSRA BKN020CB  
FM042200 04003KT P6SM FEW020 SCT110  
FM051400 04007KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-050915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
403 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/04/26 /  
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 E E E E E NE N NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5  
SFC WGUST 6 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 7 7 6 7 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 9  
 
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 3 3 3 4 6 8 9 9 8 7 5 3 3 5 7 9 9 7 6 5 4 4 4 5  
3KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE N N NE NE E E E SE S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 4 3 3 4 6 8 9 9 7 5 4 3 3 4 5 7 7 7 7 5 3 1 1 2  
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 8 11 12 11 9 7 6 6 6 7 9 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 9  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK  
POP6HR | 40 | 28 | 31 | 25  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 27 47 49 43 38 34 29 28 31 18 18 18 16 16 16 22 19 17 13 13 13 23 24 21  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT  
JULY 5 2026..........SUNRISE 534 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 041730  
KRST 041727Z 0418/0518 05005KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 0421/0424 3SM  
-TSRA SCT030CB  
FM051000 12003KT 3SM BR BKN050  
FM051300 VRB04KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-050915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
403 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/04/26 /  
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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE E E NE  
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 9  
 
1KFT WDIR NE NE E E E E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE N N N  
1KFT WSPD 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 9 11 12 10 8 6 7 9 9 8 6 4 3 2 2 2 3  
3KFT WDIR NE NE E E E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE  
3KFT WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 11 12 11 10 9 9 9 10 11 13 13 11 8 5 4 4  
6KFT WDIR N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
6KFT WSPD 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 11 10 8 6 4 3 2  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 52 | 21 | 25 | 11  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 61 61 64 50 35 29 22 18 18 17 17 19 14 14 14 22 21 17 11 8 10 8 8 14  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 528 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
JULY 5 2026..........SUNRISE 529 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 042039 AAA  
KLSE 042038Z 0421/0518 VRB03KT 3SM -TSRA BKN030CB  
FM042200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050  
FM051000 VRB03KT P6SM BCFG BKN008  
FM051500 VRB03KT 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-050915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
403 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/04/26 /  
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E NE E NE  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 8 7 7 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE E SE S S SE  
1KFT WSPD 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 8 7 5 4 2 1 1  
3KFT WDIR NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N NE NE NE E NE NE NE E SE  
3KFT WSPD 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 4 6 8 9 10 10 9 7 4 1 0 0  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE N N N N N  
6KFT WSPD 7 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 10 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 9 10  
 
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 63 | 30 | 34 | 16  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 65 66 67 58 50 41 32 19 21 15 15 15 14 14 14 24 21 19 17 16 15 14 18 17  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 20 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
JULY 5 2026..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 041742  
KALO 041739Z 0418/0518 VRB05KT P6SM SCT030 BKN130 PROB30 0419/0423  
4SM -TSRA BKN028CB  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-050915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
403 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/04/26 /  
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 E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 5  
SFC WGUST 7 8 8 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N  
1KFT WSPD 2 4 6 7 7 7 7 8 10 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 7  
3KFT WDIR N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N  
3KFT WSPD 5 5 6 7 6 6 5 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 10 12 15 16 16 15 13 12 10  
6KFT WDIR NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N  
6KFT WSPD 7 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 15 15 14 11 9 7 7 7  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 48 | 27 | 25 | 11  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 43 48 54 52 51 43 35 25 21 15 13 15 13 13 13 23 19 16 13 10 11 9 9 11  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT  
JULY 5 2026..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 041723  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 041723Z 0418/0518 01005KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC100  
PROB30 0421/0503 3SM TSRA BR BKN025CB  
FM050300 06004KT 6SM BR BKN040  
FM051300 04007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN090=  

 
 
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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