144  
SXUS43 KARX 270901  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
WIZ017-272115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
DATE WED 05/27/26 /  
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 N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E  
SFC WSPD 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 8 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 8 8 9 11 11 13 14 15 17 17 17 19 18 17 17 17 17  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
1KFT WSPD 12 11 11 10 8 7 6 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 16 17 20 22 23 22 20 18 18 18  
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE N  
3KFT WSPD 15 14 12 11 10 11 11 10 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 15 11 6 3 2 3  
6KFT WDIR N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N  
6KFT WSPD 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 17 19 20 22 23 24 25 24 20 15 11 9 9  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW  
POP6HR | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 4 5 17 23 29 27 23 13 5 2 1 1 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 27 2026...........SUNRISE 5:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:33 PM CDT  
MAY 28 2026...........SUNRISE 5:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:34 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 270524  
KAUW 270522Z 2706/2806 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250  
TEMPO 2707/2711 3SM BR  
FM271400 07008KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 PROB30 2719/2722 3SM  
-TSRA  
BKN045CB  
FM280100 07006KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-272115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
DATE WED 05/27/26 /  
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 S SE SE E E E E E NE NE N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 6 7 8 9 9 8 7  
SFC WGUST 8 7 8 9 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 14 15 18 21 20 21 20 18  
 
1KFT WDIR N NE E SE E E E NE N NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE E E E NE NE  
1KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 7 5 4 2 1 1 3 5 7 9 12 14 17 21 23 23 23 22 21 21  
3KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE N NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 6 6 5 4 5 7 7 5 3 2 3 5 8 10 12 13 14 13 12 8 4 1 2 5  
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 8 6 5 6 7 9 11 13 15 19 22 23 20 17 14 14 15  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 10 | 3 | 32 | 5  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 4 4 4 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 6 12 13 30 30 26 24 12 6 4 3 2 2 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 27 2026...........SUNRISE 523 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT  
MAY 28 2026...........SUNRISE 523 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 270900 AAB  
KMSN 270858Z 2709/2806 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150  
FM271800 02004KT P6SM SCT060  
FM272300 05005KT P6SM SCT060  
FM280300 07008KT P6SM FEW060  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-272115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
DATE WED 05/27/26 /  
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 SE S S S S S SW SE SE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
SFC WSPD 7 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 9  
SFC WGUST 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 13 14 15 15 15 16 17  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE S S S SW S SE SE SE E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 17 16 14 11 9 8 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 10 16 21 23 23 23 23 22  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W NW N N E E E E E E NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S  
3KFT WSPD 12 11 10 8 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 3  
6KFT WDIR SE E E NE E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N  
6KFT WSPD 2 3 5 7 9 11 12 12 11 10 8 5 4 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP6HR | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 9 8 8 3 4 4 5 8 6 5 5 3 3 5 8 6 6 5 6 3 2 4 4 3  
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 27 2026...........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 841 PM CDT  
MAY 28 2026...........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 270533  
KRST 270532Z 2706/2806 15008KT P6SM FEW070  
FM280000 04010KT P6SM FEW070 AMD NOT SKED  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-272115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
DATE WED 05/27/26 /  
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 SE SE SE E E SE S NW NW SW W N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 8  
SFC WGUST 7 7 8 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 10 10 11 11 13 15 17 18 18 19  
 
1KFT WDIR E SE SE SE SE S S SE E NE NE N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 15 14 13 11 7 4 2 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 7 10 15 19 23 24 24 24 23 23  
3KFT WDIR S S W W NW N N N NE E NE N N N N N N NE NE NE E SE S W  
3KFT WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 6 8 10 10 11 10 8 5 3 3 4  
6KFT WDIR SW W N N NE NE E E E E NE N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 8 8 7 7 8 9 10 9 7 6 4 4 4 5 8 10 12 13 13 12 10 9 10 12  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 7 | 6 | 16 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 4 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 4 2 1 2 4 12 21 13 12 8 5 5 5 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 27 2026...........SUNRISE 529 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
MAY 28 2026...........SUNRISE 528 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 270533 RRD  
KLSE 270532Z 2706/2806 10010KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 2706/2708 -SHRA  
OVC035  
FM270900 VRB05KT P6SM FEW100  
FM272200 02006KT P6SM FEW080  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-272115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
DATE WED 05/27/26 /  
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 SE SE S SW SW SW W SW SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 9  
SFC WGUST 8 7 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 13 15  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW NW N NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 7 7 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 11 13 16  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE  
3KFT WSPD 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 1 1 2 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 9 8 7 6 5  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE  
6KFT WSPD 10 11 11 11 11 12 11 10 9 7 5 4 4 4 6 7 9 11 12 11 10 9 8 7  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 8 5 4 5 4 3 3 5 5 8 5 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 6 4 4 3 3 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 27 2026...........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT  
MAY 28 2026...........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 270521  
KALO 270520Z 2706/2806 VRB03KT P6SM SCT230  
FM280100 08005KT P6SM SCT230  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-272115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
DATE WED 05/27/26 /  
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 NE E E E N N NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9  
SFC WGUST 7 6 7 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 10 11 14 16 17 19  
 
1KFT WDIR N NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE SW SW W N N N NE NE NE E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 8 8 8 7 6 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 6 8 11 13 15 17 19 22  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE E NE N  
3KFT WSPD 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 2 3 5 7 9 10 8 5 3 3 4  
6KFT WDIR W W NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW N  
6KFT WSPD 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 2 2 4 7 9 10 10 10 8 6 5 6 9  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 10 12 20 18 7 8 7 3 3 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 27 2026...........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT  
MAY 28 2026...........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 270520  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 270520Z 2706/2806 VRB04KT 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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