103
SXUS43 KARX 212101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
WIZ017-220915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW N N N N SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 8 8 7 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 4 4 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 16 15 15 14 11 10 7 6 6 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 18
1KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 16 16 15 13 12 11 10 8 7 7 9 11 14 15 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
3KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 17 17 17 16 16 15 16 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 23 21 19 17 16 16
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 13 14 16 18 20 22 23 23 22 21 21 21 22 24 25 27 27 27 26 25 24 23 22 23
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP6HR | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 20 10 13 3 3 2 0 1 3 6 6 3 4 4 5 3 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 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
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 211906 AAA
KAUW 211905Z 2119/2218 26008G15KT P6SM SCT025 BKN100
TEMPO 2119/2120 3SM -TSRA BKN025CB
FM212000 30007KT P6SM SCT025 BKN100
TEMPO 2120/2122 3SM -TSRA BKN025CB
FM220000 33004KT P6SM SCT060
FM221400 33010G17KT P6SM SKC
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.
WIZ044-220915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
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 W W W W NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 7 9 10 11 11 11 11
SFC WGUST 13 13 14 14 13 13 13 11 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 10 12 16 18 19 20 20 21 21
1KFT WDIR SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 9 9 10 11 13 15 16 18 19 18 16 13 10 9 10 10 11 12 14 14 15 15 16 17
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 14 14 15 16 15 14 14 15 16 18 20 21 21 20 18 17 17 18 19 19 18 17 17 18
6KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 22 21 19 18 18 18 19 20 20 21 22 22 23 23 24 25 26 28 28 27 24 22 21 21
SKY COVER BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 36 36 30 8 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 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
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 212018 AAA
KMSN 212017Z 2120/2218 20010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN100
TEMPO 2121/2123 2SM TSRA BKN025 BKN050CB
FM220000 29007KT P6SM SCT040
FM220600 33006KT 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.
MNZ087-220915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 10 10 9 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 8 10 10 11 12 12 13 13
SFC WGUST 19 18 18 16 13 12 11 11 10 10 11 11 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 16 15 14 12 12 11 12 12 13 15 17 20 21 22 21 20 18 16 14 15 16 18 18 18
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 20 21 22 23 25 25 26 26 25 23 21 19 19 19
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
6KFT WSPD 15 17 21 23 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 23 26 29 31 31 31 30 30 30 30 29 28
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 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
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 211724 RRD
KRST 211721Z 2118/2218 32014KT P6SM FEW030
FM220100 32006KT P6SM FEW080
FM221500 33014KT 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.
WIZ041-220915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 7 7 7 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 11 11
SFC WGUST 16 15 15 13 11 9 8 6 5 4 5 5 6 8 10 11 13 16 17 18 19 19 20 20
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW W NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 14 16 17 18 18 17 16 14 13 12 11 10 10 13 17 20 20 18 17 16 16 16 16 16
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 16 17 18 19 19 20 20 21 22 23 22 21 20 21 23 24 24 24 24 22 19 17 17 17
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
6KFT WSPD 17 16 15 16 18 20 22 23 23 23 23 24 25 26 26 27 29 30 31 31 30 29 28 26
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 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
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 211724 RRC
KLSE 211721Z 2118/2218 31010KT P6SM SCT040
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.
IAZ019-220915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 10 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 9 10 11 12 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 18 17 16 14 13 11 10 9 8 8 9 8 9 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 20
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 16 17 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 21 21 21 22 22 20 18 16 15 16 16 16 17
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 21 23 24 25 26 25 23 20 18 18 18
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
6KFT WSPD 16 16 16 17 18 20 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 21 23 25 26 28 29 30 31 31 30 28
SKY COVER FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 211721
KALO 211720Z 2118/2218 28008KT P6SM FEW020 FEW220
FM212100 31011KT P6SM FEW250
FM220200 31004KT 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.
WIZ061-220915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
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 W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 5 7 9 10 11 12 12 11
SFC WGUST 16 16 15 14 14 13 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 13 14 16 18 19 20 20 20
1KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 11 11 12 14 17 19 21 21 20 19 18 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 18 18 18
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 14 15 17 19 19 19 19 21 23 24 25 25 24 23 22 22 23 24 25 24 22 20 19 19
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
6KFT WSPD 18 18 17 16 16 15 16 18 21 24 25 24 24 24 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 28 27
SKY COVER BK SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 41 46 42 9 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 212032 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 212032Z 2121/2218 24012G18KT P6SM SCT020 SCT100
TEMPO 2122/2124 VRB15G24KT 4SM TSRA BR BKN025CB
FM220000 31008KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250
FM220100 33012KT 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.
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