123  
SXUS43 KARX 270901  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
WIZ017-272115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SFC WSPD 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1  
SFC WGUST 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 10 9 8 7 7 6  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE E E  
1KFT WSPD 15 16 16 16 13 9 6 6 8 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 9 9  
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 14 13 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 16 16 15 15 15 16 16 15 13 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 13 14  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
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  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 270521  
KAUW 270520Z 2706/2806 32004KT P6SM FEW060  
FM271600 33009G14KT P6SM BKN050  
FM280100 VRB03KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-272115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE  
SFC WSPD 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1  
SFC WGUST 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 11 10 7 6 5 4 5 7 8 7 6  
 
1KFT WDIR NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW W  
1KFT WSPD 13 14 15 15 13 11 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
3KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
3KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 14 15 16 17 18 18 17 15 13 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
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  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 741 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 270527  
KMSN 270525Z 2706/2806 31004KT P6SM FEW060  
FM271600 34007KT P6SM SCT050  
FM280100 00000KT 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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-272115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 /  
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 W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW W  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2  
SFC WGUST 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 12 12 11 10 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
1KFT WSPD 12 11 11 10 8 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 8 11 14 15 12 7 3 2 3  
3KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 11 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 5  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 18 19 18 18 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 8 7 6 7 9 11 12 13  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL  
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  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 270524  
KRST 270522Z 2706/2806 29005KT P6SM SKC  
FM271500 31008KT P6SM SCT045  
FM280000 25005KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-272115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 /  
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 W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW N N N N  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0  
SFC WGUST 8 7 7 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 10 10 9 8 6 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 4  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S SW W NW W W  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6  
3KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW W  
3KFT WSPD 11 10 8 8 9 11 12 12 11 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 7  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 14 16 18 20 20 19 18 16 15 13 12 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 11  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW  
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  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 270524 RRF  
KLSE 270522Z 2706/2806 00000KT P6SM SKC  
FM271500 32007KT P6SM SCT050  
FM280000 VRB03KT 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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-272115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2  
SFC WGUST 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
1KFT WSPD 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 10 8 6 5 5 5  
3KFT WDIR N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 12 11 9 9 10 13 14 14 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 6  
6KFT WDIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW 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  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 270521  
KALO 270520Z 2706/2806 31004KT P6SM FEW250  
FM271600 33007KT P6SM FEW045  
 
 
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 THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 11 11 11 10 8 6 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 4  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 11 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 6  
3KFT WDIR N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 10 11 12 14 16 18 19 17 15 12 11 9 9 8 8 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 8 9  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 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  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 270531  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 270531Z 2706/2806 31005KT P6SM FEW040  
FM271800 34008KT P6SM SCT040  
FM280100 VRB03KT 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.  
 
 
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