800  
SXUS43 KARX 301931  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 PM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026  
 
WIZ017-310745-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W  
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6  
SFC WGUST 14 14 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 17 16 16 15 14 15 13 13 12 13 12 12 13 13 13  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S S S S S SW SW W W  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 7 8 9 11 13 15 17 17 17 16 15 15 14 13 11 10 7 5 3 3 4 6  
3KFT WDIR SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 12 11 12 13 15 17 20 23 25 27 28 28 25 21 17 15 14 13 13 13 13 12 11 10  
6KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 10 15 18 19 19 19 21 23 24 23 21 19 19 20 21 20 20 19 20 21 21 20 19 18  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 14 | 18 | 11 | 6  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 13 10 11 9 12 15 18 15 17 19 25 19 17 12 12 12 9 4 5 8 8 4 4 6  
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 30 2026........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 301903 AAA  
KAUW 301901Z 3019/3118 08005KT P6SM OVC018  
FM302200 11008KT P6SM SCT020 BKN090  
FM310600 12006KT 6SM BR BKN012 WS020/23030KT  
FM311000 13006KT 5SM BR BKN011  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-310745-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 6 6 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 8  
SFC WGUST 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 16  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 14 13 12 12 12 13 12 11 11 14 17 21 22 23 23 24 24 22 19 14 10 9 9 9  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 21 23 25 24 23 22 25 29 32 34 34 34 34 34 33 28 22 17 15 14 14 14 14 15  
6KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 19 20 21 22 24 25 28 30 32 31 29 27 27 28 28 27 26 24 23 21 20 21 22 22  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW SC SC  
POP6HR | 37 | 18 | 18 | 3  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 16 16 17 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 15 20 21 19 19 22 19 11 5 6 5 7 7 4  
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 30 2026........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 301918 AAA  
KMSN 301916Z 3019/3118 21009KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN040  
FM302300 18007KT P6SM BKN100  
FM310300 18006KT P6SM BKN220 WS020/20040KT  
FM311000 20009KT P6SM BKN100 WS020/23045KT  
FM311400 22010G18KT 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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-310745-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
SFC WSPD 7 9 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 18 20 20 20 19 18 17 18 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 12 11 11 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 14 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 22 21 21 21 19 15 11 7 5 4 4  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 22 21 22 25 29 32 35 36 36 33 29 25 22 19 17 17 17 18 18 17 16 15 13 11  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 15 15 16 17 18 20 20 20 20 22 24 25 24 23 22 20 19 18 18 19 19 19 19 19  
 
SKY COVER BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC  
POP6HR | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 2 3 4 6 12 12 10 5 6 6 6 6 3 3 2 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 8  
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 30 2026........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 301721 RRB  
KRST 301720Z 3018/3118 18007KT P6SM BKN250  
FM302000 19013G20KT P6SM BKN250  
FM302300 17010KT P6SM BKN250  
FM311000 21008KT P6SM SCT250  
FM311300 24008KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-310745-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 4 6 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 7 6 6  
SFC WGUST 16 17 17 16 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 18 17 17 17 16 16 15 14 14  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW  
1KFT WSPD 15 15 15 14 14 14 17 20 24 25 26 27 27 25 24 23 21 18 14 9 6 6 6 7  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 24 23 23 25 28 31 33 34 34 35 36 35 31 27 23 20 18 16 16 16 16 16 15 13  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 17 15 15 18 22 26 28 29 30 29 28 27 27 26 26 25 23 22 21 21 21 21 21 20  
 
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 14 6 5 5 7 12 12 12 10 7 9 11 13 9 12 9 4 4 3 3 6 4 4 7  
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 30 2026........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 301721 RRA  
KLSE 301720Z 3018/3118 17008KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250  
FM310000 16009KT P6SM BKN250  
FM310400 16008KT P6SM BKN250 WS020/22035KT  
FM311000 18009KT P6SM BKN250  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-310745-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 6 9 13 12 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
SFC WGUST 21 21 20 19 17 17 18 19 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 18 17 16 16 15 15 15 14 13  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 19 21 23 24 25 25 26 27 27 27 27 26 26 25 24 22 20 16 12 7 4 4 6 7  
3KFT WDIR SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW W W SW  
3KFT WSPD 31 34 36 36 35 35 37 38 39 40 40 38 34 30 25 22 19 17 14 12 10 9 10 10  
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 28 28 29 32 36 39 38 36 34 33 32 32 31 30 29 27 24 21 20 19 19 20 22 23  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW SC SC SC BK  
POP6HR | 18 | 7 | 8 | 11  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 24 25 20 20 17 12 7 7 7 6 6 7 11 9 8 7 7 7 5 6 12 13 11 7  
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 30 2026........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 301721  
KALO 301720Z 3018/3118 18006KT 6SM -SHRA FEW090 BKN110 OVC150  
PROB30 3018/3019 4SM -TSRA BKN050CB  
FM301900 19012KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100  
FM310200 16012KT P6SM FEW050 SCT210 WS020/19030KT  
FM311200 19008KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-310745-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 6 8 10 9 8 7 7 8 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9  
SFC WGUST 20 19 18 17 16 15 15 17 18 18 18 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 19 19 18 17 17  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 22 22 22 24 26 28 29 30 30 30 31 31 31 30 29 28 27 25 22 17 13 12 11 11  
3KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 37 38 37 34 31 29 30 34 37 39 40 41 43 44 43 40 34 28 22 17 13 10 8 7  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 34 35 36 35 34 34 34 35 36 36 35 34 34 34 33 32 30 29 27 24 22 21 19 19  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK  
POP6HR | 62 | 14 | 24 | 20  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 30 30 32 23 18 12 10 8 8 9 11 16 18 20 28 29 27 31 31 20 17 16 14 13  
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 30 2026........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 301728  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 301728Z 3018/3118 21012KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100  
TEMPO 3018/3021 4SM -TSRA BKN050CB  
FM310000 16008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150  
FM310300 17010KT P6SM SCT150 WS020/22040KT  
FM311400 21010KT P6SM FEW080 BKN150=  

 
 
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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