542  
SXUS43 KARX 180902  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
WIZ017-182115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
DATE THU 06/18/26 /  
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 W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 10 9 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 17 19 19 21 20 18 16 16 17 17 18 19 20 20 20 19 17 15 15 12 11 11 11 10  
 
1KFT 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  
1KFT WSPD 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 15 17 18 17 15 13 13 14 15 14 13 12 12 11  
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 24 25 26 25 23 20 17 16 17 18 20 21 22 21 20 19 19 20 21 20 20 19 18 16  
6KFT WDIR N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W NW  
6KFT WSPD 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 22 23 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 27 28 28 26 23 20 20 22  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW  
POP6HR | 6 | 21 | 24 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 5 10 16 20 22 30 32 26 13 7 3 2 2 2 1 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  
JUNE 18 2026..........SUNRISE 5:12 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 PM CDT  
JUNE 19 2026..........SUNRISE 5:12 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 180521 RRC  
KAUW 180520Z 1806/1906 34006KT 6SM -RA BR BKN006  
FM180900 32006KT P6SM OVC028  
FM181100 32007KT P6SM BKN060  
FM181400 29009G16KT P6SM SCT060  
FM190100 30005KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-182115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
DATE THU 06/18/26 /  
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 W W W W W W W W W W NW NW  
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 16 19 18 19 19 19 18 18 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 18 17 15 15 13 14 13 12 11  
 
1KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 16 16 15 15 14 13 12 12 14 17 19 19 20 20 20 20  
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 19 19 18 17 16 16 16 15 16 18 20 21 21 20 19 18 17  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 22 23 24 25 26 26 26 24 23 21 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 22 23 24 24 24 24 24  
 
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 6 | 9 | 25 | 3  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 6 8 12 26 26 24 14 13 8 3 2 1 1 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  
JUNE 18 2026..........SUNRISE 517 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
JUNE 19 2026..........SUNRISE 517 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 180527  
KMSN 180524Z 1806/1906 28007KT P6SM BKN022  
FM180800 30010G21KT P6SM BKN014  
FM181200 32009KT P6SM SCT019  
FM181900 30009KT P6SM SCT045  
FM190100 29006KT P6SM FEW230  
FM190400 VRB04KT P6SM FEW230  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-182115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
DATE THU 06/18/26 /  
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 NW W NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 11 10 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 5  
SFC WGUST 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 16 14 14 12 11 11 11 10  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW N  
1KFT WSPD 16 15 13 12 12 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 13 16 17 16 15 14 16 19 21 21 20  
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 21 19 17 16 14 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 15 17 20 20 19 19 19 20 20 19 17  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 19 18 17 16 16 17 19 20 22 23 23 23 22 21 22 23  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW  
POP6HR | 2 | 28 | 20 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 6 24 25 25 26 18 14 11 11 8 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  
JUNE 18 2026..........SUNRISE 527 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT  
JUNE 19 2026..........SUNRISE 527 AM CDT SUNSET 856 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 180527 CCA  
KRST 180524Z 1806/1906 32012KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035  
TEMPO 1806/1808 32010G20KT BKN015  
FM180800 32012KT P6SM BKN010  
FM181800 31013G23KT P6SM FEW050  
FM190000 30012KT P6SM FEW150  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-182115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
DATE THU 06/18/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 9 8 7 7 8 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 19 18 16 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 12 11 10 10 10 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 16 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 11 13 15 17 19 22 23 23 22  
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 22 21 19 18 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 13 15 18 20 20 19 18 18 18  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW  
6KFT WSPD 22 23 24 24 23 22 21 20 18 18 17 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 23  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 6 | 37 | 42 | 7  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 14 19 19 29 29 23 8 7 9 3 3 2 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  
JUNE 18 2026..........SUNRISE 522 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
JUNE 19 2026..........SUNRISE 522 AM CDT SUNSET 851 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 180524  
KLSE 180523Z 1806/1906 32011KT P6SM SCT015 OVC050  
FM180900 32010KT P6SM BKN015  
FM181500 31010KT P6SM SCT025  
FM181900 30010KT P6SM SCT060  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-182115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
DATE THU 06/18/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 12 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 11 11 10 10 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 21 20 19 19 22 21 20 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 15 16 13 11 10 10 10 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N  
1KFT WSPD 19 18 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 11 10 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 11 14 16 17 18  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 28 25 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 11 9 8 7 8 12 18 21 19 16 13 13 14  
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 28 27 26 25 24 23 21 19 17 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 20 23 24 24 22 21 21 21  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 4 | 23 | 26 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 5 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 7 15 23 25 22 14 14 15 15 5 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  
JUNE 18 2026..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
JUNE 19 2026..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 180751 AAA  
KALO 180749Z 1808/1906 32015G25KT P6SM BKN025  
FM181400 33008G17KT P6SM SCT030  
FM182100 32010G18KT P6SM SCT060 PROB30 1821/1824 -SHRA  
FM190200 VRB02KT P6SM FEW200  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-182115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
DATE THU 06/18/26 /  
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 W W W W W NW NW  
SFC WSPD 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 22 24 22 22 21 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 13 11 10 9 10 10 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N  
1KFT WSPD 20 20 20 19 17 15 14 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 8 11 15 18 18 17 17 17 18  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 29 28 26 24 21 19 16 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 8 9 12 16 19 18 17 16 16 16  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW  
6KFT WSPD 29 30 33 34 32 28 25 22 19 17 14 12 11 11 12 13 15 18 19 19 19 18 18 19  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 5 | 8 | 33 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 14 26 26 26 19 12 6 4 4 2 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  
JUNE 18 2026..........SUNRISE 525 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT  
JUNE 19 2026..........SUNRISE 526 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 180520  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 180520Z 1806/1906 27013KT P6SM SCT080  
FM181000 31012KT P6SM BKN040  
FM181500 32012G17KT P6SM SCT040  
FM190000 30008KT 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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