684
SXUS43 KARX 170901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
WIZ017-172115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE MON 08/17/26 /
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 W W W NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 6 7 7 10 11 11 13 14 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 10 11 12 12 13
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W SW
1KFT WSPD 8 10 11 11 10 8 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 9 12 13 13 13 12 13 13
3KFT WDIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W SW
3KFT WSPD 9 8 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 12 14 16 18 20 22 23 23
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 10 11 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 14 15 17 19 22 23 23 23 22 21
SKY COVER FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 8 10 10 10 12 12 12
FOG 20 20 20 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 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 170521
KAUW 170520Z 1706/1806 VRB03KT P6SM FEW050
FM171600 30003KT 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.
WIZ044-172115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE MON 08/17/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4
SFC WGUST 6 5 5 5 6 7 9 11 12 13 13 14 14 13 11 10 9 10 11 11 10 11 12 12
1KFT WDIR N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 8 8 8 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 10 13 15 15 14 15 17 21
3KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 13 14 13 11 11 13 17
6KFT WDIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
6KFT WSPD 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 16 18 20 20 20 20 19 18
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 3 6 7 7
FOG 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 170521 RRC
KMSN 170520Z 1706/1806 32003KT P6SM FEW250
FM171400 30007KT P6SM SCT050
FM180100 VRB03KT 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.
MNZ087-172115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE MON 08/17/26 /
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 W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 9 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 12 14 16 15 15 15 15
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 21 25 27 26 22
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W SW SW W NW
3KFT WSPD 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 9 10 12 13 14 16 20 23 26 27 26
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW
6KFT WSPD 13 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 21 25 30
SKY COVER FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 10 | 31
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 8 12 17 24 25 25 14 14 14
FOG 20 20 20 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 17 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 170521 RRC
KRST 170520Z 1706/1806 29005KT P6SM FEW050
FM170900 27004KT 5SM BR FEW250
FM171300 29005KT P6SM SKC
FM171800 27008KT P6SM FEW050
FM180000 20008KT 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.
WIZ041-172115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE MON 08/17/26 /
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 W SW W W W NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4
SFC WGUST 6 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 10 12 11 12 12 11 10 10 9 10 11 11 11 12 13 13
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 3 4 6 8 9 8 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 11 15 18 19 19 18 17 16
3KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 12 11 10 9 10 12 13 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 16 15
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
6KFT WSPD 9 11 14 16 17 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 15 15 15 16 18 19 19 19
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 8 8 8 12 12 12
FOG 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 170521 RRB
KLSE 170520Z 1706/1806 34003KT P6SM FEW060
FM170900 VRB02KT 5SM BR FEW250
FM171300 31007KT P6SM FEW050
FM180000 24005KT 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.
IAZ019-172115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE MON 08/17/26 /
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 W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 9 8 8 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 12
1KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 11 14 19 23 26 28
3KFT WDIR N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W SW W W
3KFT WSPD 10 9 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 13 16 19 23 27 31
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
6KFT WSPD 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 16 19 22 25 29
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 5 14 17 23 27 27 23
FOG 0 20 20 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 17 2026........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 170521
KALO 170520Z 1706/1806 32005KT P6SM SKC
FM171800 30006KT P6SM FEW050 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.
WIZ061-172115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE MON 08/17/26 /
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 N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 11 11 11 11 11 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10
1KFT WDIR N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 10 12 13 13 11 11 12 13
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 7 7 9 12
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 W
6KFT WSPD 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 15 13 11 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 16 17 18 20 21 22
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 7 11 7
FOG 20 20 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 170520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 170520Z 1706/1806 32005KT 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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