252  
SXUS43 KARX 130901  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
WIZ017-132115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/13/26 /  
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 E E E E E E SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE E NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
1KFT WSPD 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 6 9 12 11 9 7 9 11  
3KFT WDIR N N N N NW W SW W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E  
3KFT WSPD 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 13 15  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE E E E SE SE SE E NE NE NE  
6KFT WSPD 13 14 15 15 13 11 8 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 28 | 24 | 21 | 5  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 3 3 10 10 10 11 11 11 9 9 9 10 10 10 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3  
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 13 2026........SUNRISE 5:58 AM CDT SUNSET 8:08 PM CDT  
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 5:59 AM CDT SUNSET 8:06 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 130521  
KAUW 130520Z 1306/1406 08002KT P6SM BKN250  
FM131000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN110  
FM131300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN120 PROB30 1316/1319 P6SM -SHRA  
FM131900 19003KT P6SM BKN100  
FM132300 16003KT P6SM BKN100  
FM140200 11002KT P6SM BKN120  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-132115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/13/26 /  
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 E E E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE S S SE SE E SE SE SE E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2  
SFC WGUST 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 8  
 
1KFT WDIR E E SE S S S S S S S S E NE NE NE E E SE S SE E E E NE  
1KFT WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 9 12  
3KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW SW S S SE E E E E E SE SE E E E E E  
3KFT WSPD 6 5 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E E SE E E E E NE NE NE NE  
6KFT WSPD 12 11 11 10 11 12 13 12 9 7 6 5 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 5 4 5 7  
 
SKY COVER BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW SC SC SC BK  
POP6HR | 16 | 29 | 23 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 5 5 9 15 17 18 18 18 14 14 14 13 13 13 6 6 5 2 2 2 3 3 3  
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT  
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 130524  
KMSN 130521Z 1306/1406 00000KT 2SM BR BKN250  
TEMPO 1308/1312 1/2SM FG VV008  
FM131400 13005KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 1315/1318 6SM -SHRA  
OVC060  
FM131800 12005KT P6SM OVC050 PROB30 1318/1322 6SM -SHRA  
OVC040  
FM140500 00000KT P6SM SCT150  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-132115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/13/26 /  
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 E E E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6  
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 8 10 10 12 13 14 15 15 14 13 13 12 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 12  
 
1KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 12 11 9 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 13 16 18 19 19  
3KFT WDIR NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
3KFT WSPD 11 9 7 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22  
6KFT WDIR N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE E E E E E  
6KFT WSPD 8 6 4 3 4 7 10 11 12 12 11 10 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 12  
 
SKY COVER BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK  
POP6HR | 40 | 45 | 16 | 5  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 7 11 14 17 17 17 10 10 10 12 12 12 16 16 14 8 8 7 4 3 4 8 9 9  
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 13 2026........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT  
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KRST 130521 RRX  
KRST 130520Z 1306/1406 08006KT P6SM BKN200  
FM131100 10007KT P6SM OVC100 PROB30 1312/1318 5SM -SHRA  
OVC035  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-132115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/13/26 /  
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 E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 6 7 7 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 11  
 
1KFT WDIR E E E E SE SE S SE SE SE E E NE NE E E E SE S SE E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 8 7 6 5 5 6 7 6 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 11 13 15 16 17  
3KFT WDIR NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
3KFT WSPD 8 7 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 15 15 16 18 20  
6KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW SW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E NE  
6KFT WSPD 9 10 10 9 7 5 3 4 6 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 8 6 4 4 4  
 
SKY COVER BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 34 | 46 | 21 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 5 8 18 19 19 16 16 16 16 16 16 11 11 11 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3  
FOG 0 0 0 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 13 2026........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 130521 RRD  
KLSE 130520Z 1306/1406 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250  
FM130900 VRB04KT P6SM OVC100 PROB30 1312/1318 5SM -SHRA  
OVC035  
FM131800 14006KT P6SM BKN100  
FM140100 VRB03KT 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-132115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/13/26 /  
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 E E E E E SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9  
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 15 15 15 14 14 15 15  
 
1KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 17 16 14 12 10 9 8 9 11 13 12 12 11 10 10 11 11 12 14 19 25 28 29 27  
3KFT WDIR E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E  
3KFT WSPD 15 14 13 11 10 9 10 12 14 16 16 14 13 13 13 14 16 18 20 21 21 22 24 26  
6KFT WDIR E E NE NE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW N N N  
6KFT WSPD 3 2 2 2 5 9 12 12 12 10 7 4 2 3 5 8 9 10 11 11 10 9 8 5  
 
SKY COVER BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 90 | 85 | 42 | 46  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 7 16 21 18 18 18 24 24 24 41 41 41 40 40 35 28 28 28 21 21 21 26 26 26  
FOG 0 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT  
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 130521  
KALO 130520Z 1306/1406 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030  
FM131000 09005KT 6SM BR SCT035 BKN040  
FM131300 08006KT 4SM -SHRA BKN027 PROB30 1313/1317 3SM TSRA  
OVC010CB  
FM131700 13007KT P6SM OVC021  
FM131900 11010KT P6SM OVC026 PROB30 1321/1324 6SM -SHRA  
BKN020  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-132115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/13/26 /  
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 E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6  
SFC WGUST 6 7 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 14 13 13 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 13  
 
1KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 9 10 12 12 11 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 9 8 9 15 23 29 31 30  
3KFT WDIR E E E SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE E  
3KFT WSPD 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 10 11 12 12 14 17 20 23 24 23  
6KFT WDIR NW NW N N N W SW SW S S S W N N NE NE E SE SE S SW SW W NW  
6KFT WSPD 4 4 4 4 2 1 2 6 10 12 11 7 4 4 5 7 7 8 9 14 18 20 17 12  
 
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 44 | 85 | 49 | 54  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 4 4 9 13 13 13 21 21 21 24 24 24 31 31 31 34 34 34 26 26 26 23 23 23  
FOG 20 20 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT  
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 130530  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 130530Z 1306/1406 11004KT 5SM BR SCT025  
FM131000 10005KT 3SM BR BKN015  
TEMPO 1316/1317 VRB20G35KT 3SM -TSRA BR OVC012CB  
FM131700 10008KT 4SM -TSRA BKN015CB  
FM131900 10012KT P6SM BKN025  
PROB30 1402/1405 3SM -TSRA OVC030CB=  

 
 
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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