476  
SXUS43 KARX 290901  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
WIZ017-292115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/29/26 /  
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 S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2  
SFC WGUST 10 11 14 15 17 17 18 19 19 19 14 17 17 15 16 14 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 15 18 21 23 20 15 11 11 13 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 18 19 18 15 12 9 8 8  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
3KFT WSPD 18 22 25 26 23 18 14 14 16 18 19 21 23 25 27 28 28 28 27 25 23 20 17 14  
6KFT WDIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 18 20 21 22 23 23 22 18 14 12 14 18 22 23 24 24 23 22 20 18 15 14 14 14  
 
SKY COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 65 | 97 | 42 | 23  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 15 15 15 21 21 21 23 23 23 17 17 17 24 23 23 23 23 21 17 17 18 21 21 21  
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 29 2026........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT  
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 290521  
KAUW 290520Z 2906/3006 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150  
FM290900 18003KT P6SM BKN100  
FM291200 20005KT P6SM SCT050 OVC070  
TEMPO 2912/2914 6SM -SHRA BKN050 OVC070  
FM291400 21007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT028 OVC040  
TEMPO 2915/2919 5SM -SHRA SCT018 OVC026  
FM291900 19009G16KT 6SM -SHRA OVC017  
FM300300 15006KT P6SM BKN040  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-292115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/29/26 /  
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 S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S  
SFC WSPD 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 5 5  
SFC WGUST 10 10 12 14 16 17 17 17 16 15 17 19 21 21 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 17  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 15 18 22 25 25 25 22 18 13 10 11 14 17 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 26 25  
3KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W  
3KFT WSPD 19 21 22 23 24 25 25 25 24 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 35 34 33 32 32  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 15 15 15 14 15 16 17 17 18 21 28 36 43 44 42 39 37 34 31 26 21 18 18 21  
 
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 42 | 97 | 43 | 17  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 4 5 5 10 10 10 16 16 16 22 22 22 22 22 22 25 22 21 22 23 23 21 21 21  
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 29 2026........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT  
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 290824 AAA  
KMSN 290821Z 2908/3006 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250  
FM291500 21006KT P6SM OVC100  
FM291700 22007KT P6SM BKN090  
TEMPO 2917/2919 6SM -SHRA  
FM291900 19007KT 6SM -SHRA BKN090  
FM292100 18008KT P6SM BKN090 PROB30 2921/2922 6SM -SHRA  
FM300400 16009KT P6SM BKN110 WS020/18040KT  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-292115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/29/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S  
SFC WSPD 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 12 11 10 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 7 7  
SFC WGUST 19 20 19 20 22 25 29 31 30 27 26 23 22 20 17 15 15 15 16 16 15 15 15 15  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 28 27 26 24 23 22 21 20 20 19 18 18 17 17 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 22 21 20  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
3KFT WSPD 27 23 19 17 20 26 31 33 34 33 29 25 22 24 27 31 33 35 34 31 27 23 19 16  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W  
6KFT WSPD 19 19 19 20 25 31 36 41 44 44 41 37 32 28 26 24 24 24 24 22 20 18 18 19  
 
SKY COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK BK BK SC BK BK BK SC SC SC BK SC  
POP6HR | 100 | 61 | 8 | 6  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 25 25 25 30 30 30 26 26 26 16 11 9 7 6 8 9 10 8 6 4 6 7 5 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 29 2026........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT  
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 290524  
KRST 290521Z 2906/3006 16008KT 6SM BR SCT100 BKN250  
FM290900 18013G22KT 6SM -SHRA OVC090 PROB30 2912/2918 4SM -RA  
OVC050  
FM291900 18017G26KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250  
FM300300 15010KT P6SM OVC090  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-292115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/29/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
SFC WSPD 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 14 15 12 16 19 20 20 21 24 26 21 23 23 21 17 17 17 18 18 19 18 18 18 18  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 23 26 29 30 28 25 22 20 19 18 17 15 15 15 16 18 20 23 24 25 26 26 26 26  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
3KFT WSPD 23 24 24 23 22 22 22 25 29 31 30 29 27 27 27 28 31 34 36 37 36 34 32 29  
6KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 13 16 18 21 20 19 20 27 36 43 46 46 45 43 39 36 33 29 26 23 21 20 21 23  
 
SKY COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC BK BK BK BK SC BK  
POP6HR | 97 | 100 | 14 | 12  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 9 9 9 17 17 17 23 23 23 27 27 25 18 17 15 13 10 10 13 11 13 14 12 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 29 2026........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT  
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 290524  
KLSE 290521Z 2906/3006 14005KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250  
FM291200 17010KT 6SM -SHRA SCT050 OVC090 PROB30 2913/2919 4SM  
-RA OVC050  
FM292000 17014G23KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250  
FM300400 15010KT P6SM OVC100  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-292115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/29/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 9 9 9 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 16 16 15 14 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10  
SFC WGUST 17 17 16 17 19 24 30 31 30 27 27 26 24 22 21 20 19 19 20 20 20 20 19 19  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 25 25 25 26 27 28 28 27 25 23 21 20 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 24 24 23  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
3KFT WSPD 24 23 23 24 28 33 37 39 40 40 39 37 35 33 31 30 32 34 38 41 44 47 47 46  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 21 19 17 17 23 32 39 43 43 42 40 37 35 35 37 39 41 42 41 38 34 30 29 30  
 
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 98 | 46 | 8 | 5  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 17 19 19 28 28 28 24 24 24 18 16 8 7 7 7 9 8 7 5 5 4 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 29 2026........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT  
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 290521  
KALO 290520Z 2906/3006 16009KT P6SM FEW050 SCT120  
FM291000 16010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 PROB30 2912/2913 6SM  
-SHRA  
BKN050  
FM291300 16011G20KT 6SM -SHRA BKN040 OVC100  
FM291500 16014G25KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120  
FM291800 16016G28KT P6SM FEW090 SCT200  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-292115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/29/26 /  
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 S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10  
SFC WGUST 12 13 13 15 18 21 23 24 25 27 21 24 24 24 22 22 22 22 22 23 22 22 22 22  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 22 25 27 28 27 25 23 22 21 20 20 20 21 22 25 26 26 25 25 26 28 29 30 30  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
3KFT WSPD 22 22 22 23 24 26 28 28 28 28 29 30 32 34 35 36 36 35 35 38 41 44 46 48  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 15 17 19 20 17 14 13 20 29 37 40 41 40 39 37 36 37 38 38 36 33 30 29 28  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK SC BK BK  
POP6HR | 51 | 98 | 21 | 13  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 6 7 7 14 14 14 15 15 15 17 17 17 14 14 14 16 16 15 16 17 18 20 23 22  
FOG 0 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 29 2026........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT  
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 290520  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 290520Z 2906/3006 17004KT P6SM BKN250  
FM291400 18008KT P6SM BKN100  
PROB30 2916/2919 5SM -SHRA BR BKN050  
FM291900 18015G22KT P6SM BKN150  
FM300000 17012KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250  
FM300300 17012KT P6SM BKN080 BKN250 WS013/19045KT=  

 
 
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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