613  
SXUS43 KARX 032103  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
403 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
WIZ017-040915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
403 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/03/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 5  
SFC WGUST 9 9 8 7 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 9 11 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W N N N NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E  
1KFT WSPD 6 8 8 8 7 6 4 3 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE E  
3KFT WSPD 7 8 10 10 10 8 7 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 5  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W SW S SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW  
6KFT WSPD 10 8 6 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 7 11 15 16 16 15 15 15 13 10 6 3 1 1  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 21 | 21 | 21 | 47  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 24 29 28 22 22 22 19 19 18 12 13 16 23 27 23 18 18 19 24 23 25 37 43 45  
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  
JULY 3 2026..........SUNRISE 5:17 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 PM CDT  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 5:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 031736  
KAUW 031734Z 0318/0418 27005KT P6SM BKN021  
FM031900 24003KT P6SM BKN110  
TEMPO 0319/0322 -SHRA  
FM040600 03002KT P6SM BKN080  
FM040900 09003KT 5SM BR BKN045  
FM041600 08005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-040915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
403 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/03/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N N SE SE SE E E E E E E E SE SE  
SFC WSPD 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 11 11 10 9 8 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 7 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 14  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N NW NW N NE NE NE E  
1KFT WSPD 8 8 8 7 9 10 11 9 6 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 5 3 2 2 3 5 5 6  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE E  
3KFT WSPD 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 6 6 7 9 11 11 11  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 21 20 18 15 13 10 8 7 5  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 19 | 18 | 15 | 45  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 21 20 21 18 19 19 16 16 14 9 13 18 21 19 18 17 19 19 21 24 29 32 32 32  
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  
JULY 3 2026..........SUNRISE 523 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 523 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 031748  
KMSN 031747Z 0318/0418 14007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150  
FM040200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 BKN110  
FM041700 24005KT P6SM BKN060  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-040915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
403 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/03/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S SE SE S S S S SE SE E SE S W NE SE SE NW  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 12 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 12  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SW W W SW SW SW W W W NW NW W SW S S S S S SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 7 6 5 5 5 7 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 4  
3KFT WDIR S SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N NW SW S S S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 6 7 7 7 6 5 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4  
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W NW W SW SW SW S  
6KFT WSPD 16 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 11 9 7 6 4 4 3 3  
 
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 14 | 31 | 33 | 30  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 8 19 15 8 5 12 18 24 28 20 29 33 33 32 33 30 34 30 29 28 23 27 30 30  
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  
JULY 3 2026..........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 856 PM CDT  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KRST 031721 RRV  
KRST 031720Z 0318/0418 22006KT P6SM BKN100  
FM040600 18006KT P6SM SCT250  
FM041200 20007KT P6SM 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-040915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
403 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/03/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S SW SW S E  
SFC WSPD 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 10 10 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 8 8 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 11  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW N NE E E SE  
1KFT WSPD 6 7 8 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3  
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N SE  
3KFT WSPD 5 7 9 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 3  
6KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW  
6KFT WSPD 21 21 20 19 18 17 16 16 15 15 16 17 17 18 18 17 15 12 10 8 7 6 4 3  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 10 | 27 | 31 | 37  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 10 10 12 14 15 11 8 10 13 16 24 29 31 33 33 31 33 29 34 34 34 38 37 37  
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  
JULY 3 2026..........SUNRISE 528 AM CDT SUNSET 851 PM CDT  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 528 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 031721 RRB  
KLSE 031720Z 0318/0418 21003KT P6SM BKN150  
FM040200 11004KT P6SM BKN250  
FM041000 10004KT P6SM BKN020  
FM041500 14005KT P6SM BKN050  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-040915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
403 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/03/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR W SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE S SE S S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7  
SFC WGUST 13 12 11 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 11 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW NW NW N N NE E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 5 7 8 6 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 9 10  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 11 11 13 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 11 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 12 11  
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE  
6KFT WSPD 20 20 20 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 9 9 10 13 15 15 12 8 5 4 3 4 4 5  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 33 | 50 | 34 | 28  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 20 22 28 33 36 38 48 49 49 22 27 32 36 34 33 29 28 25 32 25 20 18 20 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  
JULY 3 2026..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 031733  
KALO 031731Z 0318/0418 19010KT P6SM SCT080  
FM032300 22005KT P6SM BKN160 PROB30 0323/0403 4SM -TSRA  
OVC028CB  
FM040300 19006KT 6SM -SHRA BKN230 PROB30 0403/0409 4SM TSRA  
OVC040CB  
FM041400 21007KT P6SM BKN025  
FM041700 25007KT P6SM BKN035  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-040915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
403 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/03/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W NW W  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 6  
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 10 9 8 9 8 7 7 8 8 8 9 10 10 9 10 11 12 12 13 13 13  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW W NW NW NW W SW SW SW W W W W W W NW N N N N NW W  
1KFT WSPD 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 6 8  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W  
3KFT WSPD 12 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 13 11 9 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 6  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW  
6KFT WSPD 24 25 25 25 26 26 26 25 23 21 20 19 19 19 19 18 15 12 9 8 8 8 7 6  
 
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 34 | 29 | 33 | 32  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 26 31 37 24 24 24 18 18 18 22 26 30 24 24 24 26 25 25 29 28 28 37 33 30  
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  
JULY 3 2026..........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 032040 AAA  
TAFDBQ  
TAF AMD  
KDBQ 032040Z 0321/0418 21006KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN100  
TEMPO 0321/0324 VRB15G25KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN015CB OVC035  
FM040200 21005KT P6SM BKN060 BKN250  
PROB30 0410/0416 VRB15G25KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN018CB  
FM041600 22006KT P6SM BKN040 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.  
 

 
 
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