535  
SXUS43 KARX 260901  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
WIZ017-262115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/26/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 6 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 10 9 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 14 16 17 18 18 18 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 15 13 12 11 11 11 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 14 15 16 16 16 15 14 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 15 15 14 14 15  
3KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 20 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 22 24 26 26 25 24 21 19 18  
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 25 26 27 27 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 23 22 22 24 26 25 20 13 8 8 11  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 4 | 19 | 18 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 2 3 7 7 4 4 7 8 15 15 15 13 13 13 7 3 3 4 1 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  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 260745 AAA  
KAUW 260742Z 2608/2706 23005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN040  
FM260900 24005KT P6SM BKN015  
FM261300 29010G17KT P6SM BKN028  
FM261800 31008G15KT P6SM SCT035  
FM270000 33007KT P6SM SCT035  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-262115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/26/26 /  
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 SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 6 5 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 7 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4  
SFC WGUST 15 14 12 12 15 16 17 18 19 19 19 20 19 19 18 17 15 14 12 11 10 10 9 10  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
1KFT WSPD 18 18 18 18 16 15 14 15 17 18 19 19 19 18 18 17 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 20  
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 17 17 16 17 19 21 22 22 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 20 19 18 16  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 27 27 26 26 27 28 29 28 25 23 22 21 20 20 21 21 21 20 19 16 13 11 11 12  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 10 | 18 | 18 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 10 8 9 2 2 1 0 1 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 5 1 0 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  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 741 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 260533 RRC  
KMSN 260530Z 2606/2706 20006KT P6SM SCT080  
TEMPO 2608/2610 6SM -TSRA OVC050CB  
FM261100 22007KT P6SM BKN020  
FM261400 28007KT P6SM SCT180  
FM261900 30010G17KT P6SM SCT050  
FM270000 31006KT P6SM FEW050  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-262115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/26/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 6 7 7 7 8 10 11 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 13 14 14 14 17 19 19 20 20 21 21 20 20 19 18 16 13 13 12 11 9 9 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW N N N  
1KFT WSPD 21 21 21 20 18 17 16 16 18 19 19 19 18 16 13 11 11 11 13 15 17 19 19 18  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 21 20 20 20 22 24 25 24 22 20 19 19 19 18 17 16 15 14 14 15 15 16 16 16  
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 21 22 24 25 25 25 25 25 24 23 21 20 20 21 22 23 25 25 25 21 17 13 13 14  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 4 4 6 6 6 4 2 4 1 1 1 2 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  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 260521 RRC  
KRST 260520Z 2606/2706 27008KT P6SM SKC  
FM261200 29010KT P6SM SKC  
FM261600 32014G22KT P6SM BKN050  
FM270000 31006KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-262115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/26/26 /  
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 SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 5 6 7 9 11 11 12 12 11 11 10 9 7 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 3  
SFC WGUST 9 10 11 11 16 17 18 19 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 15 12 12 11 9 7 6 6 7  
 
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 19 20 20 18 16 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 17 16 16 15 14 14 15 16 18 18 18  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 17 17 18 19 21 23 24 23 22 20 19 19 19 18 18 18 19 21 22 21 20 19 18 17  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 19 20 22 24 25 22 18 15 15 17  
 
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 4 | 15 | 17 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 3 1 0 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  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 260521 RRC  
KLSE 260520Z 2606/2706 21005KT 5SM -RA VCTS BKN050CB  
FM260615 24005KT P6SM SKC  
FM261200 30009KT P6SM SKC  
FM261700 31015KT P6SM BKN060  
FM270000 33007KT 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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-262115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/26/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 13 14 13 13 12 11 10 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4  
SFC WGUST 11 12 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 20 19 18 16 14 11 11 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 18 19 20 21 19 17 15 16 18 20 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 14 14 15 17 18 18 17  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 22 20 19 18 20 22 24 24 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15  
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 25 25 25 25 25 26 26 25 24 23 22 20 19 18 17 17 18 19 19 17 14 12 12 13  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 6 6 5 3 1 0 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  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 260536  
KALO 260535Z 2606/2706 21006KT P6SM FEW035  
FM261000 VRB04KT 6SM BR SKC  
FM261400 31010KT P6SM SKC  
FM261800 32013G21KT P6SM FEW040  
FM270000 32007KT P6SM FEW045  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-262115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/26/26 /  
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 SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 6 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 7 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 15 14 12 11 15 15 15 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 15 12 11 10 9 9 9 8 9  
 
1KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N  
1KFT WSPD 22 21 20 18 16 15 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 17 18 18 18 17 16  
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 18 17 17 17 18 19 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 17 18 19 19 18 17  
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 24 24 24 23 24 25 26 25 24 22 21 19 17 16 15 14 15 15 16 15 13 12 13 14  
 
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 12 | 9 | 11 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 12 9 9 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 8 8 9 9 8 5 3 1 0 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  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 260534  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 260534Z 2606/2706 20005KT P6SM BKN050  
PROB30 2607/2610 5SM -SHRA BR BKN035  
FM261100 26005KT 6SM BR SCT015 BKN150  
FM261400 30012G21KT P6SM SCT040  
FM270100 30006KT P6SM FEW040=  
 
 
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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