465  
SXUS43 KARX 182101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2025  
 
WIZ017-190915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2025  
 
DATE FRI 07/18/25 /  
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 S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S NW N N N N N N N  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6  
SFC WGUST 12 12 11 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW W W NW N N N N  
1KFT WSPD 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 9 7 6 6 6  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 14 17 21 23 22 19 15 11 8 6 5 6  
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 22 21 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 24 24 24 25 27 28 28 27 26 25 24 23 21 17  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK SC  
POP6HR | 23 | 74 | 73 | 15  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 4 4 4 6 6 6 28 28 28 46 46 46 46 46 46 30 30 24 19 16 8 7 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  
JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE 5:30 AM CDT SUNSET 8:39 PM CDT  
JULY 19 2025..........SUNRISE 5:31 AM CDT SUNSET 8:39 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 181745  
KAUW 181743Z 1818/1918 17007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060  
FM190200 15004KT P6SM BKN050  
FM190800 16004KT P6SM OVC030  
TEMPO 1908/1912 -SHRA BKN009  
FM191200 31004KT P6SM OVC009 PROB30 1912/1917 4SM -SHRA  
BKN005  
FM191700 34006KT P6SM BKN009  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-190915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2025  
 
DATE FRI 07/18/25 /  
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 S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 11 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 12 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 20 19 17 14 11 9 9  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 12 13 14 16 17 19 19 16 14 12 13 16 19 22 24 26 27 28 27 24 21 17 14 11  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 28 28 27 26 24 23 23 25 28 30 28 25 23 24 26 28 28 28 28 27 25 23 22 20  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC  
POP6HR | 4 | 42 | 67 | 18  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 3 3 5 4 6 5 10 13 30 30 30 41 41 41 48 48 41 24 19 27 23 18 15  
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 18 2025..........SUNRISE 534 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT  
JULY 19 2025..........SUNRISE 535 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 181721 RRD  
KMSN 181720Z 1818/1918 14006KT P6SM SCT030  
FM182100 17007KT P6SM SCT040  
FM190100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150  
FM191100 21007KT 6SM -SHRA OVC035 PROB30 1911/1915 5SM -TSRA  
OVC030CB  
FM191500 21006KT P6SM OVC020  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-190915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2025  
 
DATE FRI 07/18/25 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N  
SFC WSPD 9 8 8 8 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7  
SFC WGUST 15 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 13  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW S S S S S SW S S S SW W W W NW NW NW NW N N N  
1KFT WSPD 11 10 9 10 14 19 22 20 16 13 16 19 22 21 18 16 15 15 14 11 8 6 5 6  
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 12 12 13 13 13 14 16 19 24 27 29 30 30 28 24 22 20 20 19 18 16 14 12 11  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W  
6KFT WSPD 27 25 24 23 24 25 26 23 19 18 23 29 34 31 27 24 24 26 26 23 18 14 13 14  
 
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 | 16 | 83 | 70 | 3  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 5 7 11 14 15 25 40 49 49 59 59 59 51 51 51 32 35 21 7 4 2 3 3 2  
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 18 2025..........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 848 PM CDT  
JULY 19 2025..........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 847 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 181721 RRE  
KRST 181720Z 1818/1918 18010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050  
FM190100 18007KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 1904/1905 4SM -TSRA  
OVC025CB  
FM190500 17009KT 3SM TSRA BKN050CB  
FM191000 20007KT 5SM -SHRA BKN015 PROB30 1910/1913 3SM TSRA  
OVC008CB  
FM191300 24007KT P6SM OVC007  
FM191600 32008KT P6SM OVC015  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-190915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2025  
 
DATE FRI 07/18/25 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5  
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 10 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 9 10 10 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 14 15 15 13 12 11 13 16 19 21 22 22 21 18 15 12 9 6 6 6  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 20 21 23 25 26 28 28 28 27 25 21 18 17 16 15 13 11  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 29 26 24 22 25 29 32 29 25 22 22 23 24 26 27 28 27 24 22 19 17 16 16 17  
 
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC  
POP6HR | 9 | 62 | 74 | 26  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 4 3 4 3 6 13 13 19 25 54 54 54 55 55 53 38 26 25 35 21 15 4 6 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  
JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT  
JULY 19 2025..........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 181721 RRD  
KLSE 181720Z 1818/1918 18009KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060  
FM190600 17008KT 4SM SHRA OVC050 PROB30 1906/1910 3SM TSRA  
OVC025CB  
FM191000 17006KT 4SM SHRA OVC025 PROB30 1910/1913 3SM TSRA  
OVC008CB  
FM191300 18006KT P6SM BKN008  
FM191600 VRB05KT P6SM BKN015  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-190915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2025  
 
DATE FRI 07/18/25 /  
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 S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 7 8 8 7 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7  
SFC WGUST 13 13 12 11 11 12 13 13 13 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 10 9 10 9 10 10 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S SW S S SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW W W W W NW  
1KFT WSPD 15 13 10 7 6 5 6 10 16 21 23 24 24 22 20 17 15 13 12 11 11 11 10 10  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW W W W NW  
3KFT WSPD 16 17 18 18 17 15 14 17 21 24 25 26 25 24 22 21 19 18 17 17 17 17 15 12  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 28 26 23 21 22 24 25 21 16 12 13 15 18 20 23 24 27 29 29 27 24 22 21 20  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 5 | 48 | 62 | 12  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 2 3 4 4 6 16 14 25 47 47 46 45 50 50 44 27 17 15 6 6 8 7 14  
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 18 2025..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT  
JULY 19 2025..........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 181748  
KALO 181742Z 1818/1918 17009KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035  
FM182300 15008KT P6SM SCT030 BKN045  
FM190900 19006KT 6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC040 PROB30 1909/1912  
30015G30KT 4SM TSRA BKN025CB  
FM191200 24005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025  
FM191600 28005KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-190915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2025  
 
DATE FRI 07/18/25 /  
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 S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W NW NW  
SFC WSPD 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 11 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
1KFT WSPD 10 10 10 9 7 5 5 11 18 23 24 22 20 20 20 19 19 18 17 15 13 11 10 9  
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 11 12 14 15 16 17 17 16 15 15 18 21 23 22 19 18 20 22 24 24 22 20 18 16  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 26 24 22 21 22 24 25 24 21 19 16 13 11 11 13 15 18 22 25 25 25 25 25 26  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 2 | 33 | 53 | 19  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 6 10 17 28 35 50 50 50 50 50 45 16 10 11 26 10 11  
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 18 2025..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
JULY 19 2025..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 182013 AAA  
TAFDBQ  
TAF AMD  
KDBQ 182013Z 1820/1918 18007KT P6SM BKN035 PROB30 1909/1915 3SM  
-TSRA BKN025CB=  
 
 
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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