748  
SXUS43 KARX 172102  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
 
WIZ017-180915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
 
DATE WED 06/17/26 /  
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 E E E E E NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9  
SFC WGUST 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 15 14 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 18  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE E E E NE NE NE N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W  
1KFT WSPD 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 10 9 9 10 11  
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE E E NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
3KFT WSPD 20 17 14 11 11 11 11 12 13 15 17 20 21 22 21 20 19 18 17 17 17 18 19 19  
6KFT WDIR S SW W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 17 14 11 10 11 13 16 19 21 22 21 19 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26  
 
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 92 | 30 | 5 | 18  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 20 20 20 7 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 5 4 6 7 7 11 17 18  
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  
JUNE 17 2026..........SUNRISE 5:12 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 PM CDT  
JUNE 18 2026..........SUNRISE 5:12 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 171730  
KAUW 171727Z 1718/1818 12011G19KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT030 OVC045  
TEMPO 1718/1720 3SM -SHRA OVC035  
FM172000 12010G19KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT009 OVC017  
TEMPO 1720/1723 3SM -SHRA OVC009  
FM172300 03006KT 5SM -SHRA OVC007  
FM180700 01005KT P6SM OVC012  
FM180900 32006KT P6SM OVC025  
FM181300 32009G15KT P6SM SCT035 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-180915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
 
DATE WED 06/17/26 /  
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 SE S S S S W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
SFC WSPD 8 7 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10  
SFC WGUST 16 16 15 14 13 13 15 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
1KFT WSPD 10 10 10 11 13 14 15 15 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 15 15 15  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 28 27 26 25 26 26 27 26 24 23 22 22 22 23 23 23 21 20 19 19 19 19 18 17  
6KFT WDIR SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 33 33 33 32 31 28 26 25 23 22 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 26 25 24 23 22 22  
 
SKY COVER OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC BK BK FW SC SC SC FW  
POP6HR | 82 | 43 | 11 | 10  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 30 30 30 20 20 20 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 4 6 10 13  
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  
JUNE 17 2026..........SUNRISE 517 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT  
JUNE 18 2026..........SUNRISE 517 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 172051 AAA  
KMSN 172048Z 1721/1818 22011KT P6SM OVC010  
TEMPO 1721/1722 4SM -TSRA OVC009CB  
FM172300 24006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015 PROB30 1723/1802 4SM -TSRA  
OVC015CB  
FM180400 26008KT P6SM OVC022  
FM180600 30011G23KT P6SM OVC013  
FM181200 31010KT 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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-180915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
 
DATE WED 06/17/26 /  
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 W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 12 13 15 15 15 14 13 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 8 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12  
SFC WGUST 24 26 27 28 26 24 24 23 22 21 20 20 19 17 16 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 20 20  
 
1KFT WDIR SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 9 11 14 16 16 15 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 13 12 11 12 13  
3KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 24 26 29 30 29 27 25 25 26 26 25 23 22 22 22 22 22 21 20 18 16 14 14 15  
6KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 31 35 36 36 34 30 27 27 27 28 26 23 21 21 21 22 23 25 26 25 23 22 23 24  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 80 | 15 | 4 | 17  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 47 47 47 18 18 18 9 9 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 7 10 11 17  
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  
JUNE 17 2026..........SUNRISE 527 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT  
JUNE 18 2026..........SUNRISE 527 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 171736  
KRST 171734Z 1718/1818 20017G26KT P6SM BKN015  
FM171930 24014G24KT 4SM -SHRA VCTS BKN010CB  
FM172200 27016G30KT 5SM -SHRA VCTS BKN012CB  
FM180100 31017G24KT P6SM OVC008  
FM180600 33013KT P6SM OVC008  
FM181500 32010G19KT P6SM BKN030  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-180915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
 
DATE WED 06/17/26 /  
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 S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 7 7 8 9 9 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10  
SFC WGUST 16 16 17 21 21 23 23 22 20 19 20 19 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 18  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W  
1KFT WSPD 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 16 15 14 12 11 10 10 11  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 23 24 26 28 29 30 29 28 26 24 23 22 22 23 23 23 22 20 18 17 17 16 16 15  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 30 31 33 33 33 31 30 28 27 25 24 23 22 22 22 23 24 25 26 25 23 22 22 22  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW  
POP6HR | 85 | 22 | 5 | 17  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 47 47 47 17 17 17 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 9 8 11 17  
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  
JUNE 17 2026..........SUNRISE 522 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
JUNE 18 2026..........SUNRISE 522 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 171736  
KLSE 171734Z 1718/1818 20015G25KT P6SM OVC020  
FM172000 24010KT 5SM -SHRA VCTS OVC010CB  
FM180100 31015G23KT P6SM BKN012  
FM180700 32010KT P6SM BKN015  
FM181500 31008KT 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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-180915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
 
DATE WED 06/17/26 /  
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 W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 16 18 18 18 16 15 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12  
SFC WGUST 27 29 29 29 26 26 25 25 24 22 21 20 20 20 19 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17  
 
1KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 16 19 21 23 22 21 20 20 21 21 20 20 19 19 19 19 18 16 14 12 10 9 9 9  
3KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 28 31 34 36 38 39 39 38 36 34 32 29 27 26 26 25 23 20 17 15 13 11 10 10  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 34 37 40 42 43 43 42 39 36 33 31 30 29 26 24 22 23 24 25 24 22 21 20 20  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 58 | 7 | 3 | 5  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 51 51 38 24 17 12 9 9 7 7 6 4 4 5 3 5 4 3 6 6 5 3 6 13  
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  
JUNE 17 2026..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
JUNE 18 2026..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 171727  
KALO 171724Z 1718/1818 21011KT P6SM SCT012 BKN120  
TEMPO 1718/1719 BKN010  
FM172000 26015G24KT P6SM FEW016 SCT100 PROB30 1720/1722 3SM  
-TSRA BKN040CB  
FM172200 28019G29KT P6SM FEW120  
FM180300 29013G20KT P6SM FEW090  
FM180700 30012KT P6SM SCT035  
TEMPO 1809/1813 BKN025  
FM181500 32011KT P6SM SCT050  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-180915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
 
DATE WED 06/17/26 /  
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 S SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9  
SFC WGUST 17 18 21 23 24 22 22 23 24 23 23 23 22 22 20 19 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
1KFT WSPD 16 15 15 15 18 20 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 18 16 14 13 12 11 11 11  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
3KFT WSPD 25 27 30 33 36 38 39 37 35 32 30 29 28 28 27 26 24 21 18 16 15 14 13 13  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 27 31 36 40 42 43 42 40 36 33 32 31 31 29 27 25 25 26 26 25 23 21 20 18  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW  
POP6HR | 66 | 11 | 5 | 7  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 41 42 42 25 24 23 8 8 8 7 6 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 5 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  
JUNE 17 2026..........SUNRISE 525 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT  
JUNE 18 2026..........SUNRISE 525 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 172046 CCA  
TAFDBQ  
TAF COR  
KDBQ 172046Z 1721/1818 20011G16KT P6SM VCSH BKN015  
FM172130 25012G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT050  
TEMPO 1722/1724 4SM -TSRA BKN030CB  
FM180100 28013G20KT P6SM SCT070 WS015/29043KT  
FM180500 29013G20KT P6SM SCT060  
FM180900 31012G19KT P6SM BKN025=  
 
 
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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