755  
SXUS43 KARX 190901  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
WIZ017-192115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 /  
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 N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE E  
SFC WSPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
SFC WGUST 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 9 11 11 12 12 11 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE S S SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 11  
3KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 9 8 6 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 4 3 4 6 7 9 10  
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 13 11 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 9 11 13 14 15  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1  
FOG 20 20 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 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 190524  
KAUW 190520Z 1906/2006 VRB03KT P6SM SKC  
FM190800 VRB03KT P6SM SKC  
FM191700 29005KT P6SM SKC  
FM200200 VRB03KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-192115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 /  
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 NE N N N N N NE N N N NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N  
SFC WSPD 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
SFC WGUST 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 9 10 10 11 10 8 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3  
 
1KFT WDIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE E SE  
1KFT WSPD 15 13 11 9 7 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 3 3 3  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 26 26 25 24 22 20 18 17 17 16 15 13 12 11 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8  
 
SKY COVER FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
FOG 20 40 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 190548  
KMSN 190545Z 1906/2006 00000KT P6SM FEW250  
FM190900 00000KT 3SM BR FEW250  
TEMPO 1910/1912 1SM BR FEW005  
FM191300 VRB03KT 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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-192115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 /  
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 N N NE NE NE E E E NE N N NW NW NW NW NW W S S S SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4  
SFC WGUST 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8  
 
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E NE NE N N N N N NW NW W SW SW S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 12 13 13 13 11 8 6 6 7 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 8 11 13 14  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 9 8 7 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 6 6 4 3 2 3 5 7 8 9  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 21 21 20 19 17 16 15 16 18 19 18 17 15 14 14 14 13 12 12 14 15 17 16 15  
 
SKY COVER FW FW SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL  
POP6HR | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1  
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 19 2026........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 190521 RRC  
KRST 190520Z 1906/2006 34005KT P6SM FEW250  
FM191700 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-192115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 /  
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 N N N N N N NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW N NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
SFC WGUST 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 8 6 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4  
 
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E NE NE N N N N N N N N NE NE E SE SE SE S  
1KFT WSPD 14 14 14 13 11 7 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 3  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 9 8 7 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5  
6KFT 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  
6KFT WSPD 23 22 21 19 17 16 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 16 15 14 15 16 17 16 16 15 14 14  
 
SKY COVER FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  
FOG 20 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 190521 RRB  
KLSE 190520Z 1906/2006 35003KT 5SM BR SCT003  
TEMPO 1906/1910 BKN003  
FM191000 00000KT 1SM BR BKN003  
FM191300 35001KT P6SM FEW250  
FM191700 VRB03KT P6SM SCT070  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-192115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 /  
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 N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E SE  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4  
 
1KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE E SE SE SE S  
1KFT WSPD 13 12 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 7 8 9 9 9  
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NW W W W  
3KFT WSPD 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 5  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 10 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 15 15 14 13 12  
 
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1  
FOG 20 20 20 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 19 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 190521  
KALO 190520Z 1906/2006 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060 BKN190  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-192115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 /  
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 N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE N  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0  
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 8 6 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3  
 
1KFT WDIR N NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E  
1KFT WSPD 10 10 11 10 8 6 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 6 5 4  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 6 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 6  
6KFT 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  
6KFT WSPD 12 12 13 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 18 18  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 6 | 11 | 10 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 3 3 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 9 11 8 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  
FOG 40 70 70 70 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 190520  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 190520Z 1906/2006 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 BKN100  
TEMPO 1908/1912 1/4SM FG  
FM191200 01004KT 2SM BR BKN008  
FM191500 03005KT P6SM BKN100=  

 
 
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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