459  
SXUS43 KARX 262103  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
403 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
WIZ017-270915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
403 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW W W NW NW  
SFC WSPD 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6  
SFC WGUST 13 13 11 11 12 12 11 17 14 13 11 12 13 12 13 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 15  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW S SE E NE  
1KFT WSPD 11 8 6 5 7 11 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 10 9 7 6 5  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 13 11 9 8 10 14 18 20 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 24 24 24 23 20 18 16 15 17  
6KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW  
6KFT WSPD 15 14 13 13 16 21 24 24 23 23 27 32 35 32 27 24 25 28 30 28 25 22 21 20  
 
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP6HR | 56 | 55 | 53 | 14  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 15 27 53 59 41 41 43 36 49 49 49 28 28 26 13 13 13 8 8 11 24 23 26  
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 26 2026..........SUNRISE 5:38 AM CDT SUNSET 8:32 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 5:39 AM CDT SUNSET 8:31 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 261942 AAA  
KAUW 261941Z 2620/2718 19007KT P6SM SKC  
FM262100 24007KT P6SM SKC  
FM270300 24004KT P6SM -SHRA SCT040 BKN060  
TEMPO 2703/2706 2SM TSRA OVC025CB  
FM270600 19004KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 WS020/21020KT  
FM271200 22005KT P6SM BKN045  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-270915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
403 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 SE SE S S S S E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W W  
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 9  
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 11 10 10 11 12 12 11 11 13 14 11 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 16 16 17  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W N NE E S  
1KFT WSPD 7 6 4 3 5 8 12 15 19 22 23 23 23 25 25 25 23 19 15 13 11 9 7 6  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W  
3KFT WSPD 9 7 6 6 8 12 15 17 18 19 22 26 28 29 29 28 27 26 23 18 13 9 9 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 8 7 8 9 11 13 16 18 19 21 24 27 28 28 27 26 26 26 26 22 19 17 18 22  
 
SKY COVER FW FW SC SC SC BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW SC  
POP6HR | 19 | 46 | 58 | 18  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 15 17 28 31 30 38 55 49 52 57 57 50 28 21 12 13 12 23 13 17 19  
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 26 2026..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 262054 AAA  
KMSN 262053Z 2621/2718 21006KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250  
FM270300 VRB04KT 5SM -TSRA BR BKN040CB  
FM270600 20005KT P6SM SCT050  
FM270900 14006KT 5SM -TSRA BR BKN040CB  
FM271300 19010KT 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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-270915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
403 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 9 8 8 7 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 12  
SFC WGUST 14 15 15 14 12 14 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 15 14 14 14 15 15 17 18 19 20  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 8 7 7 7 10 14 18 21 23 24 25 25 24 24 23 22 19 15 13 12 13 14 14 15  
3KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 9 10 10 11 12 12 14 17 20 23 26 29 31 30 28 26 24 23 21 19 17 16 16 17  
6KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 14 15 16 18 19 19 20 23 26 28 27 25 23 21 19 19 20 23 25 27 29 30 30 28  
 
SKY COVER BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC  
POP6HR | 15 | 18 | 7 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 15 15 15 12 21 21 19 20 18 21 18 17 7 6 6 5 0 0 1 1 1 7  
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 26 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KRST 261721 RRQ  
KRST 261720Z 2618/2718 21010KT 6SM HZ SCT200  
FM270000 18009KT P6SM SCT250  
FM271500 23010KT P6SM FEW200  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-270915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
403 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW W W NW  
SFC WSPD 7 7 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 9  
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 12 10 10 11 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 17  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW W W  
1KFT WSPD 7 7 7 8 9 10 13 16 19 22 26 28 29 29 27 25 21 17 14 13 12 13 14 15  
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 14 17 21 25 29 31 31 29 27 25 24 22 20 18 17 17 17  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 11 13 15 16 15 13 13 17 23 27 29 29 28 26 24 22 22 23 24 24 23 23 23 22  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC  
POP6HR | 13 | 33 | 37 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 14 18 13 21 26 26 34 30 39 43 42 37 18 6 4 1 0 3 5 6 9  
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 26 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 261721 RRK  
KLSE 261720Z 2618/2718 20008KT P6SM SCT150  
FM270000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT100  
FM270600 14008KT P6SM BKN200 PROB30 2708/2711 3SM -TSRA  
OVC050CB  
FM271500 17011KT P6SM FEW150  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-270915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
403 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW  
SFC WSPD 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11  
SFC WGUST 12 13 13 12 11 11 13 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 18  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW  
1KFT WSPD 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 13 16 19 20 20 20 21 21 20 17 14 11 10 9 10 12 15  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 6 8 10 12 13 14 15 18 22 25 27 27 27 25 23 21 20 19 19 19 20 20 20 20  
6KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 13 12 13 15 16 17 18 21 23 25 25 24 23 20 17 14 13 12 13 16 20 23 24 25  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 32 28 6 2 7 13 13 11 16 13 8 5 10 13 10 4 1 0 2 3 1 0 9  
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 26 2026..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 261727  
KALO 261726Z 2618/2718 20005KT P6SM BKN250  
FM270800 19007KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/23035KT  
FM271200 20006KT P6SM SCT250  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-270915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
403 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW W W  
SFC WSPD 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10  
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18  
 
1KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W  
1KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 9 12 16 19 21 22 23 23 22 20 17 15 15 16 17 17 17  
3KFT WDIR W W W SW SW W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 9 12 16 21 25 27 26 25 24 23 21 18 15 14 15 18  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 12 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 20 23 25 25 24 22 20 18 17 17 17 18 20 22  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 5 | 20 | 36 | 6  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 11 6 8 11 17 16 33 23 28 28 31 34 31 30 13 3 2 1 7 9 10  
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 26 2026..........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 261901 AAA  
TAFDBQ  
TAF AMD  
KDBQ 261901Z 2619/2718 21008KT 6SM HZ FEW015 SCT150  
TEMPO 2619/2620 BKN015  
FM270500 19009KT 6SM HZ FEW035 SCT150  
PROB30 2709/2713 4SM TSRA OVC035CB  
FM271600 20011KT P6SM SCT120=  
 
 
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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