538
SXUS43 KARX 182101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
WIZ017-190915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE MON 05/18/26 /
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 S S S S SW S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W
SFC WSPD 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 11
SFC WGUST 15 14 13 13 13 13 15 17 18 19 19 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 21 21 21 21 21
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 10 12 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 19 19 18 16 14 14 15
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 17 17 17 18 19 20 22 25 28 30 31 32 31 30 28 26 25 24 23 23 24 24 24 23
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 25 23 22 22 22 23 26 29 33 37 40 42 42 39 35 33 34 37 38 36 32 29 29 30
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 35 | 89 | 43 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 11 13 36 45 43 41 42 42 21 21 21 11 11 11 9 9 9 4 2 2 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
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:26 AM CDT SUNSET 8:24 PM CDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:25 AM CDT SUNSET 8:25 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 181733
KAUW 181732Z 1818/1918 18009KT P6SM SCT028 BKN120
FM182100 19009KT P6SM BKN025
TEMPO 1822/1902 6SM -SHRA BKN020
FM190200 20004KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025
FM190400 19005G16KT 6SM -TSRA BR OVC015CB WS020/21035KT
FM190800 26009G18KT P6SM -SHRA OVC007 WS020/22035KT
FM191400 32013G24KT 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.
WIZ044-190915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE MON 05/18/26 /
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 S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW
SFC WSPD 9 9 8 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 18 18 18 17 17 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 21 21 21 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 14 15 16 17 19 21 23 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 24 25 25 24 23 22 22 21 20 20
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW
3KFT WSPD 16 17 19 20 20 20 21 27 33 39 40 40 39 41 42 42 38 32 27 25 24 24 25 26
6KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
6KFT WSPD 15 16 18 20 22 24 27 32 38 42 44 43 43 42 41 40 39 39 39 39 39 39 38 37
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK OV OV BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 18 | 83 | 49 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 3 3 18 23 24 34 45 46 37 37 37 25 25 25 12 12 12 4 4 4 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
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 530 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 181727 RRF
KMSN 181725Z 1818/1918 21010G18KT P6SM BKN100
FM190500 19011G24KT 6SM -SHRA OVC023 PROB30 1905/1909 4SM
TSRA
OVC015CB
FM191000 19011G20KT P6SM BKN020
FM191200 22011G23KT P6SM BKN019 PROB30 1915/1918 4SM
-SHRA
OVC004
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 MON MAY 18 2026
DATE MON 05/18/26 /
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 N NE NW SW S SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 16 17 16 16 16 16 16 15
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 12 13 16 18 17 17 17 17 19 19 22 24 26 26 26 26 25 25 24 24 24
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 16 14 12 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 14 17 19 21 22 24 24 24 23 21 20 20 20
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 18 17 16 17 21 26 30 30 28 24 20 17 15 17 21 25 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 24
6KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 33 33 32 33 37 41 44 43 40 37 35 32 31 31 31 32 34 36 36 35 32 30 30 29
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 74 | 99 | 49 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 5 6 24 53 54 39 39 39 14 14 14 7 7 7 4 4 2 2 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
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 181739 RRA
KRST 181736Z 1818/1918 23010KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025
FM190100 16010KT 3SM -RA VCTS OVC010CB
TEMPO 1901/1905 2SM -TSRA OVC008CB
FM190500 26010KT 4SM -RA OVC008
FM190900 29013KT P6SM OVC006 PROB30 1909/1912 5SM -RA OVC008
FM191500 30017G25KT P6SM OVC018
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 MON MAY 18 2026
DATE MON 05/18/26 /
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 SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 8 8 8 9 9 11 12 11 11 12 12 12 13 13
SFC WGUST 17 17 17 17 18 19 21 21 22 22 22 23 20 22 22 23 23 22 22 22 22 21 21 21
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 18 18 17 17 18 19 19 19 18 18 18 20 21 23 25 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 19
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 19 19 18 18 19 20 22 25 28 31 33 34 33 28 23 19 19 21 23 24 25 26 26 26
6KFT WDIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 21 22 23 25 28 32 35 38 40 41 41 40 38 34 29 26 31 37 42 40 36 33 32 32
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 43 | 98 | 50 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 6 5 7 22 50 43 43 43 25 25 25 11 11 11 8 8 8 1 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
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 535 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 181739
KLSE 181736Z 1818/1918 20010KT P6SM BKN035
FM190300 19007KT 5SM -RA VCTS OVC035CB
TEMPO 1903/1907 2SM -TSRA OVC025CB
FM190700 21010G20KT 5SM -RA OVC020
TEMPO 1907/1909 3SM -TSRA OVC015CB
FM190900 27012KT P6SM OVC008 PROB30 1909/1912 5SM -RA OVC008
FM191200 30015G22KT P6SM OVC008
FM191500 30017G24KT 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.
IAZ019-190915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE MON 05/18/26 /
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 S S S S S S SW SW S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 13 12 12 11 12 13 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 14 16 17 17 17 17 18 17 17 17 17
SFC WGUST 20 20 19 20 20 22 23 23 21 21 21 21 19 22 24 25 25 25 24 25 24 24 24 24
1KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 16 13 11 10 15 22 27 28 27 24 20 15 12 15 20 24 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 19
3KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 18 18 17 19 26 34 40 42 41 37 30 22 16 16 18 21 22 22 22 23 24 24 24 23
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 34 34 35 35 34 33 33 37 41 43 38 32 27 26 28 30 32 35 36 36 35 34 34 35
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK
POP6HR | 64 | 90 | 48 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 6 6 35 58 58 56 56 55 26 26 26 10 10 10 4 4 3 1 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
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 182009 AAA
KALO 182006Z 1820/1918 20011KT P6SM SCT029 BKN050
FM190100 20013KT P6SM VCTS SCT020CB BKN035 OVC150
TEMPO 1902/1904 VRB15G30KT 3SM -TSRA
FM190500 VRB06KT 6SM BR VCSH FEW012 BKN020 OVC040
FM191100 31015G23KT P6SM OVC010
FM191600 32017G25KT P6SM BKN013
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 MON MAY 18 2026
DATE MON 05/18/26 /
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 SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 12 12 13 13 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 20 20 21 21 22 23 24 24 25 25 24 25 24 24 23 23 22 22 21 22 22 22 22 22
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 16 15 13 14 17 21 25 28 30 31 30 29 28 27 25 24 23 21 20 20 20 20 19 18
3KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 17 16 15 17 23 31 39 43 46 47 49 49 47 42 36 30 27 25 24 22 22 22 22 24
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 30 32 33 35 35 34 34 37 41 44 46 46 46 43 39 36 36 38 39 41 42 43 42 41
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 14 | 76 | 48 | 7
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 22 18 16 14 18 26 38 39 39 39 39 39 23 23 23 11 11 11 7 7 7 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
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 181902 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 181902Z 1819/1918 23014G21KT P6SM SCT024 BKN150
FM182200 17012KT P6SM BKN040
FM190400 18015G24KT P6SM BKN035
TEMPO 1905/1908 VRB25G35KT 2SM -TSRA OVC015CB
FM190800 19015G24KT 5SM -SHRA OVC011
FM191000 24013KT 5SM BR OVC007=
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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