405  
SXUS43 KARX 250902  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
402 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
WIZ017-252115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
402 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 /  
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW N N N N N N S  
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  
SFC WGUST 17 16 15 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 12 11 10 8 6 5 5 6 5 6 6 6  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW N NW NW W W W  
1KFT WSPD 17 17 17 16 14 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 7  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 20 21 23 23 21 18 15 13 11 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 8 7 7 8  
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 16 18 20 21 21 21 21 21 22 21 21 20 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 22 21 21  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 14 | 20 | 19 | 5  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 4 4 16 16 16 16 9 19 20 21 19 17 17 16 16 16 11 1 2 2 4 11 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 25 2026..........SUNRISE 5:36 AM CDT SUNSET 8:33 PM CDT  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 5:38 AM CDT SUNSET 8:32 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 250521  
KAUW 250520Z 2506/2606 21005KT P6SM SCT200  
FM251200 21006KT P6SM BKN027  
FM251700 23008G15KT P6SM BKN045  
FM252100 26008G15KT P6SM SCT150  
FM252300 27004KT P6SM SCT200  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-252115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
402 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 /  
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 S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
SFC WGUST 13 13 12 12 11 12 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 12 11 8 7 7 7 7 8 7 7  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W  
1KFT WSPD 20 20 20 19 17 13 10 9 8 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 7 10 15 19 19 18  
3KFT 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  
3KFT WSPD 19 20 20 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 15  
6KFT WDIR SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 17 18 20 20 20 20 21 22 23 22 20 19 20 23  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK  
POP6HR | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 9 9 9 17 16 16 9 3 1 0 1 2 4 4 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 25 2026..........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 250521 RRD  
KMSN 250520Z 2506/2606 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250  
FM251300 21005KT P6SM BKN025  
FM251500 20006KT P6SM BKN018  
FM251800 22010G20KT P6SM BKN035  
FM252200 22006KT P6SM SCT100  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-252115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
402 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 /  
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 18 17 16 16 16 17 17 16 15 15 15 14 14 13 11 9 8 8 10 10 11 12 12 13  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 15 14 14 13 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 9 11 13 12 10  
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 21 20 19 18 17 16 14 14 13 13 12 11 11 9 8 7 8 8 9 8 7 6 6 8  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
6KFT WSPD 19 20 20 19 18 17 16 17 20 22 24 26 27 27 26 25 25 25 24 21 18 17 18 21  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK  
POP6HR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 3 4 3 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 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 25 2026..........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 841 PM CDT  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 250548  
KRST 250546Z 2506/2606 19011KT P6SM FEW045  
FM250800 20010KT P6SM BKN007  
FM251500 22010KT P6SM BKN012  
FM251700 22010KT P6SM SCT035  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-252115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
402 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 /  
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 S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 12 11 9 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
1KFT WSPD 17 16 16 15 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 11 14 15 14 11  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW  
3KFT WSPD 20 20 19 18 17 15 14 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 10 9 9 10 11  
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 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 15 14 14 17 21 25 26 25 25 24 23 22 21 21 21 22 24  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK  
POP6HR | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 6 7 5 4 5 6 3 2 1 1 0 1 3 2 4  
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 25 2026..........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 250548 RRA  
KLSE 250546Z 2506/2606 19008KT P6SM FEW050  
FM251000 18007KT P6SM BKN009  
FM251500 20008KT P6SM BKN015  
FM251700 20008KT P6SM SCT035  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-252115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
402 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 /  
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 S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 14 13 13 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 12 11 9 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 9 11 12 11 10  
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 19 19 19 19 17 15 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 8 8 10 12 13 11 9 7 8 10  
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
6KFT WSPD 19 18 17 16 15 14 14 14 15 17 20 24 27 27 25 24 22 21 19 17 15 15 17 19  
 
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 3 4 2 0 0 2 3 6 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 25 2026..........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 250521  
KALO 250520Z 2506/2606 17012G19KT P6SM OVC028  
FM250700 19006KT P6SM OVC007  
FM250900 20006KT 6SM BR OVC006  
FM251100 19005KT 5SM BR OVC005  
FM251300 19005KT P6SM BKN006  
FM251700 21006KT P6SM SCT022  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-252115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
402 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 /  
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 S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3  
SFC WGUST 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
1KFT WSPD 16 15 14 13 12 10 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 12 13 12 11  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 18 17 15 14 13 13 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 12 11 10 10 11  
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 14 15 16 17 17 17 16 14 12 11 13 16 19 22 25 26 26 24 22 20 18 18 19 22  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK  
POP6HR | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 1 6 6 6 8 8 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1  
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 25 2026..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 250535  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 250535Z 2506/2606 17006KT P6SM BKN040  
FM250800 19007KT P6SM BKN030  
FM251000 20005KT P6SM OVC015  
TEMPO 2511/2514 4SM BR OVC006  
FM251500 21006KT P6SM BKN020  
FM251900 21008KT 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.  
 

 
 
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