369  
SXUS43 KARX 250901  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
WIZ017-252115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/25/26 /  
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 S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5  
SFC WGUST 9 9 10 9 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 19 18 18 20 20 19 20 19 17 17 17 16 13  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 15 16 16 15 13 10 8 10 12 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 10  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 22 21 20 19  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 14 13 11 9 8 7 7 10 14 18 20 21 21 21 21 20 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 26  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 11 | 10 | 49 | 52  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 4 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 12 17 17 27 35 35 31 31 29 10 8 5  
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  
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 250521  
KAUW 250520Z 2506/2606 VRB04KT P6SM SCT200  
FM251000 19003KT P6SM SCT060  
FM251600 21010G17KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060  
FM260200 19008KT P6SM SCT030 OVC040  
TEMPO 2603/2606 4SM -TSRA OVC030CB  

 
 
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  
401 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/25/26 /  
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 S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8  
SFC WGUST 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 16 17 18 18 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 15  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 11 13 14 15 17 18 20 22 24 23 21  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 11 11 10 9 8 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 11 13 15 17 20 22 23 23 21 20 19 19  
6KFT WDIR NW NW N N NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 11 10 8 6 5 3 3 5 7 10 12 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 25 26  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC  
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 47  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 14 16 20 30 30 30 24 24 24  
FOG 20 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 25 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 250521 RRD  
KMSN 250520Z 2506/2606 VRB03KT P6SM SKC  
FM251300 20005KT 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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-252115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/25/26 /  
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 S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W  
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 6 7 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 7  
SFC WGUST 10 11 12 12 16 18 18 18 19 20 21 21 20 20 19 19 17 17 16 18 16 13 13 12  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 16 18 20 21 19 16 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 15 15 16 18 21 23 23 22 21 21 22  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 9 11 14 16 17 17 18 18 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23  
6KFT WDIR NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW  
6KFT WSPD 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 14 17 19 20 21 22 22 22 22 23 25 27 27 27 27 27 28  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW  
POP6HR | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 4 6 7 7 7 17 13 17 12 17 18 11 5 3 2 2 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  
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KRST 250536 RRA  
KRST 250533Z 2506/2606 20011KT P6SM SCT050  
FM251700 21013G23KT P6SM SCT030  
FM260000 22011KT P6SM FEW100  

 
 
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  
401 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/25/26 /  
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 S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 5 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6  
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 8 9 11 14 15 15 16 17 18 18 18 19 18 16 16 17 16 15 15 14 13  
 
1KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
1KFT WSPD 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 18 20 21 23 25 26 26 26 24  
3KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW  
3KFT WSPD 10 9 8 8 8 9 11 14 17 19 20 20 20 21 22 23 23 22 21 21 21 21 21 22  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 9 11 14 17 19 20 20 19 18 19 20 22 23 23 24 25 27  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 1 | 3 | 35 | 29  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 12 10 10 19 27 27 30 28 21 15 13 11  
FOG 20 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 25 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 250536 RRA  
KLSE 250533Z 2506/2606 16005KT P6SM BCFG FEW004  
FM251300 19011KT 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-252115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/25/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW W  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 5 7 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6  
SFC WGUST 7 7 8 9 12 16 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 16 14 14 16 15 14 13 13 11  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW  
1KFT WSPD 12 13 15 16 17 16 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 17 19 21 23 24 24 24 24  
3KFT WDIR S S S SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 7 8 10 12 13 15 16 17 18 18 17 16 16 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 24  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW W W W W W NW NW W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 14 14 14 13 13 13 14 16 18 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 25 26 28 31  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 7 3 7 12 10 6 14 6 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  
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 250521  
KALO 250520Z 2506/2606 18004KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200  
FM251400 20009KT P6SM FEW070 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-252115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/25/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7  
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 7 8 9 11 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 15 16 16 16 16 17 16  
 
1KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
1KFT WSPD 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 16 18 20 23 26 27 27 26  
3KFT WDIR W W SW S S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 5 4 3 2 3 6 8 9 10 11 11 11 12 13 15 17 17 17 18 21 26 29 28 26  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 14 16 17 17 18 18 19 20 22 24 27 28 29  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC BK SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 6 | 30  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 17 24 26 27 24 22  
FOG 20 20 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 25 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 250520  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 250520Z 2506/2606 VRB02KT P6SM FEW250  
FM251500 18007KT P6SM FEW080 SCT250  
FM260100 18005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200=  

 
 
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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