626  
SXUS43 KARX 312101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2026  
 
WIZ017-010915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2026  
 
DATE MON 08/31/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N E S SW SW SW W W W W  
SFC WSPD 5 5 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 13 12 11 10 8 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 8 11 12 13 15 15  
 
1KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W SW SW W  
1KFT WSPD 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 7 8  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 10 10 11 11 10 9 9 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 13 13 14 16 17 17 16  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 23 21 18 15 14 14 15 15 15 16 17 18 20 22 24 26 26 26 26 26 26 27 28 29  
 
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK SC SC BK SC BK  
POP6HR | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 6 14 11 12 12 5 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 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  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 311733 RRA  
KAUW 311731Z 3118/0118 19005KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250  
FM312200 25006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 PROB30 3122/0101 4SM  
-TSRA  
BKN040CB  
FM010200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250  
TEMPO 0108/0112 1SM BR FEW002  
FM011400 24007KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-010915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2026  
 
DATE MON 08/31/26 /  
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 SW W W NW N N N N N E S S SW SW SW SW W W  
SFC WSPD 7 6 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 6  
SFC WGUST 14 13 11 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 13 14  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 9 11 13 15 17 17 17 17 16 14 12 9 7 6 5 5 4 2 2 3 5 7 9 11  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 13 15 17 18 18 16 14 12 10 9 9 11 12 11 10 9 10 11 11 10 9 9 11 13  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 26 25 25 23 22 21 20 20 20 20 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC FW SC SC SC FW BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK SC  
POP6HR | 31 | 8 | 4 | 3  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 14 14 14 19 19 18 8 5 3 2 1 3 4 6 4 5 5 6 6 7 6 4 3 4  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 732 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 311912 AAA  
KMSN 311910Z 3119/0118 23009KT P6SM BKN150  
FM010100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250  
FM010800 00000KT 3SM BR SCT250  
FM011400 VRB04KT P6SM 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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-010915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2026  
 
DATE MON 08/31/26 /  
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 W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW  
SFC WSPD 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6  
SFC WGUST 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW W NW NW NW W W SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 11 11 10 11 12 14 15 16 16 15 14 13 11 8 6 4 4 6 7 6 6 6 6 6  
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW N NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 11 11 11 10 8 7 5 4 4 5 7 9 11 12 12 11 10 9 8 9 11 12 13 13  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 21 18 15 13 12 12 12 13 14 15 17 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 23 24 24  
 
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 7 6 7 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 4 3 5 5 3 2 3 4 3 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 31 2026........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 311730  
KRST 311727Z 3118/0118 27008KT P6SM BKN250  
FM010600 23005KT P6SM BKN250  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-010915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2026  
 
DATE MON 08/31/26 /  
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 W SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW S S S SW SW SW W W SW SW  
SFC WSPD 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 5  
SFC WGUST 12 10 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 11  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW W W SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 9 11 13 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 14 12 10 7 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 6 7  
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 13 14 15 15 14 12 9 8 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 12  
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 25 24 23 21 19 18 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 21 23 26  
 
SKY COVER BK BK SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK SC  
POP6HR | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 12 12 12 14 12 7 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 5 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 6  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 741 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 311730  
KLSE 311727Z 3118/0118 24008KT P6SM SCT070 BKN250  
FM010000 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250  
FM010800 VRB03KT 3SM BCFG SCT004  
FM011400 21005KT 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-010915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2026  
 
DATE MON 08/31/26 /  
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 W W NW NW NW SE NW N SW SW SW SE W SW NW W SW SW SW S  
SFC WSPD 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 10 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 7 8 8  
 
1KFT WDIR SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW SW S S SE  
1KFT WSPD 15 15 14 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 18 18 18 17 16 15 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8  
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 SW  
6KFT WSPD 29 28 27 25 23 21 19 18 18 18 19 20 21 21 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 21 23  
 
SKY COVER BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 9 | 3 | 19 | 13  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 10 10 9 7 5 4 2 2 1 2 2 4 5 10 12 17 18 18 17 10 10 9 6 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  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 311733  
KALO 311732Z 3118/0118 24006KT P6SM FEW150 BKN250  
FM312200 25007KT P6SM BKN200  
FM010800 27002KT 6SM BR BKN250  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-010915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2026  
 
DATE MON 08/31/26 /  
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW  
SFC WSPD 7 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 14 13 11 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 11  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 9 11 14 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 12 10 8 6 4 3 3 4 6 7 8  
3KFT WDIR W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW W W W SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 12 14 16 18 19 20 21 21 22 21 20 17 16 15 15 14 13 12 11 11 12 13 13 12  
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 29 30 29 28 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 26 25 24 22 21 21 21 22 24 26 25 24  
 
SKY COVER SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK SC  
POP6HR | 22 | 4 | 13 | 12  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 8 8 8 10 9 8 5 3 2 2 2 3 6 9 11 20 18 19 14 12 10 17 17 17  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 311907 AAA  
TAFDBQ  
TAF AMD  
KDBQ 311907Z 3119/0118 23010KT P6SM FEW060 BKN150  
FM010000 22005KT 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.  
 

 
 
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