305  
SXUS43 KARX 012101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026  
 
WIZ017-020915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026  
 
DATE TUE 09/01/26 /  
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 NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SW W W  
SFC WSPD 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 14 12 10 9 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE E SE SE SE SE E NE NE NE N  
1KFT WSPD 13 13 12 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 13 11 8 7 6 4 3 1 1 4 8 10 10 7  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW  
3KFT WSPD 16 16 15 15 16 17 17 18 18 17 16 15 13 10 6 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 5 6  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 24 24 26 26 27 26 26 25 24 24 24 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 19 19 19 19 20 20  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 1 | 29 | 57 | 14  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 4 5 21 21 21 18 18 18 22 22 22 22 16 8 5 4 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  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 2 2026.....SUNRISE 6:22 AM CDT SUNSET 7:33 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 011721  
KAUW 011720Z 0118/0218 24004KT P6SM SCT050  
FM020200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200 PROB30 0206/0210 4SM -TSRA  
BKN040CB  
FM021200 08002KT P6SM BKN120  
FM021500 VRB03KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-020915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026  
 
DATE TUE 09/01/26 /  
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 N N N N N N NE E SE SE S S SW SW W W  
SFC WSPD 5 5 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 12 12 10 9 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 12  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N E SE SE S SW SW W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 6 4 6 9 11 11 9 7 5 3 3 5 8 10 10 9  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 12 12 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 13 13 11 11 10 11 11 13 15 18 22 26 27 23 17  
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 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 19 18 18 19 21 23 25 27 28 27 26 26 30 36 40 40 37  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 5 | 41 | 47 | 15  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 4 5 6 6 5 8 8 11 38 39 38 32 32 31 17 17 14 12 12 17 12 10 16  
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  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 732 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 2 2026.....SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 730 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 012057 AAA  
KMSN 012054Z 0121/0218 22006KT P6SM FEW030 BKN120 PROB30 0121/0124  
6SM -TSRA BKN050CB  
FM020000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250  
FM020800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/27040KT  
FM021500 23005KT 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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-020915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026  
 
DATE TUE 09/01/26 /  
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 NE NE N NE E E E E E SE SW SW W W W  
SFC WSPD 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 8 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 8  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W SW W NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE  
1KFT WSPD 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 9 12 13 10 6 3 4 7 8 8 7  
3KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SE S SW SW SW W W W W W W NW  
3KFT WSPD 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 6 4 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 9 14 16 15 12  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 19 18 16 14 12 10 9 11 14 17 18 18 20 23 28 30 29 27 25 25 26 27 28 28  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW SC FW  
POP6HR | 5 | 73 | 72 | 12  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 4 5 6 6 6 8 19 37 41 41 41 25 25 17 13 10 10 9 9 12 4 4 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  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 2 2026.....SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 011721 RRB  
KRST 011720Z 0118/0218 28006KT P6SM BKN250  
FM020100 VRB05KT P6SM OVC250  
FM020500 02009KT 6SM -SHRA OVC100 PROB30 0206/0210 4SM TSRA  
BKN050CB  
FM021000 01008KT P6SM OVC050  
FM021300 12006KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-020915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026  
 
DATE TUE 09/01/26 /  
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 SE SE E N NE NE NE SE SE S S SW W W W W  
SFC WSPD 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW W SW S S N N NE NE E E SE S SW NW NW N N  
1KFT WSPD 8 7 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 7 8 8 7 6 4 2 1 2 4 6 6 5  
3KFT WDIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW W W SW SW W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 10 12 12 10 7 5 6 8 10 11 12 14 18 23 25 24 20  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 23 22 20 19 16 14 13 13 15 18 19 21 23 24 24 25 25 25 26 29 32 34 34 33  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV BK BK SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW  
POP6HR | 7 | 63 | 57 | 7  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 4 7 7 8 7 7 14 21 40 40 40 24 24 19 13 10 6 7 6 9 9 7 6  
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  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 741 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 2 2026.....SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 011721 RRB  
KLSE 011720Z 0118/0218 25005KT P6SM BKN250  
FM020000 VRB04KT P6SM OVC250  
FM020600 36008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC100 PROB30 0207/0210 4SM TSRA  
BKN050CB  
FM021000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT020 OVC100  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-020915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026  
 
DATE TUE 09/01/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S W N E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 4 4 3 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 7  
SFC WGUST 8 7 5 3 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 13  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW W NW N NE E E S SW SW SW SW W W  
1KFT WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 10 15 17 15 10 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 9 10 10 8  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 5 5 5 7 9 11 14 18 22 24 23 22 20 19 17 16 14 13 14 20 26 29 26 18  
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 19 19 18 19 19 20 22 23 25 27 28 29 29 29 28 28 29 31 32 32 31 31 31 32  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC FW SC FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP6HR | 19 | 22 | 21 | 11  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 20 14 10 5 4 6 9 12 14 28 28 23 24 27 26 7 10 12 12 12 12 12 11 11  
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  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 2 2026.....SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 011730  
KALO 011729Z 0118/0218 08005KT P6SM BKN110  
FM020500 16005KT P6SM FEW070 FEW250 WS020/20040KT  
FM020900 VRB06KT P6SM FEW080 SCT250  
FM021200 14005KT P6SM FEW080 SCT250  
FM021500 21007KT P6SM FEW080 FEW250  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-020915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026  
 
DATE TUE 09/01/26 /  
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 SW W S SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9  
SFC WGUST 11 9 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 8 10 11 12 13 15 16 16 16  
 
1KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 7 7 7 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 22 21 16 10 5 3 4 6 10 14 17 18 17  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 10 10 11 12 14 16 19 20 22 23 25 26 26 24 22 21 21 22 24 28 33 35 32 27  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 26 25 23 22 20 19 19 18 19 20 23 27 30 30 29 28 27 26 26 27 29 31 32 33  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP6HR | 20 | 5 | 12 | 12  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 20 14 9 4 4 4 4 6 7 11 12 12 15 11 7 5 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12  
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  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 2 2026.....SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 011725  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 011725Z 0118/0218 23007KT P6SM SCT150  
TEMPO 0208/0212 3SM BR SCT002  
FM021500 21007KT 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.  
 
 
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