864  
SXUS43 KARX 150901  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
WIZ017-152115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 /  
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 E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W  
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2  
SFC WGUST 16 16 17 17 17 16 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 11 10 10 9 10 9 8 8 8 9  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW S S S S SW  
1KFT WSPD 20 21 21 20 17 14 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 10  
3KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
3KFT WSPD 15 16 18 19 18 17 16 16 16 16 14 13 12 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 16 18  
6KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 8 10 12 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK  
POP6HR | 13 | 7 | 36 | 55  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 6 6 9 12 15 27 27 27 19 19 19 13 13 13  
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 15 2026........SUNRISE 6:00 AM CDT SUNSET 8:05 PM CDT  
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 150521  
KAUW 150520Z 1506/1606 14005KT P6SM SCT250  
FM151000 11007G15KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 1510/1515 6SM -SHRA  
BKN040  
FM151800 14007KT P6SM BKN035  
FM160000 18007G15KT P6SM BKN025  
FM160400 22007G15KT P6SM BKN025  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-152115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 /  
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 E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2  
SFC WGUST 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 7  
 
1KFT WDIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 21 20 19 17 16 15 14 12 9 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 7 8 9  
3KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 19 18 16 14 14 14 14 12 10 9 8 8 9 10 10 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 9 10  
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW W  
6KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 12 11 10 9 9 11 12 13 13 12 11 10 9  
 
SKY COVER BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 29 | 15 | 32 | 36  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 12 17 16 20 20 20 16 16 16 20 20 20  
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 15 2026........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT  
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 150542 RRD  
KMSN 150540Z 1506/1606 08005KT P6SM BKN045  
FM151000 09005KT P6SM BKN027 PROB30 1510/1512 5SM -SHRA  
OVC015  
FM151200 10005KT P6SM BKN018 PROB30 1512/1514 5SM -SHRA  
FM152000 VRB04KT P6SM BKN023  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-152115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW  
SFC WSPD 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6  
SFC WGUST 17 16 15 14 14 13 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 13  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W NW  
1KFT WSPD 20 19 18 17 14 12 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 16 18  
3KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 19 18 17 15 15 14 14 12 11 9 7 6 5 5 6 8 9 11 13 13 14 14 15 15  
6KFT WDIR SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
6KFT WSPD 8 8 7 7 8 9 11 12 13 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 10 13 15 15 13 13 15 17  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 20 | 11 | 48 | 35  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 10 10 10 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 10 11 25 25 25 27 27 27 12 12 12 12 5 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 15 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT  
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 150521 RRD  
KRST 150520Z 1506/1606 12010KT P6SM BKN007  
FM150800 15008KT P6SM OVC005  
FM151800 20005KT P6SM BKN015  
FM152200 24004KT P6SM BKN030 PROB30 1522/1604 4SM -TSRA  
OVC015CB  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-152115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 /  
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 E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W  
SFC WSPD 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 15 15 14 14 14 13 11 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW W  
1KFT WSPD 21 20 20 19 18 17 16 13 10 8 8 8 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 13  
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SE SE S S SW W W W W W NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 21 21 20 19 18 17 15 13 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 10 9 9 10 12 14  
6KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 11 13 15 14 12 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 10 8 7 9 11  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 21 | 8 | 50 | 43  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 7 12 13 14 21 21 21 15 15 15 19 19 19  
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 15 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT  
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 150521 RRC  
KLSE 150520Z 1506/1606 11008KT P6SM BKN035  
FM150900 12006KT P6SM OVC015  
FM151800 15006KT P6SM BKN025  
FM152100 19005KT P6SM BKN035 PROB30 1600/1606 4SM -TSRA  
OVC020CB  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-152115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 /  
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 E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W W W NW  
SFC WSPD 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5  
SFC WGUST 14 13 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 9  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE S S SW W NW W W W W W W W NW  
1KFT WSPD 18 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 8 7 6 5 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 15 17 18  
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 14 15 15 15 16 16 15 12 8 6 5 6 8 10 12 14 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 17  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 16 19 20 18 16 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 15 18  
 
SKY COVER BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 20 | 12 | 47 | 34  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 21 21 21 4 2 4 5 6 6 8 9 13 13 20 20 28 28 28 13 13 13 12 10 10  
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 15 2026........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 150530 AAA  
KALO 150528Z 1505/1606 12007KT P6SM SCT005 BKN080  
FM150800 11006KT P6SM OVC004  
FM151200 11005KT 5SM BR BKN008 BKN019  
FM151600 VRB05KT P6SM BKN008 BKN015  
FM152200 29006KT P6SM SCT018 BKN040 PROB30 1523/1603 4SM  
-SHRA  
BKN025  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-152115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 /  
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 E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W  
SFC WSPD 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3  
SFC WGUST 15 13 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW W W W W W W W  
1KFT WSPD 21 20 18 16 15 15 13 11 9 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 11 13 13 13 13 15 18  
3KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW  
3KFT WSPD 18 19 18 17 16 14 13 10 8 6 6 7 9 11 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 19  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 11 10 8 7 7 7 8 11 13 16 16 16 16 17 19 20 21 21 20 17 14 12 12 14  
 
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 37 | 11 | 36 | 39  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 31 31 31 8 8 8 13 12 9 9 9 8 12 17 17 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23  
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 14 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 150721 CCA  
TAFDBQ  
TAF COR  
KDBQ 150721Z 1507/1606 10007KT P6SM VCSH SCT006 BKN015  
TEMPO 1507/1508 10009G16KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN006  
FM150800 11006KT 5SM BR OVC006  
PROB30 1508/1511 4SM -SHRA BR  
FM151300 11004KT P6SM OVC004  
FM151600 VRB04KT P6SM BKN009  
FM151900 25006KT P6SM BKN015  
FM160100 VRB04KT P6SM BKN025  
PROB30 1603/1606 3SM -TSRA BR BKN020CB=  

 
 
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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