769  
SXUS43 KARX 050901  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 5 2026  
 
WIZ017-052115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 5 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/05/26 /  
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 NW NW N N N NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW S S  
SFC WSPD 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 8 10 10 10 8 8 7 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 7  
 
1KFT WDIR NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N W W W SW  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10  
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW W  
3KFT WSPD 8 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 7 6  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 18 17 17 17 16 14 13 11 10 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 6 11 14 15 15  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW  
POP6HR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
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 5 2026........SUNRISE 5:49 AM CDT SUNSET 8:19 PM CDT  
AUGUST 6 2026........SUNRISE 5:50 AM CDT SUNSET 8:18 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 050521 RRA  
KAUW 050520Z 0506/0606 28003KT P6SM BKN150  
FM051600 30005KT P6SM SCT040  
FM060000 VRB03KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-052115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 5 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/05/26 /  
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 W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1  
SFC WGUST 9 9 7 6 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N N N W W W W W W NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N  
1KFT WSPD 11 11 10 9 7 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 6 6  
3KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 7 5 5 5 6 9 11 11 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 8 7 6 6  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W SW W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW  
6KFT WSPD 19 22 25 26 25 22 20 20 21 22 21 20 19 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 8  
 
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP6HR | 55 | 25 | 4 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 44 44 44 14 14 14 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  
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 5 2026........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT  
AUGUST 6 2026........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 050815 AAA  
KMSN 050811Z 0508/0606 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 BKN100  
FM051300 00000KT 4SM SHRA BR BKN012  
FM051700 VRB04KT P6SM BKN027 PROB30 0519/0522 4SM SHRA OVC015  
FM060000 00000KT P6SM BKN110  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-052115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 5 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/05/26 /  
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 W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 8 9 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 9 7 5 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 10 9 7 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N  
6KFT WSPD 16 16 16 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 15  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
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 5 2026........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT  
AUGUST 6 2026........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 050521 RRE  
KRST 050520Z 0506/0606 VRB05KT P6SM BKN070  
TEMPO 0506/0507 6SM -SHRA  
FM051400 34006KT P6SM SCT250  
FM052100 VRB05KT P6SM SKC  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-052115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 5 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/05/26 /  
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 W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1  
SFC WGUST 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 8 8 7 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
 
1KFT WDIR NW N N N NE E E E N NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE  
1KFT WSPD 15 12 9 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 6 6 5 4 3  
3KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE  
3KFT WSPD 9 7 5 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 8 9 8 7 7 7 8  
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N  
6KFT WSPD 22 22 21 20 18 16 15 15 15 15 15 16 15 14 13 12 10 8 7 7 8 9 10 11  
 
SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 17 17 17 4 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
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 5 2026........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT  
AUGUST 6 2026........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 050521 RRD  
KLSE 050520Z 0506/0606 VRB05KT 6SM -SHRA OVC070  
FM050900 30004KT P6SM BKN070  
FM051300 32005KT P6SM SCT150  
FM060000 21003KT 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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-052115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 5 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/05/26 /  
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 N N N N N N N NE NE N N N N N N N NW SE SW W NW NW N N  
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2  
SFC WGUST 10 10 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
 
1KFT WDIR N NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE  
1KFT WSPD 12 12 10 9 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 7  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NE E NE NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE  
3KFT WSPD 5 4 2 2 3 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 8 9 11  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N  
6KFT WSPD 25 23 21 19 17 16 16 15 15 15 15 14 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 9 9 10 11 12  
 
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 44 | 11 | 1 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 22 22 22 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
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 5 2026........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT  
AUGUST 6 2026........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 050836 AAA  
KALO 050835Z 0509/0606 36006KT 6SM -TSRA BKN035CB OVC100 PROB30  
0509/0512 3SM TSRA OVC025CB  
FM051200 VRB04KT P6SM BKN013 OVC040 PROB30 0512/0514 -SHRA  
FM051600 VRB04KT P6SM BKN035  
FM051900 01005KT P6SM SCT140  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-052115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT WED AUG 5 2026  
 
DATE WED 08/05/26 /  
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 N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N  
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1  
SFC WGUST 11 11 9 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 6 5 6 5 5  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N N N NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NE E SE E NE  
1KFT WSPD 12 10 8 6 7 9 10 9 7 6 5 4 4 5 7 8 9 9 9 7 4 2 2 3  
3KFT WDIR W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW N NW NW W NW N  
3KFT WSPD 8 7 6 8 12 18 22 20 16 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 8 7 7  
6KFT 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  
6KFT WSPD 23 23 24 25 27 30 32 32 31 29 26 22 19 18 17 16 16 15 15 13 11 9 7 7  
 
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 81 | 29 | 15 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 46 46 46 22 22 22 14 14 14 18 18 18 15 15 14 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 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  
AUGUST 5 2026........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT  
AUGUST 6 2026........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 050839 AAA  
TAFDBQ  
TAF AMD  
KDBQ 050839Z 0509/0606 VRB04KT P6SM BKN100  
FM051100 36005KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC035  
TEMPO 0511/0514 2SM TSRA BR OVC025CB  
FM051400 03005KT P6SM FEW025 BKN100  
PROB30 0514/0516 5SM -SHRA BR OVC025  
FM051800 VRB03KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC030  
FM060000 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.  
 
 
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