158
SXUS43 KARX 210731
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
WIZ017-211945-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR SE S S S S S SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW
SFC WSPD 2 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 7 6 5 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 15 16 15 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 16 17 17 17 16 14 10 9 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 18 15 14 13 14 14 12 11 9 9 9 10 12 14 15 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 11 12
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 25 24 23 21 18 16 15 14 14 13 13 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 18
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 23 23 22 21 20 19 19 20 21 20 18 16 15 14 14 16 19 21 22 22 21 21 21 21
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 73 | 9 | 11 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 38 38 20 20 20 13 13 12 7 7 9 10 13 15 17 12 8 3 2 3 4 7 10 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
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 210703 AAA
KAUW 210700Z 2107/2206 07005KT 6SM -SHRA BKN070
TEMPO 2107/2110 2SM -TSRA SCT020 BKN040CB
FM211400 19005KT P6SM OVC012
FM211700 26005KT P6SM BKN025
FM212000 30006KT P6SM SCT060
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.
WIZ044-211945-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 16 16 16 15 17 17 20 17 15 16 14 14 15 15 16 14 15 16 12 14 15 13 11 11
1KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N
1KFT WSPD 19 22 24 24 23 22 20 19 17 14 12 10 10 11 12 13 13 14 17 19 20 20 18 16
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N
3KFT WSPD 14 15 16 21 26 29 28 24 20 19 18 18 17 16 15 15 16 16 15 15 15 17 20 22
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
6KFT WSPD 13 14 15 18 21 23 24 23 23 23 23 23 21 20 18 17 15 15 15 16 17 18 18 19
SKY COVER BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP6HR | 56 | 47 | 27 | 6
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 34 34 31 31 31 30 30 30 28 26 19 18 22 29 23 26 17 11 9 6 4 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
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 210545
KMSN 210542Z 2106/2206 VRB04KT P6SM FEW230
FM210800 18005KT P6SM SCT120 PROB30 2113/2116 4SM -TSRA
OVC025CB
FM211600 22007KT P6SM OVC060
FM212000 22007KT P6SM BKN040
FM220200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT210
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.
MNZ087-211945-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 18 19 18 17 16 16 17 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 18 17 16 14 11 10 9 9 9
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 23 22 21 21 21 20 17 14 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 15 17 19
3KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 27 26 24 22 19 18 19 20 21 20 17 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 17 17 17
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 23 22 22 21 21 20 19 18 17 17 18 20 21 23
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
POP6HR | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 26 24 22 18 14 11 11 8 5 4 3 4 4 6 3 4 5 2 2 3 2 2 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 21 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 210521 RRB
KRST 210520Z 2106/2206 20011KT P6SM BKN100
FM211200 25009KT P6SM OVC100
FM211500 30011KT 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.
WIZ041-211945-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 4
SFC WGUST 17 16 16 17 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 15 15 16 15 12 11 11 10 8 8
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW
1KFT WSPD 24 26 26 24 20 17 14 12 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 15 16 16 16 15 14 13
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW
3KFT WSPD 26 28 29 28 25 22 20 18 17 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 17 18 20 21 21 21
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW
6KFT WSPD 20 22 23 23 23 23 24 25 26 26 25 24 22 20 18 17 17 17 16 16 17 18 19 20
SKY COVER BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK FW BK SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 34 | 22 | 14 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 27 31 33 33 30 24 24 24 16 11 11 10 11 16 8 8 7 1 1 1 1 1 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 21 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
FTUS43 KARX 210730 AAA
TAFLSE
TAF AMD
KLSE 210730Z 2108/2206 18008KT P6SM BKN050
PROB30 2108/2113 3SM -TSRA OVC030CB
FM211400 24008KT P6SM BKN050
FM211700 30011KT P6SM SCT100
FM220100 34007KT 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.
IAZ019-211945-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 7 7 8 8 8 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 11 10 8 8 7 7 7 6 6
SFC WGUST 16 15 16 15 14 15 15 16 15 14 14 14 16 17 18 17 16 15 13 12 11 10 10 9
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 23 23 23 24 24 22 19 15 11 10 9 10 11 13 14 14 13 13 14 16 17 18 18 19
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
3KFT WSPD 23 24 24 24 23 22 19 15 12 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 13 13 15 16 18 18 18 17
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
6KFT WSPD 24 23 22 22 23 24 24 23 22 21 21 20 19 19 18 19 19 19 19 18 18 17 17 17
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 45 | 17 | 7 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 23 28 23 23 23 17 17 15 7 4 4 5 5 6 4 3 8 0 1 2 2 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 21 2026........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 210521
KALO 210520Z 2106/2206 20007KT P6SM FEW050 SCT100
FM211600 28010KT P6SM 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.
WIZ061-211945-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 5 6 6
SFC WGUST 15 16 16 16 15 15 18 18 17 18 17 16 15 15 14 14 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 10
1KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N
1KFT WSPD 21 24 26 27 27 26 23 19 15 13 11 10 9 8 8 9 11 13 15 18 20 20 19 18
3KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
3KFT WSPD 17 18 19 22 25 27 27 26 25 22 18 15 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 16 18 20 22
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 12 13 14 16 18 20 22 23 24 23 22 20 19 19 18 16 15 14 14 14 14 15 16 17
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 63 | 43 | 22 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 27 26 22 22 22 28 28 28 31 30 29 35 35 35 35 35 35 9 3 3 3 3 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 21 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 210521
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 210521Z 2106/2206 17006KT P6SM SCT100
FM211200 20008KT P6SM SCT100
PROB30 2112/2116 5SM -SHRA BR BKN040
FM211700 24010KT P6SM SCT040 SCT100
PROB30 2117/2120 5SM -TSRA BKN040CB=
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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