540  
SXUS43 KARX 040902  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
402 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
WIZ017-042115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
402 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/04/26 /  
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 NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE E E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2  
SFC WGUST 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 9  
 
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE E E NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 7 8 9 10 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 9 12 14 15 16  
3KFT WDIR W W N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
3KFT WSPD 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10  
6KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SE SE  
6KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 11 | 30 | 46 | 31  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 14 10 10 8 8 8 10 12 11 12 20 25 39 39 39 25 25 25 22 22 22 15 15 15  
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  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 5:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 PM CDT  
JULY 5 2026..........SUNRISE 5:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:47 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 040521 RRB  
KAUW 040520Z 0406/0506 05002KT P6SM BKN150 PROB30 0406/0409 -SHRA  
FM041000 06003KT 4SM BR BKN024  
FM041400 09004KT P6SM BKN150  
FM041800 09006KT P6SM -SHRA BKN060 PROB30 0418/0422 -SHRA  
FM050200 09006KT P6SM OVC060  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-042115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
402 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/04/26 /  
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E NE E E E NE NE E E E NE  
SFC WSPD 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 9  
 
1KFT WDIR W NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE E E E E E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 4 5 7 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 9 14 20 24 25 25  
3KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW N N NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E  
3KFT WSPD 3 4 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12  
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE  
6KFT WSPD 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 5 3 2 1 1 3 4 5 5 3 2 2 3  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC  
POP6HR | 8 | 33 | 42 | 26  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 11 9 6 5 8 8 17 24 26 35 40 46 50 50 50 24 24 24 14 14 14 7 7 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  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 523 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
JULY 5 2026..........SUNRISE 524 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 040900 AAA  
KMSN 040857Z 0409/0506 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 SCT060  
TEMPO 0409/0413 4SM BR  
FM041300 35006KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100  
FM041800 03006KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 0418/0423 6SM -TSRA  
BKN050CB  
FM042300 08006KT P6SM BKN050 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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-042115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
402 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/04/26 /  
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 SW SE E E E SE SE SE SE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE NE N NE NE N NW  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 8 8 9 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7  
 
1KFT WDIR N NE E E E E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE  
1KFT WSPD 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 5 8 12  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW W NW NW NE E E E E E NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE E  
3KFT WSPD 3 4 4 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 7  
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE E SE S SE SE  
6KFT WSPD 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 5  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 11 | 21 | 47 | 36  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 12 10 8 6 6 7 9 11 13 16 20 24 30 39 39 31 31 31 22 22 22 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  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT  
JULY 5 2026..........SUNRISE 534 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 040536  
KRST 040532Z 0406/0506 VRB04KT P6SM BKN150  
FM040900 VRB04KT 4SM BR BKN020  
FM041300 12006KT P6SM BKN090 PROB30 0420/0424 5SM -TSRA  
BKN050CB  
FM050300 35007KT P6SM VCTS OVC100CB  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-042115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
402 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/04/26 /  
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 NE NE E E SE SE E E NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE  
SFC WSPD 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1  
SFC WGUST 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 9 9 8 7 7 7  
 
1KFT WDIR W NW NW N N NE NE NE E E E E E NE N N N NE E E E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 3 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 14 19  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W NW NW NW N NE NE E E E NE N N NE NE E SE S SE SE  
3KFT WSPD 1 2 4 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 5 6 7 8 10 12 14  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N NE NE N N N N NE NE SE S S SE  
6KFT WSPD 6 7 8 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 7 8 9 9 9 9 8  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC BK SC SC  
POP6HR | 12 | 30 | 48 | 30  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 11 14 17 24 31 38 45 45 32 32 32 28 28 28 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  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 528 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
JULY 5 2026..........SUNRISE 529 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 040709 AAA  
KLSE 040708Z 0407/0506 VRB03KT 6SM BR BKN006  
FM041300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN070 PROB30 0418/0421 5SM -TSRA  
BKN050CB  
FM042100 VRB05KT P6SM -TSRA SCT060CB  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-042115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
402 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/04/26 /  
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 NE S E E S NE E S S N NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE N  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4  
SFC WGUST 7 6 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W NW NW E E E SE S SW S SE E E SE SE SE E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 7 5 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 6 10 13 14 14  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S E NE NE NE E E SE S S S  
3KFT WSPD 5 6 7 8 9 9 8 7 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 5 7 9 11 10 8  
6KFT WDIR SW SW W SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW N N N N N W SW W W  
6KFT WSPD 12 14 16 16 16 14 13 13 13 13 11 9 7 5 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC BK  
POP6HR | 31 | 22 | 23 | 23  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 28 28 28 27 27 27 26 25 19 16 18 23 27 26 33 18 22 24 22 22 19 16 16 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  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
JULY 5 2026..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 040521  
KALO 040520Z 0406/0506 13004KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 0406/0408 -TSRA  
SCT040CB  
FM040800 VRB15G20KT 4SM -TSRA BR BKN025CB  
FM041300 21007KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 0413/0416 -TSRA SCT040CB  
FM041600 30006KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-042115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
402 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/04/26 /  
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 S W NW N NW W W N N N N N N NE N NE NE NE NE NE N  
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 8 8 8 7 7  
 
1KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW N NE N NW W SW S S S SW SW W NW N NE E SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 7 8 9 10 11 11 10 8 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 6 9 11 14 16  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W SW S S S SW W NW N N NE SE S S SE  
3KFT WSPD 3 6 10 13 13 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 15 18 20 21 21 19 17 15 12 10 7 5 4 4 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 9  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 28 | 40 | 49 | 27  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 21 21 21 30 30 30 36 35 34 36 38 39 44 44 44 29 29 29 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  
JULY 4 2026..........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT  
JULY 5 2026..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 040722 AAA  
TAFDBQ  
TAF AMD  
KDBQ 040722Z 0407/0506 VRB02KT P6SM BKN050  
TEMPO 0407/0410 4SM BR SCT006  
FM041000 VRB05KT P6SM OVC020  
PROB30 0410/0413 VRB15G25KT 3SM TSRA BR BKN020CB  
FM041400 07006KT P6SM OVC070=  

 
 
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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