574
SXUS43 KARX 180901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
WIZ017-182115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
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 SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
SFC WGUST 14 12 11 11 11 12 10 11 11 12 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 4
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 13 11
3KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
3KFT WSPD 24 23 22 20 19 17 15 13 11 9 9 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 14
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 24 25 25 26 25 24 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 21 20 19 18
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP6HR | 20 | 14 | 12 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 21 19 15 14 14 11 13 16 14 15 15 15 15 12 9 6 4 3 2 1 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 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 180521 RRB
KAUW 180520Z 1806/1906 25005KT P6SM BKN070 PROB30 1807/1809 6SM
-SHRA BKN050
FM181300 28007KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 1816/1822 6SM -TSRA
BKN050CB
FM182300 30007KT 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.
WIZ044-182115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N
SFC WSPD 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 1
SFC WGUST 13 13 13 13 15 15 16 15 15 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 8 7 6 6
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW N N N
1KFT WSPD 19 21 23 22 19 15 11 9 9 10 10 10 11 10 9 9 10 11 13 14 16 16 16 14
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 18 19 20 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 14 15 16 15 14 14 14 16 17 17 17 16 15 14
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW W
6KFT WSPD 19 20 22 22 21 19 18 19 20 21 21 21 20 21 21 21 20 19 18 18 19 19 19 19
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP6HR | 30 | 32 | 22 | 6
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 13 14 14 20 20 17 19 20 20 27 25 24 26 21 16 12 10 8 7 6 5 2 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 18 2026........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 180857 AAA
KMSN 180855Z 1809/1906 22003KT P6SM SCT250
FM181400 24008KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 PROB30 1814/1818 -SHRA
BKN070
FM181900 26008KT P6SM BKN070 PROB30 1821/1901 -TSRA BKN050CB
FM190100 25005KT 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.
MNZ087-182115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW W W NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 8 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 16 16 16 16 15 15 13 11 11 10 11 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE
1KFT WSPD 15 18 21 22 20 17 14 13 12 12 11 9 8 8 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 15 14 12
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW N N
3KFT WSPD 23 21 18 16 17 20 21 20 18 16 14 11 10 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 11 9
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 18 20 21 22 23 24 24 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 19 19 18 16
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP6HR | 39 | 37 | 14 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 13 10 14 18 18 18 20 20 20 29 21 19 16 12 9 7 5 4 3 2 1 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 18 2026........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 180521 RRE
KRST 180520Z 1806/1906 22009KT P6SM BKN100
TEMPO 1806/1809 3SM -TSRA OVC025CB
FM180900 22009KT P6SM BKN100
FM181200 26008KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 1812/1818 4SM -SHRA
OVC025
FM181800 31005KT P6SM SCT050
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.
WIZ041-182115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
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 SW S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW N NW N
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 0
SFC WGUST 14 13 13 13 14 13 13 12 12 11 12 11 11 11 10 10 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW N N N NE
1KFT WSPD 23 24 25 23 20 15 11 11 11 11 10 8 7 6 5 5 5 6 8 11 14 16 15 13
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N
3KFT WSPD 22 23 23 23 21 19 17 17 19 19 17 15 13 12 11 11 12 13 14 15 17 17 16 13
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 19 20 19 20 20 20 21 23 25 26 26 24 22 20 18 17 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 18
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP6HR | 45 | 42 | 19 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 20 20 20 19 19 19 21 21 21 29 25 23 21 15 10 8 7 6 4 2 1 1 2 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 18 2026........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 180521 RRD
KLSE 180520Z 1806/1906 19006KT P6SM BKN220
TEMPO 1809/1811 3SM -TSRA OVC025CB
FM181400 27007KT P6SM SCT060 PROB30 1814/1820 4SM -SHRA
OVC025
FM190000 30004KT 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.
IAZ019-182115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
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 SW S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 12 13 13 13 14 15 15 13 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW N N NE
1KFT WSPD 16 18 19 19 18 16 14 13 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
3KFT WSPD 22 25 28 29 26 22 18 17 18 18 17 15 13 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 11 9 7 6
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 NW
6KFT WSPD 22 23 25 25 25 25 24 23 21 20 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 15 13
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 41 | 37 | 31 | 9
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 18 23 27 23 23 23 29 29 29 32 26 23 21 27 32 25 22 16 11 10 10 4 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 18 2026........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 180521
KALO 180520Z 1806/1906 22005KT P6SM SCT170 PROB30 1810/1813 6SM
-SHRA BKN050
FM181500 24007KT P6SM BKN110 PROB30 1815/1818 6SM -SHRA
BKN040
FM182000 27007KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 1822/1902 6SM -TSRA
BKN035CB
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.
WIZ061-182115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
SFC WGUST 13 12 12 13 15 15 17 16 15 15 14 13 12 12 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 6
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N
1KFT WSPD 16 20 23 25 22 18 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 13 12 12 11
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 17 20 22 23 23 21 20 20 21 21 20 18 16 14 13 12 12 13 13 13 12 11 10 10
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W
6KFT WSPD 19 20 20 21 22 23 23 24 24 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 15
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 39 | 35 | 32 | 8
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 13 14 14 18 18 18 18 18 18 34 36 36 36 32 29 25 23 16 10 8 6 5 5 2
FOG 0 20 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 180520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 180520Z 1806/1906 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
FM181200 22008KT P6SM BKN100
PROB30 1812/1816 5SM -SHRA BKN080
FM181800 24010KT P6SM BKN070=
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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