973
SXUS43 KARX 182101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
WIZ017-190915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW W W NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 7 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 5 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 14 14 14 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 10 11 11 12
1KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE N N NW NW N NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW
1KFT WSPD 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 12 11 10 8 7 5 6 6 7 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 5
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW
3KFT WSPD 11 13 14 15 14 12 11 12 13 13 12 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 6
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 19 18 18 17 16 14 13 13 13 12 10 8 7 7 7
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 17 18 19 10 9 6 3 2 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 20 20 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
FTUS53 KAUW 181724
KAUW 181720Z 1818/1918 28007KT P6SM BKN080
FM182000 29009G15KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 PROB30 1820/1823 -TSRA
BKN040CB
FM190100 35003KT P6SM SKC
FM190500 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
FM190800 VRB03KT 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.
WIZ044-190915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 14 14 14 13 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 11
1KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE E E E NE
1KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 9 7 5 4 3 4 5 6 5 4
3KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE E E E NE
3KFT WSPD 14 14 14 14 15 16 16 14 12 10 10 9 9 8 6 5 4 2 2 3 4 5 5 4
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
6KFT WSPD 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 26 23 19 16 14 13 12 12 12 11 10 8
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 58 | 7 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 37 38 38 23 20 12 9 7 4 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 20 40 40 40 20 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
FTUS53 KMSN 182003 AAA
KMSN 182000Z 1820/1918 25006KT 4SM -SHRA BKN060 PROB30 1820/1823
4SM -TSRA OVC030CB
FM190100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT090 BKN200
FM190600 00000KT P6SM FEW150
FM191500 01005KT 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.
MNZ087-190915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR W NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E NE NE NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 6 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4
SFC WGUST 13 12 12 11 9 9 9 9 10 11 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E NE N N N
1KFT WSPD 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 14 16 17 16 14 12 12 11 11 9 7 6 5 5 6 7 8
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 11 13 14 15 15 14 13 13 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 16 15 12 9 7 7 9
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
6KFT WSPD 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 24 24 24 25 25 26 26 25 24 23 23 22 21 20 19 18 18
SKY COVER OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 35 34 29 14 7 5 4 3 2 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 18 2026........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 182100 AAA
KRST 182059Z 1821/1918 29008KT P6SM SCT050
FM190700 VRB05KT 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.
WIZ041-190915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE N N NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 6 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 3
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 11 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 9 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE N N N
1KFT WSPD 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 8 7 5 4 4 4 5 6 7
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 11 10 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 7
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 21 20 18 18 20 23 26 26 26 25 26 26 26 25 23 21 20 19 18 15 11 8 7 6
SKY COVER OV BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 78 | 6 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 38 38 38 18 13 9 7 6 3 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 20 40 40 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
FTUS43 KARX 182100 AAF
TAFLSE
TAF AMD
KLSE 182100Z 1821/1918 26005KT 3SM -TSRA BKN025CB
FM182130 28008KT P6SM OVC050
FM190400 35004KT 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.
IAZ019-190915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
SFC WSPD 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 13 14 13 12 11 9 8 8 10 10 10 11 11 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 6 5 6
1KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N
1KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 13 11 9 7 6 6 7 8 9 10
3KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 20 21 23 24 23 22 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 13 14 15
SKY COVER BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 43 | 6 | 2 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 44 44 46 24 10 9 7 6 3 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 20 20 20 20 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
FTUS80 KALO 181739
KALO 181737Z 1818/1918 25010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN120
FM182000 27008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN070
FM190300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100
FM190900 VRB03KT 6SM BR BKN060
FM191400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT180
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.
WIZ061-190915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 9 8 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 15 15 16 16 14 13 10 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 8 9 9
1KFT WDIR SW W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE E E SE SE W NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 12 12 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 5 3 1 2 3 5 6 8
3KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW
3KFT WSPD 16 16 17 17 17 18 17 16 14 13 11 9 9 10 11 11 10 7 6 6 7 9 9 9
6KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
6KFT WSPD 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 23 23 24 24 23 22 21 20 18 17 15 15 15 17
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 57 | 12 | 2 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 47 48 48 30 24 18 13 12 12 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 20 20 40 40 40 40 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 181720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 181720Z 1818/1918 22009KT P6SM BKN050 BKN120
TEMPO 1818/1819 2SM TSRA BR BKN035CB
FM182000 25008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120
PROB30 1822/1902 4SM -TSRA BR BKN030CB
FM190300 27005KT P6SM BKN120
TEMPO 1910/1914 2SM BR FEW004 BKN120
FM191400 01004KT P6SM SCT120=
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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