501
SXUS43 KARX 082102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026
WIZ017-090915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026
DATE SAT 08/08/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW S SW W W W
SFC WSPD 5 5 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 14 13 11 9 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 11 10 10 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 11
1KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
1KFT WSPD 9 9 8 8 7 7 8 12 16 19 19 18 17 17 17 16 13 9 6 6 7 8 8 7
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW
3KFT WSPD 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 22 21 20 17 15 13 10 8 7 6
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW W W
6KFT WSPD 20 20 19 19 19 18 18 17 16 16 18 22 25 27 29 29 29 28 25 19 13 8 8 10
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 1 | 4 | 62 | 44
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 5 14 15 15 29 29 29 14 14 14 12 13 12
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 8 2026........SUNRISE 5:52 AM CDT SUNSET 8:15 PM CDT
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 5:53 AM CDT SUNSET 8:14 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 081730
KAUW 081728Z 0818/0918 29011G17KT P6SM FEW050
FM082200 27006KT P6SM SCT050
FM090100 21003KT P6SM SCT250
FM091200 20003KT P6SM -SHRA OVC080
FM091500 20005KT 6SM -SHRA OVC025
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.
WIZ044-090915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026
DATE SAT 08/08/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 14 12 11 9 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 18 21 21 18 13 10 14 20 24 21 15
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 10 10 9 9 8 7 6 7 9 11 13 14 17 21 25 27 25 21 18 19 21 23 23 21
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW W W
6KFT WSPD 19 19 19 18 17 17 16 15 14 14 16 19 21 22 23 23 23 24 24 23 23 22 22 22
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 4 | 83 | 56
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 11 16 16 39 39 39 29 29 29 23 23 23
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 8 2026........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 082018 AAA
KMSN 082015Z 0820/0918 31005KT P6SM FEW050 SCT070 BKN250
FM090100 00000KT P6SM SKC
FM091100 VRB04KT P6SM BKN200 PROB30 0913/0916 2SM -TSRA
OVC025CB
FM091700 19008KT P6SM OVC080
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.
MNZ087-090915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026
DATE SAT 08/08/26 /
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 SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 5 5 6 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 9 9 10 10 10 11 13 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 13 13 12 10 10 9 8 7 7 7
1KFT WDIR W W SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 22 24 24 22 18 14 11 9 8 8 9 10 9 8
3KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S E NE E S
3KFT WSPD 5 5 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 22 24 26 26 27 26 26 24 22 18 13 7 4 4 6
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 22 20 18 16 15 15 15 16 17 18 18 17 18 20 24 26 28 28 27 22 15 10 7 5
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK
POP6HR | 1 | 52 | 65 | 22
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 6 8 44 45 45 46 46 46 38 38 38 23 22 18 10 12 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
AUGUST 8 2026........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 081727 RRA
KRST 081725Z 0818/0918 27007KT P6SM SCT040
FM082100 21007KT P6SM SCT050
FM090000 17007KT P6SM SCT200 PROB30 0909/0913 5SM -TSRA
OVC080CB
FM091300 18008KT P6SM 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.
WIZ041-090915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026
DATE SAT 08/08/26 /
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 SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
SFC WGUST 10 9 8 8 7 8 9 10 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 12 13 12 11 11 11 10 10 9
1KFT WDIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
1KFT WSPD 8 7 6 5 5 6 7 10 13 16 19 21 22 22 22 20 17 13 11 13 15 16 13 8
3KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
3KFT WSPD 8 7 7 6 5 4 5 8 12 16 19 23 25 27 29 29 26 23 20 19 20 20 19 18
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 24 23 21 20 18 17 16 16 16 17 17 18 19 21 23 24 25 25 24 21 17 13 12 12
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
POP6HR | 0 | 28 | 74 | 24
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 12 19 22 38 38 38 38 38 38 24 24 22 15 14 18
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 8 2026........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 081727 RRA
KLSE 081725Z 0818/0918 29007KT P6SM SCT040
FM082200 23007KT P6SM SCT050
FM090200 17006KT P6SM FEW200 PROB30 0910/0914 5SM -TSRA
OVC080CB
FM091400 18006KT 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.
IAZ019-090915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026
DATE SAT 08/08/26 /
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 S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 5 5
SFC WGUST 6 7 8 8 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 9
1KFT WDIR W SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 3 3 4 6 8 11 14 17 19 20 19 18 18 21 24 25 20 13 9 12 17 22 21 19
3KFT WDIR W W SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 4 4 4 5 7 9 12 15 18 20 21 21 21 22 24 24 24 23 21 18 15 13 14 17
6KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W
6KFT WSPD 20 16 13 11 11 13 15 15 15 16 16 17 18 22 26 30 33 35 34 29 22 15 12 9
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 1 | 25 | 55 | 18
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 8 18 28 31 40 40 40 42 42 37 18 12 8 6 12 19
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 8 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 081736
KALO 081735Z 0818/0918 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250
FM090800 15006KT P6SM SCT120 PROB30 0908/0909 4SM -TSRA
BKN090CB
FM090900 15007KT P6SM FEW080 SCT200 PROB30 0909/0913 4SM
-TSRA
BKN080CB
FM091300 16007KT P6SM SCT070 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.
WIZ061-090915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026
DATE SAT 08/08/26 /
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 SW SW S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6
SFC WGUST 10 9 8 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 11 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13
1KFT WDIR W W W W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S NE N NE SE
1KFT WSPD 8 7 6 5 5 5 6 8 11 14 16 18 18 16 13 11 12 14 16 18 19 18 17 14
3KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW
3KFT WSPD 8 7 7 6 5 5 6 9 13 17 19 21 21 20 19 18 18 19 19 16 13 12 14 18
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 24 22 21 20 17 15 13 12 13 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 27 24 22 24 28 29 27 21
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 6 | 71 | 51
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 7 11 25 35 36 47 47 47 33 33 33 20 22 22
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 8 2026........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 081720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 081720Z 0818/0918 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250
FM090300 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250
PROB30 0909/0915 4SM -TSRA BKN035CB
FM091500 17010G15KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040
TEMPO 0915/0918 BKN020=
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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