297  
SXUS43 KARX 300731  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2026  
 
WIZ017-301945-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/30/26 /  
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1  
SFC WGUST 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 8 8  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
1KFT WSPD 18 19 20 20 19 17 15 12 10 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 7 8 11 15 18 18 18 16  
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 SW  
3KFT WSPD 13 13 13 12 11 10 11 12 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 8 10 11 13 15 16  
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N NW W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SE SE SE S S  
6KFT WSPD 8 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 6 7  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV  
POP6HR | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 8 8 8 13 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 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  
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 5:42 AM CDT SUNSET 8:27 PM CDT  
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 5:43 AM CDT SUNSET 8:26 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 300521 RRA  
KAUW 300520Z 3006/3106 VRB02KT P6SM FEW060  
FM301800 24007KT 6SM FU SCT060  
FM302100 23009G15KT 6SM FU SCT060  
FM302300 24007KT P6SM SCT080  
FM310400 21002KT P6SM BKN150  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-301945-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/30/26 /  
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 11 12 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 8  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW  
1KFT WSPD 13 14 15 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 11 12  
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 5 6 6 5 4 4 5 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 9 8 8 8 7 8 11 13 14  
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE E E E S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S  
6KFT WSPD 5 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 7  
 
SKY COVER CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 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  
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT  
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 300521 RRC  
KMSN 300520Z 3006/3106 00000KT P6SM SKC  
FM301400 18004KT P6SM FEW045  
FM301900 23005KT 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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-301945-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/30/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7  
SFC WGUST 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 16 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 15  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 18 17 17 17 17 17 16 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 15  
3KFT WDIR SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 13 12 11  
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 6 6  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 4  
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 30 2026..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 300521 RRD  
KRST 300520Z 3006/3106 19006KT P6SM FEW250  
FM301500 20010KT P6SM BKN250  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-301945-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/30/26 /  
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 S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 10 12 13  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 13 14 15  
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 11 11  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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  
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT  
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 300521 RRC  
KLSE 300520Z 3006/3106 17003KT P6SM SKC  
FM301800 20006KT P6SM BKN250  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-301945-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/30/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 9  
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 13 14 15 15  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 13 14 16 16 17  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12  
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 6  
 
SKY COVER FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK OV OV  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 5  
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 30 2026..........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT  
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 300521  
KALO 300520Z 3006/3106 VRB04KT P6SM SKC  
FM301500 19009KT P6SM SCT250  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-301945-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/30/26 /  
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 S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 11  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 7 7 7 8 9 10 9 7 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14  
3KFT WDIR S SW SW S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 5 3 2 2 3 4 5 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12  
6KFT WDIR E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6KFT WSPD 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  
FOG 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT  
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 300520  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 300520Z 3006/3106 VRB04KT P6SM SKC  
FM301600 17007KT 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.  
 

 
 
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