700  
SXUS43 KARX 050731  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 AM CDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
WIZ017-051945-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
DATE SAT 07/05/25 /  
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 SW W W NW NW N N N N N  
SFC WSPD 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 5  
SFC WGUST 17 17 17 18 23 24 24 23 22 22 23 23 22 22 21 20 18 17 17 17 18 19 20 15  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N N  
1KFT WSPD 22 21 21 21 20 20 20 19 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 14 13 11 11 11 12 13 13 14  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 29 30 30 31 32 33 32 31 29 28 28 27 28 28 27 24 20 17 17 19 21 22 23 24  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW N N  
6KFT WSPD 23 22 22 21 21 22 24 27 30 32 32 32 31 28 26 22 18 15 13 12 12 13 14 15  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 17 | 66 | 88 | 46  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 3 5 18 13 13 13 24 24 24 53 53 53 61 61 61 32 32 32 14 14 14 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 5 2025..........SUNRISE 5:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:47 PM CDT  
JULY 6 2025..........SUNRISE 5:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:47 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 050521  
KAUW 050520Z 0506/0606 19005KT P6SM SCT200 WS020/23035KT  
FM051400 21010G18KT P6SM BKN070  
FM051800 21014G24KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040  
TEMPO 0520/0524 3SM -TSRA BKN020CB  
FM060000 24010G18KT P6SM -SHRA BKN020  
FM060300 30010KT P6SM BKN018  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-051945-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
DATE SAT 07/05/25 /  
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 11 13 14 13 14 14 13 13 12 9 10 10 7 9 8 5  
SFC WGUST 17 16 16 17 17 22 22 21 21 24 25 25 25 25 26 25 24 22 22 22 18 20 19 14  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
1KFT WSPD 26 27 28 28 28 27 24 21 18 18 19 20 21 21 22 21 21 20 19 19 18 16 15 14  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 24 23 23 25 26 28 28 28 27 26 25 25 26 28 29 29 29 27 25 23 20 18 16 14  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 18 16 15 15 16 18 20 22 25 28 30 32 34 35 35 33 31 28 26 24 22 20 18 17  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 40 | 72 | 66  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 14 20 24 48 54 54 62 62 62 43 43 43 30 30 30 11  
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 5 2025..........SUNRISE 524 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
JULY 6 2025..........SUNRISE 525 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 050521 RRD  
KMSN 050520Z 0506/0606 19005KT P6SM FEW250  
FM051400 20012G20KT P6SM SCT250  
FM051700 21013G24KT P6SM SCT070 PROB30 0519/0522 4SM -TSRA  
OVC040CB  
FM052200 22012G23KT 4SM -TSRA BKN040CB  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-051945-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
DATE SAT 07/05/25 /  
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 SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW N N N  
SFC WSPD 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 10 10 10 10 9 9 7  
SFC WGUST 21 23 23 25 26 26 26 27 23 24 25 24 24 24 23 23 22 18 17 17 17 17 15 13  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW N N  
1KFT WSPD 28 28 28 27 26 25 24 24 23 23 23 22 20 18 16 14 12 11 11 11 12 13 13 14  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW N N N  
3KFT WSPD 30 31 33 35 36 37 37 35 34 33 32 30 27 24 21 18 16 14 13 12 12 13 15 16  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW N N  
6KFT WSPD 22 21 21 23 25 27 28 27 27 28 29 28 27 24 21 19 18 16 13 11 9 8 8 9  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK  
POP6HR | 44 | 74 | 77 | 36  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 5 15 26 31 33 33 33 34 34 34 61 61 61 64 64 64 30 30 28 10 10 10 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 5 2025..........SUNRISE 534 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT  
JULY 6 2025..........SUNRISE 535 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KRST 050527 RRE  
KRST 050525Z 0506/0606 20011KT P6SM SCT250  
FM051400 22011KT 3SM -RA BKN015 PROB30 0514/0520 3SM -TSRA  
BKN015CB  
FM052000 26011KT 3SM -RA BKN025 PROB30 0520/0523 3SM -TSRA  
BKN015CB  
FM052300 31011KT 6SM -RA BKN050  
FM060300 35011KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-051945-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
DATE SAT 07/05/25 /  
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 9 10 9 8 8 7 5  
SFC WGUST 18 18 17 18 18 21 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 23 21 20 19 18 18 15 17 17 12  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW N  
1KFT WSPD 27 29 29 29 27 26 24 22 21 21 22 22 22 21 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 10 10 11  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW N N  
3KFT WSPD 27 29 30 30 30 30 31 32 33 33 32 31 31 30 29 26 22 19 17 15 14 12 11 11  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 18 16 16 18 20 23 25 27 29 31 33 33 32 31 28 26 23 21 19 16 14 12 11 10  
 
SKY COVER BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 4 | 69 | 75 | 51  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 1 1 5 8 13 13 29 29 29 60 60 60 66 66 66 40 40 40 15 15 15 9  
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 5 2025..........SUNRISE 529 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
JULY 6 2025..........SUNRISE 530 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 050542 CCA  
KLSE 050539Z 0506/0606 20010G18KT P6SM SCT250  
FM051600 22011KT 3SM -RA BKN025 PROB30 0516/0522 3SM -TSRA  
BKN015CB  
FM052200 26010KT 3SM -RA BKN050 PROB30 0522/0603 3SM -TSRA  
BKN015CB  
FM060300 32008KT P6SM 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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-051945-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
DATE SAT 07/05/25 /  
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 SW SW W W W W NW NW NW N  
SFC WSPD 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 11 10 9 9 9 9 7  
SFC WGUST 18 18 19 19 19 25 24 24 23 24 23 23 24 24 22 22 20 19 17 15 15 15 15 12  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 26 27 28 28 27 26 24 22 21 21 21 21 20 18 16 14 13 11 11 11 11 11 13 14  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 27 28 29 31 33 34 34 34 33 32 30 28 26 24 23 21 19 17 15 13 12 12 13 14  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 19 20 20 21 22 23 26 29 31 31 29 27 27 26 25 23 20 17 15 13 12 10 8 7  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 16 | 84 | 78 | 53  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 2 6 10 19 29 33 33 38 38 38 61 61 61 66 66 66 45 45 45 15 15 15 9  
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 5 2025..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
JULY 6 2025..........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 050521  
KALO 050520Z 0506/0606 17009KT P6SM SCT070 SCT200  
FM051000 18012KT P6SM BKN070  
FM051500 21013G22KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035 PROB30 0516/0518 6SM  
-TSRA OVC025CB  
FM051800 21015G23KT 6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 PROB30 0519/0522  
6SM -TSRA BKN025CB  
FM052200 22014KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 PROB30 0600/0603 4SM  
-TSRA  
BKN025CB  
FM060300 28008KT P6SM BKN050  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-051945-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
DATE SAT 07/05/25 /  
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
SFC WSPD 6 7 7 8 8 8 11 12 12 15 15 14 16 16 14 15 15 11 12 12 8 11 10 5  
SFC WGUST 17 17 17 16 16 18 23 22 22 25 26 25 27 27 28 27 25 20 23 22 17 21 20 13  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
1KFT WSPD 26 27 28 29 28 27 24 20 17 17 19 20 20 20 20 19 18 17 16 16 15 14 14 13  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 23 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 28 28 28 27 27 27 26 26 25 24 22 20 18 16 15 13  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 17 16 16 17 19 21 23 24 26 28 31 32 32 31 30 30 30 29 26 23 20 18 16 15  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 43 | 72 | 66  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 15 25 27 55 56 57 61 61 61 48 48 48 32 32 32 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  
JULY 5 2025..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT  
JULY 6 2025..........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 050542  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 050542Z 0506/0606 17006KT P6SM SKC  
FM051200 19011KT P6SM SCT200  
FM051500 20012G20KT P6SM OVC080  
FM052000 21015G23KT 5SM SHRA BR OVC050 PROB30 0521/0524 2SM  
TSRA BR BKN035CB  
FM060000 21008KT P6SM OVC070 PROB30 0603/0606 4SM SHRA BR  
BKN030=  
 
 
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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