897
SXUS43 KARX 160731
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025
WIZ017-161945-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /
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 SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S S SW W W NW NW N N N NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
SFC WGUST 8 8 7 7 7 9 11 10 11 12 12 11 10 11 11 9 8 7 7 8 8 9 11 13
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW W W NW NW N N N NE NE
1KFT WSPD 9 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 10 8 5 3 4 5 7 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 5
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
3KFT WSPD 23 23 22 20 18 16 17 18 18 17 14 12 13 15 16 13 9 6 6 6 7 6 4 3
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 23 23 23 24 24 25 28 31 33 32 29 26 24 22 21 21 22 22 23 23 22 20 17 14
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 33 | 73 | 38 | 38
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 9 7 21 33 25 25 25 20 20 20 32 33 30 38 25 34 40 39 38 31 29 32 43
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 16 2025........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 160521
KAUW 160520Z 1606/1706 23005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN100
FM161500 22005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080
TEMPO 1615/1618 27025G40KT 3SM TSRA BKN025CB
FM161900 25006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
FM170400 03006KT 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.
WIZ044-161945-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /
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 SW S S S SE S S S S SW W N N SE S SW SW W W N N E NE NE
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 8 7 7 7 8 8 9 11 11 13 14 15 15 13 13 12 11 11 12 11 12 10 10 10
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 13 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 11 9 8 9 11 13 14 15 15 13 10 8
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW
3KFT WSPD 18 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 11 12 14 17 19 21 22 22 22 22 21 20 18 17
6KFT WDIR W W SW W W W W W NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 18 17 16 16 16 17 16 15 15 19 24 28 28 27 26 28 31 32 31 29 27 25 23 22
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 32 | 63 | 61 | 57
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 21 25 14 22 24 32 33 33 24 24 24 24 24 24 43 43 43 63 65 56 45 50 57 53
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 16 2025........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 160521 RRB
KMSN 160520Z 1606/1706 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA BKN100
FM161000 00000KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 1610/1612 4SM -TSRA
OVC035CB
FM161200 VRB04KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 1612/1618 4SM -TSRA
OVC035CB
FM161800 17007KT P6SM BKN090 PROB30 1618/1624 4SM -TSRA
OVC035CB
FM170000 27005KT P6SM SCT100 PROB30 1700/1706 4SM -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.
MNZ087-161945-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /
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 S SE E SE SE SE S SE SE E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 12 13 13 14 13 13 13 14 12 11 10 10 12 13 13 12 10
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 23 24 24 22 18 15 14 14 13 11 8 7 9 11 14 14 13 12 14 15 15 12 8 5
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W SW S SE SE S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 22 21 21 22 23 23 18 11 7 8 12 16 17 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 19 18 17
6KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 20 22 22 21 19 18 17 16 16 17 19 21 22 23 23 25 27 27 25 22 19 17 16 15
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 36 | 43 | 26 | 54
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 9 10 8 20 30 40 42 42 32 28 28 31 31 23 20 26 27 24 23 27 34 45 56 57
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 16 2025........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 160521 RRC
KRST 160520Z 1606/1706 19007KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 1611/1616 2SM
-TSRA BKN025CB
FM161600 16008KT P6SM BKN025
FM161900 18007KT P6SM BKN050
FM170000 08005KT 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.
WIZ041-161945-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /
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 SE SE SE SE S S S SE E E SE SE S S S SE E NE E E NE E
SFC WSPD 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 9 8 8 9 9 9 11 12 12 13 14 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 12 9 11 11 10 8
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
1KFT WSPD 17 17 17 17 17 16 14 13 12 12 12 12 11 9 8 8 9 10 12 13 13 12 9 7
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W NW W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 17 19 20 19 17 15 14 15 15 17 19 20 18 14 11 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 19 21 23 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 22 21
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 31 | 49 | 33 | 60
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 17 11 22 26 37 43 43 31 31 30 29 29 29 27 28 35 42 33 33 42 51 57 60
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 16 2025........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 160521 RRB
KLSE 160520Z 1606/1706 17006KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 1612/1617 2SM
-TSRA BKN025CB
FM161700 19007KT P6SM BKN060
FM170000 07005KT 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.
IAZ019-161945-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /
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 SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S SE SE E E E E E
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 6
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 15 13 13 14 14 15 16 15 13 12 11 10 11 12 12 13 13
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 25 26 26 28 28 27 20 11 4 6 10 14 12 10 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 16 17
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 19 20 21 22 23 23 20 17 15 16 18 20 18 15 13 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 14 17 18 17 15 13 10 8 7 11 16 21 24 25 26 26 25 24 24 23 22 20 18 16
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
POP6HR | 28 | 22 | 14 | 27
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 56 35 16 22 23 14 26 18 10 6 6 8 13 17 14 13 15 16 14 19 19 25 29 33
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 16 2025........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 160709 AAA
KALO 160707Z 1607/1706 14007KT P6SM VCTS FEW100CB SCT250 PROB30
1607/1609 6SM -TSRA BKN100CB
FM160900 14007KT P6SM SCT250
FM161700 16009KT P6SM BKN200
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.
WIZ061-161945-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /
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 SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S SE E E E SE SE
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5
SFC WGUST 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 13 15 16 15 12 11 11 9 11 11 10 12 12
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE S S S S S SE SE S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 15 17 18 19 19 18 15 11 8 9 11 13 11 8 6 7 9 11 10 8 8 11 16 18
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 20 22 23 22 19 16 15 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 19 20
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 15 17 18 18 18 16 15 14 13 12 12 13 16 20 23 23 23 21 20 19 19 19 20 20
SKY COVER BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 62 | 27 | 26 | 41
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 62 55 38 23 23 15 27 31 36 24 17 15 16 25 31 29 32 33 43 44 51 44 49 54
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 16 2025........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 160520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 160520Z 1606/1706 VRB04KT P6SM SCT100
FM161400 14007KT P6SM BKN110
FM161700 18010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120=
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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