594  
SXUS43 KARX 160902  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
402 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025  
 
WIZ017-162115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
402 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025  
 
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /  
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S S SW W W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE  
SFC WSPD 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6  
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 9 11 10 11 12 12 11 10 11 11 9 8 7 7 8 8 9 11 13 12 14  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W SW SW W W SW S S S S SW SW NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 8 10 11 10 9 7 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 13  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W S S S S SW SW W W W W W W NE E E SE  
3KFT WSPD 21 19 17 15 15 16 16 16 15 14 15 16 17 14 11 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 4  
6KFT WDIR W SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 22 26 28 30 28 25 22 19 17 17 22 29 33 33 29 25 21 16 13 13 14 15 15 15  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 60 | 73 | 38 | 42  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 7 21 33 25 25 25 20 20 20 32 33 30 38 25 34 40 39 38 31 29 32 43 49 40  
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-162115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
402 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025  
 
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /  
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR S S SE S S S S SW W N N SE S SW SW W W N N E NE NE NE NE  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5  
SFC WGUST 7 7 8 8 9 11 11 13 14 15 15 13 13 12 11 11 12 11 12 10 10 10 9 11  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE S S S S S S SW W W SE E E E  
1KFT WSPD 7 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 8 7 7 7 8 11 13 15 13 10 8 9 11 13 15 17  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW S SW W  
3KFT WSPD 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 11 9 7 8 11 14 17 19 21 20 17 15 15 14 14 15 15  
6KFT WDIR W W W SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 16 14 13 12 14 16 18 15 12 10 13 18 24 29 34 37 35 32 27 24 21 19 19 21  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV  
POP6HR | 50 | 63 | 61 | 58  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 14 22 24 32 33 33 24 24 24 24 24 24 43 43 43 63 65 56 45 50 57 53 53 52  
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-162115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
402 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025  
 
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /  
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S SE E SE SE SE S SE SE E E E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 12 12 13 13 12 12 13 13 14 13 13 13 14 12 11 10 10 12 13 13 12 10 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW NW N N NE E E E  
1KFT WSPD 24 25 25 24 18 10 5 7 11 15 13 11 8 6 5 4 2 2 4 10 17 22 23 21  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 20 20 21 20 16 12 10 12 16 19 18 16 14 16 18 20 19 18 15 12 8 6 6 8  
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 21 21 20 18 15 12 11 14 19 23 25 26 27 28 29 29 28 26 25 24 23 22 20 18  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK  
POP6HR | 43 | 27 | 25 | 54  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 8 20 30 40 42 42 32 28 28 31 31 23 20 26 27 24 23 27 34 45 56 57 51 56  
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-162115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
402 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025  
 
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /  
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE S S S SE E E SE SE S S S SE E NE E E NE E E E  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4  
SFC WGUST 8 9 9 9 11 12 12 13 14 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 12 9 11 11 10 8 10 9  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE S SW W W SW S SW W W SW SE E E E  
1KFT WSPD 16 14 14 13 10 8 6 8 11 14 13 11 10 12 14 15 11 7 5 11 18 24 24 22  
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W SW S S SW W SW SW SW SW SW W SW S SE S SW  
3KFT WSPD 21 19 17 15 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 14 16 19 22 22 21 18 13 8 4 4 7  
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 19 19 19 18 16 13 12 13 16 19 22 24 26 27 27 27 28 28 27 24 20 17 16 17  
 
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 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 63  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 11 22 26 37 43 43 31 31 30 29 29 29 27 28 35 42 33 33 42 51 57 60 63 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 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-162115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
402 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025  
 
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /  
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S SE SE E E E E E E SE  
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 12 12 15 13 13 14 14 15 16 15 13 12 11 10 11 12 12 13 13 12 12  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW  
1KFT WSPD 25 27 28 27 24 19 15 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 15 17 17 14 10 7 6 6  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 19 21 23 23 21 18 16 15 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 23 23 21 19  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 15 15 15 13 12 11 11 11 14 16 20 23 26 26 25 24 24 24 23 20 16 12 10 8  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 23 | 14 | 15 | 27  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 16 22 23 14 26 18 10 6 6 8 13 17 14 13 15 16 14 19 19 25 29 33 29 27  
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-162115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
402 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2025  
 
DATE SAT 08/16/25 /  
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S SE E E E SE SE E E  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4  
SFC WGUST 9 9 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 13 15 16 15 12 11 11 9 11 11 10 12 12 11 10  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW S S S S S S SW W NW W SW  
1KFT WSPD 23 21 17 14 12 12 11 9 8 8 11 14 16 13 8 5 8 12 15 14 13 11 11 12  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 17 17 17 16 15 14 14 13 12 12 15 20 22 20 17 15 16 19 22 22 21 20 20 19  
6KFT WDIR NW W W SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 8 10 11 13 14 16 17 16 15 15 19 23 26 25 22 21 21 22 23 21 19 16 14 13  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 23 | 27 | 26 | 41  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 38 23 23 15 27 31 36 24 17 15 16 25 31 29 32 33 43 44 51 44 49 54 54 49  
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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