502
SXUS43 KARX 222101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
WIZ017-230915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
DATE FRI 05/22/26 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
SFC WSPD 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7
SFC WGUST 25 25 25 25 26 27 28 27 28 28 26 27 26 25 24 24 23 21 20 19 18 17 16 15
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 21 21 22 23 24 25 25 25 24 24 23 22 22 21 20 19 18 17 15 13 11 9 8 8
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 23 24 27 30 33 37 39 39 37 35 34 32 30 27 23 21 20 20 19 17 14 12 11 12
6KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
6KFT WSPD 24 24 25 26 25 24 23 23 23 23 22 20 18 18 19 20 22 23 24 22 20 18 17 17
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 11 | 16 | 15 | 36
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 11 11 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
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 5:23 AM CDT SUNSET 8:28 PM CDT
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 5:22 AM CDT SUNSET 8:29 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 221730
KAUW 221728Z 2218/2318 11014G23KT P6SM SCT120
FM222200 11013G22KT P6SM BKN080
FM230700 10010KT P6SM BKN050
FM231100 11008KT P6SM SCT015 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.
WIZ044-230915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
DATE FRI 05/22/26 /
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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 14 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 6
SFC WGUST 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 21 20 19 17 16 16 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 12
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E
1KFT WSPD 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 27 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 11 10 9 8 7 7 6
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SE S S
3KFT WSPD 22 24 26 28 30 31 32 31 30 27 23 18 14 11 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 21 20 20 19 18 18 17 15 12 10 10 10 11 12 14 15 16 16 15 12 9 6 6 8
SKY COVER BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
POP6HR | 8 | 7 | 11 | 16
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 13 14
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
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 527 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 526 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 221736
KMSN 221733Z 2218/2318 09010KT P6SM BKN060
FM230900 10005KT P6SM BKN035
FM231100 09005KT P6SM BKN026
FM231300 10005KT P6SM BKN015
FM231700 VRB04KT P6SM SCT018
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.
MNZ087-230915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
DATE FRI 05/22/26 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW W
SFC WSPD 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 14 13 13 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 28 28 27 27 26 27 26 26 25 24 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 16 16 16 16 17 17 17
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S
1KFT WSPD 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 21 18 15 12 10 9 9 8 8
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 22 24 27 29 31 32 32 32 32 31 29 27 25 25 24 23 21 19 17 16 15 15 14 12
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 25 23 21 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 20 19 18 18 19 20 21 22 22 21 20 19 19 19
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 7 | 29 | 46 | 21
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 5 5 10 8 11 11 10 12 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 8 8 8 12 7 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
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 838 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 221721 RRX
KRST 221720Z 2218/2318 12017G25KT P6SM BKN060
FM230600 14012KT P6SM BKN050
FM231200 19010KT P6SM BKN025
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.
WIZ041-230915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
DATE FRI 05/22/26 /
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 SE SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
SFC WSPD 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 23 22 21 20 19 19 18 18 16 16 15 14 14 13 12 12
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 18 19 22 24 25 26 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 23 22 21 18 14 10 8 7 6 5 5
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
3KFT WSPD 21 23 25 28 29 30 30 29 27 25 23 21 19 16 14 13 13 13 13 11 8 6 6 7
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 22 21 21 20 19 18 18 16 15 14 13 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 16 14 14 13
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 9 | 7 | 12 | 43
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 3 1 8 6 6 5 6 9 6 6 6 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 19 19 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
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 221721 RRQ
KLSE 221720Z 2218/2318 12012G20KT P6SM BKN150
FM230600 12009KT P6SM BKN060
FM231500 17006KT P6SM BKN035
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.
IAZ019-230915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
DATE FRI 05/22/26 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W W
SFC WSPD 15 15 14 14 12 12 12 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 24 25 24 24 23 23 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 17 15 14 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 19 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 23 22 21 19 16 13 10 8 8 7 7 7
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 23 23 24 24 24 25 25 26 26 26 24 21 19 19 20 20 19 17 15 14 13 12 11 11
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 20 19 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 16 18 20 21 22 22 21 18 15 12 12 12
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 5 | 12 | 20 | 13
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 6 6 7 5 5 8 9 5 8 7 10 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 9 9 14 14 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
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 221742
KALO 221740Z 2218/2318 12013KT P6SM SCT028 OVC040
FM230100 11010KT P6SM BKN050
FM231000 14004KT P6SM SCT020 BKN060
FM231300 VRB04KT 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.
WIZ061-230915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
DATE FRI 05/22/26 /
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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S SW
SFC WSPD 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 18 17 17 15 14 14 13 12 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 12 12
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE SE E
1KFT WSPD 16 17 18 20 22 24 25 25 23 22 23 23 22 21 18 15 12 9 6 4 2 2 1 1
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW
3KFT WSPD 21 22 23 23 23 22 21 19 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 22 21 19 17 15 14 13 11 10 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 10 9 9 10
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK
POP6HR | 10 | 5 | 5 | 46
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 5 4 6 6 5 5 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 25 26 26
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
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 535 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 534 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 221720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 221720Z 2218/2318 10010KT P6SM OVC030
FM230600 10006KT P6SM BKN040
FM231000 VRB04KT P6SM BKN040=
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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