348
SXUS43 KARX 181931
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
WIZ017-190745-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW W W NW
SFC WSPD 6 7 7 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 5 4
SFC WGUST 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 10 11
1KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW N N N N NE N N N N N N N N NW NW NW W
1KFT WSPD 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 8 5 3 3 5 7
3KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 8 9 11 12 14 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 4 5 6 8
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 19 19 20 21 22 22 23 23 24 23 22 21 20 20 19 17 14 13 12 12 11 10 9 8
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 15 | 21 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 23 15 16 17 18 20 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 181724
KAUW 181720Z 1818/1918 28007KT P6SM BKN080
FM182000 29009G15KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 PROB30 1820/1823 -TSRA
BKN040CB
FM190100 35003KT P6SM SKC
FM190500 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
FM190800 VRB03KT 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.
WIZ044-190745-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE N N NW NW
SFC WSPD 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW
1KFT WSPD 8 9 10 10 10 10 12 13 15 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 9 7 6 4 4 5 6
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW
3KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 13 13 15 17 19 18 15 13 11 10 8 7 7 6 5 4 3 4 5 6
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 22 21 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 23 23 24 25 26 26 22 17 13 11 11 10 9 8 7
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 58 | 14 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 50 54 70 76 84 50 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 181733 RRC
KMSN 181732Z 1818/1918 24007KT P6SM FEW080 BKN110
FM182100 27006KT 6SM -SHRA BKN060 PROB30 1821/1823 4SM -TSRA
OVC030CB
FM190100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT090 BKN200
FM190600 00000KT P6SM FEW150
FM191500 01005KT P6SM FEW250
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.
MNZ087-190745-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR W W W NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E NE NE NW NW
SFC WSPD 5 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 3
SFC WGUST 12 12 13 12 12 11 9 9 9 9 10 11 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7
1KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE E E E E SE E N NW
1KFT WSPD 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 12 13 16 18 20 20 18 16 15 13 12 9 6 4 3 4 5
3KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N NW
3KFT WSPD 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 19 18 18 17 18 19 19 18 16 14 12 9 7 6 6 7
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 28 29 29 30 31 31 31 30 29 29 28 28 26 25 23
SKY COVER BK BK BK OV BK BK SC BK SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 73 | 3 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 62 49 85 88 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 18 2026........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 181930 AAA
KRST 181929Z 1819/1918 28008KT P6SM OVC080 PROB30 1820/1823 2SM
-TSRA OVC020CB
FM190700 34005KT 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.
WIZ041-190745-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE N N NW NW
SFC WSPD 4 5 6 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 2
SFC WGUST 13 13 12 11 11 11 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 9 8
1KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW
1KFT WSPD 8 8 8 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 16 14 13 11 11 12 12 9 5 3 4 7 9
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW
3KFT WSPD 9 9 10 12 13 15 17 18 19 18 16 14 14 15 14 14 12 11 9 7 6 7 8 10
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
6KFT WSPD 19 20 20 20 20 21 22 24 26 27 27 28 29 30 30 29 27 25 23 21 20 19 19 18
SKY COVER BK OV BK OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP6HR | 91 | 9 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 47 79 91 97 94 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 181930 AAA
KLSE 181928Z 1819/1918 26005KT P6SM BKN070
TEMPO 1821/1824 2SM -TSRA OVC020CB
FM190400 35004KT P6SM FEW250
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.
IAZ019-190745-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3
SFC WGUST 13 13 13 14 13 12 11 9 8 8 10 10 10 11 11 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 6
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
1KFT WSPD 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 16 14 11 8 6 5 4 5 6
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 12 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 13 15 16 17 16 15 13 11 9
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 23 21 19 19 21 22 22 21 21 22 23 24 24 24 23 22 21 20 19 17 17 18 19 20
SKY COVER BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 80 | 12 | 2 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 77 53 45 82 94 49 15 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 181739
KALO 181737Z 1818/1918 25010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN120
FM182000 27008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN070
FM190300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100
FM190900 VRB03KT 6SM BR BKN060
FM191400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT180
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.
WIZ061-190745-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 22 18 15 15 16 16 14 13 10 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 8
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 12 13 13 12 12 11 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 13 12 11 9 7 5 5 5 6 7 9
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 16 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 19 17 15 13 12 12 13 14 12 10 8 8 9 10
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 27 25 23 22 21 21 22 24 26 26 26 26 28 30 31 30 29 27 25 23 21 19 19 18
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 66 | 35 | 2 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 81 79 69 51 75 72 48 29 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 181720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 181720Z 1818/1918 22009KT P6SM BKN050 BKN120
TEMPO 1818/1819 2SM TSRA BR BKN035CB
FM182000 25008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120
PROB30 1822/1902 4SM -TSRA BR BKN030CB
FM190300 27005KT P6SM BKN120
TEMPO 1910/1914 2SM BR FEW004 BKN120
FM191400 01004KT P6SM SCT120=
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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