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SXUS43 KARX 191931
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026
WIZ017-200745-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026
DATE WED 08/19/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 10 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 13 14
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N E E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 7 8 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 5 6 7 9 12 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 14
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 8 9 9 9 8 7 6 4 3 3 2 2 3 5 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 15 16
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 4 5 7 8 11 13 14 13 11 9 7 6 6 9 14 18
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 5 7 7 7 17
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 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 191721 RRA
KAUW 191720Z 1918/2018 30007KT P6SM SCT070
FM200000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
FM201500 20008KT 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.
WIZ044-200745-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026
DATE WED 08/19/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N W SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 4
SFC WGUST 10 10 11 10 8 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 7 9 10 11
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW
3KFT WSPD 6 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW W
6KFT WSPD 13 11 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 7 5 4 4 6 8
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
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 19 2026........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 191733
KMSN 191732Z 1918/2018 04008KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250
FM200100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW050
FM200700 00000KT 4SM BR SKC
FM201000 00000KT 2SM BR SKC
FM201400 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.
MNZ087-200745-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026
DATE WED 08/19/26 /
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 N N N NW NW NW NW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 9 10 11
SFC WGUST 7 7 8 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 11 12 14 15 17 17
1KFT WDIR NW N N N N N NE E E SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 8 9 10 9 8 6 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 13
3KFT WDIR NW N N N N N N N N N W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 10 11 12 11 10 8 6 4 3 2 2 3 4 6 7 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 14
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW W W W W
6KFT WSPD 20 20 19 18 16 15 14 14 14 14 15 16 16 16 15 14 12 10 8 6 6 8 11 14
SKY COVER SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 2 2 2 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
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 191727
KRST 191725Z 1918/2018 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250
FM200200 20004KT P6SM SKC
FM201500 21009KT 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.
WIZ041-200745-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026
DATE WED 08/19/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NW NW W SW S SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 5 6
SFC WGUST 8 8 9 8 7 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 11 12
1KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE E E SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 5 7 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 9
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE N NW W W W W W W W W SW SW
3KFT WSPD 6 7 8 8 8 7 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 9
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW W W
6KFT WSPD 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 14 16 18 18 18 17 16 14 11 9 7 6 6 7 9
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2
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 19 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 191727
KLSE 191725Z 1918/2018 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
FM200700 16003KT 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.
IAZ019-200745-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026
DATE WED 08/19/26 /
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE E NE NE E E SE S S SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 8
SFC WGUST 7 7 8 7 6 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 9 11 12
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW
1KFT WSPD 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 3 3 2 2 3 4 6 7 7 7 7
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N NE NE N N NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 5 6 7
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW W W
6KFT WSPD 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 12 10 9 7 7 7 8 9
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
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 19 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 191721
KALO 191720Z 1918/2018 03005KT P6SM SCT230
FM200000 03005KT P6SM FEW240
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.
WIZ061-200745-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026
DATE WED 08/19/26 /
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 N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N W SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 4
SFC WGUST 8 9 9 8 7 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 9
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW
1KFT WSPD 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 6 5 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3
3KFT WDIR NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NE NE N W SW
3KFT WSPD 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 2
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW
6KFT WSPD 16 16 17 17 17 16 15 13 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 13 12 11 10 8 7 6 6 7
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 2 1 2 2 1 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 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 191720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 191720Z 1918/2018 03005KT P6SM FEW250
FM200000 04004KT P6SM BKN250
FM200900 VRB04KT 3SM BR SCT250
FM201000 VRB03KT 1SM BR FEW003 SCT250
TEMPO 2010/2014 3/4SM BR SCT002
FM201400 12003KT 6SM BR 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.
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