542
SXUS43 KARX 200731
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
WIZ017-201945-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 /
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 SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 5
SFC WGUST 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 10 11 12 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 16 18 15 14
1KFT WDIR SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 5 6 8 10 11 12 11 9 7 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 15 17 18 19 19 18 17
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 4 6 8 11 13 15 15 15 14 12 11 10 11 13 15 16 18 20 23 27 29 30 30 29
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 10 12 13 12 11 9 7 6 6 8 11 14 17 19 21 21 20 20 21 23 24 25 25 25
SKY COVER FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 1 | 3 | 34 | 67
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 12 12 19 20 27 35 35 35 30 30 30 20
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 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 200521
KAUW 200520Z 2006/2106 21003KT P6SM SKC
FM200800 22004KT P6SM SCT250
FM210000 18008KT P6SM BKN120
FM210100 18007KT P6SM SCT100 PROB30 2102/2106 -SHRA BKN060
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.
WIZ044-201945-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 /
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 E E SE SE S W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 7 9 9 11 12 13 13 14 13 13 14 13 13 13
1KFT WDIR E SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 7 8 10 11 13 15 16 18 20 21 23
3KFT WDIR NE SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
3KFT WSPD 3 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 21 22 23
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 5 7 8 9 9 9 10 11 11 10 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 11 12 14 15 15 16 16
SKY COVER FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 5 6 6 13 20 26 32
FOG 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 200521 RRB
KMSN 200520Z 2006/2106 00000KT P6SM FEW250
FM200700 00000KT 4SM BR FEW250
FM201000 00000KT 1SM BR FEW240
FM201300 00000KT P6SM FEW250
FM202200 18005KT 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.
MNZ087-201945-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 9 9 10 10 9 9
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 7 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 17 17 17 17 17 18
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 4 5 6 8 10 12 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 15 17 20 22 23 23 22
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 3 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 11 10 10 11 12 14 17 20 22 24 26 27 27 26
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 8 6 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 10 12 13 13 14 15 16 18 20 21 22 22 21 20
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 13 | 30
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 3 10 10 11 15 22 28 28 32 25 13
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 20 2026........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 200524 RRE
KRST 200522Z 2006/2106 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
FM201600 21010KT P6SM SCT100
FM202000 21012KT P6SM SCT100
FM210200 21011KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 2102/2106 4SM -TSRA
BKN050CB
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.
WIZ041-201945-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 6 7 7 8 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 14 14 14 14 15 15
1KFT WDIR SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 7 8 10 12 14 17 20 22 23 25 25
3KFT WDIR N W SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 13 15 18 22 24 25 25 25
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 20
SKY COVER CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 7 | 40
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 9 10 21 27 32 32 21
FOG 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 200524 RRC
KLSE 200522Z 2006/2106 00000KT P6SM SKC
FM200900 16001KT 5SM BR SCT005
TEMPO 2011/2013 1/2SM FG BKN005
FM201330 19006KT P6SM SKC
FM201900 19007KT P6SM SCT100
FM210400 18007KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 2104/2106 4SM -TSRA
BKN050CB
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.
IAZ019-201945-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 /
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 NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 8 9 9 8 7 6 6 7 7 7 7
SFC WGUST 6 5 6 5 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 13 13
1KFT WDIR E SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 6 7 9 11 12 14 16 17 19 21 22 22
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 3 2 3 4 5 7 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 7 9 11 14 16 18 20 21 22 23 24
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 19 21 22
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 9 8 15 15 17 18 21
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 20 2026........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 200521
KALO 200520Z 2006/2106 VRB02KT P6SM SKC
FM202100 19007KT 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.
WIZ061-201945-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 /
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 E E NE E E SE SE S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
SFC WGUST 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 9 9 9 10 10 11 13
1KFT WDIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 17 19 20
3KFT WDIR E E E E NE N N N NE NE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
3KFT WSPD 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
6KFT WSPD 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 12 13 13 13 12 10 8 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 11 12 13
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14
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 1 2 2 4 6 8 21
FOG 20 80 80 80 80 80 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 200526
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 200526Z 2006/2106 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
TEMPO 2010/2014 1SM BR SCT005
FM201400 09004KT 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.
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