477  
SXUS43 KARX 080731  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 AM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
 
WIZ017-081945-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
 
DATE TUE 09/08/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 8 9 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 6 7 7 7 5  
SFC WGUST 22 23 22 26 24 23 25 25 24 22 21 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 18 16 21 23 22 16  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
1KFT WSPD 22 21 21 23 25 26 25 24 23 21 20 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 19 19 17 16 15  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 27 27 27 27 28 30 33 36 37 36 34 32 31 31 30 29 28 27 28 28 28 26 24 22  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 18 20 21 24 26 29 31 32 32 30 27 25 26 28 31 31 30 29 29 29 29 27 25 24  
 
SKY COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 65 | 70 | 25 | 31  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 17 17 31 31 31 32 32 32 21 21 21 13 13 13 14 14 14 22 27 27 23 23 23 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  
SEPTEMBER 8 2026.....SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:22 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 9 2026.....SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:20 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 080521  
KAUW 080520Z 0806/0906 16006KT P6SM BKN120 PROB30 0806/0812 -SHRA  
BKN060  
FM081200 17007KT P6SM -SHRA OVC060  
TEMPO 0814/0818 4SM SHRA BKN035  
FM082000 18010G18KT 6SM BR BKN060  
FM082200 19010G18KT P6SM BKN080  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-081945-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
 
DATE TUE 09/08/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 7 7 6  
SFC WGUST 16 16 17 17 17 16 18 18 18 19 18 20 19 19 18 19 15 15 16 15 14 18 20 16  
 
1KFT 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  
1KFT WSPD 24 23 23 23 24 24 23 22 21 20 18 17 18 18 19 19 19 20 22 24 25 25 23 22  
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 20 19 18 17 17 17 17 18 19 21 24 26 27 27 27 27 26 26 27 28 30 32 33 33  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 14 14 14 13 12 12 16 21 25 27 28 27 24 20 18 19 21 24 26 28 28 27 24 23  
 
SKY COVER BK 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 | 66 | 42 | 52  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 3 4 4 12 27 27 27 26 26 26 33 32 32 27 27 27 33 33 33 40 40 40 31  
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  
SEPTEMBER 8 2026.....SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 9 2026.....SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 080521 RRC  
KMSN 080520Z 0806/0906 15006KT P6SM SCT250  
FM081500 17007KT P6SM BKN150  
FM090200 19007KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 0903/0906 6SM -SHRA  
OVC035  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-081945-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
 
DATE TUE 09/08/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 13 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 11 10 10 8 9 8 8 9 8 8 7  
SFC WGUST 24 27 25 28 26 29 27 25 23 24 23 20 22 21 21 20 19 19 17 17 18 20 19 13  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
1KFT WSPD 24 23 23 24 26 27 27 26 25 24 23 22 20 19 17 18 19 20 19 18 17 16 16 16  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW  
3KFT WSPD 31 32 33 33 33 33 33 32 30 28 26 25 24 23 23 23 24 25 24 23 21 19 17 16  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W  
6KFT WSPD 21 26 30 33 35 35 31 26 22 21 21 22 24 25 26 25 23 22 24 26 27 24 20 17  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK  
POP6HR | 67 | 62 | 51 | 33  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 18 22 27 35 37 29 29 29 24 24 24 23 23 22 24 24 24 37 34 37 31 32 25 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  
SEPTEMBER 8 2026.....SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 9 2026.....SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 080724 AAA  
KRST 080722Z 0807/0906 16013G25KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 0809/0811 4SM  
-TSRA OVC025CB  
FM081100 15011KT P6SM -SHRA SCT050 OVC080  
FM081500 17013G23KT P6SM BKN100  
FM081900 20012KT P6SM -SHRA SCT050 BKN080  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-081945-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
 
DATE TUE 09/08/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S SW S S SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 7 7 9 8 8 8 7 9 10 10 11 11 10 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 6 7 6 4  
SFC WGUST 18 20 23 23 22 22 21 24 22 22 22 22 22 20 21 19 18 14 13 13 15 20 17 15  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 25 23 22 23 25 27 27 25 24 24 23 23 22 21 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 19 17 16  
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
3KFT WSPD 24 22 22 22 23 24 26 28 29 28 26 24 22 21 21 23 25 28 29 29 28 26 23 21  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW  
6KFT WSPD 12 12 13 17 22 26 28 29 28 25 23 21 22 24 27 28 28 28 27 25 24 25 27 28  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 32 | 72 | 42 | 48  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 8 14 24 16 23 33 33 33 29 29 29 27 27 24 24 24 24 42 42 42 41 41 41 25  
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  
SEPTEMBER 8 2026.....SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 9 2026.....SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 080554  
KLSE 080551Z 0806/0906 15009KT P6SM BKN250  
FM080800 16009KT P6SM BKN150 WS020/20035KT  
FM081100 17009KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 0811/0813 4SM -SHRA  
OVC025  
FM081300 17016KT P6SM -SHRA SCT050 OVC080  
FM081600 19010KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120  
FM082000 20010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN080  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-081945-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
 
DATE TUE 09/08/26 /  
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 SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 11 11 12 10 10 9 8 9 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 7 7 6 6 5 7 7 7  
SFC WGUST 19 21 22 21 20 18 18 16 18 19 18 19 19 20 19 17 14 14 13 12 12 14 14 13  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
1KFT WSPD 27 25 24 23 23 22 20 17 15 16 17 18 17 16 15 13 12 12 12 13 15 16 18 18  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
3KFT WSPD 25 26 26 26 26 25 24 24 23 22 21 21 22 24 24 22 19 18 18 20 22 23 23 23  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
6KFT WSPD 16 18 20 23 25 27 28 29 29 27 24 23 24 27 29 30 31 31 31 31 31 31 32 31  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK OV BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 33 | 25 | 61 | 66  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 16 23 22 22 14 14 14 8 8 8 18 18 18 29 29 29 40 40 40 36 36 36 25  
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  
SEPTEMBER 8 2026.....SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 9 2026.....SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 730 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 080536  
KALO 080535Z 0806/0906 14009KT P6SM BKN100  
FM081600 17011KT P6SM BKN110  
FM082000 19009KT P6SM BKN110 PROB30 0821/0823 3SM -SHRA  
BKN070  
FM082300 02007KT 6SM -SHRA OVC090 PROB30 0823/0901 3SM  
TSRA  
BKN060CB  
FM090100 19007KT 5SM -TSRA OVC090CB  
FM090500 19005KT 6SM -SHRA OVC080  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-081945-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
 
DATE TUE 09/08/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S SW SW  
SFC WSPD 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 9 9 10 11 10 10 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 5  
SFC WGUST 17 17 17 18 18 18 21 21 17 18 18 19 19 19 18 17 16 18 16 16 29 19 17 14  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 28 29 29 27 24 21 20 20 19 16 14 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 16 18 20  
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 20 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 20 21 22 22 22 22 23 24 26 28 31 33  
6KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W SW  
6KFT WSPD 11 11 11 12 13 15 18 20 23 24 25 26 25 24 23 23 24 25 27 30 32 34 36 37  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP6HR | 12 | 31 | 37 | 72  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 1 1 5 7 19 19 19 16 16 16 22 22 22 20 20 20 36 37 37 41 41 41 37  
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  
SEPTEMBER 8 2026.....SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 9 2026.....SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 723 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 080535  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 080535Z 0806/0906 15009KT P6SM BKN200  
PROB30 0812/0816 5SM -SHRA BKN060  
FM081600 17012G20KT P6SM SCT060 SCT200  
PROB30 0823/0902 5SM -TSRA BKN060CB  
FM090200 19011KT 5SM -TSRA BKN060CB OVC200=  

 
 
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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