054  
FNUS73 KARX 101834  
FWSARX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH BUTLER...WISCONSIN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
134 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (608) 784-8292 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
LIGHT AND GENERALLY VARIABLE WINDS WILL UNFORTUNATELY BE  
PREDOMINANT MONDAY. AT IGNITION, WINDS WILL TEND TO BE OUT OF THE  
WEST AND SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 5 MPH BUT, AT THESE LOW SPEEDS, SOME  
VARIATION MAY OCCUR. THE GENERAL TREND WILL SEE WINDS TURNING  
COUNTER-CLOCKWISE TO OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST WITH THIS DIRECTION  
BECOMING MORE CONSISTENT AFTER 10 PM CONTINUING TO TUESDAY  
MORNING, WHEN A CLOCKWISE SHIFT TO OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL OCCUR  
THROUGH THE MID-AFTERNOON AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. RH  
VALUES WILL DROP TO THE 25-30 PERCENT RANGE MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE PRESENT WHICH WILL DEGRADE RAPIDLY  
TO POOR AFTER 6 PM.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.  
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6300 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 8 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /37400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD  
/44100 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........9 23 40 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 59 60 61  
RH..............30 30 29 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.2 6.3 6.2 5.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 7 8  
SDSPL KT-FT/100037 44 37 40  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...14 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.  
RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 9 TO  
17 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (35600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (4500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........33 33 34 64 81 92  
WEATHER COV..... LIKELY  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 70  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............60 57 49 48 48 45  
RH..............31 38 48 49 54 65  
20 FT WIND......S 2 SE 2 SE 4 SE 5 SE 7 SE 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 13 16 20 23  
MIX HGT (FT)....5100 600 400 500 600 800  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 S 9 SE 13 S 14 S 15 S 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/100036 5 5 6 8 12  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................60 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.  
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10  
TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 26  
TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (155200 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........80 38 24 25 27 30  
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............60 30 30 30 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............45 48 58 68 73 72  
RH..............70 71 60 45 37 34  
20 FT WIND......SE 10 S 10 SW 8 W 10 W 12 W 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 23 22 23 25 27  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 2000 2600 3800 5400 6500  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 21 SW 22 W 22 W 24 NW 28  
SDSPL KT-FT/100012 36 49 72 114 155  
 
 
FORECASTER...AF  
REQUESTED BY...KYLE COOPMAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2613249.0/ARX  
.DELDT 05/10/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KYLE.COOPMAN@WISCONSIN.GOV  
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