642  
SXUS43 KARX 242101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
 
WIZ017-250915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/24/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 7 8 8 9 9 8  
SFC WGUST 13 13 12 11 10 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 16 17 18 18 19 18  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW W SW S SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 8 8 9 11 13 16 20 22 23 22 20 16 12 9 11 13 16 16 15 14 14 13  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 15 17 17 17 17 20 23 26 29 31 32 29 24 20 18 18  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW W  
6KFT WSPD 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 20 25 30 34 37 39 38 33 27 22 22 24  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP6HR | 17 | 33 | 52 | 13  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 19 17 4 2 7 14 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 11 11 11 12 12 10  
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  
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 5:21 AM CDT SUNSET 8:30 PM CDT  
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE 5:20 AM CDT SUNSET 8:31 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 241733  
KAUW 241732Z 2418/2518 27007KT P6SM SCT060  
FM250100 18003KT P6SM SKC  
FM250800 18004KT P6SM BKN110 PROB30 2508/2514 -SHRA BKN050  
FM251500 23010G17KT P6SM SCT120 WS020/24035KT  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-250915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/24/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR W W SW SW S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 6 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 8 9 10 11 11  
SFC WGUST 12 13 13 12 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 16 18 19 20 20  
 
1KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW W W SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 8 7 7 7 8 10 13 17 21 24 26 27 27 26 23 20 16 11 8 11 16 19 19 17  
3KFT WDIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 10 9 8 8 9 10 12 14 17 20 22 23 24 25 25 25 24 22 21 24 29 32 31 28  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
6KFT WSPD 16 16 15 15 15 16 16 14 12 11 11 12 13 14 16 19 24 28 31 32 30 29 29 30  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 26 | 12 | 28 | 35  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 20 20 20 20 1 3 12 9 10 11 11 11 8 8 8 7 7 7 9 9 9 14 14 12  
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  
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 526 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT  
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE 525 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KMKX 242100 AAA  
TAFMSN  
TAF AMD  
KMSN 242100Z 2421/2518 32009KT P6SM FEW050  
FM250000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC  
FM251500 23008KT P6SM SCT110  
PROB30 2515/2517 6SM -SHRA BKN100=  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-250915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/24/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 13 13 14 14 13 13  
SFC WGUST 15 16 15 14 13 14 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 23 23 23 22 22  
 
1KFT WDIR NW W SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW  
1KFT WSPD 8 5 3 2 5 9 14 21 28 33 34 32 29 25 21 18 16 15 16 19 22 25 25 24  
3KFT WDIR NW W W SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 9 6 5 4 7 11 16 20 23 27 30 33 34 32 29 28 29 33 36 39 40 40 37 33  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
6KFT WSPD 13 11 10 10 12 15 17 18 18 18 19 21 22 23 24 27 32 37 40 36 30 25 26 29  
 
SKY COVER CL CL FW SC SC FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW CL CL CL CL  
POP6HR | 6 | 31 | 65 | 7  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 8 2 2 2 12 15 19 18 22 22 22 22 34 34 34 34 34 27 12 10 7 8 7 6  
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  
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT  
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE 535 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 241721 RRD  
KRST 241720Z 2418/2518 23010KT P6SM FEW250  
FM250400 20010KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 2508/2514 3SM -TSRA  
OVC035CB  
FM251400 20014G22KT P6SM BKN100  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-250915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/24/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11  
SFC WGUST 13 13 13 13 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 15 16 18 18 19 20 20  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 5 4 3 3 5 7 12 18 26 32 34 34 31 26 18 12 6 3 2 5 11 15 17 18  
3KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 8 7 6 6 5 5 7 12 18 23 26 27 28 29 30 30 28 26 24 27 31 33 33 30  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 15 14 13 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 15 15 18 21 25 27 29 29 28 27 27 30 34  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 30 | 19 | 26 | 23  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 30 23 7 2 2 1 11 12 10 16 17 17 7 7 7 11 11 11 19 18 17 10 10 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  
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT  
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE 530 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 241721 RRB  
KLSE 241720Z 2418/2518 20007KT P6SM FEW200  
FM250600 19007KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 2509/2515 3SM -TSRA  
OVC045CB  
FM251500 19011KT P6SM SCT100  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-250915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/24/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW  
SFC WSPD 6 8 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 13 15 15 16 15  
SFC WGUST 15 15 15 13 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 15 15 17 18 20 21 22 22 22  
 
1KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 8 5 4 5 9 15 21 25 28 30 32 33 33 31 29 26 24 23 22 20 20 20 21 23  
3KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 9 7 5 5 8 12 16 19 22 24 27 30 31 30 29 28 30 31 33 33 32 31 30 30  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
6KFT WSPD 12 10 8 7 8 8 9 9 8 9 12 16 20 22 24 25 25 26 27 31 35 38 38 36  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 6 | 16 | 35 | 37  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 2 3 6 9 7 9 3 4 9 10 10 28 28 28 25 25 25 21 21 16 4 5 6  
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  
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT  
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 241736  
KALO 241733Z 2418/2518 25009G18KT P6SM FEW070  
FM242100 22010KT P6SM FEW070  
FM250200 19006KT P6SM SCT130 PROB30 2510/2513 5SM -SHRA  
BKN080  
FM251500 18012KT P6SM SCT230  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-250915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/24/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR W SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S SW  
SFC WSPD 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 11 11  
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 9 8 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 15 17 18 20 20 20  
 
1KFT WDIR W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
1KFT WSPD 7 7 7 9 12 16 19 22 25 26 26 25 24 24 25 24 22 19 17 14 12 11 13 16  
3KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 10 13 15 17 19 21 23 23 24 24 24 24 22 20 18 18 19 21 21 22  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
6KFT WSPD 16 15 14 13 12 12 11 9 8 7 6 6 7 10 13 16 18 19 20 23 27 29 30 31  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP6HR | 5 | 2 | 23 | 32  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 12 21 14 2 0 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 6 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10 10 7 7  
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  
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT  
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 241720  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 241720Z 2418/2518 VRB04KT P6SM SKC  
FM250100 19005KT 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.  
 
 
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