903  
SXUS43 KARX 041931  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 PM CDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
WIZ017-050745-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/04/26 /  
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 W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 3  
SFC WGUST 13 13 13 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 7 7 8 9  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W SW W W NW NW N NE NE NE NE NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 8 10 11 10 8 6 6 6 6 4 2 1 2 3 4  
3KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 23 25 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 21 18 17 18 19 20 18 15 12 11 10 10 9 8 8  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 8 7 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0  
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 4 2026........SUNRISE 5:48 AM CDT SUNSET 8:21 PM CDT  
AUGUST 5 2026........SUNRISE 5:49 AM CDT SUNSET 8:19 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 041733  
KAUW 041731Z 0418/0518 26010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040  
TEMPO 0418/0419 BKN025  
FM041900 28008KT P6SM BKN040  
FM050100 28006KT P6SM BKN100  
FM050800 33004KT 6SM BR BKN080  
FM051300 35003KT P6SM SCT150  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-050745-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/04/26 /  
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 W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W  
SFC WSPD 8 7 6 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3  
SFC WGUST 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 7 7 8 8  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE N N N N NE  
1KFT WSPD 12 11 10 9 8 8 11 15 17 16 14 11 9 8 7 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W SW W NW NW NW N NE NE N N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 15 14 12 11 9 8 8 7 7 8 10 10 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 4  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
6KFT WSPD 18 19 20 20 19 19 18 17 17 21 25 27 25 22 19 17 17 16 15 14 14 14 13 13  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK OV BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 35 | 48 | 38 | 9  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 8 11 16 21 31 38 38 38 25 25 25 35 35 35 36 36 36 12 12 12 4 4 4 4  
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 4 2026........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT  
AUGUST 5 2026........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 041748  
KMSN 041747Z 0418/0518 23009KT P6SM SCT028 BKN050  
FM050000 27005KT P6SM SCT023 BKN050 PROB30 0500/0503 -TSRA  
BKN025CB  
FM050700 27003KT P6SM -SHRA SCT017 BKN030  
FM050900 25003KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC017  
TEMPO 0509/0513 5SM SHRA BR OVC008  
FM051500 35003KT P6SM BKN016  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-050745-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/04/26 /  
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 W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N  
SFC WSPD 7 7 8 7 7 7 6 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 13 12 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 11 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N  
1KFT WSPD 6 6 6 8 10 12 12 11 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 8 7 6 5 5  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE N N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 6 5 4 5 7 9 8 7 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 7 8 8 7 6 5  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 20 22 22 22 21 20 18 16 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 10 9 8  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 26 | 26 | 3 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 10 14 17 17 17 6 6 6 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0  
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 4 2026........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT  
AUGUST 5 2026........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 041736 RRA  
KRST 041735Z 0418/0518 32009KT P6SM FEW020 BKN090 PROB30 0500/0504  
5SM -SHRA OVC020  
FM051200 33003KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-050745-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/04/26 /  
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 W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N NE N N N N NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 9 9 9 7 6 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 7 6 5 5 6 7 6 6 5  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 22 22 23 24 25 25 22 19 16 17 19 20 19 18 16 14 12 10 10 11 12 13 13 13  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 31 | 39 | 21 | 3  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 10 13 16 19 21 17 17 17 11 11 11 9 9 9 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 1 0  
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 4 2026........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT  
AUGUST 5 2026........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 041736  
KLSE 041735Z 0418/0518 31006KT P6SM FEW020 BKN035  
FM042100 32006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 PROB30 0501/0506 5SM  
-SHRA  
OVC030  
FM051500 32003KT P6SM SCT150  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-050745-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/04/26 /  
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 NW NW N NW N NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N  
SFC WSPD 7 7 8 8 7 7 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 12 12 13 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 6  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW N NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE  
1KFT WSPD 5 4 3 5 7 10 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 9 9 10 10 10 8 7  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W NW W SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N NE N N N N N NE  
3KFT WSPD 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 8 7 5 4 6 7 9 8 7 6 6 7 7 8 8 8  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 24 23 23 21 20 20 20 21 23 26 29 30 28 23 18 15 13 11 10 10 11 13 14 15  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 52 | 70 | 51 | 7  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 23 24 26 26 26 39 39 39 36 36 36 23 23 23 12 12 12 3 3 3 2 2 2 0  
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 4 2026........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT  
AUGUST 5 2026........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 041742  
KALO 041740Z 0418/0518 21004KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100  
FM042000 33008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN030  
TEMPO 0420/0422 -SHRA BKN025  
FM042200 33009KT 6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN060 PROB30 0502/0506  
-TSRA BKN030CB  
FM050600 34006KT 6SM -TSRA BKN027CB  
FM050800 VRB04KT 5SM -SHRA SCT020 OVC030  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-050745-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
DATE TUE 08/04/26 /  
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 W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N  
SFC WSPD 8 7 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 14 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N  
1KFT WSPD 11 10 9 8 6 6 7 9 11 11 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 8 6  
3KFT WDIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S W W W NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 12 11 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 11 12 12 11 9 8 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 6  
6KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 16 18 20 20 19 19 20 22 24 25 25 26 27 29 29 29 28 26 26 26 26 25 24 22  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC  
POP6HR | 57 | 90 | 89 | 28  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 11 14 20 26 38 41 41 41 50 53 53 47 47 47 31 31 31 14 14 14 9 9 9 22  
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 4 2026........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT  
AUGUST 5 2026........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 041725  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 041725Z 0418/0518 26008KT P6SM BKN030  
FM042000 26008KT P6SM BKN050  
FM050100 34008KT P6SM BKN040  
FM050500 01007KT 5SM -RA BR OVC035  
FM050700 01006KT 4SM -RA BR OVC025  
PROB30 0507/0510 2SM -TSRA OVC015CB  
FM051000 01005KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009=  
 
 
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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