478  
SXUS43 KARX 042101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT FRI SEP 4 2026  
 
WIZ017-050915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT FRI SEP 4 2026  
 
DATE FRI 09/04/26 /  
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 NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE E  
SFC WSPD 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 2  
SFC WGUST 10 11 13 13 12 14 16 15 13 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 8 8 8  
 
1KFT WDIR W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 4 5 5 6 9 11 13 12 11 10 8 7 6 7 7 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 6  
3KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW W W SW W W W NW N NE NE NE NE E E E E E  
3KFT WSPD 11 11 10 8 7 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 2  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 21 20 20 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 24 24 23 22 23 24  
 
SKY COVER BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC  
POP6HR | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 12 13 17 14 13 11 6 6 6 3 3 6 7 7 7 2 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 4 2026.....SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 5 2026.....SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:28 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 041739  
KAUW 041736Z 0418/0518 18007KT P6SM BKN011  
FM042000 12004KT P6SM BKN025  
FM050300 10005KT 4SM BR BKN006  
FM050600 07004KT 2SM BR OVC004  
TEMPO 0508/0512 1/2SM FG BKN002  
FM051400 06004KT P6SM BKN007  
FM051600 07004KT P6SM BKN025  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-050915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT FRI SEP 4 2026  
 
DATE FRI 09/04/26 /  
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 W W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 14 13 11 12 11 13 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 12 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR W SW SW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 5 3 2 1 3 5 8 10 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 11  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N NE E E E E  
3KFT WSPD 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N  
6KFT WSPD 20 19 19 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 21 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 25 26  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC  
POP6HR | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 8 8 20 27 20 13 9 7 4 3 3 5 5 5 6 4 2 1 4 4 4 1 2 1  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 4 2026.....SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 5 2026.....SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 041954 AAA  
KMSN 041951Z 0420/0518 22008KT P6SM FEW030 SCT100 BKN150  
FM050300 00000KT P6SM SCT170  
FM050500 00000KT 5SM BR FEW100  
FM050900 VRB03KT 1SM BR BKN007  
FM051400 02005KT P6SM BKN010  
FM051700 03005KT P6SM BKN022  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-050915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT FRI SEP 4 2026  
 
DATE FRI 09/04/26 /  
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 W W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6  
SFC WGUST 9 9 8 9 9 9 10 12 12 13 12 12 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 10 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 6 5 4 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 8 7 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 10 9 7 6 6  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 4 7 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 4 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 4 2026.....SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 5 2026.....SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 041724  
KRST 041721Z 0418/0518 26006KT P6SM FEW100  
FM050000 02006KT P6SM FEW250  
FM051000 05006KT 1SM BR BKN008  
FM051400 07007KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-050915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT FRI SEP 4 2026  
 
DATE FRI 09/04/26 /  
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 W W W NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 14 13 11 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W NW N NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 8 8  
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE  
3KFT WSPD 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 8 7 7 7  
6KFT 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  
6KFT WSPD 13 12 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 20 21 21 21 20 19 19 18 18 18  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC BK SC FW SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 8 6 6 13 12 5 4 4 1 0 1 6 6 5 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 4 2026.....SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 5 2026.....SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 041724  
KLSE 041721Z 0418/0518 23007KT P6SM SCT150  
FM050000 35006KT P6SM SCT250  
FM050900 02005KT 1SM BR BKN008  
FM051400 05006KT P6SM BKN150  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-050915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT FRI SEP 4 2026  
 
DATE FRI 09/04/26 /  
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 S SW SW SW SW S SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 6 6  
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 11 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 11 9 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW W W W E E E NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE  
1KFT WSPD 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 6  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 14 13 12 11 9 6 4 3 3 3 5 7 9 11 11 11 10 9 8 6 5 4 4 5  
 
SKY COVER FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 16 10 10 5 5 6 5 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 0  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 4 2026.....SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 5 2026.....SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 042039 AAA  
KALO 042037Z 0421/0518 VRB10G20KT 5SM -TSRA SCT025CB BKN110  
FM042130 21003KT P6SM SCT035 BKN110  
FM050200 15003KT P6SM FEW230  
FM051000 VRB03KT 5SM BR FEW200  
FM051300 04004KT P6SM FEW190  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-050915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT FRI SEP 4 2026  
 
DATE FRI 09/04/26 /  
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 W W W SW S S SW SW W NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SFC WSPD 8 7 6 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 16 14 11 10 9 9 11 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW W W W NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
1KFT WSPD 11 11 11 10 9 6 4 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 13 12 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 14 16 17 16 15 14 14 15  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW  
POP6HR | 42 | 20 | 3 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 24 24 24 28 28 28 23 14 13 4 3 3 3 3 4 2 6 6 2 2 1 2 2 0  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 4 2026.....SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 5 2026.....SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 730 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 041725  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 041725Z 0418/0518 23011KT P6SM SCT100  
FM050000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW120  
FM050900 VRB02KT 5SM BR SKC  
FM051100 VRB02KT 2SM BR FEW009  
FM051400 02007KT P6SM BKN015  
FM051500 04007KT P6SM SCT200=  

 
 
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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