143  
SXUS43 KARX 202102  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
402 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
WIZ017-210915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
402 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
DATE MON 07/20/26 /  
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 W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 10 11 11 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11  
SFC WGUST 21 22 23 23 22 21 20 19 18 18 18 19 20 20 20 20 22 22 21 21 22 22 22 21  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N  
1KFT WSPD 16 15 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 19 19 18 16 15 15 15  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
3KFT WSPD 25 25 25 25 27 28 30 32 33 34 35 35 35 34 33 32 31 29 27 25 23 21 20 20  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 33 33 32 32 32 32 32 31 31 31 33 35 36 35 33 32 32 31 31 29 27 25 25 27  
 
SKY COVER SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC  
POP6HR | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 6 14 13 5 6 7 5 2 2 1  
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  
JULY 20 2026..........SUNRISE 5:31 AM CDT SUNSET 8:38 PM CDT  
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE 5:32 AM CDT SUNSET 8:37 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 202045 AAA  
KAUW 202044Z 2021/2118 22014G22KT P6SM BKN040  
FM202300 24013G21KT 3SM TSRA OVC035CB  
FM210200 25009G21KT P6SM SCT250  
FM210500 28009KT P6SM SCT250  
FM211300 31013G22KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-210915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
402 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
DATE MON 07/20/26 /  
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 SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 11 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13  
SFC WGUST 24 23 24 24 24 24 23 21 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 22 24 23 23 23 23 24 24  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 25 24 22 20 19 19 19 20 22 24 26 27 27 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 19 20  
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 29 30 31 32 33 32 32 32 32 31 32 33 33 33 32 31 30 29 28 26 23 21 21 22  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 35 36 36 35 34 31 30 29 28 29 32 35 38 38 37 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 23 23  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC  
POP6HR | 25 | 2 | 1 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 25 25 16 13 10 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 1  
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  
JULY 20 2026..........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT  
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 202003 AAA  
KMSN 202000Z 2020/2118 18012KT 6SM FU FEW015  
FM210000 22012G22KT 6SM -TSRA BKN090CB PROB30 2100/2103 1SM  
+TSRA OVC025CB  
FM210300 24012G23KT P6SM SCT210 WS020/25040KT  
FM210700 27008KT P6SM FEW240 WS020/30045KT  
FM211200 29009KT P6SM FEW250  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-210915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
402 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
DATE MON 07/20/26 /  
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 W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 13 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 15 16 16 16 16 15  
SFC WGUST 24 24 24 23 23 21 20 19 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 24 25 26 26 27 27  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 18 17 17 17 19 22 25 25 25 25 24 23 22 22 23 24 24 24 23 22 21 20 20 20  
3KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 26 26 26 26 27 28 30 30 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 30 29 27 25 23 22 22 23  
6KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N  
6KFT WSPD 29 32 35 36 35 33 31 30 29 30 33 36 39 39 37 35 34 33 32 31 31 30 29 29  
 
SKY COVER SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 7 6 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 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  
JULY 20 2026..........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 846 PM CDT  
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 202012 AAA  
KRST 202009Z 2020/2118 19015KT P6SM SCT028  
FM202200 24011KT P6SM -TSRA BKN050CB  
FM210000 28013G22KT P6SM SCT250  
FM210900 30013KT P6SM SKC  
FM211200 31017KT P6SM SKC  
FM211500 33020KT P6SM BKN050  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-210915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
402 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
DATE MON 07/20/26 /  
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 W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 9 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13  
SFC WGUST 22 23 23 22 22 21 20 19 18 17 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 24 23 22 22 22 23 23  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 23 21 19 17 19 21 24 26 27 27 26 25 24 24 25 25 25 24 23 22 21 20 20 20  
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 29 30 29 29 29 29 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 35 34 32 30 29 27 25 24 23 23 23  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 31 33 34 33 31 28 26 25 26 27 31 35 38 39 38 36 35 33 32 31 30 29 28 28  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC  
POP6HR | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 29 15 7 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 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  
JULY 20 2026..........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 841 PM CDT  
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KARX 202102 AAC  
TAFLSE  
TAF AMD  
KLSE 202102Z 2021/2118 23012KT P6SM SCT030  
FM202300 24012KT P6SM -TSRA OVC050CB  
FM210100 24011KT P6SM SKC  
FM211100 31015G23KT P6SM SCT250  
FM211500 32017G25KT P6SM SCT040=  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-210915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
402 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
DATE MON 07/20/26 /  
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 W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 11 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 15 17 17 18 17 17 17 17  
SFC WGUST 23 22 20 20 19 17 16 16 15 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 26 25 26 26  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 19 17 16 16 17 19 21 23 24 25 25 26 26 26 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 19 20  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 29 28 26 25 25 25 26 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 28 27 25 23 22 22 23  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 31 31 30 30 31 32 33 33 33 32 32 31 31 32 34 35 34 33 32 31 31 30 29 29  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK SC SC SC FW  
POP6HR | 75 | 4 | 1 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 50 50 16 13 10 8 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 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  
JULY 20 2026..........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 841 PM CDT  
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 841 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 201733  
KALO 201731Z 2018/2118 16010KT P6SM BKN100  
FM202000 20014KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB  
FM202200 23015KT 6SM -TSRA BR SCT030CB  
FM210300 27008KT 6SM FU SCT200  
FM211000 30010G18KT 6SM FU FEW200  
FM211600 32018G27KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-210915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
402 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
DATE MON 07/20/26 /  
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 SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 13 14 13 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 13 14 14 14 14 14 14  
SFC WGUST 23 24 23 23 22 22 21 19 18 16 16 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 22 21 20 19 18 18 19 21 23 24 25 26 26 26 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 19 20  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 32 34 35 35 33 31 29 28 27 26 28 29 31 31 31 30 29 28 26 25 23 22 22 22  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 28 31 34 36 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 30 32 33 35 35 34 33 32 31 31 30 28  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC BK SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 53 | 11 | 2 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 35 44 41 34 34 33 28 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 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  
JULY 20 2026..........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT  
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 202037 AAA  
TAFDBQ  
TAF AMD  
KDBQ 202037Z 2021/2118 20014G21KT 6SM HZ FU SCT050 BKN200  
TEMPO 2022/2101 31020G40KT 1 1/2SM +TSRA BR OVC020CB  
FM210200 27008KT 6SM BR BKN035  
PROB30 2102/2105 3SM TSRA OVC025CB  
FM210700 29008KT 6SM BR SCT050 SCT100  
FM211200 30014G22KT P6SM SCT050=  

 
 
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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