360  
SXUS43 KARX 252102  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
402 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
WIZ017-260915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
402 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 /  
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 SW SW S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SW SW  
SFC WSPD 5 5 4 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 7 7 7  
SFC WGUST 12 11 10 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 12 12 13 13 14  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW  
1KFT WSPD 6 4 2 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 6 7 7 8 8 8 9  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 13 12 10 9 10 11 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 6 4 4 6 9 13 15 16  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW  
6KFT WSPD 20 21 22 23 22 21 21 22 24 25 24 23 21 20 19 18 16 15 15 18 22 25 28 30  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 7 8 7 7 7 5 0 1 2 5 5 5 6 8 6 5 7 5 7 4 2 11 13 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  
JULY 25 2026..........SUNRISE 5:36 AM CDT SUNSET 8:33 PM CDT  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 5:38 AM CDT SUNSET 8:32 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 251730  
KAUW 251728Z 2518/2618 21008KT P6SM BKN018 OVC035  
FM252000 25008KT P6SM BKN030  
FM252200 26003KT P6SM SCT120  
FM260900 VRB03KT 3SM BR BKN040  
TEMPO 2609/2612 1SM BR OVC009  
FM261300 20005KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-260915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
402 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 /  
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW  
SFC WSPD 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 8  
SFC WGUST 12 12 11 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 9 7 6 5 6 9 11 13 14 15 15 14 13 12 10 9 7 6 5 6 7 9 10 10  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 11 10 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 11 9 7 5 3 2 4 6 8 10 10  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 23 23 22 21 20 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 24 22 20 18 17 17 18 21 23 24 24  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW  
POP6HR | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 6 6 7 7 6 8 1 4 2 3 5 7 5 7 9 5 7 4 6 4 4 9 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  
JULY 25 2026..........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 252033 AAA  
KMSN 252031Z 2521/2618 22006KT P6SM BKN023  
FM260200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 FEW150  
FM261000 VRB03KT 5SM BR BKN080  
FM261300 20006KT 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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-260915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
402 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 /  
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 7 7 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9  
SFC WGUST 12 11 10 9 9 8 9 10 11 11 11 12 12 13 12 13 13 13 14 14 13 14 15 14  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 11 12 13 13 12 11 9 8 8 10 11 12 13  
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 12 11 9 7 6 6 9 13 17 18 18  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 24 23 21 19 18 18 18 18 19 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 23 24 24 23 22 21 20 20  
 
SKY COVER BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK SC  
POP6HR | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 4 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 12 12 12 13 10 4 9 4 6 2 4 9 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  
JULY 25 2026..........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 841 PM CDT  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KRST 251900 AAA  
KRST 251859Z 2519/2618 22010KT P6SM BKN015  
FM252100 21009KT P6SM SCT025 SCT100  
FM260100 19007KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-260915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
402 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S SW  
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7  
SFC WGUST 11 11 10 9 9 7 7 8 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 14  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SE S S SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 14 15 16 15 13 11 10 9 9 9 10 10 11 11  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W SW S S SW W W W  
3KFT WSPD 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 8 6 4 3 3 4 5 7 9 11 12  
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 22 24 25 24 23 20 18 18 19 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 21 22 23 23 23 22 22 22  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 6 | 7 | 14 | 11  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 5 5 7 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 6 9 12 14 13 9 10 7 8 3 6 9 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  
JULY 25 2026..........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 251900 AAA  
KLSE 251858Z 2519/2618 22008KT P6SM OVC022  
FM252100 22008KT P6SM SCT025  
FM260100 16005KT 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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-260915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
402 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 /  
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 SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8  
SFC WGUST 11 10 10 9 9 8 9 10 10 10 10 11 14 12 11 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 14 14  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 8 7 7 7 8 10 12 13 15 15 14 13 12 10 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 10  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 12 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 20 18 17 14 12 10 10 10  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 28 27 24 21 19 18 17 17 19 20 22 25 27 29 30 31 31 30 29 28 26 25 22 19  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 2 | 14 | 19 | 11  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 13 18 18 18 19 12 12 10 9 5 2 9 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  
JULY 25 2026..........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 251742  
KALO 251740Z 2518/2618 20006KT P6SM SCT015  
TEMPO 2518/2520 BKN017  
FM252100 21008KT P6SM FEW120  
FM260000 20006KT P6SM FEW220  
FM261000 16003KT P6SM BCFG FEW250  
FM261300 18003KT P6SM FEW007 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-260915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
402 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW  
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 8  
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 13 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 15  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SE S SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 7 7 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 8  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 9 8 7 7 8 9 11 11 10 10 11 12 12 11 10 8 6 5 5 7 10 13 13 12  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 19 21 24 25 23 20 18 16 15 15 18 21 25 26 26 27 28 29 28 25 22 19 18 18  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC  
POP6HR | 2 | 13 | 19 | 12  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 10 13 13 13 10 10 10 10 10 4 9 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  
JULY 25 2026..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 251844 AAA  
TAFDBQ  
TAF AMD  
KDBQ 251844Z 2519/2618 20009KT 6SM BR SCT015 BKN025  
FM252100 22009KT P6SM SCT035  
FM260100 18004KT 6SM BR BKN250  
PROB30 2610/2613 3SM TSRA BR BKN040CB  
FM261600 20012KT 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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