155
SXUS43 KARX 160902
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
WIZ017-162115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
DATE THU 07/16/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 10
1KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE S S S SW W W W W NW N N NE NE E E SE S S S
1KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 10 14 16 17 16
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW S S S S S SW
3KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 5 9 14 18 19 19
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 8 9 9 8 7 7 8 10 12 14 15
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC BK
POP6HR | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 5 6 9 13 13 13 18 12 11 13 13 11 14
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 16 2026..........SUNRISE 5:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:41 PM CDT
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 5:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:40 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 160521
KAUW 160520Z 1606/1706 VRB03KT 2SM FU OVC025
FM160800 VRB03KT 4SM FU BKN030
FM161000 VRB03KT 2SM FU BKN025
FM161200 VRB03KT 4SM FU SCT025
FM161500 VRB03KT 6SM FU 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.
WIZ044-162115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
DATE THU 07/16/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 8
1KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW NE NE NE SE SE SE S S S SW
1KFT WSPD 13 15 16 16 14 11 7 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 19 23 24 23
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N NE NE SE S S SW SW SW W N NE SE SE S S SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 8 12 15 17 18
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW W W SW SW S S S
6KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 9 10 11 12
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 1 | 8 | 20 | 14
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 9 6 1 3 1 3 9 18 20 21 21 24 24 22 24 12 11 13 12 8 14
FOG 0 0 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 160545 RRA
KMSN 160542Z 1606/1706 VRB03KT 4SM FU SCT250
FM161400 12005KT 6SM FU BKN250
FM161700 14005KT P6SM BKN250 PROB30 1620/1702 -TSRA OVC050CB
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.
MNZ087-162115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
DATE THU 07/16/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR N N NE SE E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW S SE S S S S S S SW
SFC WSPD 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 5 4 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 9
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE E E E E E SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 11 13 15 17
3KFT WDIR NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 7 10 13 15 16
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 7 6 6 7 8
SKY COVER FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP6HR | 3 | 24 | 24 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 0 1 3 6 7 10 10 11 20 20 20 24 24 24 16 11 6 2 1 0 2 6 5
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 849 PM CDT
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 849 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 160818 AAA
KRST 160815Z 1608/1706 VRB05KT 6SM HZ FEW035
FM161200 VRB03KT 5SM FU FEW250
FM162100 VRB04KT 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.
WIZ041-162115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
DATE THU 07/16/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR NE NE NE E E E E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
SFC WSPD 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 6 6 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE E E E SE SE S SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 10 12 15 16 14 12 9 7 6 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 4 6 9 11 13 15 16
3KFT WDIR NE E SE S S SE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 1 1 2 6 12 16 18 18
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 12 13 13
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 4 | 14 | 24 | 8
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 2 4 7 7 4 11 12 12 13 16 21 24 24 24 24 16 10 3 7 6 9 5
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 160715 AAA
KLSE 160713Z 1607/1706 VRB03KT 2SM FU FEW020
FM161000 VRB03KT 2SM FU SCT004 SCT020
FM161400 VRB03KT 5SM FU 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.
IAZ019-162115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
DATE THU 07/16/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR N NW NW NW W W SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE S S S SW
SFC WSPD 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N NW W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 10 10 9 8 7 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 5 8 11 12 13
3KFT WDIR NE E SE SE S SW W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 11 12 13
6KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 10 9 7 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10
SKY COVER FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 6 | 23 | 16 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 8 9 11 13 13 18 18 14 6 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1
FOG 20 20 20 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 160521
KALO 160520Z 1606/1706 VRB02KT P6SM SKC
FM160800 VRB03KT 3SM BR SKC
FM161400 20005KT 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.
WIZ061-162115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
DATE THU 07/16/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR N NE NE E E E SE S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
SFC WGUST 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 8
1KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW
1KFT WSPD 8 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 10 11 12 12
3KFT WDIR E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11
6KFT WDIR SE SE E NE NE E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW
6KFT WSPD 6 5 3 3 4 6 8 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 11 12
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP6HR | 5 | 24 | 24 | 12
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 4 5 5 5 8 11 11 22 24 24 24 24 24 20 16 15 12 7 5 9 8 7
FOG 20 20 20 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 160846 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 160846Z 1609/1706 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040
TEMPO 1611/1613 5SM BR=
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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