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SXUS43 KARX 202101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
WIZ017-210915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5
SFC WGUST 14 14 13 12 13 14 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 12 13
1KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW
1KFT WSPD 9 9 8 8 10 12 14 15 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 11 9 7 6 6 6 6 7
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 12 13 14 16 18 20 22 23 24 25 24 23 21 18 15 12 12 13 14 15 15 14 13 12
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 NW
6KFT WSPD 18 18 18 18 20 22 24 25 25 23 22 19 18 18 19 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 17
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 45 | 83 | 20 | 10
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 10 10 10 27 27 27 36 36 36 33 33 33 18 18 18 15 15 15 14 13 13 11 21 16
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 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 201724
KAUW 201722Z 2018/2118 22009KT P6SM BKN120
FM210000 18008KT P6SM SCT060 BKN080 PROB30 2102/2106 -SHRA
BKN060
FM210600 18008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060
TEMPO 2106/2109 -TSRA BKN040CB
FM210900 19005KT P6SM SCT014 BKN022
FM211500 23005KT P6SM BKN024
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
401 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W
SFC WSPD 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 14
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 8 8 9 10 11 13 15 17 18 19 21 23 23 23 22 21 18 16 14 14 15 15 14 12
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 14 16 19 20 22 23 25 25 25 22 18 15 15 16 16 15 13
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 19 20 20 20 19 19 20 21 21 21 19 18 18 18
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 13 | 59 | 73 | 43
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 3 3 5 5 5 11 12 12 22 22 22 22 22 22 32 32 29 17 17 17 28 29 29
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 20 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT
FTUS43 KMKX 202101 AAA
TAFMSN
TAF AMD
KMSN 202101Z 2021/2118 23005KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250
FM210600 19005KT P6SM BKN050
FM211500 20007KT P6SM BKN090=
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
401 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 /
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 S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 11
SFC WGUST 16 17 17 16 16 17 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 15 15 14 15 16 17 18 19
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 12 12 12 13 16 20 24 26 27 27 26 24 22 21 19 18 15 12 9 8 8 9 10 11
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 13 14 16 18 20 23 25 28 30 30 27 23 18 15 13 13 14 16 18 18 18 17 16 15
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW
6KFT WSPD 12 13 16 19 22 24 25 25 24 23 22 21 21 21 21 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 22 21
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP6HR | 21 | 35 | 12 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 10 10 10 14 20 24 28 35 35 27 27 21 16 9 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 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
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 201736 RRA
KRST 201734Z 2018/2118 20012KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100
FM210300 19008KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 2105/2110 5SM -TSRA
OVC045CB
FM211400 27010G17KT P6SM FEW050
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
401 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W W NW
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 8
SFC WGUST 11 12 12 13 12 13 14 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 15 14 14 13 13 13 14 15
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW
1KFT WSPD 8 8 9 10 12 16 19 22 23 24 23 20 18 17 17 16 14 11 9 8 8 8 8 9
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 10 11 12 13 15 16 18 21 24 26 28 29 27 24 19 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 13
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 15 14 13 13 15 18 20 21 22 22 23 24 24 23 22 22 22 23 23 22 21 20 21 22
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 15 | 57 | 45 | 17
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 3 3 13 14 15 23 24 24 29 29 29 26 26 26 19 6 6 5 5 4 16 22 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
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 201736
KLSE 201734Z 2018/2118 19008KT P6SM FEW060 SCT100
FM210400 16005KT P6SM BKN090 PROB30 2107/2113 4SM -TSRA
OVC035CB
FM211500 25008KT P6SM SCT035
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
401 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 6 7 7 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 8 9 10 11
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 14 16 17
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW
1KFT WSPD 9 9 9 10 11 13 15 19 22 24 24 22 21 21 21 21 18 14 12 11 11 12 12 13
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 9 11 12 13 15 16 17 19 22 24 25 25 24 23 21 20 18 17 15 15 16 17 16 15
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W
6KFT WSPD 10 10 11 12 14 16 18 20 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 21 21 21 22 23 24
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP6HR | 11 | 27 | 25 | 6
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 4 4 10 10 10 11 11 11 27 27 27 26 24 22 9 4 2 3 4 4 11 7 5
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 20 2026........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 201730
KALO 201728Z 2018/2118 18003KT P6SM SKC
FM211400 24007KT 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.
WIZ061-210915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 13 13 14 15 15 14 14 14 15 15 16 15 15 15 15
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
1KFT WSPD 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 14 19 23 26 27 27 26 23 21 18 16 14 15 17 18 18 17
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 5 6 8 9 9 8 9 12 15 18 20 22 24 26 27 27 25 22 20 22 24 26 25 23
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 24 23 21 20 20 21 22 23 25
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 11 | 23 | 24 | 44
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 14 13 16 20 20 20 27 27 20 19 21 23 39 39 39
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 20 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 201722
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 201722Z 2018/2118 VRB04KT P6SM SCT035
FM210300 19007KT P6SM OVC250
FM211500 23010KT 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.
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