471  
SXUS43 KARX 272101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
WIZ017-280915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 /  
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 NW NW N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S SW W W W  
SFC WSPD 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4  
SFC WGUST 11 11 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 9  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W W W  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 7 7 9 11 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 9 8 5 3 1 2 4 6 7 7  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 8  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 8 11 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 27 2026........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 271724  
KAUW 271721Z 2718/2818 32005KT P6SM SCT050  
TEMPO 2718/2722 BKN050  
FM280300 35004KT P6SM SCT150  
FM280600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150  
TEMPO 2810/2812 4SM 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-280915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE N NE NE E E E E SE SE S SW W W W W  
SFC WSPD 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5  
SFC WGUST 11 10 9 7 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 6 7 7 9 9 10  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
1KFT WSPD 7 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 5 4 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 6 7 8  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 8  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 11 10 10 10 9 9 9  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 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  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 741 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 272042 AAA  
KMSN 272039Z 2721/2818 34006KT P6SM BKN050  
FM280200 00000KT P6SM FEW250  
FM280900 00000KT 4SM BR FEW250  
FM281200 26003KT 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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-280915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6  
SFC WGUST 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 6 5 6 6 7 8 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW W W W SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 8 8 7 7 7 9 9 10 10 10 8 7 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 9 8 8 7 6 6 5 4 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 10 11 12 13 13  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 271724  
KRST 271723Z 2718/2818 31008KT P6SM SCT045  
FM280000 25005KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-280915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW SW SW S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W SW  
SFC WSPD 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5  
SFC WGUST 10 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 7  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 10 10 9 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 271724  
KLSE 271723Z 2718/2818 31007KT P6SM SCT050  
FM280000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC  
FM280900 15004KT 3SM BR SKC  
FM281300 19005KT 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-280915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 8 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 12 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 7 8 9 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 7 5 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8  
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 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 10 11 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 12  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 271854 AAA  
KALO 271853Z 2719/2818 33007KT P6SM FEW040  
FM280100 VRB04KT P6SM SKC AMD NOT SKED  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-280915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW  
SFC WSPD 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 10 10 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 9 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 9 10 10 10  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 271720  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 271720Z 2718/2818 34008KT P6SM SCT030  
FM280100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC  
FM280900 VRB02KT 5SM BR SKC  
FM281300 VRB03KT 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.  
 

 
 
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