230
SXUS43 KARX 150901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
WIZ017-152115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE FRI 05/15/26 /
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 S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 22 22 22 24 24 22 20 19 18 18 20 20 20 21 20 19 19 18 19 18 17 16 15 13
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
1KFT WSPD 20 21 21 21 19 16 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 11 11 12 13 14 14 12 10 9 7
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
3KFT WSPD 43 44 43 41 37 32 27 23 20 18 17 18 19 19 19 20 23 26 29 29 28 26 23 18
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
6KFT WSPD 32 33 33 33 33 33 32 31 29 27 25 23 22 23 25 26 26 25 24 22 21 19 18 18
SKY COVER BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC
POP6HR | 12 | 2 | 46 | 41
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 9 7 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 13 23 31 40 39 32 14 12 8
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
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 5:30 AM CDT SUNSET 8:21 PM CDT
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 5:29 AM CDT SUNSET 8:22 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 150521
KAUW 150520Z 1506/1606 18010G21KT P6SM -SHRA OVC090 WS020/22030KT
FM150700 18010G21KT 6SM -SHRA OVC060
FM150900 17011G21KT P6SM -SHRA BKN060 WS020/21035KT
FM151000 18010G21KT P6SM SCT070 WS020/21035KT
FM151400 22011G19KT P6SM SKC
FM160300 22005KT P6SM SCT120 WS020/22035KT
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.
WIZ044-152115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE FRI 05/15/26 /
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 S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW
SFC WSPD 8 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 10 10 11 10 9 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 20 20 21 23 23 22 21 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 16 17 18 19 20 14 15 14
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW W
1KFT WSPD 26 28 29 28 25 21 17 15 14 13 12 11 12 14 16 19 23 27 28 23 16 12 12 16
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW
3KFT WSPD 29 29 30 30 29 28 26 22 17 14 12 12 13 15 18 22 25 28 30 32 33 33 32 31
6KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 18 16 15 15 16 19 21 23 24 24 21 18 15 15 17 19 23 26 29 29 29 29 31 34
SKY COVER OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 16 | 2 | 32 | 61
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 2 1 0 0 2 3 3 4 6 10 10 29 31 31 23 23 23
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
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 534 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 150900 AAA
KMSN 150857Z 1509/1606 16010KT P6SM BKN100
FM151300 18011G21KT P6SM SCT100
FM151600 21012G21KT P6SM FEW100
FM160300 18008KT P6SM SCT150 WS020/23040KT
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.
MNZ087-152115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE FRI 05/15/26 /
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 S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 13 13 12 12 12 11 10 10 9 8 9 10 10 11 11 10 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 6
SFC WGUST 24 23 23 22 22 20 17 16 15 15 15 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 15 13 12 12 11 10
1KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 30 30 30 28 23 18 13 10 9 8 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 19 18
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW
3KFT WSPD 32 30 28 26 25 23 21 17 12 9 8 10 12 13 16 19 22 26 28 27 25 23 23 23
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 22 22 21 21 22 22 22 21 19 18 16 14 14 15 18 20 21 22 24 27 31 32 31 28
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 67 | 33
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 37 45 45 32 32 26 11 11 4
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
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 150548
KRST 150547Z 1506/1606 16016KT P6SM OVC080
FM150800 21015KT P6SM FEW100
FM151000 22012KT P6SM FEW200
FM160000 19010KT 4SM -RA VCTS BKN050CB PROB30 1600/1603 2SM
-TSRA OVC050CB
FM160400 23010KT P6SM OVC100
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.
WIZ041-152115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE FRI 05/15/26 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 4
SFC WGUST 25 24 24 26 24 22 20 18 17 16 16 16 17 17 18 17 17 18 19 18 18 15 14 12
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 33 33 32 29 25 20 15 12 10 9 9 9 11 14 17 20 22 23 23 20 15 11 10 9
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 35 34 31 28 27 26 24 20 15 11 9 10 12 15 18 22 26 30 33 38 42 42 37 29
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
6KFT WSPD 17 16 16 16 18 20 22 23 23 22 19 15 13 14 17 21 24 28 33 39 45 47 44 36
SKY COVER BK SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 5 | 1 | 67 | 74
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 6 16 26 40 44 44 44 17 17 17
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
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 150545
KLSE 150544Z 1506/1606 17014KT P6SM OVC100
FM151100 19013KT P6SM FEW100
FM151300 20011KT P6SM FEW200
FM160100 17010KT 4SM -RA VCTS BKN060CB PROB30 1601/1605 2SM
-TSRA BKN040CB
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.
IAZ019-152115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE FRI 05/15/26 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S SW W SW W
SFC WSPD 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 11 10 10 9 9 7 6 5 4
SFC WGUST 20 20 20 20 19 18 16 16 15 16 16 18 18 19 19 18 19 20 18 16 13 11 11 8
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S SW W W NW NW
1KFT WSPD 26 26 26 24 19 14 10 8 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 18 21 23 25 25 24 20 14
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW W W W NW
3KFT WSPD 27 25 23 21 18 14 11 10 9 9 10 11 13 14 16 18 21 24 27 32 37 39 36 30
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW W W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW
6KFT WSPD 16 14 13 12 13 15 15 12 7 4 6 9 12 15 17 20 21 22 24 31 38 42 39 33
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 3 | 1 | 73 | 77
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 6 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 8 25 45 53 58 59 55 17 17 17
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
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 150521
KALO 150520Z 1506/1606 17015KT P6SM BKN080
FM151000 16011KT P6SM SCT250
FM151800 16011G17KT P6SM SCT150 PROB30 1600/1601 6SM -TSRA
BKN090CB
FM160100 16010KT P6SM BKN090 PROB30 1601/1604 4SM -TSRA
BKN100CB
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.
WIZ061-152115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE FRI 05/15/26 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 5
SFC WGUST 21 21 22 23 23 22 21 20 19 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 18 21 15 14 13
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE NE
1KFT WSPD 27 28 28 27 24 19 15 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 18 21 24 26 26 25 23 21
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 31 30 27 23 21 18 16 14 12 10 10 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 27 35 42 45 43 36
6KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 18 16 14 13 12 12 12 12 11 10 8 7 6 9 14 19 22 25 28 31 33 36 39 42
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV
POP6HR | 8 | 5 | 17 | 74
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 1 1 1 2 7 10 32 43 43 33 33 33
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
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 150536
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 150536Z 1506/1606 15012KT P6SM BKN070
FM151300 18012G20KT P6SM SCT050
FM160300 19011KT P6SM OVC080
PROB30 1603/1606 VRB20G40KT 3SM TSRA BR OVC030CB=
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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