113  
SXUS43 KARX 260902  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
WIZ017-262115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
SFC WSPD 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 7 7 8 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 9  
 
1KFT WDIR NW W W W SW S SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SE SE SE S S SE  
1KFT WSPD 6 6 6 5 4 2 2 3 6 8 9 10 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 9 10 11 11 9  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW  
3KFT WSPD 17 16 15 13 10 6 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 14 14 15 17 19 20 20 19 17 15 13  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 26 24 23 22 21 21 21 21 22 22 21 20 20 20 21 21 22 23 24 23 23 21 19 16  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 8 | 2 | 45 | 59  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 5 6 6 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 10 28 39 46 41 30 30 61 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  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 5:38 AM CDT SUNSET 8:32 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 5:39 AM CDT SUNSET 8:31 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 260654 AAA  
KAUW 260652Z 2607/2706 20003KT P6SM SCT025  
TEMPO 2607/2609 1SM BR BKN025  
FM260900 VRB03KT 3SM BR BKN020  
TEMPO 2609/2612 1SM BR OVC009  
FM261300 15005KT P6SM BKN040  
FM261600 17006KT P6SM SCT040  
FM270000 18005KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-262115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 SW SW S S S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW S  
SFC WSPD 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 8 6 5 6 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 13 13 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR W W NW NW N NE NE E S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 16 14 11 9 6 4 3 2 2 3 5 7 8 8 9 9 10 12 14 17 21 23 22 20  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W N S SW  
3KFT WSPD 19 18 15 13 10 7 5 4 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 15 18 19 15 9 5 5 7  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 22 21 21 21 20 20 19 18 18 18 19 20 21 18 15 14 17 22 27 27 26 23 21 19  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW SC FW SC BK BK BK SC SC SC BK SC BK  
POP6HR | 8 | 1 | 19 | 63  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 6 11 11 7 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 15 15 28 42 33 27 41 28 28  
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 26 2026..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 260536 RRD  
KMSN 260534Z 2606/2706 20006KT P6SM OVC035  
FM261100 00000KT 4SM BR BKN025  
FM261300 00000KT P6SM BKN040  
FM261600 VRB04KT P6SM SCT220  
FM262100 22006KT 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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-262115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 S SE S SE S S SE S S  
SFC WSPD 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 16  
 
1KFT WDIR W W N NE NE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 12 10 7 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 14 15 15 16 19 21 23 20 16 14 14 16  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 21 22 23 22 19 16 13 11 10 10 11 14 17 19 22 24 27 29 29 26 22 18 17 16  
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 33 35 35 34 33 31 29 25 22 18 14 12 11 14 19 24 26 27 27 24 21 18 18 18  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW  
POP6HR | 12 | 3 | 11 | 21  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 14 9 3 1 3 6 4 2 2 2 1 2 4 5 6 11 10 13 20 25 20 20 19 19  
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 26 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 260545  
KRST 260543Z 2606/2706 18007KT 5SM BR SCT020 OVC200 PROB30  
2608/2609 1SM -TSRA OVC025CB  
FM260900 18007KT P6SM BKN130  
FM261500 20010KT P6SM SCT070  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-262115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SE S S  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4  
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 11 12 12 13 14 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 13  
 
1KFT WDIR W W NW N N E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE E SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 16 19 22 24 24 23  
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 17 17 16 14 11 8 6 5 5 6 8 10 13 14 15 17 21 25 27 25 21 17 15 15  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 22 23 25 26 28 29 30 30 29 27 24 20 17 16 18 20 22 25 27 26 23 20 18 15  
 
SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC BK SC SC  
POP6HR | 22 | 3 | 16 | 45  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 14 14 8 6 6 5 5 3 1 1 3 2 2 6 6 11 11 20 30 23 19 23 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  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 260545  
KLSE 260543Z 2606/2706 18005KT P6SM SCT035 PROB30 2609/2610 1SM  
-TSRA OVC025CB  
FM261000 16005KT P6SM BKN035  
FM261500 21008KT P6SM SCT080  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-262115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SE SE S S S S SE  
SFC WSPD 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
SFC WGUST 10 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 15 14 13 14 14 14  
 
1KFT WDIR SW W W W W S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 6 5 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 14 16 17 19 21 23 22 19 14  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 31 32 30 26 20 13 8 8 9 12 13 14 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 31 36 37 32 24  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 39 37 33 30 30 31 31 28 24 20 15 11 9 12 17 22 25 26 28 30 32 33 30 25  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC  
POP6HR | 15 | 3 | 5 | 15  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 17 13 7 4 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 7 6 4 0 0 6 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  
JULY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 260530  
KALO 260529Z 2606/2706 16005KT P6SM SCT024 SCT035  
FM261100 16004KT 6SM BR FEW250  
FM261300 18003KT P6SM SCT230  
FM261600 24006KT P6SM SCT240  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-262115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 /  
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 SW S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S W NE  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5  
SFC WGUST 8 9 8 9 8 8 9 10 10 12 13 13 14 14 14 13 11 11 12 11 11 11 12 13  
 
1KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 16 14 12 9 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 15 16 16 16 16 17 19  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S  
3KFT WSPD 19 20 20 18 15 11 7 6 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 17 21 23 19 12 8 10 15  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 26 32 38 42 40 37 33 32 32 30 27 23 19 15 12 11 15 20 24 22 18 14 15 18  
 
SKY COVER BK OV BK BK BK SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 35 | 3 | 5 | 27  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 24 24 15 10 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 2 5 6 4 4 11 13 11 12 21 20 27  
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 26 2026..........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT  
JULY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 260822 AAA  
TAFDBQ  
TAF AMD  
KDBQ 260822Z 2608/2706 18004KT 4SM BR BKN020  
TEMPO 2609/2613 2SM BR SCT001  
FM261400 21005KT 6SM BR OVC020  
FM261700 22008KT P6SM SCT030  
FM261900 23008KT 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.  
 
 
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