801
SXUS43 KARX 211931
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
WIZ017-220745-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
DATE THU 05/21/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E SE
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 11
SFC WGUST 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 20 20 20 19 20 21 22 22 22 21 19 17 16 17 18 20
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 21 21 21 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 22 22
6KFT WDIR S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
6KFT WSPD 5 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 14 15 16 18 20 22 23 24 25
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3
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
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 5:23 AM CDT SUNSET 8:27 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 5:23 AM CDT SUNSET 8:28 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 211724
KAUW 211723Z 2118/2218 10007KT P6SM BKN120
FM212100 11008KT P6SM SCT120
FM220400 09005KT P6SM BKN090
FM221300 10010G17KT P6SM BKN120
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.
WIZ044-220745-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
DATE THU 05/21/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
SFC WGUST 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 16 16 17 18 18 19 21 22 23
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
1KFT WSPD 13 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 22 24 25 26 27 27 27 26 25 22 20 18 19 21 22
3KFT WDIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
3KFT WSPD 13 13 13 14 15 17 20 23 25 24 23 21 21 21 21 20 18 18 21 25 28 28 26 24
6KFT WDIR S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
6KFT WSPD 6 6 8 10 13 14 15 14 14 14 15 15 13 11 10 10 12 13 13 13 14 17 20 22
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 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
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 528 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 527 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 211745 RRA
KMSN 211742Z 2118/2218 07011KT P6SM OVC100
FM220200 07007KT P6SM BKN150
FM221200 09009KT P6SM SCT120
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.
MNZ087-220745-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
DATE THU 05/21/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 11 12 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
SFC WGUST 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 15 15 16 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 21 21 23 24 25 26
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 14 14 15 16 16 17 19 20 22 23 25 25 25 24 23 23 24 24 23 22 21 21 22 23
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 21 19 17 16 15 14 14 15 16 17 20 23 26 26 25 25
6KFT WDIR S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 8 8 9 11 13 15 17 18 19 18 17 15 15 15 15 15 14 15 17 20 23 26 27 28
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC
POP6HR | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 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 21 2026...........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 211721 RRX
KRST 211720Z 2118/2218 12012KT P6SM BKN160
FM220100 12010KT P6SM BKN070
FM221000 11014G23KT P6SM BKN060
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.
WIZ041-220745-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
DATE THU 05/21/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR SE E SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 8 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 11 12 12
SFC WGUST 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 19 19 20 19 19 19 20 21 20 21 22 22
1KFT WDIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 14 15 15 15 15 16 18 20 22 23 24 25 26 26 26 26 25 24 23 22 21 22 22 23
3KFT WDIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 21 19 18 17 17 17 16 16 17 20 24 27 27 26 24
6KFT WDIR S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
6KFT WSPD 10 10 11 11 12 13 15 16 17 17 17 16 13 10 8 8 9 11 13 15 17 19 22 23
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
POP6HR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 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 21 2026...........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 211721 RRQ
KLSE 211720Z 2118/2218 11010KT P6SM BKN200
FM220100 09008KT P6SM BKN890
FM221500 11012KT P6SM BKN080
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.
IAZ019-220745-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
DATE THU 05/21/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 10 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 16
SFC WGUST 18 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 20 21 20 20 20 21 22 23 23 24 24
1KFT WDIR SE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 17 18 19 19 18 18 20 23 25 27 27 28 28 27 27 29 30 30 27 24 21 20 20 20
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 20 20 20 21 23 25 26 27 27
6KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S
6KFT WSPD 13 14 15 16 17 16 16 15 14 15 16 16 14 12 11 12 14 16 19 21 23 21 19 17
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
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 21 2026...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 211730
KALO 211728Z 2118/2218 10011KT P6SM OVC090
FM220000 09011KT P6SM OVC060
FM221500 12014G21KT P6SM BKN040
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.
WIZ061-220745-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
DATE THU 05/21/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 13 13
SFC WGUST 17 17 17 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 20 21 22 22
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 16 16 17 16 17 17 19 21 23 25 26 27 27 27 27 29 31 31 28 24 20 19 19 19
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 16 15 15 16 18 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 14 15 20 26 29 28 25 22
6KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
6KFT WSPD 8 10 11 12 13 14 13 13 12 12 11 10 7 5 4 6 9 12 13 14 15 16 16 16
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 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 21 2026...........SUNRISE 536 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 535 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 211720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 211720Z 2118/2218 08012KT P6SM FEW050 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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