649  
SXUS43 KARX 142101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
WIZ017-150915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/14/26 /  
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 E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 6  
SFC WGUST 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 19 20 20 20 20 18 17 17 16 14 13 13  
 
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 S  
1KFT WSPD 9 9 10 12 15 18 21 22 23 23 23 23 22 21 20 19 17 15 13 11 9 8 7 7  
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 10 10 11 12 13 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 21 21 20 18 17 17 18 17 16 14  
6KFT WDIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 11 12 11 10 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 14 16 17 17 17  
 
SKY COVER SC 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 | 10 | 20 | 10  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 2 2 4 4 6 8 10 11 12 10 12 14 13 16 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7  
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 14 2026........SUNRISE 5:59 AM CDT SUNSET 8:06 PM CDT  
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 6:00 AM CDT SUNSET 8:05 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 141742  
KAUW 141739Z 1418/1518 09006KT P6SM SCT120  
FM142300 12007KT P6SM SCT080  
FM150200 11006KT P6SM BKN080  
FM151200 11006KT P6SM OVC080  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-150915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/14/26 /  
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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE E SE SE  
SFC WSPD 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 6 6 5  
SFC WGUST 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 20 18 17 16 15 18 17 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 12 11  
 
1KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 13 13 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 21 21 20 18 16 14 12 9 7 7 8 9 9 8  
3KFT WDIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE  
3KFT WSPD 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 17 17 18 17 16 14 11 9 9 10 11 13 15 15 14 11  
6KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW  
6KFT WSPD 11 10 8 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 6 8 10 11 12 13 14 15  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK  
POP6HR | 11 | 21 | 38 | 22  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 6 7 7 11 11 12 11 11 11 21 21 21 28 34 35 27 27 27 10 10 10 13 6 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 14 2026........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT  
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 142100 AAB  
KMSN 142057Z 1421/1518 08012KT P6SM FEW025 OVC040  
FM150200 09007KT P6SM BKN050  
FM150800 10005KT 5SM -SHRA BKN020  
FM151300 14007KT P6SM OVC012  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-150915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/14/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE E E E E E E E E SE SE S SE S SW  
SFC WSPD 8 9 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 20 19 17 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 19 19 18 17 17 16 14 13 11 11 10 8 8 8  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S  
1KFT WSPD 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 13 12 10 8 7 6 5 5  
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 18 18 18 17 16 15 14 12 10 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 11  
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 9 9 10 11 11 10 10 11 13 14 14 13 12 11 9 8 9 10 11 10 9 8 10 12  
 
SKY COVER BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 38 | 34 | 32 | 11  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 21 21 21 29 29 29 27 24 25 28 28 28 16 16 16 9 9 9 9 8 6 3 3 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  
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT  
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 141930 AAA  
KRST 141927Z 1419/1518 11010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035  
FM142200 12011KT P6SM OVC020 PROB30 1422/1503 5SM -SHRA  
FM150700 13011KT P6SM OVC008  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-150915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/14/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE E E SE  
SFC WSPD 5 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 17 17 16 16 17 18 19 19 20 20 19 19 18 17 16 15 15 13 12 11 10 8 8 7  
 
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 S  
1KFT WSPD 12 12 12 13 15 18 19 20 19 19 19 20 20 19 18 15 13 10 8 7 7 7 7 6  
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW  
3KFT WSPD 16 15 15 14 14 15 15 16 17 17 17 16 14 12 9 6 5 5 6 7 9 10 9 8  
6KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW S SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 11 10 8 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 6 5 4 4 3 4 4 6 7 9 10 11  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 28 | 27 | 34 | 6  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 10 10 10 19 19 19 18 18 18 30 28 31 30 33 33 13 13 13 8 5 4 2 2 2  
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 14 2026........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT  
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 141739 CCA  
KLSE 141738Z 1418/1518 11011KT P6SM SCT025  
FM141900 12011KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 1500/1504 5SM -SHRA  
BKN025  
FM150900 10008KT P6SM OVC015  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-150915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/14/26 /  
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 E SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE S SW NW NW W  
SFC WSPD 5 8 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 5  
SFC WGUST 19 18 17 16 17 17 18 18 19 21 21 20 20 18 16 13 12 12 10 9 9 7 7 8  
 
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 13 11 10 9 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4  
3KFT WDIR SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW  
3KFT WSPD 17 16 15 14 12 11 10 10 10 10 11 13 13 12 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8  
6KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 9 8 7 7 8 10 11 11 11 10 8 6 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 8 7 7 8 10  
 
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 55 | 50 | 39 | 14  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 25 25 25 32 32 32 45 45 44 40 40 40 28 28 28 12 12 12 13 8 7 3 7 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  
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 141736  
KALO 141734Z 1418/1518 12011KT P6SM OVC007 PROB30 1500/1504 4SM  
-TSRA OVC008CB  
FM150400 13006KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC015  
FM150700 11004KT P6SM OVC008  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-150915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/14/26 /  
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 SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 5 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 17 16 15 15 16 17 18 17 17 17 18 18 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 10 10  
 
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 10 8 6 6 7 10 12 14 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 11 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 5  
3KFT WDIR SE S S S S SW SW S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 13 12 10 9 7 6 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 5 5 5 5 6 6 6  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 6 7 8 11 13 16 18 19 19 18 16 13 10 6 3 2 2 5 7 9 10 11 12 12  
 
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 45 | 54 | 56 | 13  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 19 19 19 28 28 28 37 37 37 45 45 45 41 41 41 17 17 17 15 6 6 3 3 3  
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 14 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 141732  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 141732Z 1418/1518 11011KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC015  
FM150100 09005KT P6SM OVC019  
FM150500 10007KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC010  
FM150800 10006KT 4SM -SHRA OVC009  
FM151200 11004KT 2SM -RA BR OVC005  
FM151600 19005KT 6SM BR OVC007=  
 
 
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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