515
SXUS43 KARX 170902
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
WIZ017-172115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DATE FRI 07/17/26 /
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 SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 15 16 16 17 16 15 14 15
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
1KFT WSPD 19 20 19 18 14 10 7 7 9 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 18 21 21 18 13 10 10 11
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW
3KFT WSPD 16 15 14 13 13 13 14 13 13 13 14 15 16 18 20 22 26 30 32 28 21 17 17 20
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW W W
6KFT WSPD 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 23 24 26 28 29 30 31 32 32
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW BK BK BK BK SC SC FW
POP6HR | 10 | 9 | 30 | 38
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 8 12 5 14 9 5 8 13 13 11 13 11 8 9 9 20 23 29 29 29 20 12 7
FOG 20 20 20 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 17 2026..........SUNRISE 5:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:40 PM CDT
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 5:29 AM CDT SUNSET 8:40 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 170521 RRA
KAUW 170520Z 1706/1806 VRB04KT 2SM FU BKN035
TEMPO 1706/1707 -SHRA BKN020
FM171300 19005KT 3SM FU BKN026
FM171600 21007KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250
FM180400 25007KT P6SM BKN050
TEMPO 1804/1806 -TSRA BKN030CB
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.
WIZ044-172115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DATE FRI 07/17/26 /
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 SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
SFC WSPD 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 6 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 9 8 8 8 7 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 17
1KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 18 18 18 17 14 11 8 8 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 23 25 27 28 28 28
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 21 24 26 28 29 30 31 31
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W
6KFT WSPD 11 10 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 16 18 20 22 23 24 23 23 23 25 28
SKY COVER SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC
POP6HR | 18 | 13 | 11 | 13
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 18 18 18 18 13 10 12 8 8 11 13 13 11 11 14 9 6 4 4 10 11 16 18 14
FOG 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 534 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 170848 AAA
KMSN 170847Z 1709/1806 VRB04KT 1 1/2SM FU BKN020
FM171000 VRB03KT 3SM FU SCT030
FM171200 VRB03KT 6SM BR FEW030
FM171700 24006KT P6SM SCT190
FM172000 25007KT P6SM SCT050
FM180500 22007KT 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.
MNZ087-172115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DATE FRI 07/17/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 11 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 16 16 15 13 13 14 16 16 17 17 17 17
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW
1KFT WSPD 5 7 9 11 11 10 9 9 10 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 19 21 24 27 29 30 28 24
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW
3KFT WSPD 7 8 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 23 25 28 32 35 35 31 24
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 8 9 10 11 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 19 21 23 24 25 26 27 28
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP6HR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 4 4 6 12 13 13 10 9 6
FOG 20 20 20 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 17 2026..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 849 PM CDT
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 848 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 170527
KRST 170526Z 1706/1806 18005KT P6SM SKC
FM171200 22008KT P6SM SKC
FM171600 22012KT P6SM FEW070
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.
WIZ041-172115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DATE FRI 07/17/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 13 13 12 12 13 15 15 15 16 16 16
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 14 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 23 26 29 31 31 29
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 11 11 11 12 13 15 17 18 20 22 24 26 29 31 32 31 30
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 15 17 18 19 20 20 19 19 21 23 25 27 28
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 13 | 5 | 6 | 13
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 12 14 13 11 6 4 7 5 4 5 7 6 7 7 7 7 5 4 5 13 14 10 10 9
FOG 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 170527
KLSE 170526Z 1706/1806 15004KT P6SM FEW100
FM171400 20005KT P6SM FEW070
FM171800 22010KT P6SM FEW070
FM180200 16007KT P6SM SCT050
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.
IAZ019-172115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DATE FRI 07/17/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 7 8 8 9 10 9 8 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 10 11 13 13 14 15 14 13 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 15
1KFT WDIR W W W SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
1KFT WSPD 7 8 10 11 10 8 7 7 8 9 11 13 14 14 14 15 16 19 22 25 27 29 30 31
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 28 30
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 10 11 11 11 10 10 9 10 10 11 13 15 17 18 19 20 19 18 17 16 15 15 16 17
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP6HR | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 5 5 5 2 3 6 5 6 7 7 8 4 5 7 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 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
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 170521
KALO 170520Z 1706/1806 18003KT P6SM FEW050
FM171500 22009KT P6SM FEW040
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.
WIZ061-172115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DATE FRI 07/17/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7
SFC WGUST 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 12 13 14 15 16
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 19 21 23 26 28 30
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 13 15 16 16 17 18 20 22 23 25 26 28 29
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 14 16 16 17 18 20 21 21 20 17 16 16 17
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP6HR | 18 | 13 | 18 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 8 8 10 5 8 11 9 11 21 17 14 20 24 22 10 8 4 3 3 2 1 1 4
FOG 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 170530
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 170530Z 1706/1806 VRB02KT P6SM SKC
FM171500 23005KT P6SM FEW100
FM172100 25009KT P6SM SCT080
PROB30 1721/1724 5SM -TSRA BKN050CB
FM180100 23005KT P6SM SCT050=
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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