998  
SXUS43 KARX 122101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
 
WIZ017-130915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/12/26 /  
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 S S S SE SE SE SE S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7  
SFC WGUST 14 12 11 11 11 12 14 16 15 17 22 22 23 22 20 19 19 16 16 14 13 13 13 13  
 
1KFT WDIR S SE SE E E SE SE SE SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 8 7 6 5 6 7 8 8 7 7 10 14 17 17 16 15 15 15 14 13 11 10 9 9  
3KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 13 14 14 15 18 21 24 23 22 21 23 26 28 28 28 27 26 25 24 22 21 20 19 19  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 32 33 33 33 32 31 31 31 32 34 37 39 39 39 38 37 35  
 
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 | 44 | 45 | 3 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 31 31 31 42 42 42 47 47 41 17 17 13 2 2 2 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  
OCTOBER 12 2026.......SUNRISE 7:10 AM CDT SUNSET 6:19 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 6:17 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 121721 RRA  
KAUW 121720Z 1218/1318 19005KT P6SM SCT250  
FM122300 14005KT P6SM BKN250 PROB30 1223/1303 -SHRA BKN040  
FM130500 19004KT P6SM SCT060  
FM130900 30008KT P6SM BKN006  
FM131500 31009KT P6SM SCT021  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-130915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/12/26 /  
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 S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9  
SFC WGUST 17 17 14 14 14 15 16 16 16 18 26 24 26 25 24 24 24 20 18 17 17 16 16 15  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 14 16 18 20 22 25 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 23 22 20 18 16 14 13 11  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 18 22 27 31 34 36 36 36 34 32 31 31 31 31 32 32 31 30 28 27 25 23 21 19  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 34 36 38 40 38 36 35 35 36 38 42 46 48 46 43 41 42 44 45 43 41 38 36 33  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 10 14 19 19 18 15 13 10 7 4 3 3 2 2 2 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  
OCTOBER 12 2026.......SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 619 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 618 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 122003 AAA  
KMSN 122002Z 1220/1318 22010G15KT P6SM BKN250  
FM130000 22007KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/23040KT  
FM130800 27010G18KT P6SM FEW250  
FM131500 30010KT P6SM SKC  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-130915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/12/26 /  
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 S S SW S SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 8 9 9 8 8 10 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8  
SFC WGUST 19 20 18 14 19 21 22 24 24 24 25 22 22 21 18 17 17 15 14 13 13 12 12 12  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 14 15 16 17 20 23 25 25 24 23 23 23 22 20 18 17 16 15 14 13 11 10 9 9  
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 18 22 27 30 29 26 24 25 27 28 28 27 25 23 22 20 19 17 16 14 13 12 11 11  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 36 35 34 34 36 38 40 42 43 44 43 41 40 41 41 41 39 36 33 31 28 26 24 21  
 
SKY COVER FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 7 8 8 7 7 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 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  
OCTOBER 12 2026.......SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 631 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 629 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 121733 RRA  
KRST 121730Z 1218/1318 22012KT P6SM SCT250  
FM130200 29014KT P6SM SCT040  
FM131000 32010KT P6SM BKN015  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-130915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/12/26 /  
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 S S S S S S SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 6 7 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7  
SFC WGUST 17 19 16 15 17 18 19 21 22 21 26 23 24 22 20 19 19 16 15 14 14 12 12 12  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 16 17 19 20 23 27 29 28 26 24 23 22 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 14 12 10 9 8  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 19 23 29 33 35 35 35 34 32 30 29 28 27 26 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 16  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 36 38 40 40 38 36 34 35 38 41 43 44 45 45 45 44 43 41 39 37 34 32 30 27  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 7 8 8 10 11 7 6 5 5 2 2 2 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  
OCTOBER 12 2026.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 626 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 625 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 121733  
KLSE 121730Z 1218/1318 20009KT P6SM SCT250  
FM130500 29010KT P6SM SCT050  
FM131200 32009KT P6SM BKN025  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-130915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/12/26 /  
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 S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 8 10 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 22 23 22 19 20 20 22 23 23 23 23 20 20 19 17 17 17 14 13 12 10 9 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 19 21 23 24 25 25 24 23 22 21 21 21 21 20 19 18 18 17 16 13 9 6 5 5  
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW  
3KFT WSPD 22 27 31 34 33 30 27 27 27 27 27 26 25 23 20 18 17 16 16 15 15 14 13 11  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW  
6KFT WSPD 37 35 34 33 36 39 42 41 40 39 41 43 45 44 43 40 37 33 29 27 25 24 24 26  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 2 2 1 1 4 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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  
OCTOBER 12 2026.......SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 632 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 630 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 121733  
KALO 121730Z 1218/1318 20010G19KT P6SM FEW120  
FM130200 23011KT P6SM FEW250  
FM131400 33007KT P6SM FEW120  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-130915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/12/26 /  
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 S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6  
SFC WGUST 22 22 20 20 20 20 20 21 20 20 24 22 22 22 21 19 19 16 15 13 12 11 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 20 23 27 30 31 32 32 30 28 26 24 24 23 23 22 21 20 17 15 12 10 8 7 6  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 29 34 39 43 44 43 41 39 37 35 35 36 36 34 31 28 27 25 24 24 24 24 22 20  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 35 36 37 37 36 35 34 36 38 39 39 38 38 39 41 42 41 39 36 34 31 29 29 30  
 
SKY COVER SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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  
OCTOBER 12 2026.......SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 625 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 121735  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 121735Z 1218/1318 21014G22KT P6SM SCT200  
FM130000 21011KT P6SM SKC WS015/24040KT  
FM130500 24011KT P6SM SKC  
FM130900 30009KT P6SM SKC=  

 
 
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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