362  
SXUS43 KARX 032101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
WIZ017-040915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/03/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8  
SFC WGUST 23 19 20 18 19 18 18 18 17 16 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 16 16 17 17 17  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 18 20 23 25 25 25 23 21 19 17 17 17 18 19 20 20 20 19 17 16 14 13 14 15  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 27 30 34 37 40 41 41 38 33 29 28 27 27 28 29 29 30 30 29 26 23 21 20 19  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 35 40 44 46 42 36 31 30 32 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 32  
 
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC BK SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW FW CL FW  
POP6HR | 79 | 46 | 1 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 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  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 6:59 AM CDT SUNSET 6:35 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:00 AM CDT SUNSET 6:33 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 031724  
KAUW 031722Z 0318/0418 16010G17KT P6SM BKN100  
TEMPO 0322/0402 -SHRA BKN070  
FM040200 19008G17KT P6SM -SHRA OVC070  
FM040600 22007G16KT P6SM BKN070  
FM041200 31008G16KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035  
FM041600 32010G17KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-040915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/03/26 /  
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 S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 8 7 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
SFC WGUST 19 16 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 19 19  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 16 18 20 22 25 28 30 30 29 28 26 23 21 21 22 23 22 21 19 17 15 14 15 16  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 18 21 25 28 29 30 31 32 34 34 31 28 25 24 25 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 25  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 24 29 35 39 41 40 38 35 33 31 32 34 35 34 33 32 32 32 32 32 31 31 31 32  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL  
POP6HR | 23 | 43 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 1 1 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 3 2026.......SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 635 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 633 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 031739 RRA  
KMSN 031736Z 0318/0418 19008G17KT P6SM FEW100  
FM032300 18005KT P6SM FEW250  
FM040400 19006KT P6SM BKN110 PROB30 0405/0406 4SM -SHRA  
FM041100 26006KT P6SM SKC  
FM041500 31010KT 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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-040915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/03/26 /  
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 W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10  
SFC WGUST 25 21 19 17 17 17 16 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 16 16 16 16 16  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 22 24 28 30 29 27 26 26 27 28 27 25 24 24 24 24 22 19 16 14 12 12 13 14  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 27 27 29 30 32 34 34 32 29 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 27 26 25 23 21  
6KFT WDIR SW W W W W NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 37 39 40 39 36 31 28 29 30 32 31 30 29 29 30 30 31 31 31 30 29 29 30 31  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL  
POP6HR | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 1 1 1 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  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 647 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 645 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KRST 031721 RRU  
KRST 031720Z 0318/0418 18015G25KT P6SM SCT100  
FM032300 20012KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 0323/0402 6SM -SHRA  
OVC060  
FM040700 31009KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-040915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/03/26 /  
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 SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8  
SFC WGUST 20 17 15 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 13 12 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 16 16 16 16 16  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 19 21 24 26 27 27 27 27 26 25 25 24 24 25 26 26 25 22 20 17 15 14 14 14  
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 24 27 31 35 37 38 37 35 32 29 27 26 25 25 25 26 27 28 28 27 26 25 26 27  
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 31 36 40 42 39 35 31 30 31 32 32 32 32 31 31 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 31 32  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL  
POP6HR | 38 | 22 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 3 3 8 8 8 6 6 6 2 1 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  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 642 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 640 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 031721 RRN  
KLSE 031720Z 0318/0418 18012G18KT P6SM SCT100  
FM040100 29006KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 0401/0403 6SM -SHRA  
OVC070  
FM040900 32009KT 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-040915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/03/26 /  
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 SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 9  
SFC WGUST 20 17 13 13 14 14 13 12 11 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 15 16 15 15 14 14 14  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 21 21 22 22 23 24 25 24 23 22 23 25 26 27 27 26 25 22 20 17 14 12 12 13  
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW  
3KFT WSPD 28 28 28 27 27 26 26 26 26 26 24 23 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 23 20  
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 30 33 35 36 33 29 25 24 25 26 28 30 31 30 28 26 26 26 26 26 26 27 28 29  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL  
POP6HR | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 3 3 10 10 10 5 4 1 1 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  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 647 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 646 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 031721  
KALO 031720Z 0318/0418 18016G25KT P6SM FEW250  
FM032100 19013G22KT P6SM FEW250  
FM040000 19008KT P6SM SCT200  
FM041200 32007KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-040915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/03/26 /  
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 S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 8 7 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 7 9 9 9 9 9 9  
SFC WGUST 17 14 12 10 12 13 13 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 12 15 16 16 16 16 16 15  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 16 17 18 19 21 23 25 25 25 25 23 22 20 21 21 22 21 21 20 17 15 13 13 14  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 21 23 25 26 26 25 25 27 29 30 28 25 22 21 22 22 22 22 23 24 25 25 25 25  
6KFT 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  
6KFT WSPD 22 26 30 33 34 32 30 26 22 20 23 27 31 32 32 31 30 29 28 27 28 28 28 29  
 
SKY COVER FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL  
POP6HR | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 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  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 641 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 639 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 031720  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 031720Z 0318/0418 16012G19KT P6SM SKC  
FM032300 18008KT P6SM SCT120  
FM040300 22007KT P6SM BKN080  
FM041200 33012KT 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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