134  
SXUS43 KARX 022201  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2026  
 
WIZ017-031015-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/02/26 /  
CST 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 W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W  
SFC WSPD 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 17 18 14 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 12 12  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW  
1KFT WSPD 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 10  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 31 32 32 31 29 27 25 23 22 21 21 20 18 17 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 19 20 22  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 41 39 37 34 31 29 27 26 25 24 24 24 25 27 28 27 26 25 25 25 25 26 27 29  
 
SKY COVER BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 16 | 45 | 34  
 
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  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 7:36 AM CST SUNSET 4:29 PM CST  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 7:36 AM CST SUNSET 4:30 PM CST  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 021721  
KAUW 021720Z 0218/0318 29008KT P6SM SCT250  
FM022300 30006KT P6SM BKN200  
FM030400 30005KT P6SM OVC080  
FM031100 29005KT P6SM -SN BKN045  
FM031300 28007KT 2SM -SN OVC024  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-031015-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/02/26 /  
CST 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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
SFC WSPD 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 16 15 12 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 9 11 11 12 12  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW  
1KFT WSPD 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 13  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 24 25 25 25 23 21 19 17 16 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 35 35 34 31 28 25 23 22 22 21 22 22 22 23 23 24 25 26 26 25 24 24 24 25  
 
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 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 24  
 
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  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 434 PM CST  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 435 PM CST  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 022151 AAA  
KMSN 022149Z 0222/0318 33005KT P6SM SCT250  
FM022300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250  
FM030600 VRB03KT 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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-031015-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/02/26 /  
CST 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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W  
SFC WSPD 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 6  
SFC WGUST 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 7 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 6 5 4 5 7 8 8 7 7 7 8 9  
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N N NW NW NW W W W W SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 12 12 12 12 11 9 7 4 3 3 4 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 13 12 11 12 13 15  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 23 21 20 19 17 16 14 13 13 15 16 19 22 25 28 29 29 28 26 24 22 22 24 26  
 
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 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4  
 
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  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KRST 021821 CCA  
KRST 021818Z 0218/0318 32009KT P6SM SCT015  
TEMPO 0218/0221 BKN015  
FM030000 34003KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-031015-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/02/26 /  
CST 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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
SFC WSPD 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4  
SFC WGUST 10 10 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 16 17 18 18 17 15 13 11 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 12 11 11 12 13 15  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 29 28 27 24 21 19 18 17 17 17 16 17 18 21 23 26 29 30 28 25 23 23 24 26  
 
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 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 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  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 440 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 021736  
KLSE 021734Z 0218/0318 33006KT P6SM SCT150  
FM030300 VRB03KT P6SM OVC100  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-031015-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/02/26 /  
CST 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 N N N N N NE N N N N N N N N NW NW W W W W W W W W  
SFC WSPD 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6  
SFC WGUST 7 7 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 9 9 9 10  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 8 9  
3KFT WDIR NW N N N NE NE NE E SE SE S SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 12 12 11 10 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 9 12 14 16 16 15 14 14 15 16  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 22 20 19 18 16 15 14 13 14 15 18 21 24 27 29 30 31 31 30 28 27 27 27 27  
 
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 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2  
 
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  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 448 PM CST  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 449 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KALO 021724  
KALO 021721Z 0218/0318 01005KT P6SM BKN015  
FM030300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN040  
FM031400 00000KT P6SM OVC025  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-031015-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/02/26 /  
CST 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 NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW W W W W W  
SFC WSPD 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 5  
SFC WGUST 8 9 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 10  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 8 7 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 9  
3KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N N N N NW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 13 12 9 6 4 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 26 25 23 21 20 18 16 15 15 16 17 18 20 22 24 28 31 33 32 29 27 27 27 28  
 
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 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 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  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 443 PM CST  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 021823 AAA  
TAFDBQ  
TAF AMD  
KDBQ 021823Z 0218/0318 03006KT P6SM SCT018 BKN150  
FM031200 26005KT 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.  
 

 
 
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