313  
SXUS43 KARX 031931  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 PM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026  
 
WIZ017-040745-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/03/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
SFC WSPD 8 9 9 8 7 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 13 13 12  
SFC WGUST 17 18 17 17 16 15 13 12 11 12 13 14 16 17 19 20 21 22 24 24 24 25 24 24  
 
1KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
1KFT WSPD 12 12 13 12 11 10 9 9 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 15  
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 19 21 23 25 28 32 35 39 42 43 39 33 28 25 23 23  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 17 17 17 17 18 19 21 23 26 28 30 32 34 35 36 37 37 39 45 50 52 45 36 28  
 
SKY COVER CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 6 6 6 3 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  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 5:45 AM CDT SUNSET 8:06 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 5:44 AM CDT SUNSET 8:08 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 031739  
KAUW 031737Z 0318/0418 27012G22KT P6SM FEW100  
FM040100 25005KT P6SM SCT250  
FM040900 22008G16KT P6SM SCT250  
FM041000 23010G19KT P6SM SCT120 WS019/25040KT  
FM041600 24014G23KT P6SM SCT110  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-040745-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/03/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR W W NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
SFC WSPD 10 10 10 9 9 7 5 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 15  
SFC WGUST 19 19 19 18 17 16 14 11 10 10 9 9 10 12 14 16 17 19 20 22 24 26 26 25  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
1KFT WSPD 16 14 13 14 15 17 17 17 17 15 13 12 14 18 22 25 27 28 27 26 24 24 24 24  
3KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W  
3KFT WSPD 18 16 16 17 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 23 25 29 32 35 37 38 38 36 33 29  
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 20 19 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 32 34 36 37 38 38 38  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 19  
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  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 031742 RRA  
KMSN 031740Z 0318/0418 21013G23KT P6SM FEW050  
FM032000 24013KT P6SM FEW100  
FM032200 27009KT P6SM FEW220  
FM040300 VRB04KT P6SM SKC  
FM041200 21008KT P6SM FEW250  
FM041500 22014G24KT 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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-040745-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/03/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
SFC WSPD 12 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 9 9 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 15  
SFC WGUST 19 19 17 17 16 14 12 11 10 12 13 15 17 18 20 21 23 24 25 25 25 25 24 23  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 18 18 17 16 16 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 22 22 21 19 17 16  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 19 20 22 24 26 28 30 35 39 42 42 39 34 28 22 18  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 21 23 25 27 29 29 29 29 29 30 32 36 41 43 42 38 34  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 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  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 031727 RRA  
KRST 031725Z 0318/0418 33013G24KT P6SM SKC  
FM032300 30010KT P6SM SKC  
FM040400 22008KT P6SM FEW250  
FM041100 22015KT P6SM SCT250  
FM041500 25017KT P6SM BKN250  
FM041700 27017KT P6SM BKN150  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-040745-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/03/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
SFC WSPD 9 9 9 8 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 13  
SFC WGUST 16 16 17 16 15 14 11 10 9 10 10 11 13 14 17 17 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 23  
 
1KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
1KFT WSPD 15 16 17 17 16 15 14 12 12 13 15 17 20 23 26 27 27 27 26 25 23 22 21 20  
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 20 23 27 30 32 34 35 38 40 40 35 28 23  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 19 18 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 27 29 30 30 30 30 31 32 34 37 38 39 39 38  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23  
 
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 2 2 3 3 4 14  
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  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 031727  
KLSE 031725Z 0318/0418 23006G15KT P6SM SKC  
FM031900 31009KT P6SM SKC  
FM040100 29005KT P6SM SKC  
FM040800 19006KT P6SM FEW250  
FM041300 21010G19KT P6SM BKN250  
FM041500 24012G21KT P6SM BKN150  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-040745-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/03/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
SFC WSPD 12 13 12 11 9 8 6 5 4 5 5 6 6 8 9 9 9 10 12 13 16 16 17 17  
SFC WGUST 19 18 17 16 14 12 10 8 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 16 16 17 19 21 22 23 24 25  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
1KFT WSPD 19 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 13 13 14 16 18 20 22 24 25 25 24 22 20 19 19 19  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 20 20 19 18 18 17 17 16 17 18 20 22 23 23 24 26 28 30 31 32 31 28 24 21  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 20 19 18 17 17 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 27 26 26 25  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11  
 
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 1 1 1 1 2 12  
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  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 031727  
KALO 031724Z 0318/0418 32015G24KT P6SM SKC  
FM032100 32011G18KT P6SM SKC  
FM040000 VRB06KT P6SM SKC  
FM041100 21010KT P6SM FEW250  
FM041600 24013G20KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-040745-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/03/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 11 10 10 9 8 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 15  
SFC WGUST 19 19 17 17 16 14 11 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 22 24 25 25  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 16 13 12 13 14 16 15 14 13 13 14 15 16 18 20 23 26 28 26 24 21 21 20 20  
3KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 18 16 15 16 17 18 18 17 16 16 17 18 20 22 24 25 25 26 28 29 29 27 25 22  
6KFT WDIR NW NW W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 22 20 19 18 18 18 18 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 25 28 29 29 28 27 26 26 26  
 
SKY COVER FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 13  
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  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 031733  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 031733Z 0318/0418 26014G23KT P6SM FEW250  
FM040100 25006KT P6SM SKC  
FM041500 21012G21KT 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.  
 
 
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