516  
SXUS43 KARX 201931  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 PM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
WIZ017-210745-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26 /  
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 7 6 5  
SFC WGUST 17 16 16 15 14 13 13 14 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 16 16 16 15 14 13  
 
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 16 16 16 16 15 14 15 17 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 20 21 21 19 17 14 13 12 11  
3KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E  
3KFT WSPD 19 19 19 19 19 18 17 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 9 8 9 11 12 12 12 12  
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE E E E E E E E E E  
6KFT WSPD 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 9 7 6 6 7 8 9 11 13 15 16 17  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1  
 
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  
SEPTEMBER 20 2026.....SUNRISE 6:43 AM CDT SUNSET 7:00 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 21 2026.....SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 6:58 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 201721  
KAUW 201720Z 2018/2118 06010G17KT P6SM BKN016  
FM202300 05008G15KT P6SM SCT035  
FM210500 06007KT P6SM BKN250  
FM211400 08009G15KT P6SM BKN035  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-210745-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26 /  
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 12 11 11 10 9 8 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9  
SFC WGUST 21 21 20 20 20 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 18 19 18 18 17  
 
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 20 20 20 21 23 24 26 28 29 29 29 29 29 28 28 27 26 25 23 21 19 18 17 17  
3KFT WDIR NE E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E  
3KFT WSPD 23 23 24 25 26 27 27 26 25 24 23 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 15 16 17 17 17 17  
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E  
6KFT WSPD 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 11 10  
 
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 2 2 2 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  
SEPTEMBER 20 2026.....SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 658 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 21 2026.....SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 656 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 201739  
KMSN 201736Z 2018/2118 04011G22KT P6SM OVC015  
FM202000 05012G21KT P6SM BKN022  
FM202300 05010G21KT P6SM BKN040  
FM211100 06009KT P6SM OVC050  
FM211400 07011G19KT P6SM BKN022  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-210745-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26 /  
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E  
SFC WSPD 12 11 11 11 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
SFC WGUST 21 20 20 19 18 17 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 15  
 
1KFT WDIR NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 18 19 19 19 18 18 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 19 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12  
3KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E  
3KFT WSPD 21 22 22 21 20 20 20 21 22 23 24 24 22 20 17 15 14 13 12 10 10 11 12 13  
6KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E  
6KFT WSPD 15 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 9 | 22  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 5  
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  
SEPTEMBER 20 2026.....SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 21 2026.....SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 709 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KRST 201724 RRF  
KRST 201723Z 2018/2118 06013KT P6SM SCT025  
FM210000 06011KT P6SM OVC050  
FM211500 06009KT P6SM BKN013 PROB30 2115/2118 6SM -SHRA  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-210745-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26 /  
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E  
SFC WSPD 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8  
SFC WGUST 20 20 19 19 18 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 19 19 19 18 17 17 17 16 16 16 16  
 
1KFT WDIR NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 18 19 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 25 24 23 23 23 23 22 20 18 17 16 15  
3KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E  
3KFT WSPD 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 25 25 24 23 21 20 19 18 16 14 12 11 10 10 11 13 14  
6KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
6KFT WSPD 16 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 5 4 3 4 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 8  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 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  
SEPTEMBER 20 2026.....SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 706 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 21 2026.....SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 704 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 201724 RRD  
KLSE 201723Z 2018/2118 06012KT P6SM BKN035  
FM210000 06009KT P6SM SCT150  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-210745-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26 /  
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SFC WSPD 14 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11  
SFC WGUST 22 22 21 21 20 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 18  
 
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 25 24 23 22 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 17 16  
3KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E E E E E E E  
3KFT WSPD 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 24 24 24 23 22 21 19 18 18 18 18  
6KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE E E E E E  
6KFT WSPD 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10  
 
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 4 | 13 | 42 | 48  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 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  
SEPTEMBER 20 2026.....SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 710 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 21 2026.....SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 708 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 201742  
KALO 201740Z 2018/2118 05013G21KT P6SM OVC016  
FM201900 06014G22KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050  
TEMPO 2019/2020 BKN021  
FM202200 06012KT P6SM SCT021 BKN050  
FM210100 06011KT P6SM OVC020  
FM210800 06011KT 6SM -RA OVC015  
FM211300 06011KT 6SM -RA BKN008 PROB30 2113/2116 4SM -RA BR  
OVC004  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-210745-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26 /  
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
SFC WSPD 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11  
SFC WGUST 23 23 23 22 22 21 22 23 22 22 22 21 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19  
 
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 22 23 24 24 24 24 25 26 27 28 28 27 27 26 26 26 26 25 24 22 21 20 19 18  
3KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
3KFT WSPD 27 28 29 29 28 27 26 26 26 26 27 28 28 28 28 27 25 23 22 20 19 19 19 19  
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
6KFT WSPD 6 7 9 10 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 11 9  
 
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 4 | 4 | 16 | 30  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 9  
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  
SEPTEMBER 20 2026.....SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 703 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 21 2026.....SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 702 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 201720  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 201720Z 2018/2118 05012G20KT 6SM -DZ OVC010  
TEMPO 2018/2022 3SM -RA BR OVC008  
FM211400 06011G20KT P6SM OVC014=  
 
 
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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