382  
SXUS43 KARX 231931  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
WIZ017-240745-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
DATE FRI 10/23/26 /  
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 S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 11 12 12 12  
SFC WGUST 17 17 17 16 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 22 23 23 23  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 12 13 14 16 19 22 24 27 28 28 28 28 28 27 27 28 29 29 29 28 27 25 23 22  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 16 16 16 18 21 23 24 24 25 27 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 32 34 36 36  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 11 12 14 16 17 17 18 19 20 22 24 25 27 28 30 31 33  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 2 | 19 | 15 | 3  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  
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 23 2026.......SUNRISE 7:25 AM CDT SUNSET 6:00 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 24 2026.......SUNRISE 7:26 AM CDT SUNSET 5:59 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 231721  
KAUW 231720Z 2318/2418 15005KT P6SM FEW050  
FM240800 15006KT P6SM BKN200 WS017/20030KT  
FM241300 16008G16KT P6SM BKN250 WS017/21035KT  
FM241600 18010G18KT P6SM SCT200  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-240745-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
DATE FRI 10/23/26 /  
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 S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 6 7 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 9 10 11 11  
SFC WGUST 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 16 17 19 21 21 22  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 11 12 13 15 17 19 21 24 26 28 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 29 27 24 22  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 19 20 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 24 25 27  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 16 18 19 21  
 
SKY COVER FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 6 | 6 | 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  
OCTOBER 23 2026.......SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 602 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 24 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 600 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 231724  
KMSN 231723Z 2318/2418 16006KT P6SM FEW250  
FM240000 13005KT P6SM SCT200  
FM241200 18008KT P6SM BKN200  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-240745-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
DATE FRI 10/23/26 /  
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 S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 12 12 11 11 11 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 14 15 15 14  
SFC WGUST 23 22 22 21 21 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 23 23 24 25 26 26 25  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 20 21 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 34 34 34 34 35 35 35 36 36 35 35 33 29 25 22  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 26 26 26 27 28 29 31 33 34 35 35 35 36 37 37 36 35 34 33 33 33 33 33 32  
6KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 15 16 16 15 14 13 15 18 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 26 27 29 30  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW SC  
POP6HR | 44 | 11 | 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 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 23 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CDT SUNSET 613 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 24 2026.......SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 612 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 231721 RRC  
KRST 231720Z 2318/2418 16014G22KT P6SM SCT250  
FM232100 14012G20KT 6SM -SHRA OVC120  
FM232300 15013KT P6SM BKN200  
FM241600 18016G24KT P6SM FEW200  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-240745-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
DATE FRI 10/23/26 /  
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 S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 6 6 7 7 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 12 12 12  
SFC WGUST 16 16 16 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 21 20 21 22 22 23  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 15 16 17 19 21 23 26 29 31 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 34 35 34 33 31 29 26 24  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 18 18 18 19 20 22 23 25 27 28 29 30 29 27 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 29 31 32  
6KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 9 11 13 15 17 18 18 18 19 20 22 24 25 26  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 6 | 11 | 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  
OCTOBER 23 2026.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 608 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 24 2026.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 607 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 231721 RRC  
KLSE 231720Z 2318/2418 16009KT 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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-240745-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
DATE FRI 10/23/26 /  
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 S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 7 9 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 15 14 14  
SFC WGUST 19 19 18 18 18 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 22 22 22  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 18 19 20 22 24 26 29 32 34 34 34 33 33 34 34 33 32 31 31 30 29 27 24 21  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 22 23 23 24 25 26 28 30 31 32 32 32 32 31 31 31 31 30 29 29 28 28 28 28  
6KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 12 11 11 11 11 11 13 15 18 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 26  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW  
POP6HR | 22 | 4 | 3 | 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  
OCTOBER 23 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 615 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 24 2026.......SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 613 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 231742  
KALO 231740Z 2318/2418 16012G20KT P6SM SCT200  
FM231900 16012KT P6SM BKN190  
FM241500 17009G17KT P6SM SCT170  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-240745-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
DATE FRI 10/23/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 6 7 7 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 10 11 11 12  
SFC WGUST 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 17 17 18 20 21 21  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 13 13 14 15 17 19 22 25 27 29 31 31 31 30 29 30 31 31 30 28 26 24 22 21  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 14 15 15 15 16 17 19 21 23 24 25 25 24 23 21 20 20 19 19 20 20 21 23 24  
6KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 17 18  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC  
POP6HR | 2 | 3 | 4 | 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  
OCTOBER 23 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 608 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 24 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 607 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 231734  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 231734Z 2318/2418 15010G18KT P6SM SCT250  
FM232300 17008KT P6SM BKN250=  
 
 
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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