740
SXUS43 KARX 181931
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
WIZ017-190745-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
DATE WED 03/18/26 /
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 SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E S
SFC WSPD 5 5 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 14 15 15 13 13 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8
1KFT WDIR SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW N NE E E SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 10 11 11 9 7 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 7
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
3KFT WSPD 22 24 26 26 25 24 26 27 28 26 23 20 19 18 17 17 17 17 16 14 12 11 11 11
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
6KFT WSPD 36 37 38 40 42 44 45 45 44 41 37 34 33 33 32 32 31 30 27 23 20 17 17 17
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 SC
POP6HR | 32 | 34 | 12 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 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 20 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:05 AM CDT SUNSET 7:09 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:10 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 181730
KAUW 181729Z 1818/1918 23007KT P6SM BKN010
FM190200 22003KT 6SM -FZRASN BR OVC012
FM190300 24003KT 6SM -FZRA BR OVC007
FM190700 VRB03KT P6SM OVC004
FM191600 12003KT P6SM BKN009
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.
WIZ044-190745-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
DATE WED 03/18/26 /
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 SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW S S S S SE SE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4
SFC WGUST 13 14 14 12 11 9 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 7 8 8 9
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W NW NE E E E SE
1KFT WSPD 11 12 12 12 12 12 10 9 7 6 5 5 7 9 11 11 9 7 5 3 2 3 5 7
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 20 22 25 29 32 33 33 31 28 25 22 20 19 19 19 17 16 14 13 13 12 11 11 10
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 34 34 35 37 41 42 39 35 31 31 32 34 35 35 35 32 28 25 23 22 20 18 16 15
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK OV BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 8 | 44 | 43 | 6
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 707 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 709 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 181757
KMSN 181756Z 1818/1918 20008KT P6SM BKN018
FM182200 22007KT P6SM SCT035
FM190100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150
FM190400 VRB03KT 5SM BR OVC035 PROB30 1906/1908 -FZRARA
FM190800 00000KT 2SM BR BKN009 PROB30 1908/1912 -FZRARA
FM191400 VRB03KT 2SM BR BKN006
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.
MNZ087-190745-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
DATE WED 03/18/26 /
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 SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S W N N N N N N NE NE E SE
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 7 7 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 16 14 12 9 6 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 14
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW N N N N N N NE NE E S S
3KFT WSPD 26 27 26 25 23 21 18 14 11 9 8 7 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 8
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW W W
6KFT WSPD 35 35 34 31 27 24 24 24 25 25 24 23 22 22 21 19 17 15 13 12 11 11 12 14
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 721 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 181742 RRA
KRST 181740Z 1818/1918 22009KT P6SM SKC
FM182000 20008KT P6SM BKN100
FM190700 VRB04KT 5SM BR BKN015
FM191000 VRB04KT 1SM BR BKN008
FM191600 VRB05KT 3SM BR BKN020
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.
WIZ041-190745-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
DATE WED 03/18/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SE SE SE SE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 10 9 7 8 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 7
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 10
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW
3KFT WSPD 27 29 30 30 28 26 24 21 18 13 9 6 5 4 5 6 8 8 7 5 4 4 5 6
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 36 35 34 32 30 28 25 23 22 22 23 24 25 24 24 23 21 20 18 15 14 13 13 14
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 6 | 14 | 20 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 20 20 20 20 20 40 20 20 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 181742 RRA
KLSE 181740Z 1818/1918 21008KT P6SM BKN100
FM190300 VRB05KT P6SM BKN050
FM190800 VRB03KT P6SM BKN020
FM191000 VRB03KT 3SM BR BKN010
FM191600 VRB05KT P6SM BKN020
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.
IAZ019-190745-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
DATE WED 03/18/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 3 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 9 9 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 10 10 9 8 8
1KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 14 15 15 13 10 9
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 23 23 22 21 20 19 18 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 11 9 7 6 6 6 6 5 5
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
6KFT WSPD 33 32 30 27 25 22 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 24 23 21 19 16 14 11 10 10 10 11
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 40 40 20 20 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 721 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 181742
KALO 181740Z 1818/1918 21004KT P6SM FEW250
FM181900 26005KT P6SM FEW250
FM190000 16004KT P6SM FEW160
FM191000 29003KT 6SM BR SCT004
FM191500 04005KT P6SM SCT008
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.
WIZ061-190745-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
DATE WED 03/18/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SE SE SE SE E E NE NE NE NE E E
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 5 5
SFC WGUST 12 13 13 11 9 9 8 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 8 9 8 9 9
1KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 10 8 6 5 5 6 6 7 9 10 12 12 12 10 9
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW SE SE
3KFT WSPD 26 27 27 26 25 24 23 22 19 14 9 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 4 3 2
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 36 34 33 32 31 29 26 23 21 22 23 25 25 26 25 25 24 22 20 17 14 12 10 10
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 2 | 11 | 15 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 714 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 181724
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 181724Z 1818/1918 22007KT P6SM SCT250
FM190100 17004KT P6SM OVC200
FM191000 VRB04KT 4SM BR OVC030
FM191400 08006KT 6SM BR OVC022=
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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