975  
SXUS43 KARX 050731  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 AM CDT MON OCT 5 2026  
 
WIZ017-051945-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT MON OCT 5 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/05/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR N N N N N NE NE NE NE N W W W SW SW SW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5  
SFC WGUST 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 7 8 10 11 13 14 16  
 
1KFT WDIR N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 9 11 14 17 20 21  
3KFT WDIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 11 10 8 5 4 4 5 6 7 9 11 14 17 20 21 23 24  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 30 31 31 31 30 29 27 26 24 23 22 21 20 19 19 21 24 26 24 21 20 23 27 31  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28  
 
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 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  
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CDT SUNSET 6:31 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:03 AM CDT SUNSET 6:30 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 050521  
KAUW 050520Z 0506/0606 30004KT P6SM SCT090  
FM051000 33004KT P6SM SKC  
FM051700 27006KT P6SM FEW050  
FM052300 20005KT P6SM SCT250  
FM060200 15004KT P6SM BKN110  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-051945-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT MON OCT 5 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/05/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE E SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE S S S  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5  
SFC WGUST 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 13  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N NE NE NE NE E E E S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 14 13 12 12 10 9 8 8 7 5 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 7 10 13 16 19 21 23  
3KFT WDIR NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 13 12 11 11 13 14 14 13 12 9 6 4 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 15 17 19 20 21  
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 26 26 26 27 27 27 26 24 23 22 21 21 20 20 20 21 23 25 26 27 26 23 19 17  
 
SKY COVER FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 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 5 2026.......SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 631 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 6 2026.......SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 630 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 050521 RRC  
KMSN 050520Z 0506/0606 VRB03KT P6SM SKC  
FM051400 VRB03KT 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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-051945-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT MON OCT 5 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/05/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW E E SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 9 10 10 10  
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 13 16 17 19 20 20  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 9 11 14 17 21 25 28 30 32  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 15 18 22 25 27 29 31  
6KFT 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  
6KFT WSPD 24 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 20 22 25 27  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 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 4 2026.......SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 645 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 643 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KRST 050548  
KRST 050546Z 0506/0606 VRB05KT P6SM SKC  
FM051600 18007KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-051945-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT MON OCT 5 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/05/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR W NW NW N N NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 12 13 14 15  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 7 6 4 4 5 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 13 16 20 23 26 28  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 13 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 11 13 16 19 21 22 23 24  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 25 24 24 24 24 24 23 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 23 23 21 19 17 18 19 21  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 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  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 640 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 638 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 050548  
KLSE 050546Z 0506/0606 VRB03KT P6SM SKC  
FM051800 18004KT 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-051945-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT MON OCT 5 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/05/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW N N NE NE E SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9  
SFC WGUST 5 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 9 10 10 9 9 11 12 13 16 16 17  
 
1KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W W W S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 2 1 2 4 6 7 7 8 8 9 11 15 19 23 26 27 29  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 13 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 16 17 17 18 20 22 24  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 24 23 23 23 22 21 20 19 18 18 18 19 20 20 20 18 15 13 11 10 11 13 15 18  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 5 2026.......SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 644 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 6 2026.......SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 642 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 050521  
KALO 050520Z 0506/0606 VRB03KT P6SM SKC  
FM051900 18007KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-051945-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT MON OCT 5 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/05/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE E E SE S SW SW S S SE SE SE SE S S S  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5  
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 11 12 13  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N NE E E SE S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW  
1KFT WSPD 11 9 8 6 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 9 11 14 18 21 24 27  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 16 14 13 12 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 12 13 15 16 17 18 19  
6KFT 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  
6KFT WSPD 26 27 27 27 27 27 26 25 24 22 20 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 19 18 16 14 12  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 5 2026.......SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 637 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 6 2026.......SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 635 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 050520  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 050520Z 0506/0606 VRB03KT P6SM SKC  
FM051900 17005KT 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.  
 

 
 
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