386
SXUS43 KARX 170901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
WIZ017-172115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 9 10
SFC WGUST 10 11 13 15 17 17 19 20 21 21 22 22 22 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 23 24 25
1KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 14 18 22 25 26 26 26 25 25 24 24 24 24 25 27 29 31 32 32 30 28 26 25 25
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW
3KFT WSPD 19 21 24 27 29 30 32 34 35 36 37 37 37 38 40 41 41 40 40 40 41 42 42 42
6KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW
6KFT WSPD 15 18 21 24 26 28 29 31 33 34 35 35 35 34 32 31 29 28 28 29 31 34 35 36
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CDT SUNSET 6:10 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CDT SUNSET 6:08 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 170521 RRA
KAUW 170520Z 1706/1806 29003KT P6SM SKC
FM170900 23004KT P6SM SKC
FM171300 23009G14KT P6SM SKC
FM171500 23013G23KT P6SM SKC
FM180000 22010G17KT P6SM SKC WS020/25045KT
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.
WIZ044-172115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 1 2 2 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 9 9
SFC WGUST 6 6 7 8 10 12 15 18 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 21 21 21 20 21 21
1KFT WDIR NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 5 6 9 12 15 19 21 22 22 21 21 22 23 24 27 29 32 35 37 39 40 40 41 41
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW
3KFT WSPD 13 13 13 14 15 17 19 21 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 34 35
6KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 17 15 14 14 15 17 19 21 23 24 25 26 27 27 27 26 24 22 21 22 24 26 26 26
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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 17 2026.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 611 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 610 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 170539
KMSN 170536Z 1706/1806 35005KT P6SM SKC
FM170800 00000KT P6SM SKC
FM171500 23010KT P6SM SKC
FM180100 20009KT 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.
MNZ087-172115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 14 15 15 14 14 13 12 13 14 14 15 15 14 15 15
SFC WGUST 9 10 12 13 16 18 20 23 24 24 25 26 26 26 24 23 24 24 24 25 24 24 24 25
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 8 13 18 23 27 29 30 29 27 25 24 24 25 27 30 33 37 39 41 41 40 38 38 38
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 10 13 16 18 20 21 22 24 26 27 29 31 32 33 34 35 35 34 34 36 38 40 41 42
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 19 20 22 23 23 22 21 20 20 20 21 23 25 26 27
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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 17 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 623 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 621 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 170521 RRD
KRST 170520Z 1706/1806 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
FM171100 21008KT P6SM SKC
FM171400 21012G23KT P6SM SKC
FM171700 22015G24KT P6SM SKC
FM172300 20014G24KT 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.
WIZ041-172115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW
SFC WSPD 1 2 2 3 4 4 6 9 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9
SFC WGUST 6 8 9 10 12 12 15 17 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 24 24
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 7 10 14 17 20 23 24 24 23 22 22 22 23 25 27 30 33 36 38 40 41 42 42 42
3KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 9 10 13 15 16 17 18 21 24 26 28 29 30 31 32 32 32 32 32 33 34 35 36 37
6KFT WDIR N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW
6KFT WSPD 13 13 13 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 24 23 22 20 20 21 23 24 25 25
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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 17 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 618 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 616 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 170521 RRC
KLSE 170520Z 1706/1806 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
FM171500 21010KT P6SM SKC
FM171800 22014G21KT P6SM SKC
FM180000 19011KT 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.
IAZ019-172115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 2 2 3 4 5 7 9 12 13 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 12 12
SFC WGUST 5 6 6 7 10 13 15 18 19 20 20 21 21 21 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 3 6 11 16 19 22 23 23 22 21 21 21 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 39 40 40
3KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 5 6 8 11 12 14 15 17 20 22 24 25 27 28 29 30 30 30 30 31 32 33 34 34
6KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 19 21 22 23
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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 17 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 622 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 170521
KALO 170520Z 1706/1806 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
FM171500 21009KT P6SM FEW250
FM171900 20012G20KT P6SM FEW250
FM180000 19010KT 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.
WIZ061-172115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 9
SFC WGUST 4 5 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 21
1KFT WDIR N N W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 5 4 5 6 8 11 14 16 17 17 18 18 19 20 22 24 26 28 30 33 35 37 38 39
3KFT WDIR N N NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 10 8 7 7 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 20 22 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 27 27 28 30
6KFT WDIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 15 18 20 21 21
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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 17 2026.......SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 617 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 616 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 170520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 170520Z 1706/1806 29005KT P6SM SKC
FM171500 21012KT 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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