589  
SXUS43 KARX 030901  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
WIZ017-032115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/03/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W  
SFC WSPD 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 8 9 9 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 6 6  
SFC WGUST 9 10 12 13 14 16 17 19 19 21 21 21 20 19 20 23 22 21 19 19 18 17 17 16  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 5 7 10 13 17 19 21 21 19 18 18 18 19 21 23 25 25 25 23 20 17 14 13 13  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 12 11 10 11 13 16 20 22 24 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 34 31 27 24 23 23  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 22 26 30 34 38 40 40 37 34 29 24 21 22 26 29 30 30  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 8 | 29 | 62 | 56  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 12 12 12 13 13 13 6 4 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 3 2026.......SUNRISE 6:59 AM CDT SUNSET 6:35 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:00 AM CDT SUNSET 6:33 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 030521 RRB  
KAUW 030520Z 0306/0406 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250  
FM030900 11003KT P6SM BKN100  
FM031500 16009KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 0315/0318 -SHRA  
FM031800 16010G18KT P6SM SCT040 BKN110  
FM040000 18008KT P6SM BKN070  
TEMPO 0401/0405 4SM -SHRA 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-032115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/03/26 /  
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 E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 1 2 2 3 4 5 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 7 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7  
SFC WGUST 4 6 7 9 11 12 16 18 17 18 18 17 17 16 15 15 16 14 15 15 15 14 16 16  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W  
1KFT WSPD 8 11 14 17 20 22 23 21 18 15 15 17 18 17 17 17 19 22 24 25 25 24 23 21  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 9 9 8 8 8 9 11 14 17 20 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 30 32 32 30 27  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW  
6KFT WSPD 12 13 14 15 15 14 14 14 15 17 20 24 28 31 33 35 36 35 35 34 32 30 30 30  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 2 | 8 | 31 | 57  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 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 3 2026.......SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 635 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 633 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 030854 AAA  
KMSN 030852Z 0309/0406 VRB03KT P6SM SKC  
FM031600 15007KT P6SM SCT120  
FM032300 18004KT P6SM FEW120  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-032115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/03/26 /  
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 SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW  
SFC WSPD 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 9  
SFC WGUST 12 14 16 17 18 21 23 24 25 25 24 23 22 21 19 17 17 17 16 15 15 15 15 16  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 17 20 22 24 25 25 24 24 24 24 23 22 21 22 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 26 24 22  
3KFT WDIR SW S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 27 30 33 32 30 28 29 31 32 30 27 25 27 29 31 31 29  
6KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 16 18 20 22 23 24 25 28 32 35 36 36 36 35 33 31 30 28 27 28 28 29 30 30  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 24 | 10 | 20 | 8  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 14 14 14 11 9 3 1 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 3 2026.......SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 647 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 645 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 030554  
KRST 030552Z 0306/0406 15005KT P6SM BKN100  
FM031100 16010KT P6SM BKN100  
FM031500 18015G24KT P6SM FEW100  
FM032200 20011KT P6SM OVC080  
FM040300 22010KT P6SM BKN050  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-032115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/03/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 9 10 11 12 13 15 18 18 19 20 20 18 18 17 15 15 15 15 16 15 14 14 15 14  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 9 12 15 18 20 22 23 22 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 22 24 26 25 24 23 22 21  
3KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 6 6 7 8 10 14 17 20 24 26 27 26 26 27 28 29 31 33 33 32 29 27 26 25  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 21 24 27 29 31 33 35 36 36 34 30 27 27 28 30 30 29  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK SC SC  
POP6HR | 18 | 19 | 25 | 25  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 12 12 12 5 3 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 3 2026.......SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 642 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 640 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 030554  
KLSE 030552Z 0306/0406 14004KT P6SM BKN100  
FM031500 17008KT P6SM BKN100  
FM031800 18012G20KT P6SM FEW100  
FM032200 17009KT P6SM BKN100  
FM040000 19009KT P6SM OVC050  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-032115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/03/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W  
SFC WSPD 5 5 6 6 8 9 11 12 14 14 13 13 11 10 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 9 11 12 13 14 18 19 20 22 22 21 20 19 17 13 14 14 13 13 12 11 11 12 12  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 13 15 18 20 22 23 23 23 23 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 24 24 24 25  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 8 9 11 13 15 17 19 22 25 27 28 29 29 29 30 29 28 26 25 25 27 28 28 28  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 33 33 29 26 24 24 26  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 7 8 7 3 1 1 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 3 2026.......SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 647 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 646 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 030521  
KALO 030520Z 0306/0406 VRB03KT P6SM FEW200  
FM031500 17011KT P6SM FEW200  
FM040100 20006KT P6SM FEW250  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-032115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/03/26 /  
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 E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 9 9 10 10 10 9 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 8 9 9 10 11 14 16 17 16 16 16 16 16 14 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13  
 
1KFT WDIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW  
1KFT WSPD 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 18 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 18 20 22 25 27 28 28 26  
3KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 4 4 4 5 7 9 12 14 17 19 21 22 23 23 23 23 25 28 30 32 33 32 31 28  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 11 12 12 12 11 11 10 12 14 17 19 22 24 26 27 28 30 31 32 30 27 25 25 26  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW  
POP6HR | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 5 5 10 10 9 3 3 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 3 2026.......SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 641 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 639 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 030522  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 030522Z 0306/0406 VRB03KT P6SM FEW100  
FM031000 12005KT P6SM SKC  
FM031600 18010KT P6SM FEW250  
FM040000 17005KT P6SM SCT100=  
 
 
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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