439  
SXUS43 KARX 210901  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
WIZ017-212115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
DATE WED 10/21/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SE SE E E N N N  
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0  
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 6 7 5 5 5  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 21 22 23 22 21 19 16 13 10 7 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 2  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 20 19 18 17 16 14 13 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 4 3 3 4  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 22 22 22 21 20 18 17 16 16 17 18 19 19 17 15 13 10 8 7 7 9 10 11 13  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW  
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 40 40  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 21 2026.......SUNRISE 7:22 AM CDT SUNSET 6:03 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 22 2026.......SUNRISE 7:23 AM CDT SUNSET 6:02 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 210530  
KAUW 210528Z 2106/2206 VRB03KT P6SM SKC  
TEMPO 2109/2113 1SM BR BKN004  
FM211400 21003KT P6SM SCT150  
FM211700 24005KT P6SM SCT050  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-212115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
DATE WED 10/21/26 /  
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 S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W N N N  
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0  
SFC WGUST 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW N  
1KFT WSPD 15 16 17 18 18 18 17 14 11 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6  
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N NW  
3KFT WSPD 15 14 13 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 15 16 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 13 14 16 17 17 17 16 13 10 7 6 5 6 7 9  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW 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 21 2026.......SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 605 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 22 2026.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 603 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 210845 AAA  
KMSN 210843Z 2109/2206 00000KT P6SM SKC  
FM211500 22005KT 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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-212115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
DATE WED 10/21/26 /  
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 S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 5 4 4  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
1KFT WSPD 20 20 20 20 19 17 15 13 10 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 4  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 17 16 16 15 13 11 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 4 4 3 3 4  
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N NW NW W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 14 13 12 11 12 13 15 16 17 17 18 18 17 14 11 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 6  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
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 21 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 616 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 22 2026.......SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 615 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 210536  
KRST 210533Z 2106/2206 18008KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-212115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
DATE WED 10/21/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SE SE S S N N N  
SFC WSPD 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0  
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 7 7 8 9 3 3 3  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW  
1KFT WSPD 20 21 20 19 18 17 15 12 10 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 3  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW W W W W NW NW NW W W W SW  
3KFT WSPD 16 16 15 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 5 3 1 1 2  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 18 18 17 16 15 14 14 15 17 18 18 18 17 16 15 13 10 6 3 2 3 4 5 7  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
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 21 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 611 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 22 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 610 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 210536  
KLSE 210533Z 2106/2206 18005KT 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-212115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
DATE WED 10/21/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SE SE S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1  
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 6 6 7 8 7 7 4 4 4  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
1KFT WSPD 18 18 17 17 15 14 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 10 9 7  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW W  
3KFT WSPD 17 17 17 17 16 14 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 8 6 4 3 3  
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N NW W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 13 12 12 13 14 15 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 19 18 16 12 8 5 3 3 3 4 6  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1  
 
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 21 2026.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 618 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 22 2026.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 616 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 210521  
KALO 210520Z 2106/2206 15005KT P6SM SKC  
FM211600 20005KT P6SM FEW240  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-212115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
DATE WED 10/21/26 /  
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 S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW N N N  
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0  
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 15 15 16 15 15 13 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 7 6  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 11 11 11 11 12 13 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 8 6 4 3 3  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 14 16 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 14 12 10 7 4 3 4 5  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1  
 
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 21 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 611 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 22 2026.......SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 610 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 210520  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 210520Z 2106/2206 16004KT P6SM SKC  
FM211400 21006KT 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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