482  
SXUS43 KARX 262101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
WIZ017-270915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/26/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 10 11 11 11 11 10 10  
SFC WGUST 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 20 21 22 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 21 20  
 
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 10 12 13 15 15 16 17 18 20 21 21 22 23 24 24 25 27 28 28 25 22 19 17 16  
3KFT WDIR E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 12 13 13 14 15 17 19 20 20 21 23 25 27 27 28 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 35 34  
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 23 23 22 23 26 29 31 29 25 23 23 25 26 26 25 26 29 33 36 36 36 36 36 37  
 
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 51 | 69 | 30 | 26  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
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 26 2026.......SUNRISE 7:29 AM CDT SUNSET 5:55 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 27 2026.......SUNRISE 7:30 AM CDT SUNSET 5:54 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 261721  
KAUW 261720Z 2618/2718 06009KT 6SM -SHRA BKN060  
FM262200 08007KT 5SM -SHRA OVC050  
FM270600 09008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC022  
FM270900 10009G15KT P6SM -SHRA BKN013  
FM271600 12011G20KT P6SM BKN025  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-270915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/26/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 8 8  
SFC WGUST 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 18  
 
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S  
1KFT WSPD 14 16 17 19 20 21 22 24 26 27 26 25 24 25 27 27 27 26 24 21 18 16 15 16  
3KFT WDIR E SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 9 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 23 25 25 25 24 23 22 22 22 24 26 28 29 29  
6KFT WDIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 23 24 25 25 23 21 19 18 18 18 19 21 22 23 23 23 23 22 22 23 24 25 25 24  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 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 26 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 557 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 27 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 556 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 261948 AAA  
KMSN 261945Z 2620/2718 08010G15KT P6SM BKN250  
FM270000 08010KT P6SM BKN200  
FM270500 07007KT P6SM BKN200  
FM271500 15008KT P6SM BKN150  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-270915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/26/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 11  
SFC WGUST 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 19 21 22 23 23 23 23 22 21 21 20 21 21 20  
 
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 18 19 19 20 23 26 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 28 26 22 18 15 15 16  
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 19 21 22 23 25 26 28 30 32 34 35 36 36 35 33 32 31 30 29 29 30 31 32 32  
6KFT 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  
6KFT WSPD 29 29 27 26 25 24 24 24 25 26 28 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 37 37 35 34 32 29  
 
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 38 | 34 | 23 | 5  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6 2 2 2 1 1 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 26 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CDT SUNSET 609 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 27 2026.......SUNRISE 740 AM CDT SUNSET 607 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 261721 RRC  
KRST 261720Z 2618/2718 06009KT P6SM OVC060  
TEMPO 2618/2622 6SM -SHRA OVC035  
FM270400 10010KT P6SM BKN045 PROB30 2704/2708 4SM -SHRA  
OVC025  
FM270800 13012KT P6SM BKN045  
FM271200 13015KT P6SM 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-270915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/26/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S  
SFC WSPD 4 5 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9  
SFC WGUST 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 20 21 22 22 22 21 21 19 19 18 18 18 18 17  
 
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 14 15 17 19 21 23 25 26 27 28 28 28 28 29 30 30 29 27 25 22 20 18 17 17  
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 14 16 17 19 21 23 25 26 26 27 29 30 31 30 29 28 28 27 27 27 26 25 25 26  
6KFT 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  
6KFT WSPD 25 25 25 25 24 22 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 25 25 26 27 28 30 30 29 28 28 27  
 
SKY COVER BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK SC SC  
POP6HR | 20 | 12 | 11 | 6  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 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 26 2026.......SUNRISE 734 AM CDT SUNSET 604 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 27 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CDT SUNSET 602 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 261721 RRB  
KLSE 261720Z 2618/2718 08009KT P6SM BKN060  
FM271500 14010KT P6SM OVC070  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-270915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/26/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 7 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 10 10  
SFC WGUST 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 19 19 19 19 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17  
 
1KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 15 17 19 22 25 27 29 30 30 29 28 28 27 26 26 25 24 23 21 18 16 14 13 13  
3KFT WDIR SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 14 16 17 19 21 22 24 27 30 32 33 33 32 30 28 26 26 26 27 26 24 24 25 26  
6KFT 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  
6KFT WSPD 22 22 21 20 20 21 22 22 23 24 26 28 29 29 29 29 30 31 31 30 28 26 25 24  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 12 | 5 | 8 | 5  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 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 26 2026.......SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 611 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 27 2026.......SUNRISE 737 AM CDT SUNSET 609 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 261721  
KALO 261720Z 2618/2718 08014KT P6SM FEW150 SCT200  
FM270300 10009KT P6SM BKN190  
FM271200 13011KT P6SM OVC100  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-270915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/26/26 /  
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
SFC WSPD 7 8 8 7 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 8 8 9 9 9 9  
SFC WGUST 14 15 15 15 17 17 17 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 16  
 
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW  
1KFT WSPD 15 17 19 21 22 22 23 24 26 27 27 26 25 25 24 23 22 21 21 22 22 22 21 20  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 12 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 24 23 22 22 22 22 23 23 22 22  
6KFT 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  
6KFT WSPD 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 20 21 21 20 20 19 20 20 21 21 20 20 20 20  
 
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 BK  
POP6HR | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 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 26 2026.......SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 604 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 27 2026.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 603 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 261720  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 261720Z 2618/2718 08010KT P6SM BKN250  
FM270600 11010KT P6SM BKN250=  

 
 
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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