670  
SXUS43 KARX 152201  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
WIZ017-161015-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/15/26 /  
CST 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 SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3  
SFC WGUST 8 8 7 8 8 10 10 12 13 13 13 14 15 14 14 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 8  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW W W NW N N NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 6 5 5 7 10 12 14 16 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 7  
3KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 14 12 11 11 13 15 18 22 26 33 38 40 35 28 22 21 23 25 24 22 20 19 18 16  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 22 21 20 18 17 18 23 29 34 36 36 35 34 32 32 33 35 37 37 37 36 35 34 33  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 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  
FEBRUARY 15 2026......SUNRISE 6:59 AM CST SUNSET 5:27 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 16 2026......SUNRISE 6:58 AM CST SUNSET 5:28 PM CST  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 151724  
KAUW 151721Z 1518/1618 28004KT P6SM SKC  
FM152200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150  
FM161000 18004KT P6SM BKN035  
FM161300 26005KT P6SM SCT250  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-161015-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/15/26 /  
CST 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 W W W SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW  
SFC WSPD 5 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 5  
SFC WGUST 9 6 5 5 6 6 8 9 11 12 13 14 16 18 18 18 18 19 19 17 16 14 13 11  
 
1KFT WDIR NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 7 7 7 9 12 15 19 24 28 32 33 33 32 30 26 23 19 16 14 12 11 11  
3KFT WDIR NW W W W W SW SW W W W SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 16 13 11 11 12 14 18 22 27 31 35 37 35 33 30 32 34 35 33 30 27 25 23 22  
6KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 19 19 19 19 19 20 23 27 31 32 33 34 35 37 37 36 35 34 34 35 36 35 35 33  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 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  
FEBRUARY 15 2026......SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 529 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 16 2026......SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 530 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 151721 RRB  
KMSN 151720Z 1518/1618 31007KT P6SM SKC  
FM160000 VRB02KT P6SM SCT200  
FM160900 18008KT P6SM BKN200 WS020/23040KT  
FM161500 23010G20KT P6SM SCT150  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-161015-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/15/26 /  
CST 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 SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW N N N  
SFC WSPD 6 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 11 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 10 9 9 11 13 15 17 18 20 21 21 21 20 20 18 17 15 14 12 11 10 9 8 8  
 
1KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N NE  
1KFT WSPD 10 9 9 11 14 18 24 29 32 33 33 31 29 26 23 21 18 15 12 9 6 5 4 3  
3KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 16 14 14 16 21 25 31 36 39 38 36 34 33 33 32 29 25 22 20 20 19 17 15 14  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 22 22 22 23 24 26 29 32 35 36 36 36 37 37 37 36 34 32 30 29 27 25 23 21  
 
SKY COVER FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP6HR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 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  
FEBRUARY 15 2026......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 540 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 16 2026......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 541 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KRST 151721 RRC  
KRST 151720Z 1518/1618 26006KT P6SM FEW200  
FM152300 21011KT P6SM SCT150  
FM161200 26011KT P6SM SCT150  
FM161600 31007KT P6SM SCT150  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-161015-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/15/26 /  
CST 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 SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3  
SFC WGUST 8 7 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 15 17 18 18 18 18 17 16 16 15 13 12 11 10 9  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 7 8 10 13 18 23 27 31 34 35 34 32 29 26 23 20 16 13 10 8 7 6  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 16 14 13 13 14 17 21 26 31 36 40 42 40 38 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 21 20 19  
6KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 21 20 20 21 22 24 27 30 33 35 35 35 36 37 37 36 34 32 32 32 31 30 29 28  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP6HR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 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  
FEBRUARY 15 2026......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 535 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 16 2026......SUNRISE 702 AM CST SUNSET 536 PM CST  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 151721 RRL  
KLSE 151720Z 1518/1618 VRB04KT P6SM FEW200  
FM160500 19008KT P6SM SCT150  
FM161500 25006KT P6SM SCT150  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-161015-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/15/26 /  
CST 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 SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W N  
SFC WSPD 7 6 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 4  
SFC WGUST 8 7 7 9 10 11 13 15 17 17 18 19 19 19 18 17 17 16 14 13 11 10 8 7  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NE E  
1KFT WSPD 10 8 8 11 17 22 27 31 33 34 33 32 31 28 26 24 21 17 13 9 6 4 3 4  
3KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
3KFT WSPD 17 16 15 16 18 21 26 31 35 38 39 39 37 34 30 26 23 19 16 13 10 8 6 4  
6KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 21 20 20 21 23 25 27 30 32 34 35 35 35 35 33 31 28 25 24 23 22 19 16 13  
 
SKY COVER FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 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  
FEBRUARY 15 2026......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 542 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 16 2026......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 543 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KALO 151742  
KALO 151739Z 1518/1618 27005KT P6SM SKC  
FM160100 19006KT P6SM SCT200  
FM160700 19010KT P6SM BKN180  
FM161000 24009KT P6SM SCT010  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-161015-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/15/26 /  
CST 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 W W W SW S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
SFC WSPD 5 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 6  
SFC WGUST 8 6 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 15 17 18 18 19 19 19 20 19 18 16 15 14 12  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW  
1KFT WSPD 9 9 8 8 9 11 15 20 25 30 33 35 35 33 31 28 26 23 20 17 14 11 8 4  
3KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 12 11 11 12 13 15 18 22 26 31 36 39 38 34 31 30 30 28 25 20 16 14 12 11  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 21 20 18 17 17 18 21 25 29 32 34 35 36 37 37 36 35 34 32 31 28 26 24 21  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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  
FEBRUARY 15 2026......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 535 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 16 2026......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 537 PM CST  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 151727  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 151727Z 1518/1618 34008KT P6SM SKC  
FM152100 29008KT P6SM SKC  
FM160100 22005KT P6SM SCT250  
FM160900 20008KT 6SM BR SCT008 BKN150 WS010/24035KT  
FM161500 22013G20KT P6SM FEW008 SCT250=  

 
 
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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