380  
SXUS43 KARX 241931  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
WIZ017-250745-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/24/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N  
SFC WSPD 10 10 10 9 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3  
SFC WGUST 21 20 19 18 18 17 16 17 16 15 13 11 9 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N  
1KFT WSPD 21 20 20 22 24 25 25 23 21 17 13 10 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 28 26 24 25 27 28 27 26 24 23 21 20 19 18 17 17 17 16 15 13 11 10 8 8  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 30 29 29 29 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 31 30 28 26 25 25 24 22 20 19 17 16 17  
 
SKY COVER FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 4 | 17 | 22 | 16  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 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 24 2026.......SUNRISE 7:26 AM CDT SUNSET 5:59 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 25 2026.......SUNRISE 7:27 AM CDT SUNSET 5:57 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 241721  
KAUW 241720Z 2418/2518 18012G19KT P6SM SCT250  
FM250100 19007KT P6SM BKN200 WS020/22035KT  
FM250400 20005KT P6SM BKN070 WS017/23035KT  
FM250700 29003KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 2509/2513 6SM -SHRA  
FM251300 32006KT P6SM BKN030  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-250745-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/24/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW N  
SFC WSPD 8 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 19 19 19 18 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 9  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 18 19 20 21 23 25 27 28 29 30 31 31 30 28 25 21 16 12 10 8 8 6 5 4  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 22 21 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 23 23 22 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 19 18 17 16 15  
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 21 21 21 20 19 18 17 17 17 17 18 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 19 19 19 20 21  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6  
 
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  
OCTOBER 24 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 600 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 25 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 559 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 241730  
KMSN 241729Z 2418/2518 18010KT P6SM SCT200  
FM250000 18006KT P6SM BKN150  
FM251200 22006KT P6SM SCT200  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-250745-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/24/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N  
SFC WSPD 11 11 10 9 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 21 20 17 16 13 11 12 11 11 10 10 10 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE N N N  
1KFT WSPD 20 18 17 17 18 17 15 13 11 11 11 12 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 13  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 26 22 20 19 20 21 20 20 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 19 18 16 14 12 10 7 6  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 28 28 28 29 30 30 30 30 29 28 27 26 27 27 28 27 25 24 23 21 21 22 24 25  
 
SKY COVER FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV  
POP6HR | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 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 24 2026.......SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 612 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 25 2026.......SUNRISE 737 AM CDT SUNSET 610 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 241721 RRE  
KRST 241720Z 2418/2518 19014G25KT P6SM SCT100  
FM242000 21011G20KT P6SM BKN080  
FM250000 30007KT P6SM BKN050  
FM250600 33005KT P6SM OVC045  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-250745-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/24/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N  
SFC WSPD 8 9 10 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 20 19 19 18 17 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N  
1KFT WSPD 20 20 21 22 24 26 28 30 30 27 23 19 14 11 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 22 21 20 18 16 14 13 11  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 24 23 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 24 25 25 25 25 24 23 23 22 22 21 21 21 21 21  
 
SKY COVER FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 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  
OCTOBER 24 2026.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 607 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 25 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 605 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 241721 RRD  
KLSE 241720Z 2418/2518 18013G20KT P6SM SCT100  
FM242200 18009KT P6SM BKN100  
FM250200 33007KT P6SM BKN070  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-250745-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/24/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SFC WSPD 8 9 11 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3  
SFC WGUST 19 18 17 16 13 13 13 13 14 13 12 11 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 7 6  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW N N NE NE E E E NE NE NE  
1KFT WSPD 18 18 18 19 20 21 23 24 23 19 14 10 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 23 21 20 20 21 21 20 19 18 18 18 18 19 19 20 19 19 18 16 15 13 13 14 14  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 23 22 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 19 18 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 16  
 
SKY COVER FW BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3  
 
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 24 2026.......SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 613 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 25 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CDT SUNSET 612 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 241721  
KALO 241720Z 2418/2518 17011G19KT P6SM FEW250  
FM242200 17009KT P6SM SCT230  
FM250400 VRB04KT P6SM BKN230  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-250745-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/24/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 10 10 10 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 18 18 17 17 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 7  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 17 18 19 20 22 24 25 26 27 27 27 27 27 26 24 22 19 16 14 11 9 7 6 4  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 20 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 18 17 17 16 15 15 15 14 14 13 14 14 14  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW W W  
6KFT WSPD 18 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 14 15 16  
 
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 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 24 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 607 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 25 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 605 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 241720  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 241720Z 2418/2518 18012KT P6SM SCT250  
FM250000 18006KT 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.  
 
 
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