707  
SXUS43 KARX 200901  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
WIZ017-202115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/20/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 14 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 11 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 19 21 22 23 23 23 24  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 12 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 20 19 18 18 19  
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 W  
6KFT WSPD 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 14 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 18 17 17 16 16  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL 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 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 20 2026.......SUNRISE 7:21 AM CDT SUNSET 6:05 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 21 2026.......SUNRISE 7:22 AM CDT SUNSET 6:03 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 200521  
KAUW 200520Z 2006/2106 13004KT P6SM SKC  
FM200900 09004KT 6SM BR SKC  
TEMPO 2009/2013 4SM BR SCT002  
FM201400 12004KT P6SM SCT005  
FM201600 15005KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-202115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/20/26 /  
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 E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S  
SFC WSPD 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1  
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 9 9 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 17 17 18 18 19  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
3KFT WSPD 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 8 10 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 13  
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 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL 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 20 40 40 40 40 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 20 2026.......SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 606 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 21 2026.......SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 605 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 200521 RRC  
KMSN 200520Z 2006/2106 00000KT P6SM FEW250  
FM201600 VRB04KT 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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-202115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/20/26 /  
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 SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 13 15 16 17 17 16 14 12 10 12 13 14 14 13 12 12 12  
 
1KFT 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  
1KFT WSPD 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 17 19 22 24 26 28 29 28 27  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 18 17 16 16 16 17 19 21 22 21 19 17 16 15  
6KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 9 9 10 12 13 14 14  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL 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 20 2026.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 618 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 21 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 616 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 200542  
KRST 200539Z 2006/2106 16008KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-202115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/20/26 /  
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 SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 12 13 14 14 13 11 9 9 11 10 10 11 11 9 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 7 8 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 14 15 17 19 21 22 23 23  
3KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 11 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16  
6KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 16 16  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL 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 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 20 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 613 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 21 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 611 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 200542 RRB  
KLSE 200539Z 2006/2106 12003KT P6SM SKC  
FM200900 13003KT P6SM BCFG SCT004  
TEMPO 2011/2014 1SM BR BKN004  
FM201500 16007KT 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-202115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/20/26 /  
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 SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 12 13 14 16 16 15 13 11 10 11 12 12 13 11 9 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW  
1KFT WSPD 10 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 13 15 17 19 20 21 22 24 24 24 23  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 19 16 15 15 16  
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
6KFT WSPD 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 10 7 5 6 8 10 11 12 13 14 14  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL 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 20 2026.......SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 619 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 21 2026.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 618 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 200521  
KALO 200520Z 2006/2106 13004KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-202115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/20/26 /  
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 E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 8 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 7 7 8  
 
1KFT WDIR SE S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW  
1KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 15 16 17 17 17  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 13 12 12 12  
6KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL 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 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 20 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 613 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 21 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 611 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 200520  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 200520Z 2006/2106 11004KT P6SM FEW200  
FM201300 14005KT 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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