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SXUS43 KARX 162101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
WIZ017-170915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE WED 09/16/26 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE NE N N NW N
SFC WSPD 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 6 7 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 7
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E NE
1KFT WSPD 3 3 4 5 8 12 14 13 11 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 5 3 2 2 2 3 4 4
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW S S S S NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 5 7 9 10 11 10 8
6KFT WDIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 15 15 14 14 15 15 15 12 9 9 13 19 23 22 18 15 13 12 12 13 14 16 17 19
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK
POP6HR | 10 | 33 | 22 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 7 6 12 13 13 13 9 9 9 6 6 6 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
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:07 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:05 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 161721
KAUW 161720Z 1618/1718 VRB03KT P6SM FEW035
FM162200 13003KT P6SM BKN110
FM170500 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 OVC060 PROB30 1705/1710 6SM
-SHRA
BKN035 OVC050
FM171000 VRB03KT P6SM OVC035
FM171300 VRB03KT 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.
WIZ044-170915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE WED 09/16/26 /
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 NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE N
SFC WSPD 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 7 8 9 11 13 15 16 16 15 13 11 10 9 11 13 14 13 11 9 9 9 9 9 8
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW W W W W W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 10 7 5 5 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 8 8
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 19 20 21 21 20 18 15 11 9 10 14 17 18 18
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 7 | 40 | 44 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 4 5 8 13 15 15 13 13 13 8 8 8 2 2 2 1 1 1 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
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 705 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 704 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 162042 AAA
KMSN 162040Z 1621/1718 10006KT P6SM BKN070 BKN250
FM170100 10005KT P6SM BKN050
FM170600 VRB03KT P6SM OVC027 PROB30 1709/1712 4SM -SHRA
OVC015
FM171200 VRB04KT P6SM OVC008
FM171600 VRB04KT P6SM BKN008
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.
MNZ087-170915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE WED 09/16/26 /
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 SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 5 6 6 7 7 6 6
1KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 16 14 12 11 10 10 11 11 12 11 9 8 9 10 11 10 8
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW N N NE N N N N NE
3KFT WSPD 11 11 11 12 14 16 18 18 16 15 14 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 12 9 5 3 4 6
6KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW
6KFT WSPD 8 10 12 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 20 17 14 12 11 10 10 11 12 12 12
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 15 | 63 | 39 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 1 3 7 10 12 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2 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
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 161721 RRW
KRST 161720Z 1618/1718 10008KT P6SM BKN100
FM170400 10004KT P6SM OVC025 PROB30 1704/1707 4SM -SHRA
OVC015
FM170700 10003KT 4SM -SHRA OVC005
FM171000 08003KT 2SM BR BKN005
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.
WIZ041-170915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE WED 09/16/26 /
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 SE SE E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E NE
1KFT WSPD 7 8 10 12 14 17 18 17 16 14 12 11 10 11 13 14 13 11 9 8 7 7 7 6
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW N N N N NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 9 9 9 10 12 14 15 15 14 14 12 10 8 8 8 9 10 12 12 10 7 5 5 6
6KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 6 8 9 11 13 15 16 18 20 21 22 22 21 19 17 15 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 8 | 65 | 45 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 1 1 5 5 9 12 13 13 10 10 10 5 5 5 3 3 3 1 1 1 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
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 161721 RRP
KLSE 161720Z 1618/1718 09006KT P6SM BKN120
FM170500 08003KT P6SM OVC035 PROB30 1705/1709 4SM -SHRA
OVC015
FM170900 10003KT 4SM -SHRA OVC005
FM171300 05002KT 4SM BR BKN005
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.
IAZ019-170915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE WED 09/16/26 /
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 SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 3
SFC WGUST 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW W NW N N NE NE E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 10 8 6 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW N NW NW W W NW
3KFT WSPD 12 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 21 21 19 17 14 12 10 9 9 9 9 8 7
6KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 9 11 13 15 18 20 22 23 24 24 25 26 26 24 20 17 16 15 16 18 21 22 22 20
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
POP6HR | 13 | 44 | 51 | 9
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 6 6 14 11 11 11 11 11 20 20 20 20 20 20 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 4 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
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 717 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 161742
KALO 161741Z 1618/1718 05007KT P6SM BKN070
FM162200 11008KT P6SM BKN029
FM170000 12006KT P6SM BKN018
FM170500 13002KT P6SM BKN009 PROB30 1705/1711 5SM -SHRA BR
OVC005
FM171100 00000KT 4SM BR OVC003
FM171400 08003KT P6SM OVC004
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.
WIZ061-170915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE WED 09/16/26 /
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 SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S N N NE NE NE E E E E NE
1KFT WSPD 9 11 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 14 11 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 7 7 7 8 9 11 12 14 16 17 18 18 18 19 18 17 15 13 11 11 11 11 11 10
6KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 10 12 15 16 18 18 19 21 22 24 26 27 27 27 25 24 22 20 20 21 22 24 24 23
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
POP6HR | 11 | 51 | 61 | 7
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 14 13 8 7 13 13 13 16 19 30 30 30 30 30 30 15 15 15 10 10 10 5 4 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
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 710 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 709 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 162014 AAC
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 162014Z 1620/1718 11006KT P6SM BKN008 OVC014
FM170000 11005KT 6SM BR OVC018
FM170600 12004KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009
PROB30 1707/1713 2SM TSRA BR BKN005CB
FM171300 06005KT 4SM -RA BR OVC004
PROB30 1713/1716 3SM TSRA BR BKN003CB=
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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