196  
SXUS43 KARX 260901  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
WIZ017-262115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/26/26 /  
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 N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8  
SFC WGUST 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 16 17 19 20  
 
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 15 13 12 12 12 13 13 12 10 9 8 8 9 10 12 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 18  
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 12 13 14 17 19 22  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 25 24 22 20 17 15 13 12 11 13 16 20 24 27 29 29 27 24 21 20 20 21 22 22  
 
SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP6HR | 23 | 21 | 53 | 76  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 260542  
KAUW 260540Z 2606/2706 01004KT P6SM OVC050  
FM261500 06005KT P6SM BKN050  
FM270000 09005KT P6SM OVC040 PROB30 2700/2702 -SHRA  
FM270200 10006KT P6SM -SHRA OVC030  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-262115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/26/26 /  
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8  
SFC WGUST 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17  
 
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 20 20 19 17 16 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 13 15 17 19 20 20 21 21 20 21 21 22  
3KFT WDIR N N W SW W W NW NW N N N NE E E SE S S S S S S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 10 13 16 18 19 19  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 26 26 26 25 24 24 24 24 25 26 26 25 24 21 18 16 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 22  
 
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 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 26 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 557 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 27 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 556 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 260642 AAA  
KMSN 260641Z 2607/2706 36008KT P6SM SCT014 BKN200  
FM261600 06010KT P6SM BKN080  
FM270200 08007KT P6SM BKN100  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-262115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/26/26 /  
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE  
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12  
SFC WGUST 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 18 19 21  
 
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 24 23 21 19 18 16 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 18 20 21 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 28  
3KFT WDIR S S NE N NE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW  
3KFT WSPD 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 15 18 23 26 27 28 30 33 38  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 24 23 22 22 23 23 23 22 21 19 17 16 15 16 18 20 21 22 23 26 28 31 32 32  
 
SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK  
POP6HR | 50 | 50 | 45 | 33  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5  
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 260536  
KRST 260534Z 2606/2706 01010KT P6SM OVC030  
FM260800 03010KT P6SM OVC050 PROB30 2612/2615 5SM -SHRA  
BKN025  
FM261800 07010KT P6SM BKN035  
FM270400 10010KT P6SM OVC050  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-262115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/26/26 /  
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9  
SFC WGUST 13 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 20 21  
 
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE  
1KFT WSPD 24 24 22 20 18 17 15 13 12 11 12 14 15 17 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 22 23 24  
3KFT WDIR NE N NW W SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW  
3KFT WSPD 4 5 6 7 5 3 1 1 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 10 12 15 18 20 21 22 24 27  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 26 26 25 24 23 22 21 21 21 21 19 17 16 15 15 16 17 18 20 22 24 26 27 28  
 
SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK  
POP6HR | 12 | 13 | 20 | 15  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 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 734 AM CDT SUNSET 604 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 27 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CDT SUNSET 602 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 260536  
KLSE 260534Z 2606/2706 01006KT P6SM OVC080  
FM261800 04007KT P6SM BKN050  
FM270000 08007KT P6SM OVC050  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-262115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/26/26 /  
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12  
SFC WGUST 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 19  
 
1KFT WDIR NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 30 30 29 27 25 22 20 18 17 16 16 17 18 19 21 22 24 27 28 27 24 22 22 22  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W SW SW SW S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 9 9 11 11 10 8 6 5 4 5 6 8 11 14 17 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 33 33  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 19 18 17 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 25 26 27 28 28  
 
SKY COVER BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2  
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 260521  
KALO 260520Z 2606/2706 36007KT P6SM SKC  
FM260900 03008KT P6SM BKN190  
FM261600 07010KT P6SM BKN080  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-262115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
DATE MON 10/26/26 /  
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8  
SFC WGUST 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 17 17 18 17 17 16 16 16  
 
1KFT WDIR NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE  
1KFT WSPD 20 22 23 23 22 20 18 16 13 12 12 13 15 18 20 23 24 25 25 24 22 21 21 22  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 12 12 12 12 11 9 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 21 22 23 24 25  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 20 19 17 15 14 13 13 14 15 16 16 15 14 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 19  
 
SKY COVER BK OV BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2  
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 260520  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 260520Z 2606/2706 02008KT P6SM FEW010 BKN250  
FM261400 08011KT 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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