605  
SXUS43 KARX 021001  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2026  
 
WIZ017-022215-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/02/26 /  
CST 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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2  
SFC WGUST 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 15 15 14 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 9 8 8 7  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 27 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 27 27 28 29 29 28 26 24 22 21 20 20 20 20  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W  
6KFT WSPD 46 44 43 42 42 42 43 45 45 45 44 43 42 41 39 36 32 29 27 26 25 24 24 24  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21  
 
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  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 7:36 AM CST SUNSET 4:29 PM CST  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 7:36 AM CST SUNSET 4:30 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 020521  
KAUW 020520Z 0206/0306 29006KT P6SM -SHSN SCT020 OVC035  
FM021000 29006KT P6SM SCT020  
FM021400 30007G15KT P6SM SCT250  
FM022300 29005KT P6SM SCT250  
FM030400 30004KT P6SM BKN090  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-022215-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/02/26 /  
CST 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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 14 15 15 14 14 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 9 8 8  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 13 13 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 10  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 22 24 25 25 25 25 24 23 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 22 20 18 17 17 17 17 16 16  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
6KFT WSPD 43 43 43 43 43 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 37 37 36 33 30 27 25 23 22 21 21 22  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8  
 
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  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 434 PM CST  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 435 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 020915 AAA  
KMSN 020912Z 0209/0306 31008KT P6SM BKN035  
FM021000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035  
FM021800 30006KT P6SM SCT035  
FM030000 00000KT 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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-022215-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/02/26 /  
CST 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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5  
 
1KFT WDIR NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 15 15 14 12 11 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 6  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW W W  
3KFT WSPD 23 23 22 22 21 20 18 15 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 6 5 4 4 5 6  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 43 43 42 41 39 37 35 33 31 29 27 25 23 21 19 15 11 8 9 11 14 16 17 19  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 3 | 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 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  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
 
FTUS80 KRST 020524 RRG  
KRST 020521Z 0206/0306 32009KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025  
TEMPO 0206/0210 BKN015 OVC025  
FM021200 31006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN120  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-022215-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/02/26 /  
CST 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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 17 17 16 16 15 14 13 11 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 10 9 8  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 23 24 24 24 24 23 21 19 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 14 13 12 11 11 11 10 10  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
6KFT WSPD 44 43 43 43 43 42 41 39 37 35 33 31 30 29 27 24 20 17 16 15 16 16 17 18  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7  
 
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  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 440 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 020703 AAA  
KLSE 020702Z 0207/0306 34006KT P6SM OVC022  
FM021200 32006KT P6SM BKN120  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-022215-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/02/26 /  
CST 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 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE N N NE N  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N  
1KFT WSPD 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 5 4 4 4 4  
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE N N NW NW W W  
3KFT WSPD 19 19 19 18 17 15 13 12 10 8 7 6 6 7 8 7 6 5 3 2 1 2 3 5  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 40 39 38 36 34 31 29 28 26 24 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 8 8 9 11 12 14 16  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 448 PM CST  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 449 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KALO 020536  
KALO 020535Z 0206/0306 33006KT P6SM OVC015  
FM020900 35006KT P6SM OVC022  
FM021300 VRB05KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-022215-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/02/26 /  
CST 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 NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N  
1KFT WSPD 15 15 14 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 12 10 8 7 8 8  
3KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N N N N NW NW N N N N N N N N N N NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 20 20 20 20 19 19 17 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
6KFT WSPD 45 45 45 43 41 39 37 35 33 31 30 28 26 24 22 19 16 14 13 13 14 15 15 16  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 443 PM CST  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 020528  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 020528Z 0206/0306 VRB04KT P6SM OVC025  
FM021400 35005KT P6SM SCT030  
FM021700 36006KT P6SM BKN150=  
 
 
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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