693  
SXUS43 KARX 202101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
WIZ017-210915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/20/26 /  
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 S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2  
SFC WGUST 13 11 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 11 13 14 16 18 21 22 22 21 21 22 23 24 23 22 20 18 16 13 10 6 4 4 5  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 14 16 18 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 21 20 19 18 17 15 13 12 11 10 11 11 11 11  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 20 20 19 18 18 17 16 16 15 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 17 16 15 15 16 16 16 15  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 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 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 201733  
KAUW 201730Z 2018/2118 15004KT P6SM SKC  
FM210800 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT004  
TEMPO 2108/2112 1SM BR BKN004  
FM211200 VRB03KT 1SM BR BKN004  
FM211500 21002KT P6SM SCT150  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-210915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/20/26 /  
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 S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 5 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 11 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 8 8 9 11 13 15 17 18 19 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 14 11 8 6 6 6  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 9 11 13 14 15 15 15 16 17 18 17 15 14 13 11 10 9 8 8 9 10 11 11 10  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW  
6KFT WSPD 12 13 13 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 13 13 14 15 16 16  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2  
 
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 717 AM CDT SUNSET 606 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 21 2026.......SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 605 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 201954 AAA  
KMSN 201951Z 2020/2118 20006KT P6SM SKC  
FM210100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC  
FM211500 21005KT 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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-210915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/20/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 7 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 14 12 10 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 10 9 8 8 7 7 6  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 13 14 15 17 19 22 24 26 27 27 26 23 21 19 18 16 15 13 11 9 7 6 6 7  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 15 15 16 17 18 20 21 21 21 20 19 17 15 13 12 10 8 7 6 6 7 8 9 10  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 16 14 13 11 9 8 8 9 11 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 11 13 15 17 18 19 18 16  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2  
 
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  
 
FTUS80 KRST 201730 RRA  
KRST 201726Z 2018/2118 17011KT P6SM SKC  
FM202300 18006KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-210915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/20/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2  
SFC WGUST 11 9 7 6 6 7 9 9 8 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 19 20 21 21 21 20 20 19 17 15 12 10 8 7 6 6 6  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W  
3KFT WSPD 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 9 8 7 7 8 9 10 10  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 15 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 15 14 13 12 12 12 13 15 17 17 17  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2  
 
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 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 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  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 201730  
KLSE 201726Z 2018/2118 17008KT 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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-210915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/20/26 /  
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 S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3  
SFC WGUST 12 10 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 6  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 11 12 14 16 18 20 22 23 23 22 21 19 17 15 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 7  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W  
3KFT WSPD 12 13 14 16 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 10 10  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW  
6KFT WSPD 16 14 12 10 9 8 8 9 11 12 12 11 11 11 10 11 11 12 13 15 18 19 19 19  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2  
 
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  
 
FTUS80 KALO 201721  
KALO 201720Z 2018/2118 15009KT P6SM SKC  
FM210200 14004KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-210915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/20/26 /  
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 S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 3  
SFC WGUST 10 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 8  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 14 12 9 8 7 7 7 7  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
3KFT WSPD 9 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 14 14 13 12 11 11 12 14 16 17 18  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2  
 
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 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 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 201723  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 201723Z 2018/2118 15006KT P6SM SKC  
FM210600 18005KT P6SM FEW150=  
 
 
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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