043
SXUS43 KARX 182101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
WIZ017-190915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
DATE SUN 10/18/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W N N S N N NE E SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 10 9 9 7 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 2
SFC WGUST 22 21 22 21 20 18 17 16 14 13 11 10 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 7
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N NE NE E E E E E SE SE
1KFT WSPD 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 29 28 27 24 21 17 13 10 8 9 11 13 12 10 7 6 6
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW S E SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 34 34 34 33 33 32 30 28 25 22 18 13 10 8 6 5 4 2 1 1 2 3 3 3
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W NW E E SE SE
6KFT WSPD 42 39 35 30 26 22 19 18 17 18 19 20 21 21 21 20 16 12 8 6 5 4 4 5
SKY COVER FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CDT SUNSET 6:08 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:19 AM CDT SUNSET 6:07 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 181730
KAUW 181728Z 1818/1918 20012G25KT P6SM SKC
FM190100 21007G15KT P6SM SKC WS015/24040KT
FM190400 22005KT P6SM SKC WS016/25035KT
FM190700 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
FM191400 17005KT 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.
WIZ044-190915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
DATE SUN 10/18/26 /
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 SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S
SFC WSPD 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3
SFC WGUST 23 22 21 20 19 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 7 7
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W S SE S S
1KFT WSPD 23 25 27 30 32 34 35 35 34 32 31 29 27 24 20 17 14 11 9 6 4 3 2 2
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW S S S SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 24 21 18 14 10 6 3 4 5 7 8 9 9 8 7
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
6KFT WSPD 30 28 26 24 22 20 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 17 16 15 13 12 10
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 610 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 608 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 181945 AAA
KMSN 181942Z 1820/1918 21013G27KT P6SM SKC
FM182300 20010KT P6SM SKC
FM191000 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.
MNZ087-190915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
DATE SUN 10/18/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 13 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
SFC WGUST 24 22 19 18 17 16 15 14 14 14 13 12 12 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 9
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW S SE SE S
1KFT WSPD 23 25 27 29 30 31 32 33 32 31 29 26 23 21 19 17 13 9 6 4 4 5 5 6
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW W S SE SE SE S S S S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 32 31 30 30 30 29 28 26 22 18 13 8 4 3 4 6 7 9 11 11 11 10 10 9
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 32 31 28 26 23 21 19 18 18 18 19 20 21 21 20 19 17 16 14 12 10 9 8 8
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 621 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 620 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 181721 RRC
KRST 181720Z 1818/1918 20020G33KT P6SM SKC
FM190000 20009KT P6SM FEW250
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.
WIZ041-190915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
DATE SUN 10/18/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 7 8 9 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 3
SFC WGUST 23 22 20 20 20 19 17 15 14 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW S S S S
1KFT WSPD 23 25 28 31 32 33 33 33 32 31 29 26 23 20 18 15 12 8 6 5 5 5 5 5
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 26 24 21 17 14 10 7 4 2 4 6 9 10 10 9 9 8
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW
6KFT WSPD 30 29 27 25 23 21 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 20 20 19 18 17 15 13 11 9 8
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 616 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 615 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 182027 AAA
KLSE 182023Z 1820/1918 20011G19KT P6SM SKC
FM190100 18005KT P6SM FEW250
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.
IAZ019-190915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
DATE SUN 10/18/26 /
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 SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 10 11 11 9 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 5
SFC WGUST 22 21 18 16 16 16 15 14 12 11 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 8 7 7 7 8 8 9
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S
1KFT WSPD 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 30 29 27 26 24 22 20 18 16 13 11 9 8 7 7 7 7
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
3KFT WSPD 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 23 23 22 20 16 13 10 7 5 6 8 10 11 12 12 12 12
6KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 27 26 25 23 21 20 18 16 15 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 12 10 9 8
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 622 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 621 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 181724
KALO 181721Z 1818/1918 19015G22KT P6SM SKC
FM182130 19011G17KT P6SM SKC
FM182330 18007KT P6SM FEW250
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.
WIZ061-190915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
DATE SUN 10/18/26 /
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 S S S S S
SFC WSPD 11 10 10 8 7 7 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 21 21 20 19 18 18 18 16 14 12 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW S SW SW
1KFT WSPD 23 24 26 27 29 30 31 31 30 28 27 25 23 19 16 13 11 9 8 7 6 5 5 5
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 29 28 27 26 25 24 24 24 24 23 22 21 19 16 13 11 10 9 10 10 11 11 11 10
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
6KFT WSPD 22 21 20 18 16 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 12 10 8
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 616 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 614 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 181720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 181720Z 1818/1918 20016G25KT P6SM SKC
FM182300 16006KT 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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