044  
SXUS43 KARX 120731  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
 
WIZ017-121945-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
 
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 3 2  
SFC WGUST 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 18 17 15 13 14 13 13 12 10  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 19 18 17 16 16 16 16 17 18 17 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 18 17 16 15  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 44 45 43 38 32 26 24 24 24 22 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 19 20  
6KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 38 38 37 34 30 28 29 32 35 37 39 39 38 36 33 29 25 22 22 24 26 27 28 30  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK  
POP6HR | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 21 21 13 11 4 2 1 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  
SEPTEMBER 12 2026.....SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 7:15 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:13 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 120521 RRC  
KAUW 120520Z 1206/1306 18010KT P6SM BKN200 WS020/22040KT  
FM120700 21008KT P6SM SCT035 BKN080 WS020/24040KT  
TEMPO 1207/1210 4SM -TSRA BKN035CB  
FM121300 24009G18KT P6SM SCT027  
FM121400 27012G19KT P6SM SCT027  
TEMPO 1214/1218 BKN017  
FM121800 30012G18KT P6SM SKC  
FM122300 29007KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-121945-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
 
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 5 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 7 5 4 4 5 5 4 3  
SFC WGUST 16 16 17 16 16 16 20 20 19 19 20 19 19 19 18 17 16 13 12 12 12 13 12 11  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N  
1KFT WSPD 29 28 28 29 29 29 25 21 17 16 16 16 15 14 13 14 14 15 16 18 20 21 22 22  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 33 34 35 36 37 36 33 28 24 21 19 17 16 15 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 18 18 19  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 18 23 26 27 26 26 25 25 26 28 30 32 33 33 33 33 33 32 30 27 26 26 27 28  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 5 5 14 11 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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  
SEPTEMBER 12 2026.....SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 120521 RRD  
KMSN 120520Z 1206/1306 18006KT P6SM BKN250  
FM121100 22007KT P6SM BKN100  
FM121500 28010G16KT P6SM SCT050 SCT150  
FM121900 31010G17KT P6SM SCT040  
FM130000 31005KT 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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-121945-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
 
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 12 13 12 12 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 4 3  
SFC WGUST 24 23 22 21 22 22 23 23 23 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 12 11 10 11 10 9 7  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N  
1KFT WSPD 27 26 24 22 20 20 21 22 23 21 18 16 14 13 13 13 14 15 17 18 19 19 17 16  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 39 38 36 31 25 22 24 27 29 26 22 18 16 15 14 14 15 16 16 15 15 15 15 15  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 30 30 29 25 21 18 20 23 27 28 30 30 31 32 32 31 30 29 28 26 26 27 28 29  
 
SKY COVER BK SC SC SC BK BK SC FW FW SC BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC  
POP6HR | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 26 10 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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  
SEPTEMBER 12 2026.....SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 120542  
KRST 120539Z 1206/1306 19015G25KT P6SM SCT020 BKN100  
FM121000 28014KT P6SM FEW020 BKN050  
FM121200 33014G24KT P6SM FEW100  
FM121900 31010KT P6SM FEW100  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-121945-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
 
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 8 9 9 9 9 8 9 10 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 9 7 5 4 3 4 4 3 2  
SFC WGUST 19 20 20 19 19 17 20 20 21 20 19 18 17 17 16 14 13 10 10 9 10 10 8 7  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N  
1KFT WSPD 28 26 25 25 24 24 23 22 20 18 16 14 13 13 13 13 13 14 16 18 20 21 21 20  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 37 36 34 31 27 24 24 25 25 23 20 17 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 17  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 25 27 27 28 28 27 25 23 22 25 28 32 34 35 36 34 32 30 28 26 25 25 27 29  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC  
POP6HR | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 23 23 15 11 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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  
SEPTEMBER 12 2026.....SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 721 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 120621 AAA  
KLSE 120618Z 1206/1306 20011KT P6SM BKN100  
TEMPO 1206/1208 6SM -TSRA BKN050CB  
FM121200 25011KT P6SM BKN020  
FM121400 33013G23KT P6SM SCT100  
FM121800 31010KT P6SM FEW100  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-121945-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
 
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR S S SW SW SW W NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N  
SFC WSPD 8 10 10 10 9 8 11 12 14 14 13 11 11 10 10 9 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 4  
SFC WGUST 18 18 18 17 16 14 20 21 22 21 19 17 17 16 15 13 11 9 9 9 10 10 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
1KFT WSPD 27 26 25 24 24 23 22 21 19 18 16 14 12 11 10 10 10 12 15 19 22 23 23 23  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 35 34 32 28 23 20 21 24 26 24 21 18 15 13 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 9  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 28 30 31 29 26 23 20 18 16 14 12 12 16 20 23 23 21 19 19 19 19 20 21 22  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC BK SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 26 21 9 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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  
SEPTEMBER 12 2026.....SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 723 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 120521 RRA  
KALO 120520Z 1206/1306 20009KT P6SM SCT200 PROB30 1206/1209 6SM  
-SHRA BKN060  
FM121300 32012KT P6SM SCT200  
FM130100 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-121945-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
 
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3  
SFC WGUST 16 16 16 16 16 15 17 18 18 17 17 16 15 15 14 14 12 10 10 9 9 10 9 8  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N  
1KFT WSPD 28 27 27 27 27 26 23 19 15 13 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 13 15 18 20 21 22  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW N N NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 31 30 30 31 32 32 29 25 20 18 15 14 13 12 11 9 7 6 7 8 9 9 8 8  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 18 21 23 23 22 20 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 16 18 19 19 19 19 21 22 23  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 8 15 17 11 12 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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  
SEPTEMBER 12 2026.....SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 120520  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 120520Z 1206/1306 17007KT P6SM FEW250  
FM121200 21006KT P6SM FEW005 SCT250  
FM121500 28009KT P6SM SCT020 SCT200  
FM121800 33010KT P6SM FEW035 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.  
 
 
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