748  
SXUS43 KARX 222101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
WIZ017-230915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
DATE THU 10/22/26 /  
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 SE SE S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 7 8 8 8  
SFC WGUST 10 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 16 17 17 17  
 
1KFT 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  
1KFT WSPD 7 8 10 12 15 18 21 22 22 22 21 21 20 19 19 18 18 17 16 13 11 9 9 10  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
3KFT WSPD 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 15 16 17 18 18  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 8 6 5 5 6  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK SC SC SC FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 22 2026.......SUNRISE 7:23 AM CDT SUNSET 6:02 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 23 2026.......SUNRISE 7:25 AM CDT SUNSET 6:00 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 221721 RRA  
KAUW 221720Z 2218/2318 16003KT P6SM SKC  
FM230300 12005KT 3SM BR BKN015  
FM230500 13004KT 2SM BR BKN070  
FM230900 13004KT 1SM BR BKN006  
FM231400 15004KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-230915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
DATE THU 10/22/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 7 7 8 8  
SFC WGUST 9 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 14 15 16 16  
 
1KFT WDIR S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 6 7 9 11 14 16 19 20 20 21 22 22 23 23 23 22 20 18 16 16 16 16 15 12  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 15 14 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 10 11  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 3 4 5 6 6 6  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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 40 20 40 40 40 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 22 2026.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 603 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 23 2026.......SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 602 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 222000 AAA  
KMSN 221957Z 2220/2318 16005KT P6SM FEW060  
FM230100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC  
FM231500 16005KT 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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-230915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
DATE THU 10/22/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 13 13 13 13  
SFC WGUST 10 10 8 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 16 17 19 22 23 24 23  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 7 8 9 11 13 15 17 20 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 25 26 27 27 24 21 18 17 18  
3KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 9 11 13 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 19 21 23 25 26 27 27 26  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
6KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 14  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK  
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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  
OCTOBER 22 2026.......SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 615 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 23 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CDT SUNSET 613 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 221721 RRB  
KRST 221720Z 2218/2318 16008KT P6SM SKC  
FM231500 16012KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-230915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
DATE THU 10/22/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 9 10 10 9  
SFC WGUST 10 8 7 7 7 8 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 16 18 17 17  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 7 8 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 24 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 21 19 15 13 12 13  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 15 14 13 12 14 15 17 17 17 17 17 18  
6KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S  
6KFT WSPD 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1  
 
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 22 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 610 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 23 2026.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 608 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 221721 RRB  
KLSE 221720Z 2218/2318 16005KT 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-230915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
DATE THU 10/22/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 10 12 13 13 13  
SFC WGUST 11 10 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 14 13 15 18 20 20 21  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 8 8 9 11 14 18 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 25 24 21 18 15 15 15  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 15 16 16 17 17 18 20 21 22 23 23 23 24  
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW W SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
6KFT WSPD 10 9 9 8 7 5 4 3 2 2 4 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 12  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP6HR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1  
 
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 22 2026.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 616 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 23 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 615 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 221727  
KALO 221725Z 2218/2318 16007KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-230915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
DATE THU 10/22/26 /  
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 SE SE S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 8 9 9 9  
SFC WGUST 9 8 7 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 14 15 16 16  
 
1KFT 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  
1KFT WSPD 6 7 8 9 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 19 17 15 15 15 14 13 12 11 11 11  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 8 10 11 12 12 13 13 13  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S  
6KFT WSPD 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1  
 
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 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 22 2026.......SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 610 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 23 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 608 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 221720  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 221720Z 2218/2318 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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