727
SXUS43 KARX 160901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
WIZ017-162115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE WED 09/16/26 /
CDT 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 NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE N
SFC WSPD 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
SFC WGUST 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 7 8 8 8 7 7 6 5
1KFT WDIR NE E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
1KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 13 13 14 15 16 15 14
3KFT WDIR N NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SW S S S S SW
3KFT WSPD 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 12 11 9 8 8 8
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
6KFT WSPD 25 23 19 16 14 12 11 11 12 14 16 18 19 18 17 16 15 15 15 17 19 21 21 21
SKY COVER FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK SC SC BK BK SC BK SC BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 5 | 49
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
FOG 0 0 20 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:07 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:05 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 160521
KAUW 160520Z 1606/1706 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
FM161500 11004KT P6SM SCT030
FM161800 12007KT P6SM SCT040
FM170100 13005KT P6SM BKN250
FM170500 13003KT 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.
WIZ044-162115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE WED 09/16/26 /
CDT 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 NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E E
SFC WSPD 3 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
SFC WGUST 10 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 6
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 11 10 9 9 9 10 12 15 17 18 18 18 16 14 12 10 9
3KFT WDIR E SE S S S SW SW SW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 5 6 7 8 7 6 4 2 1 1 3 5 8 10 11 12 14 14 14 14 12 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 W W W W
6KFT WSPD 22 20 17 15 13 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 15 17 19 18 16 15 15 16
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK OV
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 26
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 5 5 11 11 11
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 16 2026.....SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 705 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 704 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 160900 AAA
KMSN 160856Z 1609/1706 VRB03KT P6SM BKN090
FM161100 05005KT P6SM BKN090
FM161700 09008KT P6SM BKN070
FM170100 VRB04KT P6SM BKN050
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.
MNZ087-162115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE WED 09/16/26 /
CDT 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 NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 2
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 9 10 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 10 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E SE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
1KFT WSPD 16 15 14 13 12 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 11 12 14 15 15 16 17 18 17 16 14
3KFT WDIR NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 11 13 15 17 18 18 16 14 11 10 9
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
6KFT WSPD 18 17 15 13 11 9 7 6 7 7 8 9 10 13 15 18 21 23 24 23 21 19 18 18
SKY COVER FW SC SC SC BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 9 | 48
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 7 7 8 8 8 12 12 12
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 16 2026.....SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 160536
KRST 160534Z 1606/1706 VRB04KT P6SM SCT200
FM161200 09006KT P6SM FEW200
FM161600 13009KT P6SM BKN200
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.
WIZ041-162115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE WED 09/16/26 /
CDT 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 NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
SFC WGUST 7 8 8 8 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 9 9 10 9 8 7 7 7
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 15 14 14 13 13 13 12 11 9 8 8 8 9 11 14 16 18 19 19 19 17 15 13 11
3KFT WDIR NE E SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 15 17 18 18 15 12 9 8 8
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 20 18 15 13 10 8 7 7 7 8 9 9 11 12 13 15 18 21 22 20 18 15 15 17
SKY COVER FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 6 | 44
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 6 6 6 12 12 12
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 16 2026.....SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 160536
KLSE 160534Z 1606/1706 VRB04KT P6SM SCT200
FM161000 VRB04KT P6SM BCFG SCT003
FM161500 12007KT P6SM BKN250
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.
IAZ019-162115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE WED 09/16/26 /
CDT 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 NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
SFC WSPD 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2
SFC WGUST 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 5
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
1KFT WSPD 17 16 15 15 15 15 14 12 10 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 15 17 18 18 16 14 13 11
3KFT WDIR E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW W W
3KFT WSPD 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 17 19 20 17 13 10 10 10
6KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 15 12 9 7 7 7 8 7 5 5 7 9 13 16 20 24 26 28 29 27 24 22 22 23
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK OV BK BK BK
POP6HR | 3 | 3 | 7 | 34
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 5 5 4 8 6 8 11 15 16 20 20 20
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 16 2026.....SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 717 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 160521
KALO 160520Z 1606/1706 02004KT P6SM SCT120 BKN240
FM161400 08007KT P6SM BKN045 BKN100
FM170100 12005KT P6SM BKN029 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.
WIZ061-162115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE WED 09/16/26 /
CDT 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 NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1
SFC WGUST 10 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 13 12 12 12 11 9 10 10 10 9 7 7 6 6
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
1KFT WSPD 17 17 16 16 16 16 15 13 10 8 7 7 8 11 14 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 13 11
3KFT WDIR E SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 6 6 6 7 6 5 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 10 12 15 16 15 14 12 11 11
6KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 17 14 11 9 9 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 13 15 17 19 22 25 26 25 22 20 20 22
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 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 37
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 7 8 8 16 18 16 16 19 19 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 7 12 11 16 24 24 24
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 16 2026.....SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 710 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 709 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 160522
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 160522Z 1606/1706 02005KT P6SM FEW120 BKN250
FM161800 09007KT P6SM BKN070
FM162200 11005KT P6SM BKN025=
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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