956  
SXUS43 KARX 240731  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
WIZ017-241945-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/24/26 /  
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 SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W NW  
SFC WSPD 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 2  
SFC WGUST 18 23 23 21 22 20 21 22 24 24 24 23 22 21 20 20 20 17 19 19 18 15 13 11  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 26 25 25 26 26 27 27 26 25 23 21 20 19 19 20 22 24 24 23 20 17 15 12 11  
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
3KFT WSPD 29 27 27 27 29 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 30 29 28 28 29 29 27 25 22 20 19 17  
6KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 13 13 14 16 18 21 24 26 28 28 28 28 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 34 33 32 30 28  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 18 | 2 | 14 | 45  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 5  
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 24 2026.......SUNRISE 7:26 AM CDT SUNSET 5:59 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 25 2026.......SUNRISE 7:27 AM CDT SUNSET 5:57 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 240521 RRB  
KAUW 240520Z 2406/2506 14006KT P6SM BKN120 WS017/21030KT  
FM241400 18009G17KT P6SM BKN120  
FM250200 19007G15KT P6SM BKN090  
FM250300 20006KT P6SM BKN070  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-241945-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/24/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW  
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 4  
SFC WGUST 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 19 19 20 20 20 21 20 20 19 18 16 16 15 15 15 13  
 
1KFT 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  
1KFT WSPD 28 29 30 29 28 28 28 28 27 24 21 18 17 18 19 21 24 27 29 31 32 32 32 30  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 22 21 20 19 18 18 19 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 24 26 27 26 25 24 24 24 23  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 8 8 8 9 9 11 13 14 16 18 19 20 20 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 26 | 3 | 6 | 11  
 
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 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  
OCTOBER 24 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 600 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 25 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 559 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 240539 RRB  
KMSN 240537Z 2406/2506 15005KT P6SM BKN250  
FM241300 18009KT 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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-241945-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/24/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 5  
SFC WGUST 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 25 26 26 25 23 23 21 19 16 14 12 12 13 13 13 13 9  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N N  
1KFT WSPD 33 33 33 34 35 35 34 32 29 26 22 20 19 19 19 17 15 13 13 13 13 13 14 14  
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 36 34 33 32 31 30 30 30 30 30 30 29 28 26 25 23 20 19 18 19 19 18 16 15  
6KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 31 31 29 28 27 25 24  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV  
POP6HR | 2 | 3 | 11 | 28  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 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  
OCTOBER 24 2026.......SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 612 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 25 2026.......SUNRISE 737 AM CDT SUNSET 610 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KRST 240539 RRB  
KRST 240536Z 2406/2506 17011KT P6SM BKN100  
FM241500 19015G25KT P6SM SCT100  
FM242000 21011KT P6SM SCT050  
FM250100 28008KT P6SM BKN050  
FM250300 32008KT 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-241945-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/24/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W  
SFC WSPD 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 9 7 7 7 7 7 6 3  
SFC WGUST 20 20 20 21 20 21 21 21 23 22 21 21 21 21 20 20 18 17 16 16 16 15 15 13  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W  
1KFT WSPD 31 31 31 32 33 33 33 32 30 26 22 19 18 19 20 22 24 26 29 30 29 24 17 11  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 26 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 27 26 24 23 23 23 23  
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 8 10 12 14 16 18 19 19 19 20 21 21 22 23 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 26 25  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 39 | 2 | 5 | 8  
 
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 1 1 1 3 3 3 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  
OCTOBER 24 2026.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 607 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 25 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 605 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 240539 RRA  
KLSE 240536Z 2406/2506 18011KT 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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-241945-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/24/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW  
SFC WSPD 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 4  
SFC WGUST 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 19 17 15 13 14 14 14 14 12 10  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW  
1KFT WSPD 33 32 32 33 34 34 32 29 25 22 20 18 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 21 17 12 8  
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 30 28 27 26 25 24 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 24 23 22 22 21 20 19 18 18 18 18  
6KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
6KFT WSPD 19 18 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 22  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5  
 
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 1 1 1 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  
OCTOBER 24 2026.......SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 613 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 25 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CDT SUNSET 612 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 240521  
KALO 240520Z 2406/2506 15010KT P6SM BKN240  
FM241600 18012KT P6SM FEW240  
FM242300 18008KT P6SM SCT240  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-241945-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 10/24/26 /  
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 SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 4  
SFC WGUST 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 18 21 21 20 19 19 19 19 19 18 17 16 16 15 15 15 14  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 28 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 27 24 21 18 17 18 19 20 22 24 25 26 27 28 28 28  
3KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
3KFT WSPD 20 18 17 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 21 20 19 18  
6KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 13 13 14 14  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC  
POP6HR | 3 | 2 | 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 24 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 607 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 25 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 605 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 240520  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 240520Z 2406/2506 16008KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250  
FM241500 17013G18KT P6SM SCT250  
FM242300 18006KT 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.  
 
 
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