187  
SXUS43 KARX 121931  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
 
WIZ017-130745-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
 
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 11 11 11 10 9 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 9  
SFC WGUST 20 20 19 18 17 16 13 13 14 13 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 12 16 18 18 19 17  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 15 15 15 15 14 14 15 16 17 16 15 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 11 13 14 16 17 18  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 17 18 18 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 35 32 30 27 25 23 23 24 25 27 28 30 31 32 32 32 32 32 34 36 37 37 35 32  
 
SKY COVER BK SC FW CL FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 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 1 1 1 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  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 121721  
KAUW 121720Z 1218/1318 29011G18KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250  
FM130000 30007KT P6SM SCT250  
FM130500 30004KT P6SM BKN100  
FM131500 30012G18KT P6SM FEW035 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-130745-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
 
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 11 12 11 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 7 8 9 10 8  
SFC WGUST 20 19 18 17 16 13 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 12 14 16 17 17  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 16 18 19 18 17 16 13 11 9 9 10 11 13 15 16  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 17 16 16 15 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 18 17 17 18 20 21 20 18 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 NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 36 37 37 34 31 27 25 23 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 30 30  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6  
 
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  
SEPTEMBER 12 2026.....SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 121754  
KMSN 121752Z 1218/1318 29007KT P6SM BKN025  
FM122100 30008KT P6SM SCT028  
FM122300 31006KT P6SM FEW035  
FM130500 VRB03KT P6SM FEW150  
FM131400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT120  
FM131700 33006KT P6SM BKN080  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-130745-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
 
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 12 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 5  
SFC WGUST 18 17 17 16 16 14 12 11 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 12 14 14 10  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE N N N NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 15 14 14 14 14 14 15 17 17 17 16 15 13 12 10 9 8 7 7 6 7 9 11 12  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 17 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 16  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 33 32 30 27 25 23 22 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 27 27 26 25 24 25 26 28  
 
SKY COVER SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22  
 
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 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 646 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 121733  
KRST 121732Z 1218/1318 33013G23KT P6SM SCT100  
FM122100 32011KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-130745-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
 
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 11 11 11 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 9 5  
SFC WGUST 19 17 16 15 13 11 10 9 10 10 10 9 10 8 8 8 7 8 8 10 11 13 14 12  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 15 14 14 13 12 12 13 13 15 16 18 18 17 16 14 11 9 7 6 6 7 9 12 14  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 14 16 17 18 18 18 17 18 18 19 18 18 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 NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 37 36 34 31 28 26 25 24 24 24 24 25 26 28 29 29 29 28 28 29 29 28 28 28  
 
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15  
 
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 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 641 AM CDT SUNSET 721 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 121733  
KLSE 121732Z 1218/1318 33011G21KT P6SM SCT100  
FM122100 32011KT 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-130745-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
 
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N  
SFC WSPD 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 7 4  
SFC WGUST 17 15 15 14 13 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 8 9 11 10 11 11 8  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N  
1KFT WSPD 14 13 12 11 11 12 14 16 18 19 20 20 19 18 16 15 14 13 11 9 8 8 10 11  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 15 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 9 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 11  
6KFT WDIR NW 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 26 28 28 27 25 23 21 19 19 20 23 25 25 24 23 21 20 19 20 22 22 20 17 15  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17  
 
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 3 3 3 5 5 5 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  
 
FTUS53 KALO 121721  
KALO 121720Z 1218/1318 35012G20KT P6SM FEW200  
FM122300 36005KT P6SM FEW240  
FM131400 04006KT P6SM OVC250  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-130745-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
 
DATE SAT 09/12/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N  
SFC WSPD 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 5  
SFC WGUST 16 15 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 8 8 9 11 13 12 13 10  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE N N N N NW  
1KFT WSPD 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 18 20 21 21 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 9 9 10  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
3KFT WSPD 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 27 30 32 31 28 24 22 21 21 23 26 28 28 27 26 25 24 23 23 24 24 23 21 20  
 
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14  
 
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 2 2 2 7 7 7 4  
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 121720  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 121720Z 1218/1318 31009KT P6SM OVC020  
FM122000 34006KT P6SM FEW150  
FM131200 02006KT P6SM OVC250=  

 
 
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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