055
SXUS43 KARX 171931
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025
WIZ017-180745-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025
DATE WED 09/17/25 /
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 W W W W W NW N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 8 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W NW NW N NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E E E
1KFT WSPD 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 8 11 13 14 16 17 17 17 15 13 11 11 11 12 12 11 11
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 7 12 15 13 9 6 6 8 9
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 11 13 15 16
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 30 | 23 | 20 | 28
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 6 17 22 28 35 27 25 29 27 25 21 15 16 16 8 8 8 19 19 19 21 21 21 32
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 17 2025.....SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:05 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 18 2025.....SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:03 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 171739
KAUW 171737Z 1718/1818 26003KT P6SM SCT040
FM180300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
FM180500 06002KT P6SM BKN080
FM181000 07003KT 5SM BR BKN070
FM181300 08004KT P6SM BKN045
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.
WIZ044-180745-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025
DATE WED 09/17/25 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW S SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
SFC WGUST 8 9 9 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 8 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W NW N N NE E E E E NE NE E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 7 7 10 13 14 12 8 6 7 8 10 9 8 7
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 8 7 5 4 3 3 4 6 8 8 7 7 8 9 10
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 8 7 6 6 7 9 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 13 14 14
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 11 | 12 | 11 | 17
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 6 10 12 13 13 16 12 14 16 16 12 11 11 13 11 12 11 8 8 8 7 7 7 19
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 17 2025.....SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 703 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 18 2025.....SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 701 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 171739 RRB
KMSN 171738Z 1718/1818 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
FM180000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
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.
MNZ087-180745-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025
DATE WED 09/17/25 /
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 SW S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 8 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 10 10 12 12
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE E E SE S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 4 4 4 5 7 8 7 6 5 4 3 4 6 10 12 10 8 5 6 7 8 9 10 10
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 9 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 15 20 23 22 18 15 14 14 15 16 17 17
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
6KFT WSPD 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 18 19 18 17 17 19 22 24 25 25 24
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 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 32
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 16 17 44 40 41 39 36 35 31 31 31 23 23 23 19 19 19 12 12 12 7 7 7 21
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 17 2025.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 18 2025.....SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 714 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 171721 RRB
KRST 171720Z 1718/1818 18005KT P6SM VCSH SCT100
TEMPO 1719/1722 6SM -SHRA OVC050
FM180000 15004KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 1806/1812 4SM -SHRA
OVC050
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.
WIZ041-180745-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025
DATE WED 09/17/25 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 7 7 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SE E SE S SW S SE E E E E E SE SE
1KFT WSPD 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 3 3 5 8 10 8 5 3 5 8 10 10 9 8
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
3KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 7 5 4 7 11 14 14 13 11 9 6 5 7 10 13
6KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 11 11 11 10 8 6 6 6 7 8 10 12 12 12 13 15 18 21 20 18 17 18 20 21
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
POP6HR | 19 | 21 | 26 | 24
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 13 17 26 22 23 19 21 24 23 24 16 15 24 24 19 19 19 11 11 11 6 6 6 19
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 17 2025.....SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 18 2025.....SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 709 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 171721 RRA
KLSE 171720Z 1718/1818 19005KT P6SM SCT100
FM180000 14003KT 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.
IAZ019-180745-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025
DATE WED 09/17/25 /
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 SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
SFC WSPD 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 8 9 9 9 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 10 9 8 8 9 8 7 8 9 10 10 10 11
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE S SW SW SW SE SE SE S S S SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 4 5 6 6 6 6 8 10 12 15 17 18 16 13 9 6 4 3 4 7 9 9 9 8
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 9 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 15 18 20 21 21 20 18 16 14 13 12 11 12 12 13
6KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 21 20 19 19 19 21 22 25 26
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 | 68 | 34 | 37 | 29
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 14 14 45 39 31 33 22 22 20 20 20 20 20 20 13 13 13 10 10 10 10 10 10 19
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 17 2025.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 18 2025.....SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 171730
KALO 171727Z 1718/1818 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200
FM172000 14005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN180 PROB30 1720/1724 -TSRA
BKN030CB
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.
WIZ061-180745-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025
DATE WED 09/17/25 /
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 SW S S S S SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 8 7 8 9 9 10
1KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE S SW SW SW S E E E E SE SE S
1KFT WSPD 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 7 10 13 15 15 11 6 3 3 5 8 8 8 8
3KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE S SW S S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 10 12 12 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 12
6KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 15
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 19 | 6 | 17 | 17
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 13 13 19 14 8 11 11 10 17 12 13 14 24 23 21 18 20 8 8 8 5 5 5 10
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 17 2025.....SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 708 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 18 2025.....SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 707 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 171722
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 171722Z 1718/1818 VRB04KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250
PROB30 1722/1724 4SM SHRA BR BKN060
FM180000 VRB04KT P6SM BKN080 BKN250
PROB30 1806/1810 4SM SHRA BR BKN060
FM181300 13004KT P6SM BKN060=
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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