641
SXUS43 KARX 162031
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
WIZ017-170845-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
DATE FRI 01/16/26 /
CST 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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 16 16 17 20 23 21 21 19 18 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 21 21 19 19 20
1KFT 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
1KFT WSPD 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 18 18
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 19 18 17 17 18 19 20 21 23 25 27 28 27 25 24 23
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 18 17 16 14 13 12 11 11 11 12 13 14 16 18 20 20 20 20 20 18 16 14 13 13
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV
POP6HR | 54 | 47 | 40 | 35
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 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
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:32 AM CST SUNSET 4:45 PM CST
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:32 AM CST SUNSET 4:46 PM CST
FTUS80 KAUW 161727
KAUW 161724Z 1618/1718 28008G15KT 4SM -SN BR BKN012
FM162100 29009G15KT P6SM -SN OVC011
FM162300 29008G15KT P6SM -SN OVC009
FM170100 30008G15KT P6SM -SN OVC011
FM170200 30009G15KT P6SM -SN OVC007
FM170300 31008G16KT P6SM OVC013
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.
WIZ044-170845-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
DATE FRI 01/16/26 /
CST 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 W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 10 10 9 10 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12
SFC WGUST 20 19 20 20 22 22 22 22 22 22 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 19 19 19 20 20 20 21
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 14 14 15 18 20 21 22 22 21 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 19 20
3KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 23 23 22 21 20 20 20 20 19 18 17 16 16 16 16 15 15 16 17 19 21 22 23 23
6KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 23 21 19 16 13 10 7 4 3 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 15 15 14 15 15 15 14
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 50 | 59 | 59 | 57
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 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
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 449 PM CST
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST
FTUS53 KMSN 161742
KMSN 161741Z 1618/1718 27012KT P6SM OVC025
FM162000 27012G20KT 5SM -SHSN OVC015
TEMPO 1620/1623 1SM -SHSN OVC010
FM170000 28012G18KT P6SM BKN020
FM170400 28012G20KT 5SM -SN BKN018
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.
MNZ087-170845-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
DATE FRI 01/16/26 /
CST 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 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16
SFC WGUST 28 29 29 30 30 29 28 27 25 24 23 24 24 25 25 25 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 27
1KFT 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
1KFT WSPD 24 25 26 28 28 28 26 25 23 22 21 20 21 21 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 28 28 28
3KFT 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
3KFT WSPD 28 29 32 34 35 35 34 32 29 27 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 32 31 31 30 30
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 13 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 4 6 8 9 10 12 15 20 23 25 27 27 27 26 24 23
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK
POP6HR | 56 | 63 | 62 | 44
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 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
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 459 PM CST
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 501 PM CST
FTUS53 KRST 161724 RRA
KRST 161722Z 1618/1718 30020G34KT 6SM -SHSN OVC015 PROB30
1619/1621
1SM -SN
FM162200 31020G36KT P6SM OVC015
FM170300 32016G26KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 1705/1709 1SM
-SN
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.
WIZ041-170845-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
DATE FRI 01/16/26 /
CST 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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13
SFC WGUST 21 22 23 26 27 26 25 24 22 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 22 22 21 21 22
1KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 19 21 22 23 24 24 24 23 22 20 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 22 22 23 25 27 27 27 26 24 22 20 19 19 20 20 21 22 23 25 26 26 26 25 25
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 16 14 12 10 7 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 11 15 19 21 22 23 23 23 22 20
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
POP6HR | 54 | 64 | 62 | 53
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 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
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 455 PM CST
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 456 PM CST
FTUS53 KLSE 161909 AAA
KLSE 161908Z 1619/1718 31012KT P6SM OVC020
FM162000 30015G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC015
FM162300 31015G26KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 1703/1709 1SM -SN
FM171300 32010G20KT P6SM OVC020
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.
IAZ019-170845-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
DATE FRI 01/16/26 /
CST 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 19 20 20 20 19 18 18 17 16 16 15 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 18 18 18
SFC WGUST 29 30 29 29 29 28 28 27 25 24 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 25 26 26 27 26 26 27
1KFT 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
1KFT WSPD 26 27 28 28 28 28 28 27 25 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 24 26 27 28 28 29
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 29 30 32 33 33 33 33 32 30 28 26 26 26 27 27 27 28 30 32 33 34 33 33 33
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 19 19 19 19 18 16 14 12 9 7 6 7 9 12 14 16 19 22 25 27 27 27 25 23
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV BK
POP6HR | 47 | 50 | 57 | 54
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 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
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 503 PM CST
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 504 PM CST
FTUS80 KALO 162024 AAA
KALO 162021Z 1620/1718 32024G34KT 6SM -SHSN BLSN SCT015 BKN025
PROB30 1620/1624 1SM -SHSN BKN015
FM170000 31016G24KT 5SM -SN BKN025 PROB30 1700/1702 3SM -SHSN
BKN018
FM170300 31016G24KT 5SM -SN BKN025 OVC040 PROB30 1711/1713
2SM
-SN BKN017
FM171300 31016G24KT 6SM -SN OVC025
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.
WIZ061-170845-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
DATE FRI 01/16/26 /
CST 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 W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 13 14 14 14 15 16 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 12 13 13 14
SFC WGUST 22 23 24 24 25 26 25 24 24 23 22 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 22
1KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 21 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 24 22 21 20 20 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 19 20 21
3KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 27 27 27 26 26 27 28 28 27 26 24 23 23 22 21 20 19 20 22 23 24 24 24 24
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW N N N NE NE NE N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 20 19 17 16 15 14 14 13 13 12 11 9 8 7 9 12 15 17 18 18 19 20 20 20
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 47 | 53 | 56 | 56
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 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
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 457 PM CST
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 458 PM CST
FTUS43 KDVN 162023 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 162023Z 1620/1718 29024G34KT 4SM -SHSN SCT015 OVC025
TEMPO 1621/1624 1SM -SHSN BR BKN015
FM170300 29016G24KT P6SM OVC022
PROB30 1703/1709 4SM -SN OVC030
FM171100 30014G22KT 3SM -SN BR OVC015=
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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