494
SXUS43 KARX 181001
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
WIZ017-182215-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
DATE SUN 01/18/26 /
CST 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 W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 8 10 11 12 14 15 15 15 15
SFC WGUST 15 14 13 13 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 18 23 27 28 28 29 29 29 31 32
1KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 9 13 15 16 16 16 17 18 20
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 9 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 16 18 21 25 29 31 32 33 34 35 36
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 19 20 20 19 17 15 16 17 18 18 17 16 16 17 18
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 17 | 80 | 81 | 35
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:31 AM CST SUNSET 4:47 PM CST
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:30 AM CST SUNSET 4:49 PM CST
FTUS53 KAUW 180530
KAUW 180529Z 1806/1906 28006KT P6SM OVC035
TEMPO 1806/1810 5SM -SN BKN025
FM181500 24006KT P6SM OVC020
TEMPO 1818/1820 5SM -SN BKN015
FM182000 25006KT 3SM -SN OVC018
TEMPO 1820/1824 1SM -SN BKN008
FM190400 31011G22KT 4SM -SN BKN028
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.
WIZ044-182215-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
DATE SUN 01/18/26 /
CST 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 W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 9 11 13 15 17 18 19 19
SFC WGUST 15 16 16 16 16 14 15 15 15 16 15 15 15 14 14 19 23 27 29 30 34 35 35 36
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 15 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 16 17 19 21 22 24 26 28 30
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 17 18 19 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 30 33 35 38 40
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N
6KFT WSPD 25 25 24 23 22 22 22 22 23 24 25 25 23 20 18 17 17 17 18 20 21 22 23 25
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
POP6HR | 4 | 85 | 90 | 47
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 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 18 2026.......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 452 PM CST
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 453 PM CST
FTUS53 KMSN 180906 AAA
KMSN 180905Z 1809/1906 27008KT P6SM SCT015 OVC090
FM181200 25008KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025
FM181700 22009KT P6SM OVC020 PROB30 1817/1820 4SM -SN OVC015
FM182000 21007KT 2SM -SN 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.
MNZ087-182215-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
DATE SUN 01/18/26 /
CST 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 SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 14 16 18 20 23 23 23 23 22 22 21 20 19 19
SFC WGUST 15 16 17 17 17 18 20 21 21 24 27 29 33 35 39 40 38 38 38 37 36 36 34 34
1KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 14 14 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 11 13 18 24 30 34 36 36 35 33 31 31 31 31
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
3KFT WSPD 19 20 21 20 19 18 20 24 26 24 23 22 26 33 38 41 43 43 43 41 40 39 39 38
6KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 19 19 19 20 20 21 22 24 25 25 26 26 27 29 30 32 33 35 36 38 40 42 43 45
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
POP6HR | 44 | 93 | 69 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 18 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 502 PM CST
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 503 PM CST
FTUS53 KRST 180521 RRF
KRST 180520Z 1806/1906 28011KT P6SM SCT007
FM181500 19010G19KT 3SM -SN BR OVC019
FM181700 22010G18KT 2SM -SN BR OVC014
FM181900 25010G18KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC014
FM182100 30014G23KT P6SM OVC014
FM190500 31020G32KT P6SM BLSN BKN040
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.
WIZ041-182215-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
DATE SUN 01/18/26 /
CST 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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 7 7 8 8 10 11 14 15 16 18 18 19 18 17 17
SFC WGUST 16 16 15 16 15 15 15 15 16 15 16 17 19 22 26 32 31 34 34 33 34 34 33 33
1KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 14 15 16 14 12 10 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 15 20 25 30 31 31 30 30 30 30
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 17 19 21 21 20 19 20 20 21 20 19 19 19 21 24 29 34 38 39 38 37 37 38 39
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 22 21 21 21 21 21 23 24 25 26 26 26 25 24 23 24 25 27 27 28 29 31 34 37
SKY COVER OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 14 | 99 | 91 | 19
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 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 18 2026.......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 457 PM CST
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 458 PM CST
FTUS80 KLSE 180521 RRU
KLSE 180520Z 1806/1906 30007KT P6SM BKN025
FM180800 26006KT P6SM OVC040
FM181700 20008KT P6SM OVC021
FM181800 20008KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC022
FM182300 29010G20KT 2SM -SN BR OVC019
FM190000 30011G23KT P6SM OVC019
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.
IAZ019-182215-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
DATE SUN 01/18/26 /
CST 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 SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 16 19 21 23 23 24 24 23 22 21 20 20 19
SFC WGUST 14 15 16 17 17 17 18 18 19 20 22 25 29 32 36 36 37 36 35 35 34 34 34 34
1KFT WDIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 16 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 12 11 10 12 19 27 34 37 38 37 36 34 32 31 30 30
3KFT 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
3KFT WSPD 23 25 25 23 21 20 22 24 26 24 22 22 27 34 41 44 45 45 45 44 43 42 42 42
6KFT 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
6KFT WSPD 22 23 23 24 24 24 23 22 22 23 25 28 30 31 33 34 36 37 39 41 43 45 47 48
SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
POP6HR | 33 | 83 | 60 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 18 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 507 PM CST
FTUS80 KALO 180521
KALO 180520Z 1806/1906 30012KT P6SM SCT150
FM181300 21008KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 1814/1819 5SM -SN BKN017
FM182000 28016G25KT 3SM -SN BLSN OVC024 PROB30 1820/1824 2SM
-SN BLSN BKN010
FM190200 31023G35KT P6SM BLSN BKN021
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.
WIZ061-182215-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
DATE SUN 01/18/26 /
CST 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 W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 9 8 8 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 15 18 19 20 20 20 20 19
SFC WGUST 17 18 17 17 16 17 17 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 24 31 34 37 38 39 39 38 38 36
1KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 18 19 20 19 17 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 15 17 22 27 32 33 33 32 32 31 30
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 23 25 27 26 24 22 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 25 27 31 35 39 40 40 40 40 39 39
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 27 28 28 27 26 25 26 26 27 27 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 26 28 30 33 36 39 42
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 7 | 98 | 92 | 15
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 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 18 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 459 PM CST
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 500 PM CST
FTUS43 KDVN 180533
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 180533Z 1806/1906 26010KT P6SM BKN014
FM180800 26010KT P6SM SCT014
FM181400 23009KT P6SM BKN070
PROB30 1818/1820 3SM -SHSN BR BKN018
FM182000 23010KT 1SM -SN BR OVC011
TEMPO 1820/1824 1/2SM SN FZFG OVC007
FM190100 29015G23KT 3SM -SN BR OVC012
FM190300 30024G32KT 6SM BLSN OVC018=
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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