649  
SXUS43 KARX 022201  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CST MON MAR 2 2026  
 
WIZ017-031015-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CST MON MAR 2 2026  
 
DATE MON 03/02/26 /  
CST 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3  
SFC WGUST 15 14 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
1KFT WSPD 16 16 16 16 16 17 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 12 11 9 8 7 6 6 7  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 25 26 28 29 29 28 26 24 22 19 17 16 16 16 17 18 19  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 24 20 17 16 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 22 21 20 19 20 20 21 21 20 20 21 22 24  
 
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2  
 
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  
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CST SUNSET 5:47 PM CST  
MARCH 3 2026.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CST SUNSET 5:49 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 021730  
KAUW 021727Z 0218/0318 20009G15KT P6SM FEW080  
FM022000 19008KT P6SM SCT250  
FM030200 18004KT P6SM BKN090  
FM030500 18002KT P6SM OVC040  
FM031000 18003KT P6SM OVC022  
FM031400 18003KT P6SM OVC014  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-031015-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CST MON MAR 2 2026  
 
DATE MON 03/02/26 /  
CST 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 11 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7  
 
1KFT WDIR SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 11 11 11 12 13 15 18 20 22 22 22 21 20 18 16 14 11 9 7 6 5 5 5 5  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 14 15 16 16 16 16 17 18 19 19 17 16 15 14 13 11 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 11  
6KFT WDIR SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 14 14  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 10 | 24 | 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 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  
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 632 AM CST SUNSET 548 PM CST  
MARCH 3 2026.........SUNRISE 630 AM CST SUNSET 549 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 022045 AAA  
KMSN 022043Z 0221/0318 17008KT P6SM BKN045  
FM030100 00000KT P6SM SCT045 BKN200 PROB30 0309/0313 6SM  
-FZRASN BKN025  
FM031300 00000KT P6SM BKN025 PROB30 0313/0315 6SM -RA  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-031015-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CST MON MAR 2 2026  
 
DATE MON 03/02/26 /  
CST 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3  
SFC WGUST 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 7 6 6  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 15 15 16 18 21 24 26 27 27 27 26 23 20 17 14 13 12 11 10 8 6 5 4 2  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 21 21 21 20 19 18 19 21 21 20 17 14 10 6 3 3 5 7 6 4 3 4 6 9  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 17 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 14 12 10 9 8 8 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 17  
 
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 4 | 39 | 30 | 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 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  
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 645 AM CST SUNSET 600 PM CST  
MARCH 3 2026.........SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 601 PM CST  
 
FTUS80 KRST 021739 RRC  
KRST 021736Z 0218/0318 17011KT P6SM OVC015  
FM022100 18010KT P6SM BKN025  
FM030000 18009KT P6SM OVC022  
FM030700 17007KT P6SM -DZ OVC015 PROB30 0307/0312 4SM -FZDZ  
OVC009  
FM031200 17005KT P6SM OVC009  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-031015-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CST MON MAR 2 2026  
 
DATE MON 03/02/26 /  
CST 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S SE  
SFC WSPD 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1  
SFC WGUST 11 9 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 13 13 13 14 16 19 21 23 24 23 22 19 17 14 12 11 10 10 8 5 3 2 2 2  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 18 18 19 19 19 20 22 23 25 25 24 22 17 13 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 6 8 10  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 22 20 19 17 16 15 16 17 18 17 15 13 12 11 11 9 8 7 8 10 12 13 14 14  
 
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 23 | 24 | 12  
 
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  
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 640 AM CST SUNSET 555 PM CST  
MARCH 3 2026.........SUNRISE 638 AM CST SUNSET 556 PM CST  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 021945 AAA  
KLSE 021942Z 0220/0318 19009KT P6SM OVC035  
TEMPO 0220/0224 BKN028  
FM030000 16003KT P6SM OVC028 PROB30 0309/0313 4SM -DZ 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-031015-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CST MON MAR 2 2026  
 
DATE MON 03/02/26 /  
CST 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3  
SFC WGUST 10 9 8 8 9 10 10 10 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW NW N N N NE  
1KFT WSPD 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 22 22 22 21 18 14 10 6 5 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 4  
3KFT WDIR SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S SE S S S SW NW N N N NE  
3KFT WSPD 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 16 14 11 8 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 8 11  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N NE E NE NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 15 14 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 15 15 16 15 13 11 7 4 1 1 2 4  
 
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC  
POP6HR | 3 | 39 | 24 | 22  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 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  
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 601 PM CST  
MARCH 3 2026.........SUNRISE 642 AM CST SUNSET 602 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KALO 021742  
KALO 021739Z 0218/0318 15008KT P6SM SCT015 BKN026  
FM022100 14009KT P6SM BKN035  
FM030000 13005KT P6SM BKN027  
FM030500 15005KT P6SM BKN019  
FM031400 VRB03KT P6SM OVC006  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-031015-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CST MON MAR 2 2026  
 
DATE MON 03/02/26 /  
CST 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P  
 
SFC WDIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE NE NE NE  
SFC WSPD 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SFC WGUST 10 9 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7  
 
1KFT WDIR S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW N N N NE  
1KFT WSPD 8 9 10 12 15 17 19 20 20 20 19 17 13 9 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 7 9  
3KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N  
3KFT WSPD 14 13 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 16 13 9 6 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
6KFT WSPD 18 18 17 16 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 15 16 16 15 14 11 7 5 5 6 8  
 
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 36 | 36 | 19  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 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  
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 636 AM CST SUNSET 554 PM CST  
MARCH 3 2026.........SUNRISE 635 AM CST SUNSET 555 PM CST  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 021735  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 021735Z 0218/0318 15007KT P6SM OVC035  
FM030300 13006KT P6SM OVC020  
FM031200 11005KT P6SM OVC015  
FM031400 14005KT 6SM BR OVC009=  

 
 
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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