474  
SXUS43 KARX 131932  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
WIZ017-140745-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/13/26 /  
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 S SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE S S SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5  
SFC WGUST 9 10 11 13 15 15 15 16 15 16 15 14 14 12 11 10 9 9 8 9 9 10 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR SE S S S SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE N NW W W  
1KFT WSPD 6 8 10 11 11 10 7 5 3 4 6 7 7 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 5 6  
3KFT WDIR SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW W W NW NW W W SW SW SW W  
3KFT WSPD 10 12 13 16 18 19 15 11 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 11  
6KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 19 12 9 11 17 21 21 19 18 20 23 25 22 19 15 14 14 14 14 14 15 19 22 25  
 
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 BK  
POP6HR | 72 | 82 | 22 | 5  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 8 10 30 48 49 59 59 59 43 43 43 19 19 16 3 3 3 0 1 1 2 2 2 5  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 20 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT  
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 131742  
KAUW 131739Z 1318/1418 16006KT P6SM SCT035 SCT200  
FM132200 14007KT P6SM BKN035 PROB30 1322/1324 3SM TSRA  
BKN020CB  
FM140000 12008KT 5SM +SHRA BR OVC020  
TEMPO 1400/1404 1 1/2SM +TSRA BKN007 OVC015CB  
FM140400 11007KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN007  
FM140800 11004KT 2SM BR BKN003  
FM141500 22005KT P6SM BKN008  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-140745-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/13/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 13 13 17 17 18 19 18 18 19 20 21 17 15 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 10 11 13 15 18 20 21 21 21 20 18 17 15 13 11 9 7 6 6 7 7 5 3 1  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W W W W SW W W W W W W SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 14 17 20 23 25 28 30 32 33 34 33 31 26 21 15 13 12 12 11 10 9 7 6 6  
6KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 25 25 26 26 25 26 30 35 39 41 42 40 35 28 22 19 17 16 14 13 13 14 16 18  
 
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 | 48 | 86 | 26 | 9  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 16 18 31 43 46 63 63 63 52 52 52 27 27 17 8 9 7 0 0 2 3 5 5 11  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT  
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 131800 CCA  
KMSN 131756Z 1318/1418 21007KT P6SM SCT018 BKN021  
FM132000 19009KT P6SM VCSH BKN018 OVC027 PROB30 1320/1324 5SM  
-TSRA BKN019CB OVC035  
FM140000 18010KT P6SM BKN040  
FM140500 21012KT 6SM -SHRA BKN025 PROB30 1405/1408 4SM -TSRA  
OVC025CB  
FM140900 22009KT P6SM SCT025  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-140745-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/13/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S SW NW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW  
SFC WSPD 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6  
SFC WGUST 15 17 17 18 20 19 19 19 16 17 14 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SE S S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N  
1KFT WSPD 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 12 10 8 6 6 6 6 8 10 11 9 7 5 6 8 10  
3KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW N  
3KFT WSPD 15 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 22 20 17 14 13 13 12 9 6 5 6 7 9 10 10 10  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 20 23 25 26 27 28 31 33 33 28 22 17 17 20 21 17 12 9 9 11 12 11 9 8  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 55 | 64 | 4 | 18  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 27 29 54 54 54 55 55 55 40 40 40 14 7 1 0 2 2 0 2 3 2 2 2 12  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT  
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 131721 RRC  
KRST 131720Z 1318/1418 17010KT P6SM BKN015  
FM132000 17010KT P6SM BKN025  
TEMPO 1320/1323 2SM TSRA OVC008CB  
FM132300 18012KT 3SM -TSRA BKN028CB  
FM140400 22008KT 6SM BR SCT040  
FM140800 VRB05KT 1/2SM FG BKN005  
FM141000 VRB04KT 1/4SM FG BKN002  
FM141400 VRB05KT P6SM SCT005  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-140745-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/13/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
SFC WSPD 6 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 14 17 16 17 19 20 19 19 19 20 18 14 14 11 10 9 9 9 8 9 9 10 9 8  
 
1KFT WDIR S SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 12 12 13 16 19 21 19 16 13 14 16 16 14 10 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 4  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW W W W W SW  
3KFT WSPD 14 16 18 22 26 29 29 26 24 24 24 23 20 17 14 12 10 9 7 6 5 4 4 4  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 34 33 31 28 25 21 18 16 16 15 13 12 11 12 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 BK BK  
POP6HR | 45 | 73 | 17 | 11  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 23 24 50 50 50 50 60 60 54 54 54 22 22 8 1 3 3 2 4 4 4 5 5 16  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 131721 RRB  
KLSE 131720Z 1318/1418 20010KT P6SM BKN015  
FM132000 18009KT P6SM BKN035  
TEMPO 1320/1324 3SM TSRA OVC015CB  
FM140000 18009KT 3SM -TSRA BKN035CB  
FM140600 VRB05KT 6SM BR BKN050  
FM141000 VRB04KT 2SM BR BKN025  
FM141400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT025  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-140745-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/13/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W W W W SW  
SFC WSPD 7 11 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7  
SFC WGUST 19 21 23 25 24 24 23 22 21 21 18 17 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE  
1KFT WSPD 17 20 22 22 22 21 19 16 14 13 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6  
3KFT WDIR SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SE SE  
3KFT WSPD 25 24 25 27 29 30 28 26 24 24 25 25 24 21 18 15 11 8 5 3 2 2 3 4  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW S S  
6KFT WSPD 27 26 26 31 36 40 38 34 31 30 31 31 30 28 25 20 15 11 10 11 13 14 16 18  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK  
POP6HR | 27 | 51 | 5 | 37  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 24 25 32 14 14 34 46 47 42 37 25 11 4 2 2 4 4 3 5 5 8 8 8 42  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT  
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 131724  
KALO 131721Z 1318/1418 17012KT P6SM OVC016  
FM132000 18016G24KT P6SM BKN035  
FM140200 19015G23KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/20045KT  
FM140800 22010KT P6SM SCT070  
FM141000 24007KT 4SM BR SCT024  
FM141400 19005KT P6SM SCT012  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-140745-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/13/26 /  
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 S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 8 8  
SFC WGUST 19 20 21 23 24 22 23 24 23 21 21 22 20 19 19 18 16 14 13 13 13 14 15 15  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W S S  
1KFT WSPD 15 15 16 18 20 23 25 26 26 22 17 14 14 16 18 17 14 11 9 7 5 5 5 7  
3KFT WDIR SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW W W SW SW S S  
3KFT WSPD 20 18 18 22 27 32 34 36 35 34 32 29 28 26 24 19 14 10 9 9 10 10 11 13  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 30 30 30 32 34 36 34 32 31 32 34 36 36 36 34 30 25 21 17 15 15 20 27 32  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 35 | 49 | 19 | 31  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 30 30 32 26 28 27 27 28 39 42 39 27 22 11 7 4 2 1 1 2 3 6 9 41  
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  
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT  
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 131736  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 131736Z 1318/1418 19011KT P6SM BKN015 BKN025  
TEMPO 1319/1320 3SM -TSRA OVC025CB  
FM132100 18013G22KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035  
FM140700 22014KT P6SM SCT020  
FM140900 23012KT 3SM BR OVC006  
FM141500 21010KT P6SM BKN012=  

 
 
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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