057  
SXUS43 KARX 132103  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
403 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
WIZ017-140915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
403 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/13/26 /  
CDT 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 SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE S S SW SW SW W W  
SFC WSPD 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 11 13 15 15 15 16 15 16 15 14 14 12 11 10 9 9 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 11  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SE SE S SW SW S SE E E E E SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 4 7 10 11 10 7 5 5 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 4  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W SW  
3KFT WSPD 7 10 13 17 19 21 21 19 16 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 13 17 19 18 16  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 9 10 13 18 21 23 25 26 26 25 23 20 18 16 15 14 16 19 21 22 22 23 23 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 | 82 | 76 | 4 | 8  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 28 47 49 59 59 59 43 43 43 19 19 19 3 3 3 0 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 20 0 0 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-140915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
403 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/13/26 /  
CDT 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 SW S S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6  
SFC WGUST 17 17 18 19 18 18 19 20 21 17 15 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 20 15 11 10 9 10 10 10 11 10 9 7 7 6 6 7 7  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 21 24 27 29 31 31 30 27 24 20 18 17 16 13 10 8 7 7 7 9 10 13 15 17  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 30 32 34 33 31 27 23 18 15 13 12 13 15 18 21 24 28  
 
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 BK  
POP6HR | 62 | 86 | 6 | 35  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 39 45 46 57 63 63 52 52 52 27 27 24 8 9 7 0 0 2 3 5 5 11 22 22  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 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 132030 AAA  
KMSN 132029Z 1320/1418 19009KT P6SM VCTS SCT018 BKN050CB PROB30  
1320/1324 5SM -TSRA OVC035CB  
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-140915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
403 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/13/26 /  
CDT 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 SW NW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N  
SFC WSPD 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 7  
SFC WGUST 17 18 20 19 19 19 16 17 14 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N N NE NE NE  
1KFT WSPD 13 15 16 17 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 8 10 10 8 5 3 3 4  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW S S  
3KFT WSPD 14 17 20 22 22 22 21 22 23 22 19 15 12 9 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 6  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW S S S S  
6KFT WSPD 22 22 21 21 25 29 33 32 29 25 23 19 16 11 6 3 5 10 14 17 19 20 22 23  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 64 | 59 | 2 | 27  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 53 54 54 55 55 55 40 40 40 14 6 3 0 2 2 0 2 3 2 2 2 12 12 12  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 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  
 
FTUS80 KRST 132006 AAA  
KRST 132003Z 1320/1418 14007KT P6SM OVC013 PROB30 1322/1323 5SM  
-TSRA BKN015CB  
FM132300 18012KT 2SM -TSRA BKN020CB  
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-140915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
403 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/13/26 /  
CDT 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 SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N  
SFC WSPD 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5  
SFC WGUST 16 17 19 20 19 19 19 20 18 14 14 11 10 9 9 9 8 9 9 10 9 8 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW W NW W S SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 12 15 17 19 17 14 12 12 14 15 17 18 17 13 7 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 5 6  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW S S  
3KFT WSPD 16 18 19 21 21 22 23 25 28 28 26 21 16 12 8 5 6 7 9 9 10 10 12 15  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 20 18 17 17 22 28 33 34 32 30 27 23 19 15 11 9 10 13 16 17 18 20 23 27  
 
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 | 61 | 73 | 3 | 34  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 40 45 50 50 59 60 54 54 54 22 19 10 1 3 3 2 4 4 4 5 5 16 20 20  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 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 132000 AAA  
KLSE 131956Z 1320/1418 18009KT P6SM BKN021  
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-140915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
403 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/13/26 /  
CDT 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 SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W W W W SW NE N  
SFC WSPD 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7  
SFC WGUST 23 25 24 24 23 22 21 21 18 17 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 11  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S SW SW SW NW NW N E SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 19 18 17 15 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 4 5 8 10 12 10 7 4 4 6  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW N N NW W SW SW S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 23 24 24 25 25 25 25 24 23 21 18 15 12 9 7 5 3 2 3 5 8 12 15 18  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW S SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 31 33 34 35 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 26 22 17 14 14 15 17 19 22 25 30 35  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 41 | 51 | 10 | 54  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 18 19 20 31 39 46 42 42 31 13 6 2 2 4 4 3 5 5 8 8 8 42 42 42  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 0 0 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-140915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
403 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/13/26 /  
CDT 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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8  
SFC WGUST 21 23 24 22 23 24 23 21 21 22 20 19 19 18 16 14 13 13 13 14 15 15 17 16  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 16 17 17 18 19 21 21 19 17 15 13 11 10 11 12 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 11  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
3KFT WSPD 17 21 25 29 31 32 32 32 32 31 29 25 22 18 14 11 9 9 10 12 15 18 20 22  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 25 27 29 30 29 27 26 29 33 36 36 34 32 29 26 23 21 20 21 21 23 25 28 31  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 26 | 49 | 3 | 53  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 32 26 22 25 25 26 39 41 40 29 24 20 7 4 2 1 1 2 3 6 9 41 41 41  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 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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