027
SXUS43 KARX 010731
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
WIZ017-011945-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
DATE FRI 05/01/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E
SFC WSPD 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 5 4 4 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 9 8 7 8 8 9 10 11 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 11 11 10 10
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW
1KFT WSPD 10 9 9 10 11 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 3 2
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 9 7 6 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 13 11 9
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 25 25 24 22 20 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 20 23 24 25 24 23
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 11 | 13 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 3 3 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
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 5:48 AM CDT SUNSET 8:04 PM CDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 5:46 AM CDT SUNSET 8:05 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 010521 RRA
KAUW 010520Z 0106/0206 VRB03KT P6SM SCT090
FM010800 34004KT P6SM SCT070
FM012300 35003KT P6SM SKC
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.
WIZ044-011945-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
DATE FRI 05/01/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 4 4 3 4
SFC WGUST 11 10 9 8 9 9 10 11 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 12 11 10 9
1KFT WDIR NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW
1KFT WSPD 11 8 7 8 10 11 11 10 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 6
3KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 14 13 13 14 15 16 15 13 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 22 26 29 30 31 30 29 28 26 23 20 17 15 15 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 22 22
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW
POP6HR | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 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
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 010521 RRQ
KMSN 010520Z 0106/0206 00000KT P6SM FEW040 SCT070
FM011700 35005KT P6SM BKN035
FM020100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
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.
MNZ087-011945-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
DATE FRI 05/01/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW W
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 7 6 5 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 12 13 14 16 16 15 16 16 17 16 15 14 12 10 9 9 9
1KFT WDIR E SE SE SE SE S SE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N NW W
1KFT WSPD 7 9 9 7 4 2 3 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 4 3 3 4 7
3KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW
3KFT WSPD 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 10 8 7
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 16 15 15 15 16 16 15 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 12 13 14 16 17 19 20 20 19
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP6HR | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 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
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 010536
KRST 010533Z 0106/0206 VRB06KT P6SM BKN050
FM011300 35011KT P6SM BKN050
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.
WIZ041-011945-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
DATE FRI 05/01/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE
SFC WSPD 2 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 3 3
SFC WGUST 9 9 8 7 7 8 8 10 11 12 13 15 14 14 14 15 15 15 14 12 10 10 10 10
1KFT WDIR E E E NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 12 10 8 6 4 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 7 5 4 2 2
3KFT WDIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 7 6 6 8 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 9
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 18 20 22 23 23 23 22 20 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 13 15 16 18 20 21 22 23 23
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP6HR | 1 | 19 | 19 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 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
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 010536
KLSE 010533Z 0106/0206 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050
FM011600 34008KT P6SM SCT050
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.
IAZ019-011945-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
DATE FRI 05/01/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 8 6 5 5 4 4
SFC WGUST 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 12 14 14 17 18 17 16 14 13 12 11 10 10 9
1KFT WDIR E E SE SE S SW SW W W NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 8 6 5 5 6 7 6 5 4 4 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 13 10 6 3
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 9 7 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 11
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 23 23 22 21 19 18 16 15 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 15 16 17
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP6HR | 6 | 17 | 14 | 9
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 4 6 8 10 13 13 11 5 5 5 1 1 1 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
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 010521
KALO 010520Z 0106/0206 34006KT P6SM SCT070
FM010900 VRB04KT P6SM SCT090
FM011800 36009G17KT P6SM OVC040 PROB30 0118/0120 -SHRA BKN035
FM020000 36005KT P6SM SCT070
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.
WIZ061-011945-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
DATE FRI 05/01/26 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 13 13 10 9 7 7 9 10 12 13 14 16 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 12 10 10 9 9
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 15 13 11 7 4 2 3 5 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 11 8 6
3KFT WDIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 12 12 11
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
6KFT WSPD 14 18 21 23 24 23 21 18 16 15 14 14 13 12 11 11 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19
SKY COVER FW SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW
POP6HR | 5 | 20 | 20 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 8 8 8 5 5 5 2 2 2 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
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 010520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 010520Z 0106/0206 33006KT P6SM BKN090
FM020200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050=
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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