192  
SXUS43 KARX 020901  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
WIZ017-022115-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 /  
CDT 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 S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW S SW S S SW SW  
SFC WSPD 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7  
SFC WGUST 8 8 9 9 13 13 14 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 15 13 13 12 12 13 14 15 16 17  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 5 9 13 16 13 9 5 5 6 8 9 10 11 11 10 9 9 10 10 11 13 13 13 12  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 13 13 12 11 10 9 9 8 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 18 28 39 48 50 49  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 22 21 21 20 19 17 16 14 12 11 11 12 14 15 17 18 20 22 25 32 38 43 44 42  
 
SKY COVER SC SC BK FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 2 | 13 | 37  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 8 8 8 9 9 9  
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 2 2026...........SUNRISE 5:46 AM CDT SUNSET 8:05 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 5:45 AM CDT SUNSET 8:06 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 020521 RRA  
KAUW 020520Z 0206/0306 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080  
FM021600 28007KT P6SM SCT070  
FM030200 22004KT P6SM BKN090  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-022115-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 /  
CDT 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 S SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 1 1 2 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 6 7 8 8 9  
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 8 10 11 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 16 16 14 14 13 13 13 19 20 20  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 5 8 12 14 13 11 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 12 12 10 10 11 18 26 32 33 32  
3KFT WDIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 17 23 30 35 36 35  
6KFT WDIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 26 26 26 25 24 21 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 20 22 24 26 26 25 25 27 30  
 
SKY COVER BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6  
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 2 2026...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KMKX 020900 AAA  
TAFMSN  
TAF AMD  
KMSN 020900Z 0209/0306 00000KT P6SM FEW080  
FM021500 VRB04KT P6SM FEW080  
FM021900 28007KT P6SM BKN070  
FM030300 21005KT P6SM SCT250=  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-022115-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 /  
CDT 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 W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 13  
SFC WGUST 10 11 12 12 14 15 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 18 18 16 15 15 18 17 19 22 22 23  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 15 18 21 23 21 18 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 14 18 21 21 20 20 21 22  
3KFT WDIR NW NW W W W NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 9 11 13 16 17 18 18 16 15 13 12 13 13 13 13 14 18 22 26 28 30 31 33 34  
6KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 16 18 21 23 24 25 27 32 38 41 39 34  
 
SKY COVER FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 3 | 9 | 35  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 7 7 7  
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 2 2026...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KRST 020539 RRC  
KRST 020538Z 0206/0306 23006KT P6SM FEW050  
FM021100 26011KT P6SM SKC  
FM030100 21011KT P6SM BKN100  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-022115-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 /  
CDT 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 SE S S S SW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW S S S S SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 6 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 10  
SFC WGUST 8 8 9 9 10 12 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 14 13 13 14 15 19 20 20  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 10 12 15 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 12 14 20 28 34 35 34  
3KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW  
3KFT WSPD 8 10 13 16 19 21 21 19 16 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 19 24 31 36 40 44  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 16 17 18 19 18 17 16 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 19 22 26 29 31 32 34 36 39  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 7 | 33  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6  
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 2 2026...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 020539 RRB  
KLSE 020538Z 0206/0306 VRB05KT P6SM FEW050  
FM021500 28010KT P6SM FEW050  
FM022300 23008KT P6SM SCT150  
FM030200 19007KT P6SM SCT100  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-022115-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 /  
CDT 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 N W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 5 6 7 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 11  
SFC WGUST 9 9 9 9 10 11 13 14 14 16 17 19 19 18 16 14 14 14 15 16 17 21 20 19  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 5 7 10 12 13 13 13 12 11 11 12 12 13 12 11 11 13 17 20 23 25 27 27 27  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 5 7 9 11 13 14 14 14 13 12 13 13 14 13 13 13 16 19 23 25 28 31 35 40  
6KFT WDIR NW N N N N NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 9 10 12 13 12 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 25 29 32 35 37  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV  
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 3 | 37  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 8 8 8  
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 2 2026...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 020521  
KALO 020520Z 0206/0306 31005KT P6SM SCT100  
FM021800 29009KT P6SM FEW250  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-022115-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 /  
CDT 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 W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 7 8 9 9 9  
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 8 11 11 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 14 14 14 15 19 20 20  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 10 12 13 15 15 14 14 13 12 11 11 12 13 13 13 14 15 17 19 24 30 34 35 33  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 9 11 13 15 17 17 17 16 14 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 20 23 26 29 31 31  
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 21 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 14 14 15 16 17 19 20 22 24 25 22 19 17 20 25  
 
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
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 2 2026...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 020520  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 020520Z 0206/0306 VRB04KT P6SM SKC  
FM021600 27009KT P6SM SCT050  
FM030000 22006KT 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.  
 
 
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