432  
SXUS43 KARX 252201  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
WIZ017-261015-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26 /  
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 W W W W W W W W SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 9 8  
SFC WGUST 14 13 11 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 18 18 17 18 18 18  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 11 10 9 8 7 5 4 3 3 4 7 9 11 12 13 14 14 13 12 10 9 9 9 10  
3KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 29 31 33 33 32 31 31 32 32  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 35 35 35 34 33 32 32 32 33 31 30 30 33 37 40 41 40 39 37 35 34 34 35 36  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 16 | 30 | 17  
 
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  
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 6:43 AM CST SUNSET 5:41 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 6:41 AM CST SUNSET 5:42 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 251730  
KAUW 251728Z 2518/2618 30010G16KT P6SM SCT035  
FM252300 27002KT P6SM SCT200  
FM260300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150  
FM261200 20003KT P6SM BKN070  
FM261500 20005KT P6SM OVC030 WS020/24035KT  
FM261700 21008KT P6SM OVC026  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-261015-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26 /  
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 NW W W W W W W W W W SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 7 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 6 8 9 9 9 9  
SFC WGUST 15 13 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 10 12 16 18 18 18 18 18  
 
1KFT WDIR NW W W W W W NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 12 11 10 10 10 11 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 9 11 15 19 22 21 18 15 15 16 18  
3KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 16 17 17 16 15 15 17 20 22 22 22 21 20 19 19 22 26 29 30 29 29 30 30 31  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 38 38 38 37 36 34 32 31 31 31 31 32 32 31 32 35 38 40 37 32 28 28 29 30  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK SC BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 6 | 17 | 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  
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 640 AM CST SUNSET 542 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 638 AM CST SUNSET 543 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 251945 AAA  
KMSN 251943Z 2520/2618 32011G18KT P6SM FEW045  
FM252100 30008KT P6SM FEW250  
FM260000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250  
FM261600 22007KT 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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-261015-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26 /  
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 NW NW NW W W W SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
SFC WSPD 7 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 11 12 12 12 12 12 12  
SFC WGUST 11 10 8 7 6 5 5 5 7 8 10 11 13 14 16 17 18 20 20 20 19 20 20 19  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 9 9 8 6 4 4 5 7 10 13 17 20 21 21 21 21 21 20 19 19 18 17 17 16  
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 14 14 15 17 19 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 25 28 29 29 27 26 26 26 27 28 29 30  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW  
6KFT WSPD 38 39 39 38 37 35 32 28 25 23 23 24 27 31 33 32 29 26 24 24 25 27 30 33  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1  
 
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  
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 553 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 652 AM CST SUNSET 555 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KRST 251721 RRB  
KRST 251720Z 2518/2618 31010KT P6SM SKC  
FM252300 VRB05KT P6SM SCT080  
FM261100 20009KT P6SM BKN025  
FM261400 21011KT P6SM OVC010  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-261015-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 6 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 9 9 9 9  
SFC WGUST 12 11 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 17 19 19 18 18 18 18  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 8 10 12 14 16 18 19 20 21 21 20 18 17 17 17 18  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 14 14 14 14 15 17 19 21 22 21 20 19 20 22 24 27 31 32 31 29 27 28 29 31  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 38 39 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 30 28 27 29 31 33 34 34 33 30 26 24 25 28 32  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 13 | 14 | 4  
 
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  
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 648 AM CST SUNSET 548 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 550 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 251721 RRA  
KLSE 251720Z 2518/2618 31009KT P6SM SKC  
FM252300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT100  
FM261400 19008KT P6SM BKN020  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-261015-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26 /  
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 NW W W SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 11  
SFC WGUST 9 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 11 11 12 14 16 17 18 18 17 17 17  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 6 3 2 3 4 6 7 9 10 10 10 11 13 16 18 20 21 21 19 16 14 14 15 16  
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 16 16 15 16 16 17 16 16 16 18 20 23 26 28 29 29 29 29 28 27 27 27 27 27  
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 45 43 41 38 35 31 27 23 20 19 19 21 24 29 32 34 35 34 30 25 22 23 26 30  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 10 | 11 | 9 | 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  
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 554 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 556 PM CST  
 
FTUS80 KALO 251736  
KALO 251734Z 2518/2618 31011KT P6SM SCT150  
FM252200 VRB04KT P6SM OVC080  
FM260400 05004KT P6SM BKN025 OVC070  
FM260900 13004KT 5SM BR BKN010  
FM261500 20010KT P6SM SCT010 BKN025  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-261015-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26 /  
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 NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 7 6 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 10  
SFC WGUST 13 11 9 9 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 14 17 18 19 19 19 19  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW W NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
1KFT WSPD 12 10 8 7 7 7 8 8 9 7 6 6 8 11 14 17 19 19 18 17 15 15 15 15  
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 17 15 15 16 17 19 19 18 17 17 16 17 19 21 24 28 32 33 30 26 23 24 27 31  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 42 41 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 25 23 22 23 25 28 31 33 33 30 26 22 22 24 26  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4  
 
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  
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 644 AM CST SUNSET 548 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 549 PM CST  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 251728  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 251728Z 2518/2618 31009KT P6SM SKC  
FM251900 31008KT P6SM SCT110  
FM260000 VRB04KT P6SM BKN100  
FM260600 00000KT P6SM SCT090  
FM261400 19007KT P6SM SCT040=  

 
 
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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