978
SXUS43 KARX 222101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026
WIZ017-230915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026
DATE WED 04/22/26 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 13 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 17 19 19 19 18 19 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 20 21 22 24 24 25 24 25
1KFT WDIR S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 15 16 17 19 21 23 24 24 23 22 20 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 16 15 14 13 14
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
3KFT WSPD 16 19 23 26 29 32 34 35 36 37 38 38 38 38 38 38 36 35 35 38 41 42 39 34
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 18 19 21 22 24 26 28 30 31 33 33 33 33 33 34 35 38 42 45 48 50 50 48 44
SKY COVER FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
POP6HR | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 11 11
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
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 6:00 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 221742
KAUW 221739Z 2218/2318 11008G15KT P6SM SKC
FM230400 12008KT P6SM SCT110 WS018/18035KT
FM231200 17007G17KT P6SM BKN020 WS020/22035KT
FM231600 18011G20KT P6SM 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.
WIZ044-230915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026
DATE WED 04/22/26 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 9 10 12 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 15 17 18 20 22 24 24 23
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW S S S SW SW S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 11 13 16 18 20 22 24 26 27 28 27 26 25 25 24 23 21 18 17 18 20 22 23 23
3KFT WDIR SE S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
3KFT WSPD 12 14 16 18 20 22 23 24 24 25 27 31 33 33 33 32 33 34 34 33 32 31 30 30
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 10 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 31 34 36 38 40 41 40 38
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP6HR | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
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
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 222100 AAB
KMSN 222057Z 2221/2318 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250
FM231300 18006KT P6SM SCT028
FM231600 19011G19KT 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.
MNZ087-230915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026
DATE WED 04/22/26 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 14 14 14 13 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 19 19 19 19
SFC WGUST 23 24 23 22 22 22 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 26 27 28 30 30 30 31 31
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 20 21 21 22 24 26 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 26 25 25 26 27 28 28 27 26 25 24
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 22 24 27 29 30 32 34 35 35 36 39 41 43 44 44 43 42 40 40 41 43 44 43 41
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 24 26 28 30 31 32 32 33 33 33 33 33 35 39 43 47 50 51 52 51 50 48 46 44
SKY COVER SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 8 | 0 | 1 | 43
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 7 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 8 19 19 19
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
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 221912 AAA
KRST 221910Z 2219/2318 16018G25KT P6SM BKN250
FM230400 18015G23KT P6SM SCT250
FM231400 19019G27KT P6SM BKN019
FM231700 18021G30KT P6SM SCT019
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.
WIZ041-230915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026
DATE WED 04/22/26 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 9 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 15 15
SFC WGUST 16 18 17 17 16 16 17 16 16 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 22 23 24 24 26 26 25
1KFT WDIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 15 16 18 20 23 27 29 28 27 25 25 25 26 26 25 25 24 23 23 24 25 26 26 25
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 16 19 22 25 28 30 32 33 33 33 33 33 34 36 39 41 41 40 39 38 37 36 36 36
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 15 17 20 22 25 28 30 31 30 30 30 31 32 32 33 35 38 43 46 47 48 46 45 42
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC BK
POP6HR | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 12 13 13
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
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 221730 RRE
KLSE 221727Z 2218/2318 12004KT P6SM SCT250
FM222100 16011KT P6SM SCT250
FM231000 17009KT P6SM BKN035
FM231400 19011G20KT P6SM BKN027
FM231700 18014G23KT P6SM SCT045
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.
IAZ019-230915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026
DATE WED 04/22/26 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 11 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 21 21 20
SFC WGUST 21 21 22 21 21 20 19 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 24 25 26 29 29 31 30 29
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 18 19 20 21 23 25 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 24 24 23 24 25 25 24 23 22 22 23
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 20 21 23 24 26 27 29 31 33 36 39 43 45 45 44 42 40 37 36 37 38 39 38 36
6KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 19 22 25 27 27 28 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 38 42 45 47 48 47 44 39 37 37 40
SKY COVER SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 36
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 7 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 6 8 18 18 18
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
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 221724
KALO 221721Z 2218/2318 16009KT P6SM FEW250
FM230700 18012KT P6SM SCT250
FM231200 17013G21KT P6SM SCT250
FM231500 18016G26KT P6SM BKN027
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.
WIZ061-230915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026
DATE WED 04/22/26 /
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 S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 16 16
SFC WGUST 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 26 26
1KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 10 11 12 14 17 21 23 24 25 24 23 23 22 24 25 26 25 23 21 21 21 22 23 24
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
3KFT WSPD 11 13 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 25 28 31 34 35 36 36 36 36 36 34 32 31 31 32
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 10 12 15 17 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 27 27 28 32 36 40 41 41 40 39 38
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 5 5 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 10
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
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 221736
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 221736Z 2218/2318 14008KT P6SM SCT100
PROB30 2220/2222 6SM -SHRA
FM222300 17007KT P6SM SKC
FM231400 18013G21KT 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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