699
SXUS43 KARX 290901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026
WIZ017-292115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026
DATE WED 04/29/26 /
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 NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 10 11 11 10 9 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 9 10 10 10 11 12 15 18 20 21 21 20 21 20 18 17 15 14 11 10 10 10 10 10
1KFT WDIR E E E E E NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 9 7 5 3 3 3 4 7 10 13 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 11 8 6 4 3
3KFT WDIR E NE NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 6 4 3 3 4 7 10 13 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 19 17 14 12 11 11
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 7 7 7 8 10 12 15 17 18 19 20 20 20 21 22 23 23 22 21 22 21 21 21 20
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
POP6HR | 20 | 20 | 19 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 8 10 10 13 13 13 17 17 17 11 11 11 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
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 29 2026.........SUNRISE 5:51 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 5:49 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 290521
KAUW 290520Z 2906/3006 VRB03KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 2909/2913 -SHRA
BKN040
FM291300 33003KT P6SM BKN030
FM291800 31009G15KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035
FM300300 33004KT 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.
WIZ044-292115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026
DATE WED 04/29/26 /
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 NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 11 10 8 6 4 4 4 4 3 3
SFC WGUST 12 13 11 12 11 13 14 16 18 19 21 21 21 21 20 19 17 15 13 12 12 11 11 10
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 13 12 11 10 7 5 5 6 9 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 18 19 19 18 15 13 11 10
3KFT WDIR E E SE S S W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 7 6 5 5 4 3 4 7 10 14 17 20 21 21 20 19 19 19 19 18 17 16 15 13
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 7 8 10 11 11 11 10 9 9 10 15 22 26 27 27 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 24 24
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 30 | 33 | 14 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 3 3 6 6 6 12 12 12 19 19 19 13 13 13 3 3 3 2 2 2 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
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 290521 RRE
KMSN 290520Z 2906/3006 VRB04KT P6SM OVC100
FM290800 02011G17KT P6SM OVC100
FM291000 02008KT P6SM OVC100
FM291400 35007KT P6SM BKN025
FM291700 33009KT P6SM BKN035
FM300200 33005KT P6SM FEW070
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.
MNZ087-292115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026
DATE WED 04/29/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 9 8 7 8 9 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 11 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 14 14 14 18 20 22 21 22 23 25 25 24 24 23 21 17 15 13 11 11 11 11 12 11
1KFT WDIR N N NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 20 21 22 22 21 19 17 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 11 10 9 8 8 8 8
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 21 22 22 23 24 24 24 22 18 16 15 16 16 17 16 16 15 15 14 13 12 11 10 10
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
6KFT WSPD 18 20 22 24 26 27 27 25 22 20 22 23 25 25 25 25 26 28 29 28 25 23 22 21
SKY COVER BK SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 2 | 8 | 12 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 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 29 2026.........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 290521 RRF
KRST 290520Z 2906/3006 32011KT P6SM OVC050
FM291500 32015G25KT P6SM SCT050
FM292300 33011KT 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.
WIZ041-292115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026
DATE WED 04/29/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 7 9 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 5
SFC WGUST 15 15 15 18 19 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 20 20 19 17 15 14 12 11 11 12 12 11
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE
1KFT WSPD 22 20 18 17 17 19 20 20 20 19 18 17 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 9 6
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 14 12 11 11 14 19 22 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 14 12
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 10 10 10 11 12 14 16 18 19 20 21 21 21 23 24 26 27 28 28 27 26 26 26 26
SKY COVER OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 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
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 290521 RRD
KLSE 290520Z 2906/3006 32009KT P6SM OVC050
FM291400 32013G23KT P6SM SCT050
FM292300 32011KT P6SM FEW050
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.
IAZ019-292115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026
DATE WED 04/29/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 5 6 7 8 11 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 11 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 19 16 14 18 19 22 23 23 22 22 22 23 22 21 20 17 17 16 12 11 10 10 11 12
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW W W W
1KFT WSPD 21 21 21 22 21 21 20 19 18 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 14 13 12 9 6 4 4 6
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
3KFT WSPD 22 23 23 23 25 25 25 23 21 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 9
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 17 20 23 25 26 27 26 25 23 21 21 22 22 21 21 20 21 21 22 24 24 24 23 21
SKY COVER BK BK FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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 29 2026.........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 290521
KALO 290520Z 2906/3006 31008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN070
FM291200 32010KT 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.
WIZ061-292115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026
DATE WED 04/29/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 6 6 7 7 9 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 11 10 8 6 4 4 3 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 22 21 17 19 18 19 20 22 21 22 22 22 21 20 20 19 19 16 11 10 10 10 11 11
1KFT WDIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
1KFT WSPD 25 23 22 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 18 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 12 10 7
3KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 12 12 13 14 16 19 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 20 18 16 15 15 15 16 17 18 16 14
6KFT WDIR NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 9 9 10 11 13 16 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 22 21 21 21 21 22 24 26 27 27 24
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 29 2026.........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 290520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 290520Z 2906/3006 33010KT P6SM OVC080
FM291500 33015G25KT 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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