400  
SXUS43 KARX 132101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
WIZ017-140915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/13/26 /  
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 W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N  
SFC WSPD 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5  
SFC WGUST 13 12 11 10 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N  
1KFT WSPD 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 6  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 12 12 12 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 8  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 30 28 27 26 26 27 28 28 28 28 29 30 30 29 28 26 24 21 19 17 15 13 12 11  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC  
POP6HR | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 2 6 6 6 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  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 6:17 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 14 2026.......SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 6:15 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 131721  
KAUW 131720Z 1318/1418 28009KT P6SM OVC018  
FM132000 31007KT P6SM BKN025  
FM140000 32004KT P6SM BKN030  
FM140200 32003KT P6SM BKN026  
FM140900 33004KT P6SM BKN016  
FM141600 35005KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-140915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/13/26 /  
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 W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 13 11 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 10  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE  
1KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 7  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE  
3KFT WSPD 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 9 10 10 9 7  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW  
6KFT WSPD 27 24 22 21 22 24 26 26 25 23 21 19 17 18 19 21 22 23 23 23 22 21 20 19  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 1 11 11 11 6 6 6 1 1 1 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  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 618 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 14 2026.......SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 616 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 132054 AAA  
KMSN 132053Z 1321/1418 30006KT P6SM SKC  
FM140100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 1401/1405 -SHRA BKN070  
FM141300 01005KT P6SM BKN040  
FM141500 02007KT P6SM BKN024  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-140915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/13/26 /  
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 W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE  
SFC WSPD 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 8 8 7 7  
SFC WGUST 12 12 11 12 11 11 12 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 13 12  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE  
1KFT WSPD 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 13 14 15 15 14 14 14 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 11 10 8  
3KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE  
3KFT WSPD 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 10 9  
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 16 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 12 15 17 18 18 18 19 20 20 18 17 15 14 13  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC  
POP6HR | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 3 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 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  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 629 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 14 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 628 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 131721 RRB  
KRST 131720Z 1318/1418 32009KT P6SM BKN025  
FM131900 32009KT P6SM FEW035 SCT120  
FM141000 02009KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-140915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/13/26 /  
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 W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE  
SFC WSPD 3 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 6 6  
SFC WGUST 10 10 9 9 9 10 11 11 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE  
1KFT WSPD 6 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 10 9 7  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE  
3KFT WSPD 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 9  
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 21 19 18 18 20 23 24 22 18 15 14 15 16 16 17 18 20 22 23 22 20 18 17 17  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK SC BK BK  
POP6HR | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 2 4 4 10 10 10 4 4 4 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  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 625 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 14 2026.......SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 623 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 131721 RRB  
KLSE 131720Z 1318/1418 34009KT P6SM BKN035  
FM132000 34006KT P6SM SCT120  
FM141400 01006KT P6SM BKN035  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-140915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/13/26 /  
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 W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE  
SFC WSPD 2 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 9 9 9 8 8  
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 10 11 12 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 11  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE  
1KFT WSPD 4 6 8 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 11 10 9 9  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE N N N N NE  
3KFT WSPD 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 9  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 21 23 26 28 31 34 34 32 28 24 20 17 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 13  
 
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 40 | 4 | 2 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 2 2 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  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 630 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 14 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 629 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDMX 132100 AAA  
TAFALO  
TAF AMD  
KALO 132100Z 1321/1418 35003KT P6SM SCT035 OVC100  
TEMPO 1321/1322 6SM -SHRA BKN035  
FM140000 34006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040  
FM140500 36008KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-140915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
DATE TUE 10/13/26 /  
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 W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7  
SFC WGUST 9 9 8 9 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE  
1KFT WSPD 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 14 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 9  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E  
3KFT WSPD 8 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 9 8 6 5 4 3 3 4 5 7 9 10 9  
6KFT WDIR W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
6KFT WSPD 20 22 25 28 31 34 36 38 40 41 41 40 37 32 25 20 16 14 13 13 13 13 13 13  
 
SKY COVER FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 7 8 8 13 13 13 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 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  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 14 2026.......SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 622 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 131721  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 131721Z 1318/1418 31005KT P6SM SKC  
FM140300 36006KT P6SM OVC045  
FM141000 36010KT P6SM OVC060=  

 
 
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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