536  
SXUS43 KARX 081931  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
WIZ017-090745-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
DATE THU 10/08/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W NW N NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 9 9 8 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7  
SFC WGUST 18 17 16 13 11 9 8 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 8 9 12 12 12 13  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 13 13 12 11 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 12 10 9 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 11 11  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W SW S S S S SE  
3KFT WSPD 16 14 14 14 15 16 17 17 17 16 15 14 12 10 8 7 6 5 4 5 5 7 9 11  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW W W W  
6KFT WSPD 19 18 17 18 21 24 25 25 25 24 24 23 25 27 28 28 26 24 21 17 14 12 10 9  
 
SKY COVER BK SC BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK SC BK SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP6HR | 3 | 5 | 3 | 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  
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CDT SUNSET 6:26 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:07 AM CDT SUNSET 6:24 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 081721 RRA  
KAUW 081720Z 0818/0918 28010G17KT P6SM SCT250  
FM082300 29006KT P6SM SCT250  
FM090200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250  
FM091400 14007KT P6SM SCT150  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-090745-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
DATE THU 10/08/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR NW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW S S S SE E E E E E SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 10 9 8 7 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 7 8  
SFC WGUST 18 17 16 14 10 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 13 14  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 13 13 12 11 11 10 8 6 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 13  
3KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW W W W SW S SE SE SE SE  
3KFT WSPD 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 13 12 10 8 6 5 6 7 9 10 11 11  
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 20 19 20 22 26 29 29 29 27 26 25 24 25 25 25 24 22 19 15 11 8 7 8 9  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC  
POP6HR | 2 | 4 | 3 | 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 1 1 1 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  
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 626 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 081739 RRB  
KMSN 081737Z 0818/0918 30009KT P6SM SCT250  
FM090000 VRB04KT P6SM FEW150 BKN250  
FM091500 12005KT P6SM SCT150 OVC250  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-090745-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
DATE THU 10/08/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR W W W W NW NW W SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 11  
SFC WGUST 12 13 11 10 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 17 18 19 20  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 17 18 18  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
3KFT WSPD 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 7 6 7 8 10 13 16 19 21  
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 W  
6KFT WSPD 30 31 30 29 27 25 23 21 20 19 18 17 15 13 11 12 13 14 13 12 11 11 11 11  
 
SKY COVER BK BK SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 6 9 9 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  
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 638 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 636 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 081736  
KRST 081733Z 0818/0918 29007KT P6SM SCT250  
FM090000 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250  
FM091400 12006KT P6SM BKN200  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-090745-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
DATE THU 10/08/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR W W W NW NW NW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
SFC WGUST 13 12 13 10 7 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 13 13 15 15  
 
1KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W SW S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 9 11 12 13 14 15 15 16  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE  
3KFT WSPD 9 9 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 8 6 4 3 4 6 9 11 14 16  
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 26 26 27 30 33 35 34 31 28 25 23 21 19 18 18 17 16 15 12 10 8 8 9 10  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC  
POP6HR | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5  
 
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 1 1 1 4 5 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  
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 633 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 631 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 081736 RRA  
KLSE 081733Z 0818/0918 29007KT P6SM BKN250  
FM090000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250  
FM091400 12010KT P6SM BKN200  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-090745-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
DATE THU 10/08/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR W W W W NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 9 11 12 12  
SFC WGUST 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 11 14 13 13 13 14 14 16 18 21 20  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 5 7 8 10 11 13 14 15 15 14 15 19 23 26 27 26 24  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SE SE SE SE SE S S  
3KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 14 15 14 13 11 10 8 8 11 15 18 18 17 16  
6KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 31 29 28 27 25 24 23 22 21 19 18 18 19 22 24 26 28 28 25 20 17 19 22 24  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK  
POP6HR | 2 | 26 | 43 | 36  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 6 13 13 13 15 15 15 24 24 24 14  
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 8 2026.......SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 639 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 637 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 081721  
KALO 081720Z 0818/0918 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200  
FM090400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 0906/0912 3SM -TSRA  
OVC060CB  
FM091500 14009KT P6SM SCT150  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-090745-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
DATE THU 10/08/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR W W W W W NW N E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 8 9 9  
SFC WGUST 13 14 12 10 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 15 16 17 17  
 
1KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW W S SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE SE E SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 7 7 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 4 7 9 10 11 10 9 7 7 10 15 19 21 23 24  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W SW SW S S S SE S S S  
3KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 13 11 7 6 8 11 14 16 17 17  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
6KFT WSPD 33 33 33 33 32 30 27 25 22 22 22 22 21 19 19 20 21 24 25 27 29 30 31 31  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 2 | 5 | 26 | 43  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 8 8 8 19 19 19 25  
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 8 2026.......SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 632 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 630 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 081720  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 081720Z 0818/0918 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250  
FM090600 10004KT P6SM FEW050 BKN150  
PROB30 0910/0914 5SM -SHRA OVC050=  

 
 
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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