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SXUS43 KARX 262201
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
WIZ017-271015-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
DATE THU 02/26/26 /
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 SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 11 11 12 13 13
SFC WGUST 16 15 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 17 17 19 21 25 24 24 25 26
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
1KFT WSPD 10 9 9 10 12 14 15 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 12 10 9 9 10 11
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW
3KFT WSPD 21 20 21 21 23 25 26 26 27 27 28 30 33 37 39 39 39 38 39 40 40 40 38 37
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 36 37 37 37 37 36 37 37 37 36 35 34 35 37 39 41 42 44 45 46 46 46 45 44
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 26 2026......SUNRISE 6:41 AM CST SUNSET 5:42 PM CST
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 6:40 AM CST SUNSET 5:43 PM CST
FTUS80 KAUW 261727
KAUW 261726Z 2618/2718 22007KT P6SM BKN028
FM262100 22007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN070
FM270100 23005KT P6SM SCT070 BKN110
FM271500 23009G19KT P6SM BKN150
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.
WIZ044-271015-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
DATE THU 02/26/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
SFC WSPD 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 10 11 11 12 12 12
SFC WGUST 18 18 15 15 15 13 12 12 11 10 11 11 12 14 14 16 17 19 21 24 25 25 24 25
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
1KFT WSPD 16 19 21 23 25 26 26 25 25 26 28 30 31 33 33 34 33 32 28 23 20 18 19 19
3KFT WDIR W 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 25 27 28 27 26 25 27 29 31 32 32 33 34 36 37 38 39 39 40 40 40 39 38 37
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 30 33 35 36 37 37 37 36 35 33 31 31 33 36 39 40 40 40 42 44 45 43 39 35
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3
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 26 2026......SUNRISE 638 AM CST SUNSET 543 PM CST
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 637 AM CST SUNSET 544 PM CST
FTUS80 KMSN 262048 AAA
KMSN 262045Z 2621/2718 22010KT P6SM BKN200
FM270000 24005KT P6SM SKC
FM271400 22008KT P6SM SCT250
FM271600 23013G24KT 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.
MNZ087-271015-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
DATE THU 02/26/26 /
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 SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 16
SFC WGUST 17 14 12 11 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 21 21 20 22 23 25 25 26 26 27
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 16 15 14 16 18 20 20 19 19 22 26 29 31 31 31 30 28 26 23 20 18 18 20 23
3KFT WDIR W W NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
3KFT WSPD 22 22 22 24 26 28 29 30 30 30 30 30 33 36 38 37 36 35 35 35 35 35 34 34
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 36 36 36 36 36 35 34 33 32 33 34 36 37 38 40 43 46 47 44 40 36 36 37 39
SKY COVER FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 26 2026......SUNRISE 652 AM CST SUNSET 555 PM CST
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 556 PM CST
FTUS53 KRST 261721 RRC
KRST 261720Z 2618/2718 24013KT P6SM SKC
FM270000 23008KT P6SM FEW250
FM271200 23012KT P6SM SCT250
FM271500 27016G25KT 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.
WIZ041-271015-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
DATE THU 02/26/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W
SFC WSPD 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 12
SFC WGUST 18 16 15 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 22 21 21 23 23
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W
1KFT WSPD 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 28 29 31 34 35 35 34 32 28 23 19 19 20 23
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 24 25 25 26 27 28 28 28 28 29 30 32 35 39 41 40 37 35 36 37 38 38 37 35
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW
6KFT WSPD 35 37 39 40 40 39 38 36 35 34 33 33 34 36 38 39 41 42 43 43 42 40 37 34
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 26 2026......SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 550 PM CST
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 645 AM CST SUNSET 551 PM CST
FTUS53 KLSE 261721 RRB
KLSE 261720Z 2618/2718 20009KT P6SM SKC
FM270000 19005KT P6SM FEW250
FM271100 21010KT 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.
IAZ019-271015-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
DATE THU 02/26/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
SFC WSPD 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 11
SFC WGUST 14 13 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 14 14 16 16 17 17 18 19 20 20 20 20 20
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW W W W
1KFT WSPD 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 21 22 24 27 30 33 35 36 37 36 34 29 23 19 19 21 24
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 23 22 21 21 22 23 23 24 24 24 24 26 30 35 39 40 39 38 38 38 37 36 35 33
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 35 35 34 33 30 28 27 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 42 41 40
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 26 2026......SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 556 PM CST
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 648 AM CST SUNSET 557 PM CST
FTUS53 KALO 261724
KALO 261721Z 2618/2718 19010KT P6SM SCT011
FM262000 23009KT P6SM FEW210
FM271700 24011G19KT P6SM FEW250
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.
WIZ061-271015-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
DATE THU 02/26/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
SFC WSPD 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 17 16 12 12 13 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 13 13 14 16 17 20 22 24 24 25 25 25
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
1KFT WSPD 14 15 16 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 27 29 31 33 35 36 37 36 34 30 27 25 24 23
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 22 23 24 21 19 17 18 21 23 23 23 24 27 30 33 36 39 40 40 39 38 37 37 36
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 25 28 31 32 32 32 31 31 30 30 29 30 32 35 37 36 35 35 39 45 49 49 47 43
SKY COVER SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3
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 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
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 549 PM CST
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 550 PM CST
FTUS43 KDVN 261720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 261720Z 2618/2718 20010KT P6SM SCT050
FM262100 23009KT P6SM FEW150
FM270000 24006KT P6SM SKC
FM271200 21007KT P6SM SCT250
FM271500 22013G23KT P6SM SKC=
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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