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SXUS43 KARX 282101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
WIZ017-290915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
DATE TUE 04/28/26 /
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 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 10 9 8 6 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 20 18 17 16 15 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 12 14 15 17 17 18 18
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 15 14 12 11 11 12 12 11 10 8 6 5 4 6 9 11 14 16 17 15 12 10 10 11
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 17 16 14 13 13 13 13 11 9 7 5 4 4 7 11 16 18 20 20 18 15 13 13 14
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 18 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 14 16 17 16 15 14 14 15
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 9 9 9
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 28 2026.........SUNRISE 5:52 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 5:51 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 281736
KAUW 281734Z 2818/2918 28015G24KT P6SM BKN035
FM281900 28012G20KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
FM290000 30009KT P6SM BKN250
FM290200 34004KT P6SM BKN070 PROB30 2909/2913 -SHRA BKN040
FM291600 31008KT P6SM BKN040
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.
WIZ044-290915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
DATE TUE 04/28/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 10 10 8 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 9 9 10 10
SFC WGUST 19 18 17 16 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 11 12 12 15 16 17 18 18
1KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE E E E E E E N NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 16 14 12 11 13 16 17 17 16 14 14 14 13 10 8 7 6 7 8 9 11 13 14 15
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE E E SE S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 17 15 13 12 12 13 13 12 9 7 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 8 10 12 13 15 16 17
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW W W W W NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 23 20 17 14 13 12 12 10 9 8 9 11 13 13 12 11 11 10 11 13 15 17 19 20
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK SC
POP6HR | 1 | 9 | 13 | 12
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 6 6 11 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 28 2026.........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 282012 AAA
KMSN 282009Z 2820/2918 28011KT P6SM FEW040 SCT140 BKN250
FM282200 29009KT P6SM SCT140 BKN250
FM290000 31005KT P6SM BKN110
FM290200 33005KT P6SM BKN080
FM291200 35006KT P6SM BKN070
FM291600 34007KT 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.
MNZ087-290915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
DATE TUE 04/28/26 /
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 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 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 11
SFC WGUST 18 18 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 18 18
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 13 13 14 15 16 18 20 22 23 24 21 17 14 14 14 15 14 12 12 14 17 19 19 19
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 14 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 17 15 14 13 14 16 17 18 17 17 18 20 21 21 20
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 17 16 15 14 13 12 12 13 14 16 17 18 20 22 23 25 25 24 23 24 25 26 25 23
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 1 | 11 | 1 | 12
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 8 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
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 281721 RRB
KRST 281720Z 2818/2918 31013KT P6SM SCT200
FM290200 31006KT P6SM SCT080
FM291500 31012KT 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.
WIZ041-290915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
DATE TUE 04/28/26 /
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 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 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 17 16 16 14 13 13 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 13 15 16 17 18 18 18 18
1KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 14 13 13 13 15 17 18 17 16 14 13 13 13 14 16 18 19 19 19 18 17 16 16 17
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 14 14 13 13 14 15 16 15 14 13 11 8 7 8 10 13 16 18 20 19 18 17 17 18
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 21 19 16 14 13 13 13 11 10 10 11 13 15 15 14 14 14 15 16 17 19 20 20 20
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP6HR | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 6 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
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 281903 AAA
KLSE 281900Z 2819/2918 34012KT P6SM SCT200
FM290200 28004KT P6SM BKN080
FM291500 32010KT 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.
IAZ019-290915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
DATE TUE 04/28/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 13
SFC WGUST 15 15 14 13 13 12 13 12 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 14 16 17 18 18 18 18
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 12 12 13 14 16 20 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 19 17 15 14 13 13 15 18 20 20 19
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 13 12 12 13 15 17 18 18 16 15 13 12 12 14 18 20 20 18 17 18 20 21 21 21
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 20 18 14 12 11 11 12 12 13 14 16 19 22 24 25 25 25 24 24 26 28 29 27 25
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK
POP6HR | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
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 28 2026.........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 281724
KALO 281722Z 2818/2918 32011G20KT P6SM SCT250
FM282100 32009KT P6SM BKN250
FM290500 34006KT P6SM BKN070
FM291200 32005KT P6SM FEW250
FM291400 32010KT 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.
WIZ061-290915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
DATE TUE 04/28/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 11 11 12 12 11
SFC WGUST 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 19 19
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 12 11 11 12 15 18 20 20 19 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 14 16 17 18 19 19 19 20
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 12 12 11 11 13 14 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 11 12 12 14 16 18 19 20 20 21 21
6KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 21 18 15 12 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 15 18 19 18 16 15 17 20 23 24 24
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 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 28 2026.........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 281727
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 281727Z 2818/2918 32012KT P6SM SCT040
FM290000 33008KT P6SM BKN070=
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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