491  
SXUS43 KARX 242101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
WIZ017-250915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/24/26 /  
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 S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NE N NE N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 11 10 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S E E E E E E E E SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 9 7 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW N E SE E E E E SE  
3KFT WSPD 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 7 5 2 1 2 4 6 6 7 7 7 7  
6KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E  
6KFT WSPD 15 14 13 11 9 6 4 5 6 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 7  
 
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK  
POP6HR | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 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  
SEPTEMBER 24 2026.....SUNRISE 6:48 AM CDT SUNSET 6:52 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 25 2026.....SUNRISE 6:49 AM CDT SUNSET 6:50 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 241721  
KAUW 241720Z 2418/2518 12005KT P6SM SCT035  
FM250500 VRB03KT P6SM OVC090  
FM250600 VRB03KT 5SM BR BKN045  
TEMPO 2508/2512 1SM BR BKN004  
FM251400 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT060  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-250915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/24/26 /  
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 SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE NE N N N NE E E E E E E E SE SE  
SFC WSPD 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 10 9 8 7 7 8 9 8 7 7 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE  
1KFT WSPD 5 4 4 5 8 11 13 13 12 11 10 9 7 5 2 1 2 5 7 8 8 8 8 8  
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S NW NW NW N NE NE E E E E SE SE SE  
3KFT WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 6 8 9 9 10 11 11 11 10  
6KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW S SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E  
6KFT WSPD 10 10 10 9 7 5 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 10  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3  
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  
SEPTEMBER 24 2026.....SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 651 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 25 2026.....SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 649 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 242100 AAA  
KMSN 242058Z 2421/2518 10008KT P6SM FEW030 BKN050  
FM250300 00000KT P6SM BKN070 PROB30 2505/2508 6SM -RA OVC050  
FM251400 VRB03KT 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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-250915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/24/26 /  
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 S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 7  
SFC WGUST 12 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 12  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE  
1KFT WSPD 8 9 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 6 5 5 7 10 12 12 11 10 10 10  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
3KFT WSPD 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 12 13 12 11 10 8 5 4 5 7 10 12 13 14 14 14  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW N NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
6KFT WSPD 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 10 8 6 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 6 8 9 10 9  
 
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 43 | 30 | 9 | 6  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 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  
SEPTEMBER 24 2026.....SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 703 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 25 2026.....SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 702 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 241724  
KRST 241721Z 2418/2518 16012KT P6SM FEW027 BKN250 PROB30 2420/2424  
6SM -RA OVC040  
FM250000 15006KT 6SM -RA OVC040  
FM250200 15003KT P6SM OVC040 PROB30 2502/2506 6SM -RA OVC040  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-250915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/24/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE  
SFC WSPD 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 8 7 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW S E NE NE E E E E E E E  
1KFT WSPD 4 4 5 6 8 10 11 11 10 9 7 5 4 3 3 3 5 7 9 10 10 10 10 9  
3KFT WDIR S S S SE S S S S S S S S SW S SE SE SE E E E E E E SE  
3KFT WSPD 5 5 6 6 7 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 5 3 2 2 3 5 7 8 7 7 7 8  
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W NW N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E  
6KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 5 6 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7  
 
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 27 | 30 | 9 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3  
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  
SEPTEMBER 24 2026.....SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 658 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 25 2026.....SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 657 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 241724  
KLSE 241721Z 2418/2518 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250  
FM242100 12003KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 2500/2506 6SM -RA OVC040  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-250915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/24/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 7  
SFC WGUST 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 11 11  
 
1KFT WDIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE  
1KFT WSPD 4 5 8 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 6 8 10 11 11 11 11 11  
3KFT WDIR S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
3KFT WSPD 7 6 6 6 8 11 12 13 12 11 10 8 7 6 5 5 7 10 12 13 13 13 13 13  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
6KFT WSPD 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 7 8 8 8  
 
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 36 | 47 | 31 | 11  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 6 6  
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  
SEPTEMBER 24 2026.....SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 703 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 25 2026.....SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 701 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 241742  
KALO 241740Z 2418/2518 14006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035  
FM242300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT029 OVC040 PROB30 2505/2510 6SM  
-SHRA  
BKN021  
FM251000 09003KT P6SM SCT014 OVC024 PROB30 2510/2513  
5SM -SHRA  
BKN018  
FM251300 11005KT P6SM SCT012 OVC019  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-250915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/24/26 /  
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 SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4  
SFC WGUST 8 7 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 6 5 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9  
 
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SE E E E E E E E E E SE  
1KFT WSPD 3 4 5 7 9 11 12 13 13 13 11 9 7 4 2 1 3 5 8 9 9 9 9 9  
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E SE  
3KFT WSPD 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 6 5 3 3 2 3 4 6 8 10 11 12 12 12  
6KFT WDIR S SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE S SE SE  
6KFT WSPD 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 6 8 8 6  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 12 | 30 | 29 | 4  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5  
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  
SEPTEMBER 24 2026.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 656 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 25 2026.....SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 655 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 242101 AAA  
TAFDBQ  
TAF AMD  
KDBQ 242101Z 2421/2518 11006KT P6SM BKN028  
FM250000 09005KT P6SM SCT028 BKN040  
PROB30 2506/2512 4SM -SHRA BR BKN028  
FM251200 08005KT 6SM BR BKN018 OVC025=  
 
 
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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