052  
SXUS43 KARX 070731  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
WIZ017-071945-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
DATE WED 10/07/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 5 7 10 12 12 12 12 11 9 6 5 4 4 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 14 13 12 12 11 11 12 12 13 16 19 22 24 24 24 22 20 18 17 16 15 14 13 14  
 
1KFT WDIR NW N N N NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 12 12 14 17 20 22 23 23 22 20 19 19 20 21 20 20 19  
3KFT 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  
3KFT WSPD 19 18 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 27 29 31 31 30 30 30 31 31 32 32 32  
6KFT WDIR NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 22 24 26 29 32 35 37 38 40 41 41 41 39 37 35 33 32 31 33 34 36 35 33 32  
 
SKY COVER FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL  
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 7 2026.......SUNRISE 7:04 AM CDT SUNSET 6:28 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CDT SUNSET 6:26 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 070521  
KAUW 070520Z 0706/0806 30005KT P6SM BKN250  
FM071600 29012G19KT P6SM SKC  
FM072000 29013G23KT P6SM SCT120  
FM080400 30006KT P6SM SCT070 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-071945-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
DATE WED 10/07/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 7 9 10 11 11 11 10 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3  
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 11 10 9 10 10 11 14 17 20 22 24 24 22 20 18 17 16 15 14 12 11  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 17 16 15 15 16 16 14 11 10 11 15 18 20 22 24 25 25 26 28 29 30 30 29 28  
3KFT 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  
3KFT WSPD 19 17 16 15 16 17 19 21 22 22 21 21 22 25 27 30 32 34 34 34 33 32 30 29  
6KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 30 30 30 30 28 28 28 28 30 32 36 38 39 38 38 38 38 38 36 34 32 32 32 33  
 
SKY COVER SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW  
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 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 7 2026.......SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 628 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 626 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 070521 RRC  
KMSN 070520Z 0706/0806 24007KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/26040KT  
FM070800 25007KT P6SM SCT250  
FM071200 33005KT P6SM FEW250  
FM071700 30010G15KT P6SM FEW250  
FM080000 28006KT 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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-071945-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
DATE WED 10/07/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 9 8 6 6 6 5 6 5 5  
SFC WGUST 9 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 13 16 17 18 18 19 16 13 11 11 10 11 11 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 16 18 18 18 16 15 13 11 11 13 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 26 26 26  
3KFT 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  
3KFT WSPD 15 15 15 16 17 19 21 22 23 23 22 22 22 23 24 26 28 30 31 31 31 30 29 28  
6KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 26 27 28 28 27 27 27 27 28 30 32 34 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 34 33  
 
SKY COVER FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 7 2026.......SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 640 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 638 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 070521 RRD  
KRST 070520Z 0706/0806 31008KT P6SM SKC  
FM071700 30013KT P6SM SKC  
FM072300 28008KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-071945-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
DATE WED 10/07/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 7 9 10 10 10 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 9 8 8 8 7 6 8 8 10 12 15 18 19 19 19 17 16 14 12 12 11 10 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 16 17 17 17 17 16 14 11 10 12 15 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 27 26 25  
3KFT 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  
3KFT WSPD 16 15 15 16 17 19 21 23 24 24 23 23 24 25 26 27 29 31 32 32 31 31 31 30  
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 28 28 29 30 31 33 36 38 38 36 35 35 34 33 33 32 31  
 
SKY COVER FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 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 7 2026.......SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 635 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 633 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 070521 RRC  
KLSE 070520Z 0706/0806 VRB05KT P6SM SKC  
FM071500 31007KT P6SM SKC  
FM071800 31011G19KT P6SM SKC  
FM072300 29008KT 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-071945-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
DATE WED 10/07/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 9 7 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5  
SFC WGUST 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 12 14 14 14 14 12 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 10  
 
1KFT WDIR NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N  
1KFT WSPD 17 16 15 17 19 20 18 15 13 12 13 14 16 19 21 22 23 23 24 26 26 24 22 20  
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N  
3KFT WSPD 17 16 16 17 19 20 21 21 22 22 21 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 29 29 29 29 28  
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 22 25 27 28 29 29 28 27 26 26 26 27 28 30 32 35 39 41 42 41 40 37 34 31  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 7 2026.......SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 640 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 639 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 070521  
KALO 070520Z 0706/0806 VRB05KT P6SM SKC  
FM070700 VRB02KT 6SM BR SKC  
FM071000 31004KT P6SM SKC  
FM071400 31009KT P6SM FEW200  
FM080000 29005KT P6SM FEW200  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-071945-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
DATE WED 10/07/26 /  
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A  
 
SFC WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3  
SFC WGUST 11 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 10 10 13 15 16 16 16 14 12 10 10 10 10 9 9 10  
 
1KFT WDIR W NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 25 20 17 16 17 17 16 14 13 13 13 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 25 27 29 28 26 24  
3KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 20 19 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 22 22 21 21 21 22 23 25 27 28 29 30 30 30 29  
6KFT WDIR NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 23 23 24 26 27 28 27 25 24 24 24 26 28 32 34 36 36 37 37 38 38 36 35 33  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 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 7 2026.......SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 634 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 632 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 070533  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 070533Z 0706/0806 23007KT P6SM SCT250  
FM071000 25005KT P6SM SCT250  
FM071200 32010KT P6SM BKN250  
FM080000 28006KT 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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