571
SXUS43 KARX 172201
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
WIZ017-181015-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
SFC WSPD 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 14
SFC WGUST 20 22 24 28 30 31 33 34 33 33 32 31 29 27 26 24 24 24 25 25 24 26 27 29
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 14 16 17 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 8 9 10 10 10 10
3KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 27 31 35 41 47 53 58 62 63 62 57 52 46 39 34 30 28 28 28 29 30 30 30 29
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 30 36 41 46 51 56 63 68 70 65 57 49 47 45 43 37 31 27 30 35 38 37 35 31
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV
POP6HR | 16 | 58 | 74 | 46
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 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
DECEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 7:31 AM CST SUNSET 4:18 PM CST
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 7:32 AM CST SUNSET 4:19 PM CST
FTUS53 KAUW 171745
KAUW 171742Z 1718/1818 22005KT P6SM SCT110
FM172200 16008G16KT P6SM BKN100
FM180100 18012G25KT P6SM OVC100 WS020/20050KT
TEMPO 1807/1808 BKN010
FM180800 20013G24KT 5SM -RA BR OVC007 WS020/21050KT PROB30
1808/1812 4SM -FZRA BR
FM181200 21012G20KT 2SM -RASN BR OVC004 WS020/22040KT
FM181500 23010G19KT 1SM -RASN BR OVC004
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.
WIZ044-181015-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
SFC WSPD 6 7 9 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 13 13 12 13 10 11 12 13 13 15 16 17
SFC WGUST 14 17 20 24 26 25 25 27 28 28 28 30 28 26 26 26 24 25 25 26 27 29 29 30
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W W SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 13 20 25 27 28 28 28 28 28 27 25 24 23 22 21 19 18 17 16 15 15 15 16 17
3KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 19 23 27 33 39 45 49 52 55 56 57 56 54 50 45 38 31 27 27 30 34 35 35 35
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 25 27 29 32 35 40 46 52 57 59 58 56 51 46 41 40 40 41 42 44 45 44 41 39
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 8 | 32 | 99 | 50
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
DECEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 424 PM CST
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 424 PM CST
FTUS53 KMSN 172057 AAA
KMSN 172055Z 1721/1818 18004KT P6SM SCT130
FM180200 17011G20KT P6SM BKN190 WS020/18045KT
FM180900 19014G24KT P6SM OVC008 WS020/20045KT PROB30
1809/1811
4SM -RA OVC005
FM181100 19014G23KT 3SM -RA OVC005 WS020/20050KT
FM181500 22012KT 3SM -RA OVC005
FM181700 24011G21KT P6SM OVC008
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.
MNZ087-181015-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 13 15 18 19 20 21 22 21 21 20 19 17 13 12 13 13 14 15 17 20 21 23 24 25
SFC WGUST 25 28 31 34 36 38 38 36 36 35 34 31 26 22 23 24 25 29 32 33 34 37 38 39
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W W SW SW W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 22 26 30 32 33 33 32 31 29 25 20 16 13 12 12 13 14 16 16 16 16 19 24 29
3KFT WDIR SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 30 37 44 52 59 63 65 64 60 53 45 38 35 35 35 35 36 37 37 36 36 38 40 42
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 37 44 50 56 60 63 65 65 61 52 40 31 28 28 30 30 31 32 31 31 30 29 27 26
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 14 | 75 | 75 | 44
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 3 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
DECEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 434 PM CST
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 434 PM CST
FTUS53 KRST 171721 RRA
KRST 171720Z 1718/1818 19009KT P6SM SCT200
FM172100 17017G30KT P6SM BKN120
FM180500 18023G32KT 6SM -RA OVC025
FM180700 20017G30KT 4SM -RA OVC006
FM180900 21016G27KT P6SM OVC012
FM181400 25018G26KT P6SM BKN020
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.
WIZ041-181015-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
SFC WSPD 8 9 11 12 14 14 16 15 15 15 15 15 13 12 10 10 11 11 13 14 16 18 19 20
SFC WGUST 20 23 26 29 31 32 33 34 33 33 33 31 28 25 23 22 23 24 28 27 28 30 32 33
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
1KFT WSPD 18 23 27 29 30 30 30 29 27 26 24 22 19 17 15 14 14 14 15 16 18 20 22 24
3KFT WDIR SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 22 27 33 40 48 54 58 60 60 60 58 53 43 32 25 27 33 39 39 38 37 37 36 37
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
6KFT WSPD 25 30 36 41 46 51 58 65 67 62 54 46 43 41 39 34 29 26 29 34 37 36 32 27
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 13 | 51 | 75 | 40
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 4 4 4 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
DECEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 429 PM CST
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 429 PM CST
FTUS53 KLSE 171721 RRA
KLSE 171720Z 1718/1818 17006KT P6SM SCT200
FM172100 17012KT P6SM BKN120
FM180700 18015G24KT 6SM -RA OVC035
FM180900 19014G22KT 4SM -RA OVC008
FM181200 24012G23KT P6SM BKN020
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.
IAZ019-181015-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 12 13 15 17 18 19 18 19 19 19 18 17 14 12 13 13 14 15 18 21 23 23 24 24
SFC WGUST 22 23 26 28 30 31 31 30 30 31 30 28 26 23 22 23 25 27 34 34 36 36 37 38
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W SW W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 21 26 30 32 33 32 31 29 26 23 21 19 18 17 17 19 20 21 20 18 17 19 22 25
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 26 32 38 45 52 57 58 57 55 51 48 44 43 42 42 42 42 42 42 41 41 41 41 40
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 33 39 45 50 54 57 59 59 57 51 44 37 33 31 31 33 35 38 40 41 41 40 37 33
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV
POP6HR | 6 | 77 | 80 | 42
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 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
DECEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST
FTUS80 KALO 171733
KALO 171730Z 1718/1818 16006KT P6SM FEW120 BKN200
FM180100 16016G24KT P6SM OVC040 WS020/18040KT PROB30
1806/1807
4SM -RA OVC015
FM180700 20016G24KT 6SM -RA OVC020 WS020/21050KT
FM181000 23015G23KT 5SM -RA OVC010
FM181200 25015G23KT P6SM OVC020 PROB30 1812/1813 4SM
-RA
OVC005
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.
WIZ061-181015-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
SFC WSPD 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 12 11 12 14 15 17 19 21 21
SFC WGUST 18 19 23 24 27 29 29 31 30 31 30 29 28 26 27 25 24 24 27 29 31 33 33 34
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W SW W W W
1KFT WSPD 17 22 27 30 32 32 32 31 30 29 27 26 24 23 21 20 18 17 17 17 19 20 23 25
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 18 24 30 36 42 47 50 52 53 54 55 54 50 44 40 39 40 41 40 38 37 36 37 37
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 24 26 29 33 38 43 50 56 59 60 58 54 50 44 39 34 30 28 31 36 41 43 43 43
SKY COVER FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC BK BK
POP6HR | 1 | 52 | 97 | 34
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 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
DECEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 432 PM CST
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 432 PM CST
FTUS43 KDVN 171732
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 171732Z 1718/1818 16009KT P6SM FEW200
FM180300 17017G24KT P6SM BKN120 WS010/19045KT
FM180700 19017G23KT P6SM OVC015 WS010/20050KT
FM180800 19018G24KT 4SM BR OVC009 WS010/22050KT
FM181200 24021G31KT 3SM -RA BR OVC007
PROB30 1812/1817 1SM RA OVC005
FM181700 26021G33KT P6SM OVC015=
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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