849  
SXUS43 KARX 052201  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CST MON JAN 5 2026  
 
WIZ017-061015-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CST MON JAN 5 2026  
 
DATE MON 01/05/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E S SW W W W W W W  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 6 6  
SFC WGUST 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 11 13 14  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE E E E E SE S SW SW W W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 8  
3KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 18 16 14 13 13 13 14 15 17 18 19 19 18 17 15 13 12 11 11 12 14 16 20 23  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 24 22 21 21 20 19 18 16 13 11 9 8 7 7 8 10 12 13 12 11 11 14 17 22  
 
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK  
POP6HR | 14 | 20 | 45 | 51  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0  
FOG 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:36 AM CST SUNSET 4:32 PM CST  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:36 AM CST SUNSET 4:33 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 051733  
KAUW 051730Z 0518/0618 VRB03KT P6SM OVC006  
FM060000 VRB03KT P6SM OVC004  
FM060100 13002KT P6SM OVC002  
FM060600 10002KT 5SM -FZRA OVC002  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-061015-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CST MON JAN 5 2026  
 
DATE MON 01/05/26 /  
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 E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE E E E E NE NE NE N N NW NW NW W W W  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6  
SFC WGUST 6 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 8 10 11 12  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E NE NE N N NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 6 8 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 12 12 10 8 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 10 12 14  
3KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W N NE NE E E NE NE N N NW W NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 14 12 11 12 14 15 12 8 5 6 8 10 11 10 9 7 5 5 8 13 18 20 22 23  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W SW SW S S SE SE NE NE NE N N N NW W W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 26 24 21 18 15 13 12 11 10 8 5 4 6 8 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 16 20 25  
 
SKY COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK  
POP6HR | 31 | 61 | 80 | 65  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0  
FOG 0 0 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 052045 AAA  
KMSN 052042Z 0521/0618 VRB04KT P6SM SCT015 BKN150  
FM060200 VRB03KT 3SM BR OVC015  
FM060600 VRB02KT 1SM BR OVC006  
FM061100 VRB03KT 1SM -RA BR OVC005  
FM061500 33005KT 3SM BR OVC008 PROB30 0615/0618 -RA  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-061015-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CST MON JAN 5 2026  
 
DATE MON 01/05/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 9  
SFC WGUST 8 8 7 8 10 11 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 16  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 6 5 3 3 5 7 10 12 14 15 16 16 16  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 7 8 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 13 16 20 25  
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 16 13 11 11 11 11 9 8 6 6 6 6 7 9 11 10 10 10 13 17 21 24 27 30  
 
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 37 | 64 | 57 | 46  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0  
FOG 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 70 70 70 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 447 PM CST  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 448 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KRST 052148 AAA  
KRST 052146Z 0522/0618 14005KT 4SM BR SCT005  
FM052300 13005KT 2SM BR BKN005  
FM060400 13006KT 1/2SM FG OVC003 PROB30 0604/0608 1/2SM -RA  
FG  
OVC002  
FM060800 VRB03KT 1SM -RA BR OVC003  
FM061200 29005KT 1/2SM FG SCT002 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-061015-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CST MON JAN 5 2026  
 
DATE MON 01/05/26 /  
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 E E E E E E E SE SE E E E NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW W NW W W  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 6  
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 8 9 11 12 14 14  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE E NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 4 6 10 13 15 16 17  
3KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW S E NE NE N N N N N NW NW W W NW NW NW W W  
3KFT WSPD 8 8 9 10 11 11 8 5 2 4 7 9 8 6 5 4 5 7 10 15 19 22 24 26  
6KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW S S S SE SE E NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 20 17 14 12 10 9 10 11 11 9 6 3 4 5 7 6 5 6 11 18 24 26 26 25  
 
SKY COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK  
POP6HR | 32 | 61 | 66 | 65  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0  
FOG 0 0 20 20 20 40 40 40 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 443 PM CST  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 052112 AAA  
KLSE 052110Z 0521/0618 11003KT P6SM SCT020 BKN200  
FM060000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT007 BKN011 PROB30 0603/0608 2SM -RA  
BR OVC005  
FM060800 VRB03KT 1SM -RA BR SCT003 OVC005  
FM061400 30005KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR SCT003 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-061015-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CST MON JAN 5 2026  
 
DATE MON 01/05/26 /  
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 SE SE SE E E SE E E E E NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 9  
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 12 12 13 14 15 16  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S SE E E E NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 12 14 15 15 15 14 12 10 8 8 8 7 6 5 6 9 13 16 16 15 14 14 15 16  
3KFT WDIR SW S S S S S SE NE N N N N N N N NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 12 13 14 14 13 12 9 7 6 10 16 19 19 16 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 15 18  
6KFT WDIR W SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE E NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 10 7 5 7 10 13 12 10 9 10 11 13 17 21 23 23 22 21 21 21 22 24 25 27  
 
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 14 | 27 | 31 | 25  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 40 40 20 20 20 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 451 PM CST  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 452 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KALO 051739  
KALO 051736Z 0518/0618 VRB04KT P6SM FEW007 BKN200  
FM060400 VRB04KT 4SM -DZ BR OVC005  
FM060600 VRB03KT 3/4SM -DZ FG OVC004  
FM061000 VRB04KT 1/2SM FG OVC003  
FM061500 31005KT 1SM BR OVC005  
FM061600 31006KT 3SM BR BKN007  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-061015-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CST MON JAN 5 2026  
 
DATE MON 01/05/26 /  
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 SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 7  
SFC WGUST 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 13  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE S S SE SE E E E E E NE NE NE N N N N N NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 11 15 17 18 17 16 14 12 10 11 12 13 13 12 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 15  
3KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 9 10 12 14 15 16 16 15 13 9 5 3 8 15 20 20 18 15 12 10 8 9 11 13  
6KFT WDIR W W W SW S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 15 11 8 8 10 12 14 15 15 12 7 3 5 8 12 14 17 18 20 20 21 22 22 23  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 13 | 31 | 54 | 39  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1  
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 0 0 0  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 051720  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 051720Z 0518/0618 00000KT P6SM BKN190  
FM060600 VRB04KT 5SM -DZ BR OVC004  
FM061400 33005KT 1SM BR BKN005  
FM061700 31007KT P6SM BKN006=  

 
 
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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