469  
SXUS43 KARX 261001  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
WIZ017-262215-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE THU 02/26/26 /  
CST 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 7 8 7 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 10 10 11 13 16 20 19 19 18 17 16 15 15 14 12 12 12 14 12 12 13 13 14 14  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
1KFT WSPD 9 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 11 13 13 12 9 7 6 6 7  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 22 23 25 29 33 35 33 29 25 22 20 18 19 21 22 21 19 18 19 20 22 24 27 30  
6KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 35 36 37 38 39 38 37 36 35 35 37 38 37 36 34 32 31 30 31 32 34 35 35 35  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 18 | 14 | 3 | 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 0 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  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 6:41 AM CST SUNSET 5:42 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 6:40 AM CST SUNSET 5:43 PM CST  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 260521 RRA  
KAUW 260520Z 2606/2706 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100  
FM261200 20003KT P6SM BKN070  
FM261500 20005KT P6SM OVC030 WS020/24035KT  
FM261700 21008KT P6SM OVC026  
FM262200 23007KT P6SM BKN020  
FM270400 23006KT P6SM SCT022 WS020/27030KT  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-262215-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE THU 02/26/26 /  
CST 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 5 6 6 8 10 13 16 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 14 14 14 13 12 12 13 12 12  
 
1KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW W W W  
1KFT WSPD 5 6 8 11 14 17 17 15 14 15 15 16 17 18 20 23 25 26 25 23 20 18 16 13  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 19 19 19 21 25 27 27 26 25 25 25 26 27 27 28 28 27 27 25 24 23 24 26 28  
6KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 30 30 29 28 28 28 30 32 35 36 37 38 37 35 35 35 36 37 36 35 33 32 31 29  
 
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 2 | 2 | 3 | 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 0 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  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 638 AM CST SUNSET 543 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 637 AM CST SUNSET 544 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 260933 AAA  
KMSN 260932Z 2610/2706 00000KT P6SM SCT100  
FM261700 21007KT P6SM SCT100  
FM262300 24005KT P6SM FEW150  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-262215-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE THU 02/26/26 /  
CST 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW W W SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 6 6 7 8 8 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 9 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9  
SFC WGUST 12 13 15 17 19 21 20 19 19 19 19 18 16 14 11 12 13 14 13 13 14 15 16 16  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
1KFT WSPD 12 14 16 17 18 18 17 15 14 14 15 16 15 15 15 17 20 22 23 23 24 24 24 23  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 17 21 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 26 25 25 27 29 31 32 33 33 30 26 24 24 26 29  
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 25 28 30 28 26 25 27 31 34 34 34 33 35 38 39 38 37 34 30 27 26 28 32 37  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 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 0 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  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 652 AM CST SUNSET 555 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 556 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KRST 260909 AAA  
KRST 260906Z 2609/2706 VRB05KT P6SM SCT080  
FM261300 20009KT P6SM BKN025  
FM261800 24012KT P6SM SCT150  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-262215-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE THU 02/26/26 /  
CST 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 4 5 7 8 9 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6  
SFC WGUST 7 8 9 11 12 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 16 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 12  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
1KFT WSPD 7 7 9 13 17 20 20 18 16 16 16 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 19 18 17 17 17 19  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 18 19 21 22 23 23 23 24 24 25 26 28 28 27 28 30 32 33 30 27 25 25 26 27  
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 25 23 23 25 28 30 31 31 31 32 34 35 37 39 40 41 41 39 36 32 29 29 30 32  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP6HR | 4 | 2 | 2 | 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 0 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  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 550 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 645 AM CST SUNSET 551 PM CST  
 
FTUS80 KLSE 260521 RRO  
KLSE 260520Z 2606/2706 VRB04KT P6SM SCT100  
FM261300 19010KT P6SM BKN020  
FM262100 20008KT P6SM SCT100  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-262215-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE THU 02/26/26 /  
CST 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 4 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7  
SFC WGUST 8 9 11 12 14 17 18 19 19 19 19 18 16 14 12 12 11 12 11 11 11 11 12 13  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W  
1KFT WSPD 7 10 13 15 17 18 17 16 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 26 27 27 26 25 24 22 21  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 18 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 23 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 23 22 22 24 25  
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 25 27 29 27 25 24 23 24 26 28 30 32 32 32 31 31 30 29 26 23 22 24 29 34  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC  
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 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 0 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  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 556 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 648 AM CST SUNSET 557 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KALO 260900 AAA  
KALO 260859Z 2609/2706 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040  
TEMPO 2609/2611 BKN025  
FM261100 VRB04KT P6SM BKN025 BKN070  
FM261600 20007KT P6SM FEW025 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-262215-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE THU 02/26/26 /  
CST 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A  
 
SFC WDIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SFC WSPD 2 2 3 3 4 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 6 6 7 9 12 14 16 18 19 19 19 19 18 16 14 14 12 13 11 11 11 11 11 12  
 
1KFT WDIR W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W  
1KFT WSPD 5 6 7 9 11 13 13 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 23 25 26 25 24 22 21 20 19  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W W W W W W  
3KFT WSPD 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 27 26 26 26 26 26 24 22 21 21 22 24  
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 20 21 22 25 28 29 27 24 22 24 27 30 31 31 31 31 32 32 31 30 28 27 26 26  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 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 0 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  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 549 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 550 PM CST  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 260521  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 260521Z 2606/2706 VRB03KT P6SM OVC080  
FM261400 19007KT P6SM BKN060  
FM261800 22011KT P6SM SCT040=  
 
 
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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