866  
SXUS43 KARX 042201  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
WIZ017-051015-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/04/26 /  
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 W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW W  
SFC WSPD 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
SFC WGUST 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
1KFT WSPD 9 10 11 10 9 9 10 11 13 16 18 19 18 17 15 15 15 15 13 10 8 7 7 8  
3KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 14 14 14 14 13 12 13 14 16 20 25 29 34 36 37 35 30 25 22 20 20 21 23 25  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW W W NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 17 17 17 16 16 16 17 19 22 25 29 32 35 37 39 41 42 41 40 38 36 36 36 37  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 1 | 46 | 65 | 11  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 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 4 2026......SUNRISE 7:14 AM CST SUNSET 5:11 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 5 2026......SUNRISE 7:13 AM CST SUNSET 5:12 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 042121 CCA  
KAUW 042119Z 0421/0518 28005KT P6SM SCT250  
FM050000 23004KT P6SM BKN035  
FM050600 22005KT P6SM OVC025 WS020/25035KT  
FM051200 22005KT P6SM -SN OVC035 WS020/26035KT  
TEMPO 0512/0516 2SM -SN BKN022  
FM051600 25008G17KT P6SM -FZDZSN BKN022  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-051015-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/04/26 /  
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 NW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
SFC WSPD 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 6  
SFC WGUST 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 13  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW W W NW NW W W W W SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
1KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 16 20 23 23 22 20 19 18 16 15 14 13 13 13 13  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 14 14 13 12 11 10 11 14 17 20 22 25 27 29 30 32 33 32 27 22 18 18 21 24  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 11 13 15 15 14 14 16 18 21 23 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 31 28 27 29 31 35  
 
SKY COVER CL FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 23 | 67 | 19  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 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 4 2026......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 5 2026......SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 515 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 042048 AAA  
KMSN 042045Z 0421/0518 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250  
FM050900 VRB03KT P6SM BKN110  
FM051100 21005KT P6SM OVC070  
FM051300 21005KT 5SM -SN OVC035  
FM051600 22009KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 0516/0518 -SN OVC035  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-051015-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/04/26 /  
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 NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 10 10  
SFC WGUST 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 13 14 17 17 18 19 18 17 17 17 16 16 17 17 17  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 9 11 13 12 11 10 11 12 14 17 20 23 24 24 24 24 24 23 21 18 15 14 14 14  
3KFT WDIR NW NW W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N  
3KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 13 15 18 21 25 31 36 38 36 32 27 25 24 24 24 25 27  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N  
6KFT WSPD 11 12 14 15 16 17 19 21 24 25 27 28 31 34 37 39 40 40 38 36 34 34 35 36  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 13 | 16 | 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 4 2026......SUNRISE 723 AM CST SUNSET 525 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 5 2026......SUNRISE 722 AM CST SUNSET 526 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KRST 041721 RRD  
KRST 041720Z 0418/0518 28006KT P6SM BKN050  
FM050200 24007KT P6SM BKN015  
FM050700 21010KT P6SM OVC025  
FM050900 20013KT P6SM OVC045  
FM051500 25010KT P6SM SCT080  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-051015-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/04/26 /  
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 NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW  
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
SFC WGUST 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 14  
 
1KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW  
1KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 12 15 19 22 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 15 14 13 12 11  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N  
3KFT WSPD 12 12 11 11 11 12 13 14 16 18 20 23 27 31 33 32 30 27 24 20 18 18 20 23  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N  
6KFT WSPD 9 11 13 13 13 14 16 19 22 23 25 27 30 33 35 35 35 34 34 33 33 34 35 36  
 
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 19 | 50 | 8  
 
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 4 2026......SUNRISE 718 AM CST SUNSET 520 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 5 2026......SUNRISE 717 AM CST SUNSET 521 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 041721 RRC  
KLSE 041720Z 0418/0518 29004KT P6SM FEW200  
FM050000 VRB04KT P6SM BKN100  
FM050600 18005KT P6SM OVC050 PROB30 0510/0515 4SM -FZDZSN  
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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-051015-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/04/26 /  
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 NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10  
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 14 15 15  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 9 10 11 11 10 9 9 10 11 14 17 20 22 24 25 26 25 23 20 16 13 12 12 12  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N  
3KFT WSPD 13 13 13 12 10 10 12 14 17 18 20 22 27 31 34 32 28 24 23 24 26 27 30 32  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N  
6KFT WSPD 11 13 14 14 14 14 16 18 20 21 22 23 26 30 33 35 36 37 36 35 34 34 34 35  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 10 | 14 | 5  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 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  
FEBRUARY 4 2026......SUNRISE 720 AM CST SUNSET 527 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 5 2026......SUNRISE 719 AM CST SUNSET 529 PM CST  
 
FTUS53 KALO 041742  
KALO 041739Z 0418/0518 33003KT P6SM OVC060  
FM050200 27003KT P6SM SCT018 BKN027  
FM050700 21003KT P6SM SCT090 BKN120  
FM051600 24009KT P6SM 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-051015-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/04/26 /  
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 NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
SFC WSPD 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 8  
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 16 16 16 15 14  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
1KFT WSPD 8 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 9 12 16 20 22 24 25 26 26 25 22 18 15 14 13 13  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 10 11 12 10 7 6 8 11 15 18 21 23 25 26 28 31 34 34 30 24 19 19 21 23  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 11 12 12 11 9 9 11 14 17 20 22 24 25 25 25 27 29 31 31 30 30 31 33 35  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 11 | 49 | 16  
 
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 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 4 2026......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 521 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 5 2026......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 522 PM CST  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 041720  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 041720Z 0418/0518 34005KT P6SM FEW200  
FM050000 28004KT P6SM SCT200  
FM050600 22004KT P6SM OVC100  
FM051000 21007KT P6SM OVC060  
PROB30 0511/0514 4SM -SN BR BKN030=  
 
 
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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