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SXUS43 KARX 232201
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
WIZ017-241015-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
DATE MON 02/23/26 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W
SFC WSPD 2 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 11
SFC WGUST 5 6 6 7 8 10 12 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 23 23 22 21 21 23 22
1KFT WDIR NW SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W
1KFT WSPD 2 2 3 5 9 12 15 17 18 19 20 20 20 19 18 18 18 17 14 11 9 8 9 10
3KFT WDIR NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW
3KFT WSPD 3 4 6 8 11 15 17 20 23 27 31 34 38 40 42 43 42 41 40 38 36 34 31 28
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 15 16 16 17 18 19 22 25 28 31 35 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 43 42 42 42 42 42
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 2 | 5 | 66 | 76
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 23 2026......SUNRISE 6:46 AM CST SUNSET 5:38 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 6:45 AM CST SUNSET 5:39 PM CST
FTUS80 KAUW 231742
KAUW 231740Z 2318/2418 36006KT P6SM SKC
FM231900 34004KT P6SM SCT025
FM232300 17003KT P6SM BKN080
FM241100 18009G16KT P6SM BKN110 WS020/22035KT
FM241300 18012G21KT P6SM -SN BKN080 WS020/22040KT
FM241700 20012G23KT P6SM -SN BKN045
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.
WIZ044-241015-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
DATE MON 02/23/26 /
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 N N N SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12
SFC WGUST 8 6 4 4 4 5 7 8 9 11 11 13 14 16 17 20 20 21 23 23 23 22 23 22
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW W SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W
1KFT WSPD 5 4 3 3 4 5 8 10 13 15 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 26 24 21 18 17 17 17
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
3KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 6 8 11 15 19 22 24 27 30 33 36 40 45 47 47 44 42 40 37 35
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW
6KFT WSPD 20 19 18 18 18 18 20 22 24 28 31 34 35 36 36 36 36 38 41 46 49 50 49 48
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 2 | 28 | 55
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 23 2026......SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 539 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 540 PM CST
FTUS80 KMSN 231803
KMSN 231800Z 2318/2418 34008KT P6SM FEW035
FM232300 00000KT P6SM SCT250
FM240800 18005KT P6SM BKN250
FM241100 18008KT P6SM BKN250
FM241400 19012G22KT P6SM BKN250
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.
MNZ087-241015-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
DATE MON 02/23/26 /
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 SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W
SFC WSPD 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 17
SFC WGUST 8 8 10 12 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 24 26 28
1KFT WDIR SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W W NW
1KFT WSPD 6 8 10 14 18 22 24 25 26 27 28 28 28 28 28 27 25 23 20 18 16 17 18 21
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 7 8 11 15 19 24 27 30 33 36 38 39 39 38 37 37 38 38 40 41 41 39 36 32
6KFT WDIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 17 18 20 21 23 25 27 28 30 30 29 29 32 35 37 36 35 35 40 45 50 50 49 46
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 21 | 28
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 23 2026......SUNRISE 656 AM CST SUNSET 551 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 552 PM CST
FTUS53 KRST 231721 RRB
KRST 231720Z 2318/2418 34005KT P6SM SCT250
FM240000 17011KT P6SM BKN250
FM241300 18020G26KT P6SM OVC250
FM241500 19021KT P6SM OVC100
FM241600 21017KT P6SM OVC100
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.
WIZ041-241015-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
DATE MON 02/23/26 /
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 SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 24 24 22 22 22 23 22
1KFT WDIR W SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W
1KFT WSPD 3 3 4 6 9 12 15 18 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 28 27 26 23 20 17 16 17 18
3KFT WDIR NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 3 3 5 8 11 15 19 23 27 29 30 32 36 41 44 44 43 41 41 41 40 38 35 32
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 17 17 17 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32 33 35 37 37 37 39 43 47 50 50 49 46
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 20 | 37
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 23 2026......SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 546 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 547 PM CST
FTUS53 KLSE 231721 RRA
KLSE 231720Z 2318/2418 31008KT P6SM SCT250
FM240300 16007KT P6SM BKN250
FM241400 18015G22KT P6SM OVC150
FM241700 19013KT P6SM OVC100
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.
IAZ019-241015-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
DATE MON 02/23/26 /
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 SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W
SFC WSPD 2 4 5 5 6 6 8 9 9 10 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 15 15 15
SFC WGUST 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 21 21 22 23 23 23 23 22 21 21 23 22
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW
1KFT WSPD 7 6 7 9 13 17 21 24 27 29 30 31 32 32 31 29 26 23 20 18 16 15 16 17
3KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 5 7 9 13 18 22 24 26 29 33 37 40 43 44 43 40 36 33 34 36 39 38 37 36
6KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 18 19 20 20 21 22 26 29 32 31 28 27 29 32 35 36 36 37 40 43 45 45 44 43
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10
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 23 2026......SUNRISE 654 AM CST SUNSET 552 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 553 PM CST
FTUS53 KALO 231721
KALO 231720Z 2318/2418 33006KT P6SM SKC
FM241100 17012G20KT P6SM BKN200
FM241700 22012KT P6SM BKN170
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.
WIZ061-241015-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
DATE MON 02/23/26 /
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 SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13
SFC WGUST 9 7 6 5 5 6 8 9 11 12 15 17 18 20 21 23 24 24 25 25 24 24 24 23
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW W SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W
1KFT WSPD 6 5 5 4 5 6 8 10 13 17 20 24 26 29 30 31 30 29 27 24 21 19 18 16
3KFT WDIR NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW
3KFT WSPD 5 5 6 8 11 13 15 18 20 22 24 27 31 36 39 40 40 39 38 37 36 36 37 37
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 19 17 17 17 19 20 21 23 25 28 31 34 35 34 34 34 35 35 37 39 41 44 46 50
SKY COVER SC BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25
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 23 2026......SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 545 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 646 AM CST SUNSET 547 PM CST
FTUS43 KDVN 231720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 231720Z 2318/2418 33008KT P6SM SKC
FM240000 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250
FM240600 17008KT P6SM BKN200=
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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