626  
SXUS43 KARX 272101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026  
 
WIZ017-280915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/27/26 /  
CDT 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 S S S SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 12 11 9 9 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 9  
SFC WGUST 28 26 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 25 26 27 27 26 24 25 24 24 23 22 21 21 19  
 
1KFT WDIR SE SE S S S W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
1KFT WSPD 10 9 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 18 19 21 21 22 21 21 19 16 14 13 13  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W  
3KFT WSPD 32 28 24 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 27 30 32 34 35 36 36 35 33 28 23 19 17 17  
6KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 38 38 37 36 31 25 22 22 25 28 30 32 33 37 40 41 40 38 36 35 35 34 31 27  
 
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 84 | 45 | 5 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 39 39 39 14 14 14 7 7 7 5 5 5 2 2 1 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  
APRIL 27 2026.........SUNRISE 5:54 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 PM CDT  
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 5:52 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 271721 RRA  
KAUW 271720Z 2718/2818 13013G23KT 3SM SHRA BR BKN018 WS020/17045KT  
FM272200 15015G25KT P6SM BKN012 WS020/18040KT  
TEMPO 2723/2802 3SM -TSRA BR BKN007CB  
FM280200 18008G17KT 5SM SHRA BR OVC006 WS020/23035KT  
FM280500 24010G19KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC004  
FM280900 28015G25KT P6SM OVC008  
FM281300 29016G28KT P6SM BKN015  
FM281700 29017G27KT P6SM BKN028  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ044-280915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/27/26 /  
CDT 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 S S S SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W  
SFC WSPD 12 11 9 8 8 9 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10  
SFC WGUST 26 26 22 21 18 23 25 25 24 26 26 27 28 28 26 24 24 24 23 22 22 21 21 19  
 
1KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W  
1KFT WSPD 21 19 18 17 20 23 26 26 25 24 24 24 25 26 27 27 26 25 23 21 19 17 16 16  
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
3KFT WSPD 44 39 33 29 29 32 34 33 32 31 30 30 31 33 35 36 36 35 33 30 27 24 22 19  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 54 49 40 33 31 31 32 30 28 27 27 28 30 33 36 37 37 36 34 33 33 32 30 28  
 
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 59 | 18 | 2 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 44 47 57 22 22 22 10 8 9 2 2 2 2 2 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  
APRIL 27 2026.........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT  
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 272027 AAA  
KMSN 272024Z 2720/2818 19017G27KT P6SM BKN018  
TEMPO 2722/2802 4SM -TSRA BR SCT009CB OVC015  
FM280200 25012G20KT P6SM OVC015  
FM280400 27012G22KT P6SM OVC015  
FM281500 30010G18KT P6SM BKN025  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
MNZ087-280915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/27/26 /  
CDT 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 W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 11 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 15 15 15 14 14 13 12 12 11  
SFC WGUST 23 24 27 28 28 29 29 29 29 28 29 30 29 28 27 25 24 24 23 21 20 20 18 18  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 14 17 21 24 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 24 23 21 19 17 16 16 16 16 16  
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 27 28 30 32 31 30 29 29 29 30 32 34 35 35 35 33 31 27 24 21 19 18 17 17  
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 33 31 29 27 26 25 25 26 28 30 34 38 40 39 36 33 32 31 30 29 28 26 24 22  
 
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK  
POP6HR | 61 | 19 | 0 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 45 45 30 6 6 6 3 3 3 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  
APRIL 27 2026.........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT  
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KRST 272012 AAA  
KRST 272010Z 2720/2818 17012G22KT 5SM BR SCT010 BKN050  
FM272100 22016G24KT 4SM -SHRA OVC010 PROB30 2721/2722 2SM  
-TSRA OVC008CB  
FM272300 26017G24KT P6SM OVC010  
FM280100 30019G30KT P6SM OVC008  
FM281100 32013KT P6SM SCT025 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.  
 
 
 
WIZ041-280915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/27/26 /  
CDT 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 SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 9 10 9 10 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9  
SFC WGUST 20 19 19 21 24 25 25 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 26 24 24 23 21 21 20 18 17 17  
 
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
1KFT WSPD 12 15 20 24 24 23 22 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 27 25 22 20 19 18 17 16 16  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
3KFT WSPD 28 29 30 32 32 31 31 29 28 27 28 31 33 34 35 35 35 33 31 27 23 19 17 17  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
6KFT WSPD 35 33 33 32 32 32 31 29 26 25 27 30 33 35 35 35 34 32 31 30 30 29 27 25  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 70 | 15 | 1 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 52 52 52 16 16 15 4 4 4 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  
APRIL 27 2026.........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT  
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 272009 AAA  
KLSE 272007Z 2720/2818 17012G20KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050 PROB30  
2720/2721 2SM -TSRA OVC009CB  
FM272200 23012KT 4SM -SHRA OVC015 PROB30 2722/2724 2SM -TSRA  
OVC009CB  
FM280000 26013G22KT P6SM OVC010  
FM280300 29016G27KT P6SM OVC025  
FM281300 33013G24KT P6SM SCT025 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.  
 
 
 
IAZ019-280915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/27/26 /  
CDT 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 W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 13 15 17 18 17 17 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 14 12 15 16 15 15 14 12 12 12 11  
SFC WGUST 24 25 26 27 27 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 28 27 25 23 23 21 21 20 18 17 17 16  
 
1KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 25 26 27 27 27 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 24 24 24 23 22 20 18 16 14 13 12 12  
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 31 32 32 33 33 33 33 33 32 32 32 33 33 34 35 35 33 29 25 21 18 14 13 12  
6KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 33 32 31 30 29 28 28 28 29 30 31 32 33 32 29 27 26 26 26 24 23 21 20 19  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC BK SC BK BK  
POP6HR | 50 | 6 | 0 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 51 50 24 6 6 6 3 3 3 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  
APRIL 27 2026.........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 271730 AAA  
KALO 271727Z 2717/2818 19010KT P6SM FEW015 SCT027 BKN070  
FM271900 22011KT P6SM VCSH FEW011 SCT018 BKN028  
TEMPO 2719/2721 4SM -TSRA BKN016CB  
FM272100 28016G25KT P6SM SCT009 BKN022  
FM280000 30018G28KT P6SM BKN010 OVC020  
FM280400 31012G19KT P6SM SCT009 BKN021  
FM281400 32011KT P6SM SCT024  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
WIZ061-280915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026  
 
DATE MON 04/27/26 /  
CDT 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 SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 11 10 9 10 12 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 9 9  
SFC WGUST 23 22 21 22 23 26 27 27 26 26 26 26 26 26 24 22 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 16  
 
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
1KFT WSPD 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 25 24 23 21 19 17 15 13 12 12  
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
3KFT WSPD 29 28 28 29 30 31 32 31 30 29 30 31 32 32 33 33 33 33 31 26 20 15 13 13  
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 36 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 34 33 34 34 34 33 31 29 28 27 26 25 25 24 23 23  
 
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC  
POP6HR | 62 | 4 | 0 | 1  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 55 59 61 23 22 11 4 3 3 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  
APRIL 27 2026.........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT  
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 272034 AAA  
TAFDBQ  
TAF AMD  
KDBQ 272034Z 2721/2818 23014G24KT P6SM BKN035  
PROB30 2721/2723 2SM TSRA BR BKN035CB  
FM280100 28017G24KT P6SM OVC019  
FM281200 31014G22KT 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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