748
SXUS43 KARX 212102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
WIZ017-220915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
DATE TUE 04/21/26 /
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 N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8
SFC WGUST 11 11 12 13 12 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 16 16 17
1KFT WDIR NW NW N N N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 9 10 12 13 15 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 21 21 19 17 14 12 11 11 11 12
3KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE E E SE SE S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 11 12 12 11 9 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 6 8 10 12 13 14 16 18
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 14 14 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 8 7 5 4 4 5 6 8 9 11
SKY COVER FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0
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
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 211736
KAUW 211735Z 2118/2218 33004KT P6SM SKC
FM220200 05003KT P6SM SKC
FM220900 10004KT P6SM SKC
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.
WIZ044-220915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
DATE TUE 04/21/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 8
SFC WGUST 11 10 9 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 14
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 11 11 11 11 12 13 16 19 22 24 25 25 25 25 26 25 22 19 16 14 12 11 11 12
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE S
3KFT WSPD 12 13 13 13 12 11 10 8 6 4 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 3 4 6 8 11 13 14
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
6KFT WSPD 20 19 19 18 17 16 15 17 20 21 20 18 15 13 11 9 7 5 4 5 6 7 6 5
SKY COVER CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 2 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
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 211742 RRA
KMSN 211738Z 2118/2218 25008KT P6SM FEW250
FM212200 27006KT P6SM FEW250
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.
MNZ087-220915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
DATE TUE 04/21/26 /
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 N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13
SFC WGUST 10 10 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 14 15 17 17 18 19 21
1KFT WDIR NW NW N N N NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 9 10 10 10 11 12 14 17 20 22 23 22 21 21 21 20 19 18 16 15 15 16 17 18
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N NW W W W NW NW N NE NE E SE S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 10 10 10 9 8 6 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 5 3 2 3 5 8 11 13 16 18 21
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 17 16 15 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 8 8 9 11 15
SKY COVER FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL 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 1 1 1 1 1 1
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 21 2026.........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 211721 RRX
KRST 211720Z 2118/2218 34004KT P6SM SKC
FM220200 02005KT P6SM SKC
FM221000 12006KT P6SM SKC
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.
WIZ041-220915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
DATE TUE 04/21/26 /
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 NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
SFC WSPD 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 8
SFC WGUST 9 9 9 8 7 7 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 16
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 15 19 23 23 22 21 22 24 24 22 18 15 13 12 12 12 13
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW W W W NW NW NW N NE NE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
3KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 4 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 13 16
6KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW
6KFT WSPD 19 19 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 19 16 14 13 12 11 9 7 6 5 5 5 6 8
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
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
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 211721 RRB
KLSE 211720Z 2118/2218 30004KT P6SM SKC
FM220200 36003KT P6SM SKC
FM221200 12005KT P6SM SKC
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.
IAZ019-220915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
DATE TUE 04/21/26 /
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 NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S
SFC WSPD 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 12
SFC WGUST 9 8 7 7 7 7 9 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
1KFT WDIR W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S
1KFT WSPD 6 6 7 7 9 12 14 15 16 16 17 18 18 18 17 16 16 15 15 14 13 13 13 14
3KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW N N N SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N E E SE SE S S S
3KFT WSPD 8 8 9 8 7 5 3 2 1 2 3 5 7 8 7 7 5 4 4 6 10 13 16 18
6KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 15 14 13 12 13 14 16 18 19 20 20 18 17 18 18 17 15 12 9 7 6 6 8 11
SKY COVER FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 211730
KALO 211726Z 2118/2218 27007KT P6SM SKC
FM221500 15007KT P6SM FEW250
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.
WIZ061-220915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
DATE TUE 04/21/26 /
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 W W W NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S
SFC WSPD 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 13 11 9 7 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 14
1KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 7 10 13 16 18 19 18 16 13 11 10 9 9 10
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW S SW NW N N NE NE E SE S S S
3KFT WSPD 10 10 10 9 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 9 11
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
6KFT WSPD 19 18 17 16 14 14 13 14 16 17 17 18 17 16 15 14 15 16 16 13 10 7 6 5
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW 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 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 211735
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 211735Z 2118/2218 25010KT P6SM SKC
FM220100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
FM221300 11005KT P6SM FEW035=
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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