252  
SXUS43 KARX 021931  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
 
WIZ017-030745-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 10/02/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S  
SFC WSPD 6 5 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9  
SFC WGUST 13 12 11 10 7 6 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 7 11 14 16 18 19 21 23 24 24 24 23  
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 12 10 9 8 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 6 9 11 14 15 16 17 20 24 27 30 31 32  
6KFT WDIR N N N N NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 23 19 16 13 10 8 7 8 9 11 13 15 15 15 15 17 19 22 26 30 34 37 39 41  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14  
 
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 2 2 2 2 2 2 4  
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  
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 6:58 AM CDT SUNSET 6:37 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 6:59 AM CDT SUNSET 6:35 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KAUW 021721  
KAUW 021720Z 0218/0318 32009KT P6SM SKC  
FM022300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC  
FM031100 11003KT P6SM BKN120  
FM031600 17009G16KT P6SM BKN150  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-030745-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 10/02/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE SE SE SE SE S S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9  
SFC WGUST 14 14 13 11 8 7 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 13 16 17 18  
 
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 11 11 10 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 17 18 20 20 20 20  
3KFT WDIR N N NW N N N N NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 13 11 10 9 8 7 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 15 18 21 23  
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
6KFT WSPD 18 16 14 11 8 6 4 3 2 4 6 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 13 16 18 21 23 26  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3  
 
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  
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 637 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 635 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KMSN 021721 RRC  
KMSN 021720Z 0218/0318 01010KT P6SM SKC  
FM030000 00000KT P6SM SKC  
FM031500 17008KT 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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-030745-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 10/02/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR NW N N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 14  
SFC WGUST 8 8 7 5 3 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 8 9 11 12 14 15 17 18 21 23 24 25  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 7 6 5 3 2 1 2 3 5 8 10 13 15 18 20 23 26 28 29 29 29 28 27 26  
3KFT WDIR N N N N NW W W SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
3KFT WSPD 8 6 5 3 2 1 2 3 4 6 8 10 11 13 14 15 17 19 22 25 28 30 33 35  
6KFT WDIR N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W  
6KFT WSPD 16 15 13 11 9 8 7 8 9 9 9 10 11 13 15 18 22 25 27 28 30 32 35 38  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7  
 
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 1 1 1 2  
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  
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 649 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 647 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 021721 RRC  
KRST 021720Z 0218/0318 01007KT P6SM SKC  
FM022200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150  
FM030500 15008KT P6SM BKN090  
FM031300 18014KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-030745-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 10/02/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 7 9 10 10  
SFC WGUST 11 11 10 8 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 17 18 18  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N NE NE NE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 15 18 21 23 24 25 25 24 22  
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N N NE E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 12 10 9 8 7 6 4 2 1 2 3 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 17 20 23 26 29  
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW  
6KFT WSPD 16 14 12 9 7 5 4 4 5 7 8 10 10 10 10 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 29 31  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3  
 
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  
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 644 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 642 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 021721 RRB  
KLSE 021720Z 0218/0318 34007KT P6SM SKC  
FM030000 00000KT P6SM SKC  
FM030600 15003KT P6SM BKN110  
FM031400 17010KT 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-030745-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 10/02/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR N N N NE NE N NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S  
SFC WSPD 2 3 4 3 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 13  
SFC WGUST 9 8 7 6 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 17 18 20 20  
 
1KFT WDIR N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 9 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 15 17 19 21 22 23 23 23 23 24 23  
3KFT WDIR N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW  
3KFT WSPD 11 9 8 7 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 16 18 22 25 28  
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
6KFT WSPD 20 18 17 15 13 12 12 12 12 10 9 8 8 9 11 13 15 18 19 21 22 24 27 30  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW  
POP6HR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2  
 
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  
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 649 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 647 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KALO 021736  
KALO 021734Z 0218/0318 02008KT P6SM FEW200  
FM030000 14005KT P6SM SCT150  
FM031600 17013KT P6SM SCT120  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-030745-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
 
DATE FRI 10/02/26 /  
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P  
 
SFC WDIR NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S  
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 8 9  
SFC WGUST 12 11 10 9 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 10 11 14 15 15 16  
 
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S  
1KFT WSPD 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 18 20 20 19 18  
3KFT WDIR N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S  
3KFT WSPD 14 12 11 10 9 8 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 13 17 20  
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW  
6KFT WSPD 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 11 13 15 17 20  
 
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL  
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2  
 
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  
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 642 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 641 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 021730  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 021730Z 0218/0318 01009KT P6SM SKC  
FM030300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW100  
FM031500 16008KT 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.  
 

 
 
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