152  
SXUS43 KARX 022101  
RECARX  
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
401 PM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
WIZ017-030915-  
TAYLOR-  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 /  
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 W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 9 9 9  
SFC WGUST 15 15 15 14 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 15 16 16 17 18 19 18 18 17 18 19 19 19  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 11 11 11 11 12 14 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 10  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 13 13 13 14 16 20 23 25 27 29 32 34 34 32 28 24 19 15 11 11 11 13 14 15  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW W W W W W W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 14 15 17 18 20 22 25 28 31 33 31 28 25 24 23 22 20 18 18 20 24 27 27 26  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP6HR | 11 | 32 | 23 | 5  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 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  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 5:46 AM CDT SUNSET 8:05 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 5:45 AM CDT SUNSET 8:06 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KAUW 021724 CCA  
KAUW 021723Z 0218/0318 27007G17KT P6SM SCT070  
FM030200 22004KT P6SM BKN110  
FM030600 21006KT P6SM -SHRA BKN060 PROB30 0306/0312 -SHRA  
FM031200 26008G15KT P6SM SCT040  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
WIZ044-030915-  
ADAMS-  
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN  
401 PM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 /  
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 W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW  
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 12 11  
SFC WGUST 16 16 15 13 11 11 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 19 20 22 23 22 22 20 20 20 20  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
1KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 17 22 26 29 31 32 31 29 26 25 24 22 20 18 17 16 16  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W  
3KFT WSPD 15 15 16 16 17 18 19 19 19 21 26 32 37 40 40 39 35 31 27 23 21 19 18 17  
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW  
6KFT WSPD 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 27 26 23 20 18 17 19 23 27 28 27  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP6HR | 6 | 21 | 31 | 14  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 4 4 4 6 7 7 10 10 10 8 8 8 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 4 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  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KMSN 022030 AAA  
KMSN 022029Z 0220/0318 30010KT P6SM BKN080  
FM030100 25005KT P6SM FEW050 SCT240  
FM030500 22007KT P6SM BKN240  
FM030900 22009KT P6SM BKN080 WS020/25040KT PROB30 0309/0312  
4SM -SHRA OVC025  
FM031200 22010G20KT P6SM BKN090  
FM031600 23014G24KT P6SM FEW090  

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
MNZ087-030915-  
OLMSTED-  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 /  
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 12 13 12 12 12  
SFC WGUST 15 15 14 13 13 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 21 21 21 21 18 19 19 20 20 19  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
1KFT WSPD 11 10 9 10 14 19 24 26 27 28 29 29 29 28 27 25 23 20 18 16 14 13 13 14  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 12 12 11 12 16 20 25 27 28 30 32 34 34 32 28 25 24 24 23 20 17 15 15 16  
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 15 16 17 18 20 23 25 27 28 28 29 29 28 25 22 20 20 21 22 23 23 22 22 21  
 
SKY COVER SC BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL CL  
POP6HR | 7 | 31 | 19 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 1 2 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  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KRST 021724 RRA  
KRST 021722Z 0218/0318 27012G20KT P6SM SCT070  
FM030300 21012G22KT P6SM BKN070  
FM031200 25012G20KT P6SM SCT250  
FM031500 31012KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ041-030915-  
LA CROSSE-  
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA  
401 PM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 /  
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 SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 5 6 7 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10  
SFC WGUST 16 16 14 13 10 11 12 14 15 18 18 18 18 19 20 22 22 21 20 19 19 19 19 18  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW  
1KFT WSPD 13 12 11 11 12 14 17 22 28 32 34 33 32 32 31 29 25 20 16 13 12 12 12 13  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW  
3KFT WSPD 14 14 14 14 15 17 19 22 26 29 33 35 37 36 34 31 27 22 18 16 14 13 13 14  
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 23 23 23 25 26 27 25 22 20 20 21 22 22 23 23 23 23  
 
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL  
POP6HR | 5 | 30 | 34 | 5  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 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  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
 
FTUS53 KLSE 021724  
KLSE 021722Z 0218/0318 31007KT P6SM SCT070  
FM030300 19010KT P6SM BKN100  
FM031400 27012G19KT 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.  
 

 
 
IAZ019-030915-  
CHICKASAW-  
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 /  
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW  
SFC WSPD 6 7 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13  
SFC WGUST 15 15 14 13 12 14 15 17 18 19 19 20 19 21 22 22 22 21 20 19 18 19 18 18  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW  
1KFT WSPD 12 11 10 10 13 17 22 26 29 31 30 27 25 25 26 25 23 20 17 15 13 12 12 13  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
3KFT WSPD 13 12 11 11 13 16 19 21 22 25 29 34 36 34 28 24 25 27 27 24 19 15 14 15  
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 15 15 15 15 16 18 20 22 24 26 30 34 36 34 30 27 27 28 28 26 23 20 19 19  
 
SKY COVER FW SC SC FW BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 3 | 41 | 35 | 2  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 5 5 10 10 10 8 8 8 2 2 2 1 1 1 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  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
 
FTUS80 KALO 021733  
KALO 021731Z 0218/0318 27007KT P6SM SKC  
FM030000 24009KT P6SM SCT250  
FM030600 20010KT P6SM OVC130 PROB30 0307/0311 -SHRA OVC060  
FM031300 23012G19KT P6SM BKN250  
FM031400 26012G19KT P6SM SCT250  
FM031700 32012G19KT 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.  
 

 
 
WIZ061-030915-  
GRANT-  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA  
401 PM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 /  
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW  
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 13 13 12 11 11  
SFC WGUST 16 16 16 15 13 14 14 15 16 18 18 18 19 21 21 22 24 24 24 23 21 20 20 19  
 
1KFT WDIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
1KFT WSPD 13 13 13 14 17 20 24 27 30 32 33 34 34 34 32 31 29 27 25 23 21 19 17 15  
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W  
3KFT WSPD 15 16 16 17 19 20 22 22 23 23 25 27 29 32 34 35 33 30 26 25 24 22 20 18  
6KFT WDIR NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW  
6KFT WSPD 17 18 19 20 21 21 21 19 16 16 17 20 24 29 33 34 32 28 24 21 20 19 19 20  
 
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP6HR | 2 | 23 | 31 | 8  
 
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)  
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 2 2 2 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  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
 
FTUS43 KDVN 021731  
TAFDBQ  
TAF  
KDBQ 021731Z 0218/0318 29008KT P6SM SCT070  
FM030100 22007KT P6SM BKN200  
FM031000 22012G20KT P6SM BKN050  
PROB30 0310/0312 P6SM -SHRA BKN035  
FM031400 23013G24KT P6SM BKN100=  

 
 
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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