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SXUS43 KARX 011931
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 PM CDT SAT NOV 1 2025

WIZ017-020745-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT SAT NOV 1 2025


DATE                  SAT 11/01/25       /
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  N  N NW SW  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   3  4  4  3  2  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  5  6  8  9 11 12 13
SFC WGUST  9 10  9  8  6  5  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  8  9 10 12 13 15 18 20 21 24 25

1KFT WDIR  N  N NW  N  N  N NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  7  9  9  8  6  5  4  4  5  6  8 10 11 13 14 16 18 20 21 21 22 23 25 26
3KFT WDIR  N  N NW  N  N  N NW  W SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  9 10 10  8  5  3  4  6  9 11 12 14 16 17 19 21 23 25 28 31 34 35 36 37
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  9 10 10 10 10  9  7  5  4  4  5  7  9 12 15 16 17 18 18 20 21 22 24 27

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        5        |        0        |        0        |        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
NOVEMBER  1 2025......SUNRISE   7:37 AM CDT   SUNSET   5:46 PM CDT
NOVEMBER  2 2025......SUNRISE   6:39 AM CST   SUNSET   4:45 PM CST

FTUS53 KAUW 011739
KAUW 011736Z 0118/0218 01008KT P6SM BKN040
     FM012200 34004KT P6SM BKN045
     FM020000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
     FM021400 20009KT P6SM BKN200
     FM021600 21013G20KT P6SM BKN120
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-020745-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 PM CDT SAT NOV 1 2025


DATE                  SAT 11/01/25       /
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  N  N  N  N  N  N NW SW  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   4  4  4  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  0  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  4  5  7  9 10 11
SFC WGUST 10 10 10  9  8  7  6  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  5  6  7  8 10 12 15 17 20 22

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  N NW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  8  8  8  9 10 10  8  6  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  7  9 12 15 18 21 22 22 22
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 10  9  9  9  9  8  6  3  2  3  6  8  9 10 10 12 14 16 19 21 24 27 30 32
6KFT WDIR  N  N  N NW NW  W  W SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W
6KFT WSPD  4  5  5  5  4  4  5  7  8 11 13 14 14 14 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 19 21

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        20       |        3        |        0        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   2  2  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 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  1 2025......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   549 PM CDT
NOVEMBER  2 2025......SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST

FTUS53 KMSN 011733
KMSN 011731Z 0118/0218 01008KT P6SM -DZ BKN013 OVC040
     FM012000 02005KT P6SM BKN035
     FM020300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
     FM021500 20009KT 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.

$$

MNZ087-020745-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT SAT NOV 1 2025


DATE                  SAT 11/01/25       /
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  NE  N  N  N  N NW NW  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   6  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  5  6  8  9 11 12 14 16 17
SFC WGUST 11 10 10  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  8  9 10 11 12 14 17 19 21 23 26 28

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  8  8  8  7  5  4  4  4  4  5  6  8 10 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 27 28 28
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N NE NE  E SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  8  8  8  6  4  3  4  4  6  7  9 11 14 16 19 21 23 24 25 26 27 29 32 35
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  W
6KFT WSPD  7  6  6  6  7  7  6  5  4  5  6  8  9 10 11 12 14 14 14 15 15 16 17 19

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
 POP6HR   |        20       |        3        |        0        |        1


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   6  6  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
NOVEMBER  1 2025......SUNRISE   747 AM CDT   SUNSET   600 PM CDT
NOVEMBER  2 2025......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   458 PM CST

FTUS53 KRST 011733
KRST 011731Z 0118/0218 02007KT P6SM BKN015
     FM012000 35006KT P6SM BKN025
     FM012300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN035
     FM020800 VRB04KT 4SM BCFG SCT004
     FM021400 20015G23KT P6SM SCT210
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-020745-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 PM CDT SAT NOV 1 2025


DATE                  SAT 11/01/25       /
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  N  N  N  N NW  W SW  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
SFC WSPD   3  4  4  3  2  2  1  1  1  0  0  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  4  5  7  9 12 13
SFC WGUST 10 10  9  8  7  6  5  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  7  7  9 10 12 14 17 18 20 22

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  W  W  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  6  6  6  6  6  6  4  3  2  2  3  5  7  9 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 25 25 25
3KFT WDIR NE  N  N  N  N NE  N  W SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  7  6  6  6  6  6  4  3  3  5  7 10 11 12 13 15 18 20 23 25 27 29 31 32
6KFT WDIR NE  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  6  6  6  6  7  7  6  5  4  5  6  8  9 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 16 18 20

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        20       |        4        |        0        |        1


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   6  6  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 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  1 2025......SUNRISE   742 AM CDT   SUNSET   555 PM CDT
NOVEMBER  2 2025......SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST

FTUS53 KLSE 011733
KLSE 011731Z 0118/0218 01005KT P6SM BKN035 BKN100
     FM012300 00000KT P6SM SCT060
     FM020700 00000KT 4SM BCFG SCT004
     FM021400 19005KT P6SM SCT015
     FM021600 20012KT 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.

$$

IAZ019-020745-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT SAT NOV 1 2025


DATE                  SAT 11/01/25       /
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  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   6  6  6  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  6  8  9 12 14 16
SFC WGUST 12 11 10  9  7  6  5  5  5  4  4  4  5  6  7  7  9 10 12 14 17 19 22 23

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N NE NE  N NW  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  8  7  7  7  7  7  5  3  2  2  3  5  6  8 10 12 14 16 18 20 21 22 22 23
3KFT WDIR  N  N  N NE NE NE  N  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  9  8  8  8  8  7  5  3  2  3  4  6  7  9 11 13 16 18 20 21 23 25 26 28
6KFT WDIR NE  N  N  N  N  N NE  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 12 11 10  9  8  7  5  3  2  2  3  5  7  9 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 16

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
 POP6HR   |        20       |        4        |        0        |        1


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   7  7  1  1  1  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 20 20 40 20 20 20 20 20 20  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  1 2025......SUNRISE   744 AM CDT   SUNSET   602 PM CDT
NOVEMBER  2 2025......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST

FTUS80 KALO 011733
KALO 011731Z 0118/0218 34007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN021
     FM012300 VRB05KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035
     FM020900 18003KT P6SM OVC015
     FM021200 19007KT P6SM SCT017 BKN050
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-020745-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 PM CDT SAT NOV 1 2025


DATE                  SAT 11/01/25       /
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  NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  W  W  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
SFC WSPD   5  5  5  4  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  6  8 10 12
SFC WGUST 10 10  9  8  7  6  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  6  7  8 10 12 15 18 19

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  6  7  8  9 10 10 10  8  6  5  4  4  3  3  4  5  9 12 15 18 20 21 21 21
3KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  7  7  8  9 11 11 10  8  6  4  3  3  4  5  7  8 11 13 15 18 20 22 24 25
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E SE  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD  9  8  7  7  6  6  5  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  6  7  8  8  9  9 10 11 13

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        20       |        4        |        0        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   7  7  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 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  1 2025......SUNRISE   737 AM CDT   SUNSET   556 PM CDT
NOVEMBER  2 2025......SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST

FTUS43 KDVN 011741
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 011741Z 0118/0218 31007KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040
      PROB30 0121/0201 5SM -SHRA BKN020
     FM020100 36006KT P6SM BKN035
     FM020600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040
     FM021600 22010KT P6SM SCT035=
&&

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.

$$