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SXUS43 KARX 032201
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CST TUE NOV 3 2026

WIZ017-041015-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CST TUE NOV 3 2026


DATE            TUE 11/03/26       /
CST       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  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   5  5  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  6  6  6  6  5  5  6  6  7  7  7  7  8  7  7
SFC WGUST 20 19 19 20 19 19 19 18 21 20 21 22 19 19 22 20 19 19 19 19 19 18 17 17

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 10  7  3  0  0  0  0
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 26 26 26 28 30 32 32 31 29 28 27 27 27 27 26 26 25 22 15  7  0  0  0  0
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  N  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 29 28 27 26 25 25 26 27 29 31 34 34 33 31 28 26 24 20 14  6  0  0  0  0

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV
 POP6HR   |        78       |        89       |        77       |        72


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  18 18 16 16 16 12 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 12  5  5  5 12 12 12 20 20 20 21
 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  3 2026......SUNRISE   6:40 AM CST   SUNSET   4:44 PM CST
NOVEMBER  4 2026......SUNRISE   6:41 AM CST   SUNSET   4:43 PM CST

FTUS80 KAUW 031742
KAUW 031740Z 0318/0418 18011G19KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC012
      WS020/20035KT
     FM032200 17010G18KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC012 WS020/20035KT
     FM040200 16008KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC007 WS020/18035KT
     FM040700 15007KT 2SM -SHRA BR OVC004
     FM041200 17008G15KT 3SM -SHRA BKN006
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-041015-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CST TUE NOV 3 2026


DATE            TUE 11/03/26       /
CST       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  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
SFC WSPD   9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  8  9  8  8  8  8  8  8  9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11
SFC WGUST 23 24 24 23 22 23 20 21 21 22 22 20 20 19 23 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 22

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 24 25 26 27 28 28 26 23 20 19 19 18 18 19 19 18 17 14  9  4  0  0  0  0
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 37 40 42 44 45 44 41 36 32 30 28 28 27 28 28 27 25 21 14  6  0  0  0  0
6KFT WDIR SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  N  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 38 41 43 42 40 38 37 36 36 38 40 40 37 32 28 27 27 25 17  7  0  0  0  0

SKY COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV
 POP6HR   |        94       |        77       |        77       |        45


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  12 12 15 15 15 10 10 10  4  4  4  8  8  8  8  8  8 10 10 10 10 10 10  7
 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  3 2026......SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST
NOVEMBER  4 2026......SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST

FTUS53 KMSN 032109 AAA
KMSN 032107Z 0321/0418 18015G26KT 5SM -SHRA OVC010
     FM040100 16010G18KT P6SM OVC010
     FM040300 17012KT 6SM -SHRA BKN008 OVC010
     FM041500 20012G20KT P6SM BKN010
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-041015-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CST TUE NOV 3 2026


DATE            TUE 11/03/26       /
CST       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 NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   6  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  7  7  7  8  8  9 10 10 11 11 12
SFC WGUST 12 11 10 11 12 13 12 12 13 12 15 14 15 15 17 16 16 17 17 19 20 21 22 22

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  5  5  7  9 10 12 13 14 16 17 16 11  5  0  0  0  0
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 11  9  8  8  8  8  7  5  5  5  5  7  9 11 13 17 19 19 14  6  0  0  0  0
6KFT WDIR SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  N  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 13 12 10  9  9 11 13 13 10  4  0  0  0  0

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        94       |        95       |        57       |        52


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  15 15  8  8  8 15 15 15 14 14 14  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  6  6  4  4  4  3
 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  3 2026......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST
NOVEMBER  4 2026......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST

FTUS80 KRST 031721 RRP
KRST 031720Z 0318/0418 21009KT 6SM -SHRA OVC006
     FM032200 34007KT 6SM -DZ BR OVC004
     FM040300 VRB06KT 1SM BR OVC004
     FM040500 VRB06KT 1/2SM -RA FG OVC003
     FM041300 25009KT 2SM -DZ BR OVC003
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-041015-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CST TUE NOV 3 2026


DATE            TUE 11/03/26       /
CST       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  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   6  7  7  7  8  7  7  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  9  9 10 10 11 11
SFC WGUST 20 20 18 17 18 23 21 23 23 23 22 22 22 20 21 18 19 19 17 18 19 20 21 21

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 17 14 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 20 19 18 17 17 16 16 16 14 10  4  0  0  0  0
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 25 22 20 21 24 27 29 30 30 29 27 25 23 22 21 21 20 18 12  5  0  0  0  0
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  N  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 28 25 23 24 27 30 32 34 34 33 31 28 24 21 19 21 23 23 16  7  0  0  0  0

SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV
 POP6HR   |        98       |        71       |        56       |        86


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  13 13 12 12 12 10 10 10  5  5  5  4  4  4  6  6  6  8  8  8  8  8  8  3
 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  3 2026......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST
NOVEMBER  4 2026......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST

FTUS80 KLSE 031721 RRK
KLSE 031720Z 0318/0418 18009KT 6SM -SHRA OVC012
     FM040200 16010KT 4SM -RA OVC009
     FM040700 15008KT P6SM OVC012 PROB30 0407/0412 5SM -SHRA
      OVC008
     FM041200 17008KT 5SM -SHRA OVC006
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-041015-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CST TUE NOV 3 2026


DATE            TUE 11/03/26       /
CST       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 SE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD   4  5  6  7  7  7  8  8  8  9  9  8  9  9  9 10 11 11 13 13 13 14 14 14
SFC WGUST 17 15 13 14 14 14 14 17 15 14 14 15 16 15 16 18 18 18 19 20 22 23 23 23

1KFT WDIR  W NW  N NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD  6  5  5  5  4  5  7 10 12 14 14 14 15 15 16 18 19 18 13  6  0  0  0  0
3KFT WDIR SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD  9  5  4  6 10 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 13 15 18 20 19 14  6  0  0  0  0
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  N  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 18 17 18 19 20 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 13 14 14  9  4  0  0  0  0

SKY COVER BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        82       |        52       |        39       |        69


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  16 16 19 19 19 14 14 14  3  3  3  8  8  8  2  2  2  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  3 2026......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   500 PM CST
NOVEMBER  4 2026......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST

FTUS80 KALO 031721
KALO 031720Z 0318/0418 18012G18KT 6SM -SHRA OVC023
     FM032300 17010KT 6SM -SHRA OVC013 PROB30 0323/0403 2SM -SHRA
     FM040300 09008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC008
     FM040600 18007KT 6SM BR BKN006
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-041015-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CST TUE NOV 3 2026


DATE            TUE 11/03/26       /
CST       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 SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD  11 11 11 11 11 11 10  9  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 25 22 21 23 24 25 25 21 23 21 21 21 22 21 20 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23

1KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  N  N  N  N
1KFT WSPD 25 25 25 25 25 24 23 21 20 19 19 18 17 16 15 16 18 17 12  5  0  0  0  0
3KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 37 37 37 37 35 34 33 31 29 27 25 24 22 21 21 22 22 21 15  6  0  0  0  0
6KFT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  N  N  N  N
6KFT WSPD 40 40 40 39 39 39 40 41 41 38 34 30 27 23 21 23 25 24 17  8  0  0  0  0

SKY COVER BK OV OV OV BK OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR   |        86       |        65       |        59       |        48


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  17 17 22 22 22  7  7  7  4  4  4  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  3  3  3  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  3 2026......SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST
NOVEMBER  4 2026......SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST

FTUS43 KDVN 032129 AAB
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 032129Z 0321/0418 17013G21KT 4SM RA BR BKN009 OVC025
      TEMPO 0321/0323 2SM RA BR BKN004
     FM040100 15009KT 5SM -RA BR OVC007
      TEMPO 0402/0403 3SM -TSRA OVC008CB
     FM040300 17008KT P6SM OVC012
      PROB30 0403/0405 6SM -SHRA OVC020
     FM040800 19010KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC008
     FM041300 23012KT 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.

$$