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SXUS43 KARX 241001
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CST MON NOV 24 2025

WIZ017-242215-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CST MON NOV 24 2025


DATE                                                MON 11/24/25       /
CST       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR   S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   6  6  6  5  5  6  6  5  5  5  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3
SFC WGUST 17 16 17 15 15 18 16 14 13 11 10 10  9  7  6  5  5  5  5  6  6  7  8  8

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 25 24 22 20 17 15 13 12 11 10  9  8  7  6  5  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  6  6
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 32 29 26 24 23 22 21 20 20 21 21 22 21 19 16 12  7  4  4  5  8 10 11 14
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 33 33 33 34 33 32 30 27 24 21 19 17 15 13 12 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14

SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        3        |        12       |        58       |        85


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  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 24 2025......SUNRISE   7:08 AM CST   SUNSET   4:22 PM CST
NOVEMBER 25 2025......SUNRISE   7:09 AM CST   SUNSET   4:21 PM CST

FTUS53 KAUW 240521
KAUW 240520Z 2406/2506 19005KT P6SM BKN150
     FM241000 20005KT P6SM BKN200 WS018/23035KT
     FM241500 21006KT P6SM OVC050
     FM242000 21005KT P6SM OVC011
     FM242300 VRB03KT 2SM -RA BR OVC005
&&

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.

$$

WIZ044-242215-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CST MON NOV 24 2025


DATE                                                MON 11/24/25       /
CST       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR   S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   5  6  6  6  6  7  8  8  7  7  7  6  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
SFC WGUST 14 16 16 16 16 19 17 18 17 16 16 16 13 11 11 12 12 11 11  9  8  8  8  7

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 30 32 33 31 28 25 22 21 19 17 15 14 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 20 19 18 16
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 30 30 29 27 25 24 24 25 26 26 26 25 25 24 23 20 17 14 12 10 10 11 12 14
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 21 22 24 25 25 25 25 24 23 23 23 22 21 19 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        1        |        21       |        83       |        75


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  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 24 2025......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   426 PM CST
NOVEMBER 25 2025......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   426 PM CST

FTUS80 KMSN 240909 AAA
KMSN 240906Z 2409/2506 18005KT P6SM SCT250
     FM241500 20009KT P6SM OVC040
     FM241800 20009KT P6SM OVC008
     FM242300 19006KT P6SM OVC008 PROB30 2423/2505 5SM -RA BR
      OVC005
&&

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.

$$

MNZ087-242215-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CST MON NOV 24 2025


DATE                                                MON 11/24/25       /
CST       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR   S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  8  7  6  6  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4
SFC WGUST 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 18 17 17 15 14 12 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  8  8

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 29 27 26 25 23 21 20 19 18 16 15 13 12 12 11 10  9  8  8  9 10 10 10 10
3KFT WDIR SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
3KFT WSPD 24 24 23 21 19 18 19 20 22 22 22 21 21 19 17 14 10  8  9 12 15 16 15 15
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 27 28 28 28 27 26 25 23 21 19 17 15 13 11  9  8  8  8 10 12 13 13 11  9

SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        4        |        64       |        80       |        67


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0
 FOG      20 20 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 24 2025......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   437 PM CST
NOVEMBER 25 2025......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST

FTUS53 KRST 240521 RRG
KRST 240520Z 2406/2506 18010KT P6SM FEW150
     FM241000 20011KT 4SM BR OVC050
     FM241600 21009KT P6SM OVC011
     FM242000 20008KT 4SM -RA OVC007
     FM250300 16005KT 2SM -RA OVC005
&&

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.

$$

WIZ041-242215-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CST MON NOV 24 2025


DATE                                                MON 11/24/25       /
CST       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   6  6  7  7  7  7  8  8  7  7  7  6  5  5  4  3  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3
SFC WGUST 16 16 16 15 16 18 18 18 17 17 16 15 13 11 10 11 12 11 11 10 10  9  9  9

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 30 29 28 26 23 21 20 20 20 18 17 15 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 18 18 18 17 15
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 25 25 24 22 20 19 20 23 25 25 25 25 24 22 20 17 15 13 13 15 16 16 15 14
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 25 27 28 28 27 25 24 22 21 20 20 19 16 14 12 11 12 13 13 14 14 13 12 11

SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        2        |        52       |        82       |        76


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  0
 FOG       0  0 20 20  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 24 2025......SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   432 PM CST
NOVEMBER 25 2025......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   431 PM CST

FTUS53 KLSE 240521 RRE
KLSE 240520Z 2406/2506 16006KT P6SM FEW150
     FM241300 16006KT P6SM BKN150
     FM241800 19006KT P6SM BKN020
     FM242100 18006KT 5SM -RA OVC012
     FM250300 15003KT 4SM -RA OVC008
&&

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.

$$

IAZ019-242215-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CST MON NOV 24 2025


DATE                                                MON 11/24/25       /
CST       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   8  8  8  8  8  9  9  9  9  8  7  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  5  4  4
SFC WGUST 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 18 17 16 14 13 11 10  9 10 11 12 11 10 10  9  8  8

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 23 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 17 16 16 15 15 15 16 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 12
3KFT WDIR SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 22 23 23 21 18 17 19 22 24 24 23 21 19 17 14 12 11  9  7  5  3  4  7  9
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 22 24 24 22 19 17 16 16 16 14 13 12 12 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 12

SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        8        |        66       |        64       |        48


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

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 24 2025......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   440 PM CST
NOVEMBER 25 2025......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   440 PM CST

FTUS53 KALO 240906 AAA
KALO 240903Z 2409/2506 17006KT P6SM BKN220
     FM241000 18005KT 2SM BR BKN005
     FM241500 18007KT 2SM BR OVC011
     FM241900 19009KT 5SM -RA OVC010
     FM250200 16005KT 6SM -RA OVC008
&&

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.

$$

WIZ061-242215-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CST MON NOV 24 2025


DATE                                                MON 11/24/25       /
CST       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   6  6  7  7  7  7  8  8  9  8  8  7  6  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3
SFC WGUST 15 15 16 15 15 17 17 17 18 18 17 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 10  9  8  7

1KFT WDIR  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW
1KFT WSPD 26 25 24 23 23 22 22 21 20 18 16 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 19 17 16
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 25 24 23 22 21 21 23 26 28 27 24 22 20 18 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 16 18 20 20 20 20 21 22 23 21 19 17 15 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR   |        2        |        48       |        48       |        28


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

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 24 2025......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   434 PM CST
NOVEMBER 25 2025......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   433 PM CST

FTUS43 KDVN 240530
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 240530Z 2406/2506 17007KT P6SM BKN200
     FM241100 18007KT 4SM BR BKN009
     FM241400 19008KT 2SM BR OVC008
     FM242100 19007KT 4SM BR OVC006
      PROB30 2421/2423 4SM -RA OVC004
     FM242300 18006KT P6SM OVC012
      PROB30 2423/2502 4SM -RA OVC008
     FM250200 17006KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009=
&&

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.

$$