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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

530 PM CDT SAT OCT 18 2025



...Waukesha...



.This Afternoon...



    Sunset:                          604 PM 



    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM  220/02 MPH



    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 PM  150/02 MPH



    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0523 PM):  1000ft  Missing

                                     2000ft  Missing

                                     3000ft  250/13 MPH



    RAP Winds (from 2000Z run):      1000ft  260/08 MPH

                                     2000ft  270/08 MPH

                                     3000ft  270/08 MPH



    Surface Lifted Index:            7 PM  -1



    Density Altitude:                6 PM  2194 FT



    Additional Weather Info:         Possible low ceilings

                                     See Waukesha TAF below 



 

.Outlook for Tomorrow Morning...



    Sunrise:        710 AM 

    Weather:        Possible low ceilings,

                    Precipitation likely

                    See Waukesha TAF below

    Surface Wind:   7 AM  320/20G35 MPH

                    9 AM  310/20G32 MPH

    Boundary Wind:  7 AM  330/29 MPH



.Latest Waukesha TAF(1740Z)...



    FM181740 24008KT P6SM FEW250

     PROB30 1903/1904 6SM -SHRA OVC050

    FM190400 33008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050

    FM190800 33012G22KT 5SM -SHRA OVC045

    FM191000 33013G24KT 6SM -SHRA OVC030

    FM191300 32015G27KT P6SM OVC023

     PROB30 1913/1916 6SM -SHRA

    FM191600 31016G27KT P6SM SCT030 BKN150=



&&



...Janesville...



.This Afternoon...



    Sunset:                          604 PM 



    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM  260/02 MPH



    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 PM  190/02 MPH



    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0523 PM):  1000ft  Missing

                                     2000ft  Missing

                                     3000ft  250/13 MPH



    RAP Winds (from 2000Z run):      1000ft  240/07 MPH

                                     2000ft  240/07 MPH

                                     3000ft  260/08 MPH



    Surface Lifted Index:            7 PM  -4



    Density Altitude:                6 PM  2210 FT



    Additional Weather Info:         Possible low ceilings

                                     See Janesville TAF below 



 

.Outlook for Tomorrow Morning...



    Sunrise:        710 AM 

    Weather:        Possible low ceilings,

                    Precipitation likely

                    See Janesville TAF below

    Surface Wind:   7 AM  320/21G32 MPH

                    9 AM  310/21G31 MPH

    Boundary Wind:  7 AM  310/26 MPH



.Latest Janesville TAF(1740Z)...



    FM181740 25010KT P6SM FEW025 FEW250

    FM190200 33004KT P6SM OVC250 PROB30 1902/1904 6SM -SHRA

     OVC050

    FM190400 33006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC070

    FM190600 34012G22KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050

    FM191200 32016G26KT P6SM OVC029 PROB30 1912/1914 6SM

     -SHRA

    FM191400 31017G26KT P6SM BKN050



&&



...Madison...



.This Afternoon...



    Sunset:                          604 PM 



    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM  260/03 MPH



    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 PM  230/02 MPH



    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0523 PM):  1000ft  Missing

                                     2000ft  Missing

                                     3000ft  250/13 MPH



    RAP Winds (from 2000Z run):      1000ft  250/09 MPH

                                     2000ft  250/09 MPH

                                     3000ft  250/10 MPH



    Surface Lifted Index:            7 PM  -2



    Density Altitude:                6 PM  2308 FT



    Additional Weather Info:         Possible low ceilings,

                                     Slight chance of precipitation

                                     See Madison TAF below 



 

.Outlook for Tomorrow Morning...



    Sunrise:        710 AM 

    Weather:        Possible low ceilings,

                    Chance of precipitation

                    See Madison TAF below

    Surface Wind:   7 AM  320/18G30 MPH

                    9 AM  320/20G29 MPH

    Boundary Wind:  7 AM  310/22 MPH



.Latest Madison TAF(1740Z)...



    FM181740 24008KT P6SM FEW250

    FM190000 33005KT P6SM OVC250

    FM190300 33010KT P6SM OVC090 PROB30 1903/1905 6SM -SHRA

     OVC050

    FM190500 33012G22KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050

    FM190900 33016G28KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050

    FM191100 32015G25KT P6SM BKN035 OVC150 PROB30 1911/1913

     6SM

     -SHRA OVC035



&&



...Sheboygan...



.This Afternoon...



    Sunset:                          604 PM 



    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM  210/03 MPH



    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 PM  190/06 MPH



    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0523 PM):  1000ft  Missing

                                     2000ft  Missing

                                     3000ft  250/13 MPH



    RAP Winds (from 2000Z run):      1000ft  260/14 MPH

                                     2000ft  270/14 MPH

                                     3000ft  270/15 MPH



    Surface Lifted Index:            7 PM  0



    Density Altitude:                6 PM  1923 FT



    Additional Weather Info:         See Sheboygan TAF below 



 

.Outlook for Tomorrow Morning...



    Sunrise:        710 AM 

    Weather:        Possible low ceilings,

                    Precipitation likely

                    See Sheboygan TAF below

    Surface Wind:   7 AM  330/22G35 MPH

                    9 AM  320/23G33 MPH

    Boundary Wind:  7 AM  330/35 MPH



.Latest Sheboygan TAF(1740Z)...



    FM181740 25010KT P6SM FEW250 PROB30 1904/1905 6SM

     -SHRA OVC050

    FM190500 31005KT 6SM -SHRA OVC070

    FM190800 33012G22KT 6SM -SHRA OVC040

    FM191000 34015G24KT 6SM -SHRA OVC027

    FM191400 33019G28KT P6SM OVC024 PROB30 1914/1916 6SM -SHRA

    FM191600 32019G28KT P6SM SCT030 BKN150



&&



This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of

scheduled issuances.



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