Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
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SXUS43 KARX 250831
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2025
WIZ017-252045-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2025
DATE TUE 11/25/25 /
CST 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE NE N N N
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 10
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 14 15 18 18 18 18 19 20 24 24
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 1 1 3 5 6 6 5 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 13
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE
3KFT WSPD 10 11 11 10 9 7 6 5 6 7 9 11 13 16 19 22 24 26 27 27 27 26 27 31
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE
6KFT WSPD 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 19 21 22 23 23 23 22 20 19
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 50 | 86 | 100 | 100
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2
FOG 40 40 40 40 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 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 250521
KAUW 250520Z 2506/2606 VRB03KT 2SM -RA BR OVC005
FM250700 14003KT 1SM -RA BR OVC004
FM251700 14004KT 4SM BR OVC006
FM260100 22007KT 1 1/2SM RA OVC002
FM260500 25009G16KT 3SM RA 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.
$$
WIZ044-252045-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2025
DATE TUE 11/25/25 /
CST 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 19 19 20 21 22
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 12 11 8 5 2 3 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 9 11 13 15 15 16 17 17 17 16
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 10 13 16 19 21 23 24 23 22 21
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW
6KFT WSPD 17 17 14 11 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 11 14 17 20 22 23 25 27 26 22
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 37 | 22 | 92 | 97
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4
FOG 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 25 2025......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 426 PM CST
NOVEMBER 26 2025......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 425 PM CST
FTUS80 KMSN 250600 AAA
KMSN 250556Z 2506/2606 19004KT 3SM BR OVC003
TEMPO 2506/2508 3/4SM -SHRA BR OVC001
FM251000 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC003
FM251900 VRB04KT 2SM BR OVC006
FM260000 18006KT P6SM -RA OVC010
FM260200 21009KT 5SM -RA BR OVC007
FM260400 24011G21KT 5SM -RA OVC005
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-252045-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2025
DATE TUE 11/25/25 /
CST 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 23
SFC WGUST 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 13 16 17 19 21 24 24 25 25 27 33 38 39
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 12 14 16 16 17 18 21 25 29 33
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 16 19 22 22 22 24 29 35 42 48
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W W W NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 8 8 9 10 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 14 16 18 21 23 22 20 18 15 14 16 23
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 24 | 54 | 82 | 95
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0
FOG 40 40 40 40 70 70 70 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 25 2025......SUNRISE 718 AM CST SUNSET 436 PM CST
NOVEMBER 26 2025......SUNRISE 719 AM CST SUNSET 436 PM CST
FTUS53 KRST 250521 RRE
KRST 250520Z 2506/2606 20004KT 1/2SM FG OVC002
FM251500 19004KT 1SM BR OVC003
FM251700 19006KT 4SM BR OVC005
FM252000 21012G22KT 4SM -SHRA OVC012
FM260000 26016G26KT P6SM OVC009
FM260500 30020G30KT 3SM -SN 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.
$$
WIZ041-252045-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2025
DATE TUE 11/25/25 /
CST 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 12
SFC WGUST 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 15 17 19 21 21 22 21 22 24
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W
1KFT WSPD 11 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 8 10 12 13 13 13 14 16 17 18 19 19 19 18 17 18
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W
3KFT WSPD 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 15 18 21 23 23 21 20 20 21 24 26
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 14 14 14 12 11 9 8 7 8 10 11 12 12 13 16 19 21 23 23 22 19 15 12 12
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK OV OV OV
POP6HR | 39 | 39 | 91 | 67
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1
FOG 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 25 2025......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 431 PM CST
NOVEMBER 26 2025......SUNRISE 714 AM CST SUNSET 431 PM CST
FTUS53 KLSE 250521 RRD
KLSE 250520Z 2506/2606 18003KT 5SM -RA BR OVC006
FM250800 18003KT 3SM BR OVC005
FM251600 18005KT 6SM BR OVC007
FM252200 22010G18KT 4SM -SHRA OVC012
FM260100 26014G24KT P6SM OVC020
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-252045-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2025
DATE TUE 11/25/25 /
CST 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW
SFC WSPD 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 9 10 12 13 14 16 16 16 17 19 20 21 23
SFC WGUST 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 13 16 19 22 24 26 25 26 27 29 32 35 38
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W W W W W W W NW NW
1KFT WSPD 9 9 9 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 13 17 22 25 24 22 21 23 28 32 37
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 13 15 18 23 28 31 31 29 28 32 38 45 51
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 7 6 7 8 9 8 7 6 7 9 11 12 14 16 20 25 28 27 23 22 22 24 28 33
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 18 | 18 | 66 | 54
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 40 40 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 25 2025......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 440 PM CST
NOVEMBER 26 2025......SUNRISE 714 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST
FTUS80 KALO 250551 AAA
KALO 250548Z 2506/2606 VRB04KT 1SM BR OVC004
FM250900 VRB03KT 3/4SM BR OVC003
FM251600 22007KT 3SM BR OVC007
FM252100 25014G23KT P6SM SCT010 OVC016
FM260400 29018G28KT 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.
$$
WIZ061-252045-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2025
DATE TUE 11/25/25 /
CST 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 13 14 14 15 16
SFC WGUST 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 17 19 22 23 24 24 25 26 28
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W W SW SW W
1KFT WSPD 10 9 9 9 9 7 5 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 12 15 18 20 22 23 23 22 22 24
3KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 7 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 6 8 9 10 12 16 20 24 26 27 28 28 28 28 31
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
6KFT WSPD 10 8 6 4 3 3 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 15 19 22 25 28 29 26 23 21 23
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV
POP6HR | 18 | 18 | 72 | 33
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0
FOG 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 40 40 20 20 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 25 2025......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 433 PM CST
NOVEMBER 26 2025......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 433 PM CST
FTUS43 KDVN 250541
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 250541Z 2506/2606 VRB03KT 1/4SM FG VV001
TEMPO 2506/2509 1/4SM -DZ FG
FM251600 21006KT 1/2SM FG OVC003
FM251800 21008KT 6SM BR OVC007
FM252000 21013KT 6SM BR OVC015
FM260000 24017G28KT 6SM BR OVC015=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$