Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
979
SXUS43 KARX 162101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2025
WIZ017-170915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2025
DATE WED 07/16/25 /
CDT 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 NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 16 16 17 16 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 13 13 13 12 11
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 15 15 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 14 13 13 14 14 14 13 11 10 8 7 7 7
3KFT WDIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 14 17 19 20 20 19 19 18 17 16 14 12 11 10 10 9 9
6KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW
6KFT WSPD 5 5 5 6 8 9 11 11 10 10 12 15 16 16 15 14 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 10
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK OV BK OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 52 | 56 | 7 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 32 32 18 11 11 11 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 2 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
JULY 16 2025..........SUNRISE 5:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:41 PM CDT
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE 5:29 AM CDT SUNSET 8:40 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 162015 AAA
KAUW 162013Z 1620/1718 05007KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025
TEMPO 1620/1622 2SM +SHRA BR BKN014
FM162200 04009G15KT 5SM SHRA BR OVC011 PROB30 1622/1623 3SM
-TSRA BKN008CB
FM170000 01008G15KT 6SM -SHRA OVC008
FM171000 01009G16KT P6SM BKN020
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-170915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2025
DATE WED 07/16/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5
SFC WGUST 12 12 13 13 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 14 13 12
1KFT WDIR N N N N N NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 7 10 15 18 17 15 12 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 8
3KFT WDIR SE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 7 10 14 16 15 11 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 11 9
6KFT WDIR S SW W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 11 9 9 9 11 13 16 18 19 21 21 21 20 19 18 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 14 14
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK OV BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
POP6HR | 85 | 36 | 34 | 6
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 68 68 68 23 23 23 7 6 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2025..........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 162045 AAA
KMSN 162042Z 1621/1718 18009KT 6SM TSRA BR BKN030CB
FM162200 25009KT 6SM SHRA BR BKN070
FM170100 30009KT P6SM BKN018
FM170400 35008KT P6SM BKN009
FM170900 35005KT P6SM BKN005
FM171400 01007KT P6SM OVC015
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-170915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2025
DATE WED 07/16/25 /
CDT 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 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 9 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6
SFC WGUST 16 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 13 13 13 12
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 13 14 15 16 17 17 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 16 14 12 11 10 10 10 9
3KFT WDIR N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N
3KFT WSPD 12 13 13 13 12 11 10 12 14 16 17 18 19 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 10
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 15 16 18 19 20 20 20 19 18 17 17 18 19 19 19 18 16 13 11 10 10 10 10 11
SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 21 21 16 7 7 7 3 3 3 5 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 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
JULY 16 2025..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 849 PM CDT
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 848 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 162100 AAA
KRST 162058Z 1621/1718 36012KT P6SM SCT015 BKN022
FM170000 35010KT P6SM OVC006
FM171400 01009KT P6SM BKN012
FM171600 01009KT P6SM SCT050
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-170915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2025
DATE WED 07/16/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 11
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 15 16 15 14 13 14 15 16 15 13 11 11 11 11 10 9
3KFT WDIR N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE N N N N
3KFT WSPD 13 14 13 13 12 10 8 7 6 7 8 11 13 15 16 16 15 14 13 13 14 14 13 11
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 16 17 17 16 14 13 13 13 13 13 14
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW
POP6HR | 43 | 34 | 21 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 33 33 21 16 16 16 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2025..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 162000 AAA
KLSE 161958Z 1620/1718 35011KT 6SM -SHRA FEW008 BKN012
FM162100 35007KT P6SM OVC015
FM170100 35010KT P6SM OVC009
FM171300 33007KT P6SM OVC015
FM171600 35006KT P6SM SCT040
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-170915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2025
DATE WED 07/16/25 /
CDT 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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE
SFC WSPD 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8
SFC WGUST 15 16 15 15 15 16 16 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 14 13 13 12
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 12 15 17 19 19 18 17 17 16 16 15 14 14 15 17 18 16 14 13 12 12 12 12 11
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 18 19 19 19 18 17 15 14 12 12 13 14 16 17 17 17 16 14 13 13 14 14 13 12
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 24 23 21 19 19 21 23 24 24 24 24 24 23 21 19 17 15 13 12 12 14 14 14 13
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 | 2 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 18 21 21 11 7 6 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 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
JULY 16 2025..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 161921 AAA
KALO 161919Z 1619/1718 26014G23KT P6SM FEW015 SCT025 OVC050
FM170000 33009KT P6SM BKN015
FM171600 01010KT P6SM BKN035
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-170915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2025
DATE WED 07/16/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE
SFC WSPD 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7
SFC WGUST 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 12
1KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE
1KFT WSPD 20 20 18 18 17 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 15 13 12 13 14 14 12 10 9 8 8
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE
3KFT WSPD 24 24 23 22 21 19 18 16 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 10 12 14 13 11
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 25 24 22 19 17 16 18 22 24 23 20
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 64 | 6 | 7 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 42 40 20 16 12 10 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2025..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 161722
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 161722Z 1618/1718 24013G23KT P6SM SCT040
FM170300 31011KT P6SM BKN035
FM170500 33009KT P6SM OVC018
FM171400 34010G20KT P6SM BKN030=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$