Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
476
SXUS43 KARX 182201
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2025
WIZ017-191015-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2025
DATE TUE 11/18/25 /
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 E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 10 11 11 11 11
1KFT WDIR SE S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW SW S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 6 5 4 5 6 7 6 5 4 5 7 9 10 10 10
3KFT WDIR NE N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE W SW SW SW S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 5 6 7 7 8 8 7 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 17
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10
SKY COVER FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 7:00 AM CST SUNSET 4:27 PM CST
NOVEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CST SUNSET 4:26 PM CST
FTUS80 KAUW 182045 AAA
KAUW 182042Z 1821/1918 07004KT P6SM BKN200
FM182300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
FM190700 VRB03KT 2SM BR SKC
TEMPO 1908/1912 3/4SM BR SCT002
FM191500 18003KT P6SM BKN200
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-191015-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2025
DATE TUE 11/18/25 /
CST 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S SE
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 14 13 11 10 10 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E SE S SW S S SE S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 14 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 3 3 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 10 10
3KFT WDIR E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 8 5 3 3 4 6 7 10 11 13 14 14
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 7 9 11 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 8
SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 654 AM CST SUNSET 431 PM CST
NOVEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 430 PM CST
FTUS53 KMSN 182106 AAA
KMSN 182104Z 1821/1918 08012KT 3SM -DZ BR OVC007
FM182300 06007KT P6SM BKN015
FM190400 05005KT P6SM BKN025
FM191000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN035
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-191015-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2025
DATE TUE 11/18/25 /
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 E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 7 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 12 11 9 10 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 11
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 11 10 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 12 12 11
3KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW
3KFT WSPD 14 13 12 10 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 12 13 14 14 14 14 15 15
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 10 12 14 13 12 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 11
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST
NOVEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 440 PM CST
FTUS53 KRST 182103 AAA
KRST 182100Z 1821/1918 07009KT 5SM BR OVC004
FM190000 VRB04KT 6SM BR OVC006
FM191000 13006KT 4SM BR OVC004
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-191015-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2025
DATE TUE 11/18/25 /
CST 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR E E NE NE E E NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S
SFC WSPD 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
SFC WGUST 13 12 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 9
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S SW S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 13 11 10 10 9 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 3 4 6 9 11 13 13 12 11
3KFT WDIR E E E E E E E NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 6 5 5 6 7 9 11 12 14 15 16 17
6KFT WDIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 9 12 14 14 13 12 10 9 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 9
SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV
POP6HR | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 436 PM CST
NOVEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 435 PM CST
FTUS53 KLSE 182103 AAA
KLSE 182100Z 1821/1918 07006KT P6SM OVC012
FM190300 VRB03KT P6SM OVC012
FM191200 12003KT P6SM OVC009
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-191015-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2025
DATE TUE 11/18/25 /
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 E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S
SFC WSPD 6 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 14 13 13 13 12 11 9 10 10 9 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE E E NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 14 14 14 13 11 9 10 11 11 10 8 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 7
3KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 13
6KFT WDIR NW N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S SW SW S SE S S SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 8 7 5 3 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12
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 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST
NOVEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST
FTUS53 KALO 181730 AAA
KALO 181728Z 1817/1918 05009KT 6SM BR BKN007
TEMPO 1818/1820 3SM BR BKN004
FM182300 04007KT P6SM OVC008
FM191300 VRB04KT 6SM BR BKN005
FM191600 14005KT P6SM BKN007
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-191015-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2025
DATE TUE 11/18/25 /
CST 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 17 17 15 14 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 8
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
1KFT WSPD 19 17 15 14 14 13 12 11 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 7 8 10 11 12 12 12 12
3KFT WDIR E E NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE S S S S S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 11 10 9 10 11 12 11 9 8 9 10 10 9 7 6 7 8 10 11 11 12 12 12 12
6KFT WDIR NW N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 8 6 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 8 | 0 | 3 | 9
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST
NOVEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST
FTUS43 KDVN 182159 CCA
TAFDBQ
TAF COR
KDBQ 182159Z 1822/1918 06008G14KT P6SM OVC007
FM182300 06007KT 6SM BR OVC006=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$