Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
954
SXUS43 KARX 162101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025
WIZ017-170915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025
DATE THU 10/16/25 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 8 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 11 11 12 11
SFC WGUST 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 20 19 19 21 21 21 20 19 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 21
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 19 20 20 21 22 23 23 22 21 20 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 19 18 16 14 12 11 10
3KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 25 26 27 29 31 33 35 37 38 39 40 40 40 38 36 34 34 35 36 37 37 36 35 33
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 24 26 29 31 33 34 34 33 32 31 31 32 33 33 33 33 32 33 33 34 36 39 42 45
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK
POP6HR | 29 | 24 | 5 | 28
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 11 11 11 15 15 15 19 16 16 10 9 7 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 9 9 9
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
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 7:16 AM CDT SUNSET 6:11 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CDT SUNSET 6:10 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 161721 RRA
KAUW 161720Z 1618/1718 13009G15KT P6SM OVC035
FM162000 14008G15KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025
FM170800 16007G15KT P6SM BKN040 WS020/21035KT
FM171200 17008G16KT P6SM BKN050 WS018/22035KT
FM171500 19011G21KT P6SM BKN120
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-170915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025
DATE THU 10/16/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12
SFC WGUST 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 19 20 21 21 22 22 22 22 22
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 17 19 22 24 25 26 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 30 28 26 23 21 19 19 19
3KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 13 14 16 18 21 23 26 28 30 31 31 31 31 32 34 35 35 35 35 34 33 32 32 32
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 15 16 16 18 20 23 25 26 27 27 26 25 25 25 26 28 30 33 35 36 37 38 39 39
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK SC BK
POP6HR | 64 | 27 | 6 | 8
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 6 6 6 15 15 15 16 17 17 6 6 6 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 612 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 611 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 161736
KMSN 161734Z 1618/1718 15009KT P6SM SCT030 BKN040 PROB30 1620/1623
6SM -SHRA OVC028
FM170900 17007KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/20040KT
FM171400 19011G20KT P6SM BKN250
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-170915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025
DATE THU 10/16/25 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 13
SFC WGUST 23 23 22 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 22 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 24
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 22 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 31 31 31 31 30 29 29 28 27 26 25 23 21 19 18 16
3KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 34 35 35 36 37 39 40 41 42 42 42 41 40 40 39 38 36 33 31 30 29 28 27 25
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 28 30 31 32 33 34 34 33 31 30 30 32 33 33 32 32 33 34 36 37 39 41 43 45
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 26 | 5 | 17 | 47
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 8 8 5 5 5 3 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 7 7 7 16 16 16
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
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 622 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 161957 AAA
KRST 161955Z 1620/1718 16014G23KT P6SM OVC007
FM162200 17013KT P6SM BKN150 WS020/22040KT
FM171200 20015G23KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 1714/1718 4SM -SHRA
OVC025
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-170915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025
DATE THU 10/16/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 7 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 12
SFC WGUST 18 19 19 18 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 23 23 21 21 21
1KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
1KFT WSPD 18 20 22 25 27 29 30 31 33 33 33 32 31 31 31 31 30 28 26 24 22 20 19 20
3KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 23 25 28 30 32 34 36 37 37 37 38 39 39 39 38 37 36 35 35 36 37 37 35 31
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 21 23 25 26 28 30 31 31 31 30 29 29 29 31 34 36 36 34 33 33 33 34 36 39
SKY COVER BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK
POP6HR | 40 | 11 | 5 | 43
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 7 7 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 10 10 10
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 619 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 617 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 161906 AAA
KLSE 161903Z 1619/1718 15010KT 6SM BR BKN060
FM170300 17011KT P6SM BKN100 WS020/19040KT
FM171200 18012KT P6SM BKN100
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-170915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025
DATE THU 10/16/25 /
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 S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 10 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 14
SFC WGUST 21 21 19 18 19 20 20 21 21 20 21 21 20 20 20 20 21 22 23 24 24 23 24 23
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 18 20 22 25 28 31 33 34 35 35 34 32 31 30 30 30 29 28 26 24 22 20 19 18
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 29 30 32 33 34 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 34 35 35 33 31
6KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 25 27 28 30 32 33 33 33 32 31 31 32 33 34 34 34 34 33 33 32 33 34 36 38
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK SC SC BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK
POP6HR | 8 | 2 | 6 | 43
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 10 10 10
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
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 625 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 161812 AAA
KALO 161810Z 1618/1718 15013G22KT 6SM BR BKN010
FM162000 14012G20KT P6SM OVC100
FM170400 15011KT P6SM BKN250 WS020/18040KT
FM171200 18012KT 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.
$$
WIZ061-170915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025
DATE THU 10/16/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
SFC WSPD 8 9 9 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 13
SFC WGUST 17 18 18 16 17 19 19 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 15 17 20 23 26 30 32 33 34 34 34 34 33 33 32 31 30 28 26 24 22 20 20 21
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 18 20 23 25 27 28 29 30 31 31 32 34 35 36 37 37 36 34 33 32 33 33 32 31
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 14 15 18 20 22 24 25 26 26 26 26 25 25 27 29 31 31 32 32 33 35 36 37 37
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 25 | 5 | 4 | 6
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 8 8 3 3 3 4 6 6 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 619 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 617 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 161720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 161720Z 1618/1718 13011KT 6SM -RA BKN035
FM161900 13012KT P6SM SCT035 BKN090
FM171300 18013G23KT P6SM SCT150=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$