Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
860
SXUS43 KARX 172101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT FRI OCT 17 2025
WIZ017-180915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT FRI OCT 17 2025
DATE FRI 10/17/25 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
SFC WSPD 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 7 7 8
SFC WGUST 23 23 23 22 21 20 19 17 13 12 11 9 9 9 9 8 9 10 10 11 12 14 13 13
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
1KFT WSPD 15 14 12 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 7 6 5 5 6
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 29 30 32 33 32 30 28 27 26 25 22 20 18 17 17 18 19 20 21 21 20 19 17 15
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 42 42 42 41 38 36 33 33 33 33 33 32 32 32 33 33 33 32 30 28 25 23 22 21
SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
POP6HR | 39 | 10 | 4 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 20 20 20 13 13 8 5 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 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 17 2025.......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CDT SUNSET 6:10 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CDT SUNSET 6:08 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 171721 RRA
KAUW 171720Z 1718/1818 20013G22KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120
FM172200 20009G17KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 WS020/23035KT PROB30
1723/1801 5SM TSRA BKN035CB
FM180100 21009G17KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040 WS020/23035KT
FM180400 23008KT P6SM SCT060
FM180900 22003KT 5SM BR SCT005
TEMPO 1809/1813 2SM BR SCT005
FM181400 23005KT P6SM SCT250
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-180915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT FRI OCT 17 2025
DATE FRI 10/17/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 8
SFC WGUST 23 22 20 20 19 18 18 19 18 16 14 12 10 9 9 8 9 9 10 11 13 15 15 15
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W
1KFT WSPD 21 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 22 20 17 14 12 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 9
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 32 33 35 36 38 38 38 35 31 26 23 20 18 16 15 15 15 15 16 19 22 23 21 16
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 40 39 37 36 37 39 41 41 40 38 36 35 33 31 29 28 26 24 23 22 21 21 21 20
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 49 | 60 | 8 | 8
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 6 19 20 32 32 32 32 26 26 19 19 19 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 611 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 609 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 171721 RRS
KMSN 171720Z 1718/1818 20014G23KT P6SM BKN180
FM180100 19010KT P6SM BKN090 WS020/21040KT PROB30 1801/1804
5SM -SHRA OVC030
FM180400 21009KT 6SM -SHRA SCT028 BKN030 PROB30 1804/1808 4SM
-TSRA OVC028CB
FM180800 22007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-180915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT FRI OCT 17 2025
DATE FRI 10/17/25 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW
SFC WSPD 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 21 20 17 16 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 16
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 18 17 17 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 17 16 15 13 11 10 10 11 13
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 26 26 26 26 25 24 22 22 21 20 19 17 16 17 19 21 23 25 26 24 20 17 16 16
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 39 37 32 29 28 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 28 27 24 21 19 18 18
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK
POP6HR | 22 | 0 | 2 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 14 14 14 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 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 17 2025.......SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 622 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 621 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 171724
KRST 171720Z 1718/1818 22014G24KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 1720/1723 4SM
-SHRA OVC025
FM172300 22009KT P6SM BKN100
FM180900 21007KT P6SM SKC
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-180915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT FRI OCT 17 2025
DATE FRI 10/17/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W
SFC WSPD 8 8 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 21 20 18 18 17 17 17 16 14 13 11 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 11 12 12 15 15 14
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
1KFT WSPD 21 21 20 20 21 22 22 20 18 15 13 11 9 10 11 12 14 15 15 12 9 7 7 8
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW
3KFT WSPD 30 30 30 30 30 29 28 25 22 19 18 17 16 15 14 14 15 18 20 20 21 20 18 14
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 40 39 37 35 35 35 35 33 31 29 29 29 29 29 28 27 28 28 28 26 24 22 21 20
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP6HR | 79 | 9 | 3 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 24 24 24 29 29 29 22 19 12 5 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 617 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 616 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 172045 AAA
KLSE 172043Z 1721/1818 23013G21KT P6SM BKN050
TEMPO 1721/1723 5SM -SHRA
FM172300 25009KT P6SM BKN110 PROB30 1723/1802 4SM -SHRA
OVC025
FM180400 22007KT P6SM SCT110
FM180900 22006KT P6SM FEW250
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-180915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT FRI OCT 17 2025
DATE FRI 10/17/25 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
SFC WSPD 11 10 10 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 9
SFC WGUST 22 20 17 17 16 14 14 13 11 11 10 8 7 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 15 15 15
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW
1KFT WSPD 21 20 20 19 19 20 20 19 17 15 12 10 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 11 7 4 4 5
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW
3KFT WSPD 27 28 29 30 29 27 24 23 22 20 19 18 17 16 16 16 18 20 21 21 21 19 16 12
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 38 38 37 35 33 30 28 27 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 24 24 25 25 24 22 21 20 20
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 57 | 10 | 3 | 4
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 21 21 21 28 28 28 22 17 5 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 17 2025.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 622 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 171739
KALO 171737Z 1718/1818 20017G25KT P6SM BKN150
FM172200 22011KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 1722/1724 6SM -SHRA
OVC025
FM180100 24009KT P6SM BKN100
FM180900 24005KT P6SM SCT200
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-180915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT FRI OCT 17 2025
DATE FRI 10/17/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 12 12 11 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 9
SFC WGUST 23 22 20 18 18 17 17 16 16 16 15 12 11 10 9 8 8 9 10 11 13 16 15 15
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 23 24 25 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 16 14 11 9 8 9 11 12 11 9 9 8 9
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 28 30 33 36 36 36 34 31 27 24 22 20 18 16 15 15 15 16 17 18 18 18 17 14
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 37 36 34 34 36 39 41 41 41 40 38 35 33 30 27 24 23 22 21 20 20 19 18 18
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 51 | 67 | 7 | 8
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 7 11 19 36 36 36 38 32 32 27 27 27 4 4 3 4 3 1 8 3 6 2 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 617 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 615 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 171729
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 171729Z 1718/1818 20017G26KT P6SM BKN250
FM180000 20010KT P6SM OVC070
PROB30 1805/1811 4SM -SHRA BKN040
FM181100 21008KT P6SM OVC100=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$