Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
235
SXUS43 KARX 290901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2025
WIZ017-292115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
SFC WGUST 14 14 13 11 11 10 10 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S W NW NW N N N N NE NE S S S S
1KFT WSPD 17 16 15 13 11 9 7 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3
3KFT WDIR NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 11 12 12 12 11 9 7 5 3 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 16 17 19 20 19 18 17 17 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 16 14 12 10 10 10
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 5 | 13 | 7 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 12 12 10 8 6 5 5 4 2 2 2 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
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 290521 RRB
KAUW 290520Z 2906/3006 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
FM291600 15005KT P6SM SCT035 BKN080
FM291900 18005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080
FM300100 VRB03KT 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.
$$
WIZ044-292115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
SFC WGUST 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 17 18 17 16 14 12 10 8 7 6 6 5 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 8 8 7 7 6
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N E SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 8 10 13 14 14 13 11 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 5 4 4 4
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 16 18 19 20 18 17 15 15 16 18 21 24 26 26 25 23 23 21 19 16 12 9 8 8
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 10 10 10 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 12
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 290521 RRC
KMSN 290520Z 2906/3006 00000KT P6SM SKC
FM291500 09005KT P6SM SCT040
FM300000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN040
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-292115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7
1KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE E E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 14 14 13 12 11 9 8 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 8 11 13 12 10 8 8 8
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 7 9 11 12 13 13 12 11 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 14 | 44 | 39 | 8
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 6 10 18 18 17 15 13 16 38 39 39 41 39 37 26 22 9 5 5 5 5 7 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
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 290530 RRC
KRST 290529Z 2906/3006 11006KT P6SM FEW050
FM291500 18005KT P6SM BKN035 PROB30 2918/2924 5SM -TSRA
OVC030CB
FM300000 11004KT 4SM BR 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.
$$
WIZ041-292115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 10 11 11 10 12 11 11 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S S W NW N N N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 10 13 15 17 16 13 10 7 4 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 12 11 9 9 9
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 15 14 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 5
6KFT WDIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 19 18 18 17 17 17 17 18 18 19 20 21 21 21 21 20 19 17 16 16 17 18 18 17
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 16 | 42 | 31 | 7
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 4 7 7 7 9 9 9 31 31 31 28 28 28 19 19 16 13 10 7 4 7 9
FOG 20 40 70 70 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 290530 RRB
KLSE 290529Z 2906/3006 09003KT P6SM FEW045
FM290900 11003KT 2SM BR BCFG SCT050 SCT250
FM291400 15005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 PROB30 2916/2922 3SM
-TSRA
OVC025CB
FM300100 VRB03KT P6SM OVC100
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-292115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 9 10 10 10 11 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 6
1KFT WDIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW N NE E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 6 7 7 6 6 7 8
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
3KFT WSPD 5 6 6 7 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 6
6KFT WDIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W NW NW N N NW
6KFT WSPD 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK
POP6HR | 3 | 15 | 30 | 9
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 2 4 4 5 6 4 4 7 13 19 24 32 32 31 27 19 12 10 8 6 8 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
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 290521
KALO 290520Z 2906/3006 VRB04KT P6SM FEW045 FEW250
FM291400 14005KT P6SM FEW040
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-292115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 10 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1KFT WDIR SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W SW E E E SE S S S
1KFT WSPD 15 18 19 19 17 14 11 9 8 7 6 5 5 3 2 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 10 11
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 4 6 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 10 10 10
6KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 15 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 11 12 14 15 15 15 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 2 | 19 | 30 | 14
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 14 16 16 22 22 22 18 18 18 12 12 12 13 13 12
FOG 0 70 70 70 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 741 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 290520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 290520Z 2906/3006 11004KT P6SM SCT250
FM291500 16006KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250
FM300000 11003KT P6SM SCT250=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$