Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
947
SXUS43 KARX 152101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2025
WIZ017-160915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2025
DATE WED 10/15/25 /
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 E E SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 13 14 16 16 16 17 18 17 18 18 18 18
1KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 5 6 8 10 11 11 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 22 21 19 18 18 18
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
3KFT WSPD 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 16 16 15 15 14 13 12 12 14 15 18 21 24
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 13 12 11 10 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 12 13 13 13 13 14 15 16 18 19 21
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 4 | 3 | 64 | 42
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 8 8 8
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 15 2025.......SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 6:13 PM CDT
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 7:16 AM CDT SUNSET 6:11 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 151721 RRA
KAUW 151720Z 1518/1618 10005KT P6SM BKN009 OVC014
TEMPO 1518/1521 SCT009
FM152200 10004KT P6SM BKN025
FM160200 11003KT P6SM SCT050
FM161500 14009G15KT P6SM BKN040
TEMPO 1615/1618 5SM -SHRA BKN025
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-160915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2025
DATE WED 10/15/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 16
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 9 10 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 13 13 12 13 14 16 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
3KFT WDIR E E NE N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 12 14
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW W W W SW
6KFT WSPD 19 18 17 16 15 14 14 15 15 16 15 14 14 16 17 18 16 13 11 11 11 12 12 13
SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 7 | 7 | 55 | 51
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 15 2025.......SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 614 PM CDT
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 612 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 152054 AAB
KMSN 152051Z 1521/1618 08006KT P6SM OVC015
FM160200 09005KT P6SM BKN035
FM161500 15007KT P6SM BKN050
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-160915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2025
DATE WED 10/15/25 /
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 E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE
SFC WSPD 7 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13
SFC WGUST 16 16 17 13 13 14 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 22 23 23 23
1KFT WDIR E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S
1KFT WSPD 13 15 17 19 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 26 26 26 25 23 22 21 21
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 13 13 13 15 17 21 26 30 32 33
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 20 20 20 19 18 17 16 14 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 14 14 14 16 18 21 22 23
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 22 | 44 | 62 | 60
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 9 9 9 9 9 9 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 15 2025.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 626 PM CDT
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 151724 RRA
KRST 151722Z 1518/1618 11008KT 6SM BR OVC005
FM152300 10008KT 6SM BR OVC007
FM160400 13011KT 6SM BR OVC010 PROB30 1604/1610 4SM -SHRA
OVC007
FM161000 15013KT 4SM -SHRA 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.
$$
WIZ041-160915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2025
DATE WED 10/15/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 12 13 14 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 16 17 16 17 16 17 17 16 16 16 17 17
1KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 12 13 15 17 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 22 21 21 20 20 21 21 21 21
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W S S S SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 13 18 21 23 23
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 21 21 21 21 20 20 19 18 17 16 15 15 14 12 10 9 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 18
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 17 | 26 | 62 | 60
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 15 2025.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 621 PM CDT
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 619 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 152012 AAA
KLSE 152008Z 1520/1618 12008KT P6SM OVC012 PROB30 1607/1611 4SM
-SHRA OVC008
FM161100 15011KT 4SM -SHRA OVC035
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-160915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2025
DATE WED 10/15/25 /
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 E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 6 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12
SFC WGUST 14 15 17 13 13 13 14 15 14 14 15 15 16 17 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 20 20
1KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 14 16 18 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 23 24 24 25 25 24 22 19 17 17 17
3KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 9 7 4 2 2 4 6 8 10 11 11 12 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 21 24 26 28 29
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 19 18 17 16 14 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 20
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 29 | 34 | 33 | 59
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 8 8 2 2 2 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15
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 15 2025.......SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 627 PM CDT
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 625 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 151727
KALO 151726Z 1518/1618 11008KT P6SM BKN010 OVC020 PROB30 1518/1522
4SM -SHRA OVC008
FM152300 10009KT P6SM OVC025
FM160800 12009KT P6SM OVC080
FM161400 13012G21KT 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.
$$
WIZ061-160915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2025
DATE WED 10/15/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 6 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10
SFC WGUST 14 14 15 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 12 13 15 17 18 19 19 19 20 20 20 19 19 19 20 20 20 19 19 19 20 20 20 21
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 6 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 6 9 12 15 16 17
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 22 23 23 23 22 20 19 18 16 15 15 14 14 12 11 9 8 8 9 10 12 13 14 14
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 39 | 28 | 50 | 60
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 5 5 0 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 15 2025.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 620 PM CDT
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 619 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 151935 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 151935Z 1520/1618 10007KT P6SM BKN006
TEMPO 1520/1522 3SM -SHRA BKN003
FM152300 10007KT P6SM OVC011
FM160700 10009KT P6SM BKN035=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$