Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
977
SXUS43 KARX 170731
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
231 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2025
WIZ017-171945-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2025
DATE TUE 06/17/25 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W NW N
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 17 16 15 15 15 16 16 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 7 6 6 5 5 4
1KFT WDIR SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 15 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 3 3 4 4
3KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW
3KFT WSPD 28 23 20 20 21 22 22 21 19 16 13 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 35 38 39 40 40 38 35 30 25 23 20 18 15 12 11 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 8 7
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 13 | 2 | 10 | 13
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 13 15 6 6 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 7 8 9 11 12 15 17 6 6 6 5
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
JUNE 16 2025..........SUNRISE 5:11 AM CDT SUNSET 8:47 PM CDT
JUNE 17 2025..........SUNRISE 5:12 AM CDT SUNSET 8:48 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 170521 RRB
KAUW 170520Z 1706/1806 20008KT P6SM BKN040 BKN060
FM170700 21008G15KT P6SM OVC040 WS020/23040KT
FM170900 27008G15KT P6SM SCT012 BKN035
TEMPO 1710/1714 BKN012
FM171700 28008G15KT P6SM BKN035
FM172000 28006KT P6SM SCT040
FM180300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-171945-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
231 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2025
DATE TUE 06/17/25 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W NW W W
SFC WSPD 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 14 14 14 14 14 16 15 14 13 14 12 12 13 13 13 11 10 10 9 9 7 6 6 5
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W
1KFT WSPD 29 30 29 26 22 18 15 14 12 10 8 7 7 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 5 4 3
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW N N
3KFT WSPD 32 31 29 28 25 23 20 17 14 11 9 7 7 8 10 11 11 11 10 9 7 6 5 4
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 28 28 28 31 34 36 35 32 29 26 22 18 14 11 9 10 13 15 15 14 12 12 10 9
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 23 | 2 | 30 | 50
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 28 19 10 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 14 15 24 32 28 28 28 20 20 20 32
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JUNE 17 2025..........SUNRISE 517 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT
JUNE 18 2025..........SUNRISE 517 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 170521 RRD
KMSN 170520Z 1706/1806 VRB03KT P6SM BKN220
FM171200 23006KT P6SM BKN220
FM171400 25007KT P6SM SCT250
FM172200 28006KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 1722/1802 4SM -TSRA
OVC050CB
FM180200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN090
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-171945-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2025
DATE TUE 06/17/25 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE N N
SFC WSPD 6 7 7 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 16 15 14 14 14 13 11 11 9 11 10 9 10 10 9 11 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 7
1KFT WDIR W NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW W W SW W W W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 20 20 19 17 15 12 10 8 7 7 8 8 6 4 3 5 8 11 11 11 10 11 12 12
3KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW W W SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 23 25 26 26 24 22 20 18 15 13 11 8 6 4 2 3 5 7 7 7 6 6 5 5
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW W W W
6KFT WSPD 31 33 34 34 34 32 29 26 23 20 17 14 11 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 34
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 9 6 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 6 7 11 16 24 25 25 25 34 34 30 29 29 30 29
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
JUNE 17 2025..........SUNRISE 527 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT
JUNE 18 2025..........SUNRISE 527 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 170527 RRJ
KRST 170526Z 1706/1806 25009KT P6SM BKN200
FM171000 32007KT P6SM BKN150
FM172200 27005KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 1722/1802 4SM -TSRA
BKN050CB
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-171945-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
231 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2025
DATE TUE 06/17/25 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 16 15 15 14 14 14 12 12 10 11 10 10 10 11 9 11 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N NW NW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 24 21 18 16 16 15 13 10 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 7 11 14 13 12 10 11 11 11
3KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N
3KFT WSPD 28 24 21 21 23 24 22 18 15 13 11 9 7 5 5 7 9 11 9 7 4 3 3 2
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 31 34 36 37 36 35 33 30 26 22 18 14 11 8 6 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 9
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 9 | 5 | 34 | 38
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 11 8 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 11 19 23 26 30 29 29 29 32 32 32 39
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JUNE 17 2025..........SUNRISE 522 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT
JUNE 18 2025..........SUNRISE 522 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 170527 RRF
KLSE 170526Z 1706/1806 21008KT P6SM BKN150
FM171000 27007KT P6SM BKN150
FM172300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 1723/1803 4SM -TSRA
BKN060CB
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-171945-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2025
DATE TUE 06/17/25 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR SW SW W W W NW NW N N N NW W NW NW W NW NW NW N NE NE E E E
SFC WSPD 5 6 7 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 5
SFC WGUST 14 14 14 13 13 11 11 11 9 9 8 9 11 11 11 10 11 11 9 7 7 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR SW W NW NW N N N N N N NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W
1KFT WSPD 22 21 20 19 17 14 10 6 4 4 6 8 8 8 8 9 11 11 9 7 5 5 5 5
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W NW W W W
3KFT WSPD 25 25 25 23 21 19 18 16 14 12 9 7 6 6 6 8 9 10 9 7 6 6 6 6
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW W W
6KFT WSPD 26 29 31 31 30 28 25 22 20 17 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV
POP6HR | 11 | 25 | 54 | 58
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 12 9 6 7 8 3 3 5 8 11 20 31 42 54 41 41 41 43 43 43 38 38 38 62
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
JUNE 17 2025..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT
JUNE 18 2025..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 170521
KALO 170520Z 1706/1806 15007KT P6SM SKC PROB30 1718/1721 4SM -SHRA
BKN050
FM172100 31006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN035 PROB30 1721/1803 4SM
-SHRA
BKN040
FM180300 10005KT 6SM -SHRA SCT029 BKN050 PROB30
1803/1806 4SM
TSRA BKN029CB
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-171945-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
231 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2025
DATE TUE 06/17/25 /
CDT 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A
SFC WDIR S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW N N NE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 2 3 3
SFC WGUST 14 14 15 14 14 14 13 11 10 12 11 12 13 13 13 14 14 13 11 10 10 8 7 8
1KFT WDIR S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W
1KFT WSPD 25 23 21 20 18 16 12 8 5 5 7 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 12 10 9 9 8 8
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W
3KFT WSPD 29 27 26 25 24 23 21 19 16 14 11 9 8 8 9 10 12 12 10 8 5 4 4 4
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 19 21 23 26 28 29 28 25 22 18 15 12 10 9 9 11 14 16 17 18 17 17 16 15
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK OV OV OV
POP6HR | 15 | 16 | 59 | 65
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 19 14 10 10 11 7 5 5 5 11 12 20 34 49 55 61 62 30 30 30 26 26 26 73
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JUNE 17 2025..........SUNRISE 525 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT
JUNE 18 2025..........SUNRISE 525 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 170532
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 170532Z 1706/1806 19006KT P6SM BKN200
FM171200 24006KT P6SM SCT100
FM171500 26007KT P6SM SCT035 PROB30 1719/1722 3SM TSRA BKN035CB
FM172300 29006KT P6SM BKN035
FM180300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 BKN090=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$