Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
004
SXUS43 KARX 272102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2025
WIZ017-280915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2025
DATE WED 08/27/25 /
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 NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 7 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 5
SFC WGUST 15 14 13 12 10 11 11 10 9 8 7 7 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 12 12 11 11 14 16 16 13 8 4 4 6 8 10 11 12 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 5
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 14 14 14 15 17 18 19 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 13 14 14 13 9
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW N N NW NW N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 14 14 14 15 16 18 20 22 23 24 24 22 21 22 22 23 23 23 21 18 14 11 10 8
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW
POP6HR | 25 | 50 | 24 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 10 21 32 39 39 39 18 18 18 3 3 3 6 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 27 2025........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT
AUGUST 28 2025........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 271727
KAUW 271724Z 2718/2818 25011KT P6SM SCT050 SCT100
FM280000 24006KT P6SM BKN150
FM280400 29003KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050 PROB30 2804/2807 3SM -TSRA
OVC020CB
FM280900 34003KT 3SM BR BKN025
FM281300 02007KT P6SM SCT009 BKN010
FM281600 04008KT P6SM BKN030
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-280915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2025
DATE WED 08/27/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 15 15 14 15 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 7 7 8 8 10 11 11 11 12 12 11
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 13 13 13 14 16 19 20 21 20 18 15 12 9 9 9 10 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 6
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW N N NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 13 13 13 14 15 17 18 19 19 19 17 16 15 14 15 15 14 14 13 13 14 13 11 9
6KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
6KFT WSPD 13 14 14 15 15 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 21 21 19 18 16 14 14
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
POP6HR | 5 | 31 | 25 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 3 6 5 3 7 11 25 31 31 19 19 19 12 9 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 27 2025........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT
AUGUST 28 2025........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 272045 AAA
KMSN 272042Z 2721/2818 24010KT P6SM BKN060
FM280400 23005KT P6SM BKN060
FM280900 VRB04KT P6SM BKN035 PROB30 2809/2813 4SM -TSRA
OVC025CB
FM281300 34005KT P6SM BKN030
FM281700 02008KT P6SM BKN035
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-280915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2025
DATE WED 08/27/25 /
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 S S S S S S SW SW W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 14 13 12 12 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 9 10
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW N N N NE NE NE E E E E
1KFT WSPD 11 10 9 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 9
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE
3KFT WSPD 12 13 14 15 17 19 20 20 20 19 17 14 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N NW
6KFT WSPD 20 19 18 17 17 18 18 18 17 16 14 11 9 9 8 9 9 10 10 9 7 6 6 7
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 60 | 57 | 4 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 31 31 31 35 35 35 29 29 29 15 13 9 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 27 2025........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
AUGUST 28 2025........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 271721 RRC
KRST 271720Z 2718/2818 22011G19KT P6SM SCT060
FM272000 21010KT P6SM SCT050
TEMPO 2720/2724 5SM -TSRA OVC035CB
FM280000 19006KT 6SM -SHRA BKN050
FM280400 19006KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 2804/2807 5SM -SHRA
OVC040
FM280900 VRB04KT 4SM BR SCT100
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-280915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2025
DATE WED 08/27/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 9 8 7 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 4
SFC WGUST 14 14 13 13 10 10 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 9 9
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW N N N N NE NE E E E NE
1KFT WSPD 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 7 8 9 9 8
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 12 12 13 14 16 19 21 21 21 20 17 13 10 10 9 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 8
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW
6KFT WSPD 19 19 18 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 17 15 13 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 13 11 11 11
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 24 | 31 | 11 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 8 12 17 24 24 24 31 31 31 23 23 20 12 12 12 7 6 3 2 2 2 3 3 4
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 27 2025........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT
AUGUST 28 2025........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 271721 RRB
KLSE 271720Z 2718/2818 22010KT P6SM SCT050
FM280000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT100 PROB30 2800/2806 6SM -SHRA
OVC025
FM280600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 2806/2808 5SM -SHRA
OVC025
FM280900 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT025
FM281100 VRB03KT 1 1/2SM BR BKN012
FM281300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT020
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-280915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2025
DATE WED 08/27/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W N NE NE NE NE E NE NE
SFC WSPD 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5
SFC WGUST 14 13 11 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 8 8 7 7 7 8
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW N NE NE E E E E
1KFT WSPD 11 10 9 10 11 12 15 17 20 22 22 21 19 17 14 11 9 7 6 6 8 9 9 9
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE E E E
3KFT WSPD 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 22 20 17 14 11 9 7 6 5 4 4 3
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 23 22 22 21 21 21 21 20 19 17 15 13 12 11 11 11 12 12 12 10 8 7 7 7
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 20 | 10 | 6 | 11
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 23 22 22 27 28 24 21 20 20 11 9 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 2 2 5 8 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 27 2025........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT
AUGUST 28 2025........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 271733
KALO 271730Z 2718/2818 19009KT P6SM OVC050
FM272300 18007KT P6SM FEW060 SCT080 SCT250
FM281300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-280915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2025
DATE WED 08/27/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NE N N NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 9 8 7 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5
SFC WGUST 16 15 14 12 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 7 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 19 18 16 13 10 7 5 4 5 7 9 9 9
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 17 17 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 25 25 24 21 18 14 11 9 7 7 6 6 6 6
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 23 22 22 21 21 22 23 24 25 24 24 22 20 19 17 16 16 15 15 14 12 11 11 12
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 32 | 39 | 29 | 11
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 16 16 16 29 29 29 34 34 34 31 31 31 22 22 20 8 8 5 4 4 4 7 9 11
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 27 2025........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT
AUGUST 28 2025........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 271720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 271720Z 2718/2818 21006KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100
TEMPO 2718/2720 6SM -SHRA BKN040
FM281200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100
FM281500 19005KT P6SM SCT250=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$