Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
196
SXUS43 KARX 010901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
WIZ017-012115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
DATE THU 10/01/26 /
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 W W W NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 1 1 2 2 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 8 9 9 11 12 14 15 15 15 16 16 15 15 14 13 12 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 13
1KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 11 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 21 19 18 17 17
3KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
3KFT WSPD 18 17 16 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 20 22 24 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 24
6KFT WDIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 18 17 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 24 27 30 32 34
SKY COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW CL
POP6HR | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 70 70 70 70 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 1 2026.......SUNRISE 6:57 AM CDT SUNSET 6:39 PM CDT
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 6:58 AM CDT SUNSET 6:37 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 010521 RRB
KAUW 010520Z 0106/0206 21003KT 2SM BR OVC009
FM010700 26003KT 1SM BR OVC004
FM011500 32006KT P6SM BKN005
FM011800 34007KT P6SM SCT012
FM012000 33008KT P6SM SCT020 OVC200
FM020000 32004KT 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.
$$
WIZ044-012115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
DATE THU 10/01/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 8 7 6 6 7 8 9 11 13 14 15 16 17 16 16 17 17 16 16 16 15 15 15 14
1KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 12 13 13 12 10 8 5 4 4 4 6 10 14 18 22 26 28 29 29 29 28 26 25 23
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 12 13 14 14 11 9 8 9 11 13 15 17 19 20 21 21 22 23 23 21 18 16 15 15
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 11 9 8 7 7 8 9 11 13 14 15 16 16 17 19 19 17 15 14 16 20 23 24 24
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK SC
POP6HR | 92 | 70 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 21 21 21 11 11 11 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 1 2026.......SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 638 PM CDT
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 637 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 010742 AAA
KMSN 010741Z 0108/0206 20005KT P6SM -RA SCT018 BKN025 OVC080
FM010900 19003KT 3SM RA BR OVC003
FM011600 VRB04KT 5SM -RA BR OVC006
FM011800 34005KT P6SM OVC012 PROB30 0118/0121 4SM -RA OVC008
FM012100 33006KT P6SM OVC021
FM012300 34006KT P6SM OVC120
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-012115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
DATE THU 10/01/26 /
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 W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 6 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 8 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 6 6
SFC WGUST 7 8 10 13 16 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 18 16 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 13
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 5 3 2 2 4 7 10 14 17 20 21 21 21 22 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 29 28 27
3KFT WDIR NW NW N NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 2 2 3 4 5 6 9 13 18 22 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 27 24 21 21 22
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 7 8 10 11 13 15 16 15 13 13 16 21 24 25 25 25 25 24 24 25 26 27 28 30
SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP6HR | 60 | 23 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 14 14 14 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 1 2026.......SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 651 PM CDT
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 649 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 010545 RRA
KRST 010542Z 0106/0206 VRB03KT 1SM BR OVC004
TEMPO 0106/0107 SCT005
FM010800 23006KT 1SM BR OVC004 PROB30 0109/0112 2SM -RA
FM011200 33010KT 6SM BR OVC008
FM011400 35011KT P6SM OVC010
FM011600 35012G21KT P6SM BKN100
FM020000 33009KT 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.
$$
WIZ041-012115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
DATE THU 10/01/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 0 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 7 8 10 12 14 14 15 16 17 17 16 15 15 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 14
1KFT WDIR SW W W W NW NW N N NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 8 6 5 3 2 1 1 3 6 10 14 18 22 23 24 25 27 29 30 30 30 29 28 26
3KFT WDIR W NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW
3KFT WSPD 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 10 12 15 18 20 23 25 26 27 27 26 25 23 20 18 17 17
6KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 15 15 15 15 16 17 19 21 22 22 21 20 22 23 25 26 26
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
POP6HR | 83 | 63 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 14 14 14 7 7 7 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 1 2026.......SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 646 PM CDT
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 644 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 010533
KLSE 010532Z 0106/0206 19005KT 5SM BR OVC007
FM010730 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC005
FM010900 VRB03KT 2SM -RA BR OVC005
FM011400 32008KT 6SM BR OVC015
FM011800 33010KT P6SM BKN200
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-012115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
DATE THU 10/01/26 /
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 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 3 4 5 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 7 9 10 12 12 12 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 16
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 6 8 10 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 16 21 25 27 28 28 29 29 30 31 32 32 31 30
3KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 6 11 16 20 22 22 21 20 18 18 20 24 27 28 28 28 29 30 29 26 23 19 17 15
6KFT WDIR NW NW N NE NE N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 7 9 12 15 17 19 20 22 23 23 21 19 17 18 20 21 20 19 19 21 23 24 23 21
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
POP6HR | 92 | 45 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 21 21 21 4 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 1 2026.......SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 651 PM CDT
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 649 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 010521 RRA
KALO 010520Z 0106/0206 17005KT 3SM -SHRA BR BKN005 BKN015 OVC030
TEMPO 0106/0110 1 1/2SM RA BR BKN003
FM011000 03007KT 2SM RA BR BKN004 OVC009
FM011200 03008KT 3SM -SHRA BR SCT004 OVC015
FM011400 01008KT P6SM BKN015 OVC025 PROB30 0114/0118 6SM
-SHRA
BKN010
FM011800 36010G18KT P6SM OVC035
FM012000 35012G20KT P6SM OVC070
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-012115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
DATE THU 10/01/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE E NE N NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 7
SFC WGUST 6 8 8 8 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 15 16 16
1KFT WDIR SW SW E E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 5 4 3 4 7 10 14 16 17 18 17 16 17 19 22 26 28 30 31 32 31 30 30 30
3KFT WDIR SW W NW NE E E E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 8 6 6 7 8 10 13 16 18 20 22 24 25 25 24 24 24 26 26 24 20 17 16 15
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW S S S S S NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 16 14 12 10 11 12 13 12 10 10 12 16 19 19 19 19 18 17 16 17 19 21 21 20
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 100 | 70 | 11 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 28 28 28 19 19 19 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 1 2026.......SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 644 PM CDT
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 642 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 010843 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 010843Z 0109/0206 16007KT 4SM -RA BR OVC050
FM011000 VRB05KT 3SM -RA BR OVC015
PROB30 0110/0114 1SM -TSRA OVC002CB
FM011600 02008KT 6SM -DZ BR OVC008
FM011800 01010KT P6SM OVC015=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$