Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
677
SXUS43 KARX 300901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025
WIZ017-302115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025
DATE SAT 08/30/25 /
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 E E E E E E E NE NE NE E E SE S SW SW SW SW S S SE
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SFC WGUST 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
1KFT WDIR SW W NW NW N NE E E E E E E E E S SW SW W NW W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 4
3KFT WDIR NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
3KFT WSPD 4 6 9 10 12 12 12 11 10 8 6 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 8 9 10 10 9
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
6KFT WSPD 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 13
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 70 70 70 70 70 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 300712 AAA
KAUW 300708Z 3007/3106 VRB03KT 1SM BR SCT002
TEMPO 3007/3009 1/4SM FG BKN008
FM300900 VRB03KT 3/4SM BR SCT003
TEMPO 3009/3012 1/4SM FG OVC003
FM301400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150
FM301700 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-302115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025
DATE SAT 08/30/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
SFC WGUST 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W NW NW NW N NE N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
3KFT WSPD 3 4 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 7 9 10 9 9 9 9
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
6KFT WSPD 16 16 15 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 11 12 12 12
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 20 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 300848 AAA
KMSN 300846Z 3009/3106 VRB04KT P6SM BKN035
TEMPO 3009/3012 BKN028
FM301200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN020
FM301600 12005KT P6SM BKN035
FM302100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT070
FM310100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW220
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-302115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025
DATE SAT 08/30/25 /
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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR SE SE E E E E E E E E E SE SE E E NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 4 3 3 3 4 6 7 8 8 7 5 3 2 3 5 8 11 13 15 14 13 12 11 11
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE E E E SE E E NE NE NE E E E E E E
3KFT WSPD 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 6 4 2 3 5 7 7 6 6 8 10 12 13 13
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE N N N N N NE E E E
6KFT WSPD 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP6HR | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 0 2 3 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
FOG 20 20 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 300842 AAA
KRST 300839Z 3009/3106 10004KT 5SM BR OVC004
TEMPO 3009/3013 2SM BR OVC001
FM301300 08004KT 5SM BR OVC006
FM301500 09005KT P6SM BKN018
FM301800 09006KT P6SM BKN025
FM302100 09007KT P6SM SCT040
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-302115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025
DATE SAT 08/30/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 5 3 2 3 6 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 7 6
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
3KFT WSPD 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 10 11 12 12
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E E E E
6KFT WSPD 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 7 8 9 9
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 300839 AAA
KLSE 300838Z 3009/3106 10003KT P6SM BCFG OVC013
FM301400 09004KT P6SM OVC015
FM301600 10004KT P6SM BKN025
FM301900 10005KT P6SM SCT040
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-302115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025
DATE SAT 08/30/25 /
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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10
1KFT WDIR E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E SE SE
1KFT WSPD 9 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 15 15
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW N NE E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE
3KFT WSPD 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 5 7 7 6 5 6 7 8 8 8
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
6KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 4
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 2 | 14 | 14 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 10 13 15 17 16 12 8 4 4 3 3 3 2 0 1
FOG 40 70 70 70 70 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 300848 AAA
KALO 300846Z 3009/3106 VRB04KT 3SM BR FEW050 SCT120
TEMPO 3009/3012 00000KT 1SM BR BKN003
FM301300 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT010
FM301400 VRB05KT P6SM FEW025 SCT040
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-302115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025
DATE SAT 08/30/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 10 9 8 7 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8
1KFT WDIR SE S S S S SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE
1KFT WSPD 12 11 9 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 5 7 9 10 11 11 11 12 12 11 10
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NW W NW N N N NE NE NE E SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 4 5 6 6 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 4 6 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE
6KFT WSPD 17 17 18 18 17 16 15 15 14 14 13 12 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 9 7 5 4 4
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 6 5 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 6 9 8 8 9 6 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0
FOG 0 20 20 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 300520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 300520Z 3006/3106 09003KT 2SM BR OVC002
TEMPO 3008/3012 1/4SM FG OVC001
FM301300 08005KT P6SM FEW250=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$