Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
925
SXUS43 KARX 040901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 4 2025
WIZ017-042115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 4 2025
DATE SAT 10/04/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 5 7 8 9 10 11 13 13 14 13 13 12 12 10 11 10 10 10 9 9 10
SFC WGUST 14 14 15 15 16 17 18 20 21 24 25 25 24 24 23 23 22 23 22 23 22 21 22 22
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 23 25 26 26 24 22 20 20 21 22 22 23 23 23 24 25 27 28 29 26 22 19 18 18
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 31 32 32 31 31 31 31 32 33 33 33 33 34 36 38 41 43 46 47 49 50 51 50 50
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW
6KFT WSPD 24 25 27 29 31 32 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 32 30 29 28 28 28 28 28 29 30 33
SKY COVER SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1
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 4 2025.......SUNRISE 7:01 AM CDT SUNSET 6:33 PM CDT
OCTOBER 5 2025.......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CDT SUNSET 6:31 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 040521 RRB
KAUW 040520Z 0406/0506 18003KT P6SM SCT250
FM041500 20010G17KT P6SM SCT250
FM050100 19009G18KT P6SM SCT150 WS020/20040KT
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-042115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 4 2025
DATE SAT 10/04/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 13 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 12 11 12 13 14 16 18 19 20 23 24 25 24 24 23 22 20 21 21 21 20 20 20 20
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 29 29 29 28 27 25 24 23 22 21 21 21 22 23 25 28 31 34 36 36 35 34 34 33
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 21 23 25 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 27 25 25 27 29 32 35 37 39 39 39 38 38 39
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
6KFT WSPD 17 19 21 22 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 22 21 20 19 18 18 19 22 24 26 28
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP6HR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 4 2025.......SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 633 PM CDT
OCTOBER 5 2025.......SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 631 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 040521 RRV
KMSN 040520Z 0406/0506 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
FM041100 19005KT P6SM SKC
FM041700 20011KT P6SM FEW250
FM042300 19008KT P6SM SKC
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-042115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 4 2025
DATE SAT 10/04/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 9 10 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 16 17 17 17 16 16 16 16
SFC WGUST 18 18 18 19 21 23 25 27 29 33 33 34 33 33 31 30 28 29 29 29 28 26 26 27
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 32 32 32 31 30 29 28 27 27 27 27 28 30 31 33 34 36 38 39 38 35 33 32 32
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 31 31 32 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 37 36 36 38 42 45 47 49 50 51 51 50 49 48
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
6KFT WSPD 28 29 30 30 30 30 31 32 34 35 36 35 34 32 28 26 25 25 25 25 25 26 28 32
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
POP6HR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 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 4 2025.......SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 645 PM CDT
OCTOBER 5 2025.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 643 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 040521 RRX
KRST 040520Z 0406/0506 18008KT P6SM SKC
FM040900 19010G18KT P6SM SKC
FM041500 19018G29KT P6SM SKC
FM041800 19020G35KT P6SM FEW250
FM050000 17017G24KT 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.
$$
WIZ041-042115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 4 2025
DATE SAT 10/04/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 6 7 8 9 12 13 16 16 17 16 16 14 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 13 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 22 24 25 26 26 26 25 23 22 23 24 24 23 23 23 24
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 29 30 31 31 30 29 27 26 25 24 24 25 26 28 30 32 35 38 39 39 37 36 35 35
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 29 28 27 26 27 29 31 32 31 31 30 30 30 32 35 38 41 43 44 44 43 42 42 41
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 23 24 25 26 27 27 27 27 28 29 29 29 28 26 24 22 21 20 21 22 23 25 27 30
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 4 2025.......SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 640 PM CDT
OCTOBER 5 2025.......SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 638 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 040521 RRB
KLSE 040520Z 0406/0506 17007KT P6SM SKC
FM041400 17010G19KT P6SM SKC
FM041700 19015G26KT P6SM SKC
FM050000 18012KT P6SM SKC
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-042115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 4 2025
DATE SAT 10/04/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 9 11 12 14 16 17 20 20 21 20 19 17 16 14 14 13 14 13 12 13 13
SFC WGUST 15 16 16 16 18 21 22 24 25 28 30 31 30 29 28 26 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 22
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 31 31 30 29 28 28 27 26 26 26 26 26 27 28 29 31 33 36 37 36 34 32 31 30
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 27 27 28 28 29 31 31 31 31 30 30 30 31 33 35 37 40 43 44 44 42 41 40 40
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 27 29 30 30 30 29 27 25 24 23 23 24 25 26 27 29 30
SKY COVER FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 4 2025.......SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 645 PM CDT
OCTOBER 5 2025.......SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 643 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 040521
KALO 040520Z 0406/0506 18006KT P6SM SKC
FM041500 19015G24KT P6SM SKC
FM041900 19020G31KT P6SM SKC
FM050200 18014G23KT P6SM SKC
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-042115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SAT OCT 4 2025
DATE SAT 10/04/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 15 15 15 15 15 13 12 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 11 11 12 13 15 16 17 19 20 23 24 24 24 23 21 20 19 19 20 20 19 19 19 20
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
1KFT WSPD 25 26 27 27 26 24 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 25 28 31 34 37 38 38 37 37 37
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
3KFT WSPD 23 23 22 21 22 24 25 26 26 26 25 25 25 26 28 30 32 35 36 36 36 36 36 37
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 18 19 20 20 22 22 23 22 21 20 20 20 21 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 23 25 27 29
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 4 2025.......SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 638 PM CDT
OCTOBER 5 2025.......SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 637 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 040520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 040520Z 0406/0506 18005KT P6SM SKC
FM041400 20011KT P6SM SKC
FM041700 19017G25KT P6SM SKC
FM050000 18010KT P6SM SKC=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$