Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
896
SXUS43 KARX 050901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT SUN OCT 5 2025
WIZ017-052115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SUN OCT 5 2025
DATE SUN 10/05/25 /
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 SW SW SW SW W W NW
SFC WSPD 11 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 15 16 15 15 15 14 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 25 24 24 24 25 27 27 27 27 28 27 27 27 27 26 26 25 23 22 20 19 17 16 16
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 24 24 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 24 23 21 20 20 20 19 17 15 13 13 14
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW
3KFT WSPD 46 45 43 42 44 45 45 41 37 33 32 33 34 35 37 37 36 34 30 25 19 14 11 11
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
6KFT WSPD 36 37 37 37 37 37 38 39 41 43 44 44 44 44 43 43 43 43 42 39 35 31 29 27
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 9 | 73 | 47
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 7 9 21 21 21 27 27 27 22 22 22 7 7 7
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 5 2025.......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CDT SUNSET 6:31 PM CDT
OCTOBER 6 2025.......SUNRISE 7:03 AM CDT SUNSET 6:29 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 050521 RRC
KAUW 050520Z 0506/0606 19010G18KT P6SM SCT150 WS020/22040KT
FM051600 19015G26KT P6SM SCT200
FM060000 20011G19KT P6SM SCT050 WS020/21040KT PROB30
0600/0603
-SHRA BKN050
FM060300 21010G19KT P6SM -SHRA BKN045
TEMPO 0603/0606 -SHRA 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.
$$
WIZ044-052115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SUN OCT 5 2025
DATE SUN 10/05/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 15 14 13 12 11 11 10 9 9 8 8
SFC WGUST 24 23 23 23 24 26 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 28 26 26 24 23 21 21 20 18 17 17
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 33 33 34 33 32 30 28 28 28 28 27 27 27 28 29 31 33 35 35 33 29 26 24 23
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 40 39 38 38 39 41 42 39 35 31 30 30 31 34 37 40 42 43 44 47 50 50 48 44
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 32 32 32 32 33 34 35 37 39 39 38 35 33 32 32 33 33 34 35 36 38 39 39 39
SKY COVER FW CL FW CL CL FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 11 | 82
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 8 8 11 21 29 29 29 27 27 27
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 5 2025.......SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 631 PM CDT
OCTOBER 6 2025.......SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 629 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 050521 RRD
KMSN 050520Z 0506/0606 19009KT P6SM SKC
FM051600 19013G25KT P6SM SCT250
FM060100 20012KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/20040KT
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-052115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SUN OCT 5 2025
DATE SUN 10/05/25 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 17 17 17 18 19 20 20 21 21 22 21 20 19 17 16 15 13 12 11 11 10 9 8 8
SFC WGUST 30 29 29 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 35 34 32 30 27 25 23 22 20 19 17 17 16 16
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N
1KFT WSPD 32 32 32 32 32 31 31 31 30 30 29 28 27 25 22 20 19 18 17 17 18 18 18 19
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N N
3KFT WSPD 46 46 47 47 48 48 47 46 43 40 37 34 32 32 32 31 29 25 21 17 14 11 10 9
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
6KFT WSPD 37 38 39 39 39 39 39 41 43 44 43 41 39 39 38 38 38 37 36 35 32 29 26 23
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV
POP6HR | 1 | 10 | 59 | 29
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 5 7 8 18 17 26 26 26 31 31 31 16 16 16 8 8 8
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 5 2025.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 643 PM CDT
OCTOBER 6 2025.......SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 641 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 050521 RRE
KRST 050520Z 0506/0606 18017G27KT P6SM SKC
FM051500 19022G33KT P6SM FEW150
FM051800 20016G24KT P6SM BKN250
FM052200 26008KT P6SM VCSH OVC050
FM060400 32010KT P6SM OVC050
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-052115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SUN OCT 5 2025
DATE SUN 10/05/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW
SFC WSPD 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 16 14 13 11 10 9 9 7 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 26 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 26 25 23 22 20 20 18 17 16 16
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
1KFT WSPD 33 33 33 33 32 30 29 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 28 27 26 25 23 20 19 18 18
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 41 39 38 38 40 42 43 40 36 33 32 31 32 34 35 37 37 36 36 39 41 40 34 25
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 32 32 32 33 34 36 37 37 37 37 37 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 39 41 43 42 38 30
SKY COVER CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 6 | 62 | 83
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 20 13 20 34 34 34 34 34 34 24 24 24
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 5 2025.......SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 638 PM CDT
OCTOBER 6 2025.......SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 636 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 050521 RRV
KLSE 050520Z 0506/0606 20013KT P6SM SKC WS020/22040KT
FM051400 18017G26KT P6SM SKC
FM052100 19015KT P6SM BKN250
FM060100 26008KT P6SM VCSH OVC050
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-052115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SUN OCT 5 2025
DATE SUN 10/05/25 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW
SFC WSPD 15 16 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 21 21 20 18 16 14 13 12 10 9 9 8 8 8
SFC WGUST 25 25 25 25 26 28 29 30 31 31 32 32 31 29 26 24 22 20 18 17 16 14 14 14
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW
1KFT WSPD 32 32 32 32 31 29 28 28 29 29 29 28 27 26 26 25 25 24 23 19 16 13 14 15
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 40 40 41 41 42 43 42 39 35 32 30 30 30 30 31 32 33 34 33 32 29 25 20 14
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 37 37 37 37 38 37 36 36 35 35 36 36 37 36 35 32 28
SKY COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 5 | 69 | 84
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 6 3 7 12 14 27 41 41 41 39 39 39 29 29 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
OCTOBER 5 2025.......SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 643 PM CDT
OCTOBER 6 2025.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 642 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 050521
KALO 050520Z 0506/0606 18010KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/20040KT
FM051200 18019G24KT P6SM SKC
FM051600 19020G29KT P6SM SKC
FM060400 24010KT 6SM -SHRA OVC060 PROB30 0604/0606 -TSRA
OVC040CB
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-052115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SUN OCT 5 2025
DATE SUN 10/05/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 12 12 12 13 14 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 8 7
SFC WGUST 23 23 22 22 23 25 26 26 28 28 28 28 27 26 24 23 22 21 20 20 19 17 17 16
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD 34 35 35 35 33 30 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 28 29 31 33 34 35 36 36 34 30 25
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 39 39 38 38 39 40 40 37 33 30 29 28 29 31 34 37 39 40 41 42 44 44 43 40
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 30 31 32 33 34 34 35 37 39 39 37 33 30 29 28 28 28 28 29 29 30 31 32 34
SKY COVER FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 8 | 66
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 9 8 10 15 16 27 31 31 31
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 5 2025.......SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 637 PM CDT
OCTOBER 6 2025.......SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 635 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 050520
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 050520Z 0506/0606 19010KT P6SM SKC
FM051400 21019G30KT P6SM SCT250
FM060000 18012KT P6SM SCT250=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$