Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
273
SXUS43 KARX 052101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2025
WIZ017-060915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2025
DATE SUN 10/05/25 /
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 S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW
SFC WSPD 15 13 12 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 29 27 26 21 22 21 20 18 17 15 14 14 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 10 9 9 10 10
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 24 23 22 20 19 19 19 18 17 16 16 16 16 15 15 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 7
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE N N N NE
3KFT WSPD 33 36 38 38 36 31 27 23 19 17 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 13 14 13 11
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W
6KFT WSPD 42 42 43 43 42 40 39 38 37 36 36 36 35 31 27 22 20 18 16 13 11 9 8 7
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
POP6HR | 88 | 83 | 8 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 21 23 23 35 35 35 33 33 33 19 19 19 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 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 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
FTUS53 KAUW 051733
KAUW 051732Z 0518/0618 19014G25KT P6SM SCT250
FM060200 22009G19KT 6SM -SHRA OVC060 WS020/22040KT
FM060500 27008G17KT P6SM -SHRA OVC023
FM060800 30008G16KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040
FM060900 31007KT P6SM OVC024
FM061100 34005KT P6SM BKN070
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-060915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2025
DATE SUN 10/05/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 15 14 12 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
SFC WGUST 31 28 26 21 22 21 20 19 17 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 10
1KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE
1KFT WSPD 24 25 27 29 32 34 34 30 25 19 17 15 14 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 7
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW
3KFT WSPD 28 30 33 36 39 42 43 42 38 35 33 30 28 26 23 21 18 16 14 11 9 7 5 5
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW
6KFT WSPD 32 32 31 31 31 31 32 34 37 40 41 41 41 40 38 36 34 31 28 26 25 24 23 23
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
POP6HR | 3 | 76 | 73 | 39
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 2 3 1 2 2 13 15 15 24 24 24 21 21 21 11 11 11 6 6 6 11 11 11
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 5 2025.......SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 631 PM CDT
OCTOBER 6 2025.......SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 629 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 052003 AAA
KMSN 052000Z 0520/0618 20013G24KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250
FM060100 19014G23KT P6SM FEW050
FM060300 19011G18KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/20042KT
FM061000 23006KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 0610/0616 6SM -SHRA
OVC025
FM061600 32005KT P6SM OVC035
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-060915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2025
DATE SUN 10/05/25 /
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 W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 17 15 13 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 30 27 25 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 25 23 22 20 19 19 18 18 19 19 18 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 12 11 10
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE
3KFT WSPD 30 30 30 28 24 18 14 13 14 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 13 14 16 16 15 13
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 39 38 37 36 34 31 29 29 29 29 29 29 27 26 23 21 20 18 17 14 11 9 10 12
SKY COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK
POP6HR | 91 | 72 | 10 | 9
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 30 30 30 39 39 39 29 29 29 17 15 12 12 12 13 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
FTUS80 KRST 051739 RRB
KRST 051737Z 0518/0618 20022G32KT P6SM SCT100
FM052300 24011KT 3SM -SHRA OVC035 PROB30 0523/0604 -TSRA
BKN025CB
FM060400 34009KT P6SM BKN045
FM061400 01008KT P6SM BKN100
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-060915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2025
DATE SUN 10/05/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 17 15 12 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 28 26 25 20 19 19 18 17 17 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10
1KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 26 26 27 27 27 26 25 23 20 18 17 16 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 9 8
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N NE
3KFT WSPD 29 31 34 35 36 34 32 29 24 20 17 15 13 10 6 4 4 5 6 8 9 10 10 10
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 33 34 35 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 41 40 38 35 31 28 26 25 24 23 21 20 18 16
SKY COVER SC SC BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 22 | 96 | 46 | 17
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 3 4 7 30 34 34 34 34 32 32 32 24 24 24 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 5 2025.......SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 638 PM CDT
OCTOBER 6 2025.......SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 636 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 051739 RRB
KLSE 051737Z 0518/0618 19017G27KT P6SM SKC
FM052300 19011KT P6SM SCT100
FM060300 27008KT 3SM -SHRA OVC045 PROB30 0603/0608 -TSRA
BKN025CB
FM060800 32006KT P6SM OVC025
FM061300 36005KT P6SM BKN050
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-060915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2025
DATE SUN 10/05/25 /
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 S S S S S SW SW SW W NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 17 16 13 10 10 9 9 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7
SFC WGUST 27 26 24 19 18 18 17 16 14 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW W W W NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 23 22 22 21 20 19 18 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 13 12 11 11
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N NE
3KFT WSPD 25 26 26 27 29 30 29 25 20 15 13 12 11 8 5 3 2 2 3 5 8 10 11 10
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 32 30 28 28 30 33 36 38 39 40 39 38 36 32 28 24 21 18 17 17 17 18 18 17
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 49 | 96 | 47 | 33
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 7 18 43 43 43 39 39 39 34 34 34 23 23 23 9 9 9 8 8 8 6 6 6
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
FTUS80 KALO 051736
KALO 051733Z 0518/0618 19019G28KT P6SM SKC
FM060200 24009KT 6SM -SHRA SCT045 OVC080
FM060900 33009KT 6SM -SHRA BKN020
FM061500 01008KT 6SM -SHRA BKN020
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-060915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2025
DATE SUN 10/05/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N
SFC WSPD 16 15 14 11 11 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 28 26 26 20 20 19 19 19 17 17 16 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 23 24 25 27 30 32 32 27 22 16 14 13 13 11 8 7 6 6 7 9 10 11 10 9
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 26 28 30 32 35 38 39 37 33 29 26 23 21 22 25 26 24 21 18 15 14 12 9 7
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 29 28 27 26 27 29 30 32 34 35 35 35 34 33 32 31 27 24 22 22 24 26 27 27
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
POP6HR | 1 | 42 | 60 | 57
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 2 2 0 1 2 3 4 16 23 23 23 17 17 17 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 5 2025.......SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 637 PM CDT
OCTOBER 6 2025.......SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 635 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 051720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 051720Z 0518/0618 20015G26KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250
FM060000 18010G20KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250
FM060700 22010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN100
PROB30 0610/0614 6SM -RA BR OVC035
FM061400 32008KT 6SM -RA SCT020 OVC040
TEMPO 0614/0618 4SM -RA BR OVC025=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$