Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
868
SXUS43 KARX 152101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2025
WIZ017-160915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2025
DATE TUE 07/15/25 /
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 S N NE E E SE SE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 8 7 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
SFC WGUST 17 16 15 13 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N SE S S S SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 17 17 16 15 12 8 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 8 11 14 14 13
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W N NE NE E
3KFT WSPD 20 20 20 20 18 16 14 12 11 11 12 13 14 12 9 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 13
6KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 20 20 20 19 18 17 15 14 13 13 14 16 18 19 19 20 20 20 19 19 18 16 15 13
SKY COVER FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 35 | 53 | 55 | 83
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 10 14 23 32 41 51 36 36 36 41 41 41 41 41 41 34 34 34 33 33 33 50 50 50
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
JULY 15 2025..........SUNRISE 5:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:42 PM CDT
JULY 16 2025..........SUNRISE 5:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:41 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 151745
KAUW 151744Z 1518/1618 21012G19KT P6SM SCT250
FM160000 19004KT P6SM SCT250
FM160700 17003KT P6SM SCT150
FM161000 29003KT P6SM BKN040
FM161200 36003KT P6SM BKN030
FM161300 08004KT P6SM BKN015
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-160915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2025
DATE TUE 07/15/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SE
SFC WSPD 8 7 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 15 14 13 12 10 9 9 8 8 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NE
1KFT WSPD 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 17 16 16 17 17 17 15 13 10 8 6 6 7 10
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW S
3KFT WSPD 17 17 18 18 18 17 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 14 11 7 6 6
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW
6KFT WSPD 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 12 10 9 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 18 20 19 16 14 12 11
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 7 | 81
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 3 3 3 6 7 14 23 23 57 59 59
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 15 2025..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT
JULY 16 2025..........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 152039 AAA
KMSN 152036Z 1521/1618 22008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
FM160100 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250
FM161700 18007KT P6SM SCT150
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-160915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2025
DATE TUE 07/15/25 /
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 SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SE E E E E NE NE NE N N N
SFC WSPD 11 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7
SFC WGUST 19 17 16 14 12 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW N NE NE N
1KFT WSPD 16 15 14 14 15 16 17 16 15 13 12 10 10 11 12 13 11 9 8 10 13 17 22 28
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NE E NE NE
3KFT WSPD 17 17 16 16 16 16 17 18 19 19 18 16 15 16 17 18 16 14 11 8 5 6 11 20
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW S S SE NE
6KFT WSPD 12 13 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 10 11 13 15 18 20 22 24 24 22 17 11 8 9 14
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 11 | 22 | 68 | 79
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 7 11 13 14 28 31 35 25 25 25 41 47 47 48 48 48 42 42 42 53 53 53
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
JULY 15 2025..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT
JULY 16 2025..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 849 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 151721 RRB
KRST 151720Z 1518/1618 20013G22KT P6SM SKC
FM160200 18006KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250
FM161000 09005KT 5SM -SHRA BKN020 PROB30 1610/1616 2SM -TSRA
BKN010CB
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-160915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2025
DATE TUE 07/15/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S SW SW SW S S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NE N NW
SFC WSPD 8 7 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 15 14 13 11 10 10 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW N NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 12 8 5 4 5 8 13 18
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W SW SW S E
3KFT WSPD 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 17 18 18 16 14 12 9 8 7 8 11
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW S SE
6KFT WSPD 11 12 12 13 13 12 11 9 8 7 7 8 9 12 15 18 21 24 24 20 15 11 11 13
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 6 | 26 | 85
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 6 7 6 4 2 9 15 21 23 23 37 37 37 62 62 62
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 15 2025..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT
JULY 16 2025..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 151839 AAA
KLSE 151836Z 1519/1618 21014KT P6SM FEW035
FM160200 16005KT P6SM SCT250
FM161400 11005KT P6SM BKN025 PROB30 1614/1618 2SM -TSRA
BKN010CB
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-160915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2025
DATE TUE 07/15/25 /
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 SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S SW W W
SFC WSPD 10 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9
SFC WGUST 15 14 12 11 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 14
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW W S SE S SW
1KFT WSPD 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 13 14 15 14 14 14 14 13 11 7 5 7 10 13 14 15
3KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W S SE S SW
3KFT WSPD 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 13 15 17 18 15 11 9 9 11 15 19 24
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW S S S SW
6KFT WSPD 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 7 6 5 5 7 9 12 15 18 18 18 17 17 17 19 24 31
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 4 | 44 | 77
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 7 9 11 22 22 39 39 39 35 35 35 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
JULY 15 2025..........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT
JULY 16 2025..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 151745
KALO 151740Z 1518/1618 20011KT P6SM FEW030 FEW250
FM160000 19005KT P6SM FEW250
FM161100 16005KT P6SM SCT035 BKN090
FM161600 21008KT P6SM SCT025 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.
$$
WIZ061-160915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2025
DATE TUE 07/15/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S S SW SW S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
SFC WSPD 8 8 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 8
SFC WGUST 14 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 13
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W SW S S S
1KFT WSPD 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 17 17 16 12 8 4 5 7 10 13 17
3KFT WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW S S S S
3KFT WSPD 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 14 12 10 9 9 10 13 18
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 15 15 16 16 16 15 14 14 13 13 12 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 14 17 21
SKY COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 64
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 12 13 32 32 32 54 54 54
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 15 2025..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 838 PM CDT
JULY 16 2025..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 151720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 151720Z 1518/1618 18009KT P6SM SCT025 SCT050=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$