Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
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SXUS43 KARX 150902
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 AM CDT WED JUL 15 2026
WIZ017-152115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT WED JUL 15 2026
DATE WED 07/15/26 /
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 NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 10 10 9 9 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 9 10 9 9
1KFT WDIR NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E SE
1KFT WSPD 19 18 16 14 12 11 9 7 5 4 4 5 6 7 7 8 10 11 13 14 16 16 16 15
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE SE S S SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 14 14 14 14 12 10 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 2 3 5 7 8 9
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 26 28 28 28 26 23 20 17 15 13 10 8 7 7 8 9 12 15 17 16 15 13 13 13
SKY COVER SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
POP6HR | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 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
JULY 15 2026..........SUNRISE 5:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:42 PM CDT
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 5:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:41 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 150521 RRB
KAUW 150520Z 1506/1606 30004KT P6SM SCT250
FM151400 36004KT 6SM FU SCT250
FM151600 02004KT 4SM FU SCT250
FM160200 VRB03KT 6SM FU 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.
$$
WIZ044-152115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 AM CDT WED JUL 15 2026
DATE WED 07/15/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E SE E SE E
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 8 8 7 8 8 7 7
1KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE SE SE SE S
1KFT WSPD 18 19 18 17 14 10 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 12 16 19 20 19
3KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N W SW W W
3KFT WSPD 15 13 10 8 9 10 11 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NW W W W W W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 17 18 19 20 21 21 21 20 19 17 14 10 7 4 2 1 1 3 5 8 11 14 16 17
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 8 8 6 8 9 5 2 3 2 3 2
FOG 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 15 2026..........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
FTUS43 KMKX 150901 AAC
TAFMSN
TAF AMD
KMSN 150901Z 1509/1606 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
FM160200 VRB04KT 6SM FU SCT200=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-152115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT WED JUL 15 2026
DATE WED 07/15/26 /
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 W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N NW W SW SW SW SW SW S S SE SE S S
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 6 6 5 5
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW SW SE SE SE S
1KFT WSPD 11 13 14 15 14 11 9 7 5 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 6
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N NE N N N N N N N NW NW NW W W SW SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 13 11 10 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 6
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 3
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 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
JULY 15 2026..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 849 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 150536 RRD
KRST 150534Z 1506/1606 25008KT P6SM SKC
FM151300 30007KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250
FM160000 19005KT 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.
$$
WIZ041-152115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 AM CDT WED JUL 15 2026
DATE WED 07/15/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5
1KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW W W W W W N NE NE W
1KFT WSPD 15 15 14 13 11 9 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE S
3KFT WSPD 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW W W W NW
6KFT WSPD 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 14 13 12 11 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 4 6 8 8 8
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1
FOG 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 15 2026..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 150536
KLSE 150534Z 1506/1606 17003KT P6SM SKC
FM151000 VRB04KT P6SM BCFG SCT004
FM151400 30006KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250
FM160300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-152115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT WED JUL 15 2026
DATE WED 07/15/26 /
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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW N N N N
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
SFC WGUST 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SE SE S S
1KFT WSPD 8 9 10 10 10 11 10 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 5 7 7 7
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N NE N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 10 11 11 10 10 9 8 7 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
6KFT WSPD 5 6 7 9 10 10 11 12 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 5
SKY COVER FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 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
JULY 15 2026..........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 150754 AAA
KALO 150751Z 1508/1606 VRB03KT 3SM BR FEW005
TEMPO 1508/1510 3/4SM BR BKN004
FM151000 VRB03KT 2SM BR SCT004
TEMPO 1510/1512 1/2SM FG VV003
FM151300 VRB03KT 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.
$$
WIZ061-152115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 AM CDT WED JUL 15 2026
DATE WED 07/15/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR NW W W W NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW N N N NE NE
SFC WSPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5
1KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E SE S S
1KFT WSPD 12 12 12 11 10 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 7 6 4 4 4
3KFT WDIR NW N N N N NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE E SE SE SE S
3KFT WSPD 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 7 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 6 7 7 6
6KFT WDIR N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW
6KFT WSPD 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 11 9 8 7 7 8 9 9 8 7 5 4 3
SKY COVER FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC BK BK BK
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3
FOG 80 80 80 80 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 15 2026..........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 838 PM CDT
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 150712 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 150712Z 1507/1606 VRB03KT 1SM BR SKC
TEMPO 1507/1511 1/4SM FG VV005
FM151300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW200=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$