Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
954
SXUS43 KARX 151932
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
232 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026
WIZ017-160745-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
232 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026
DATE WED 07/15/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 11 12 13 13 12 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 4 5 6 6 7 8 11 15 17 17 16 15 15 15 16 17 18 17 15 11 7 5 3 2
3KFT WDIR N N N N N N N SW SW S S S S SW W W NW NW N N N NE E E
3KFT WSPD 4 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 11 9 7 7 8 9 11 13 14 14 13 13 13 14 15 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 5 6 7 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 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
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 151833 AAA
KAUW 151832Z 1519/1618 35004KT 1/2SM FU BKN022
FM160000 06003KT 3SM FU BKN020
FM160500 08003KT 2SM FU BKN016
FM161600 13003KT 3SM FU 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.
$$
WIZ044-160745-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
232 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026
DATE WED 07/15/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 9 10 10 9 10 10 9 8 8 9 8 11 12 11 11 10 10 11 11 10 10 9 9 9
1KFT WDIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 9 12 14 17 18 19 18 15 12 8 6 5 3
3KFT WDIR N N N N N NW N N N N N N N NW W W W W W W NW NW N N
3KFT WSPD 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N NW W SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 12 9 7 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 11 9 7 6 5 4
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC BK
POP6HR | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 2 5 5 10 3 3 5 5 8 4 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 8 13
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 15 2026..........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 151721 RRB
KMSN 151720Z 1518/1618 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250
TEMPO 1607/1611 4SM BR FEW009
FM161300 VRB05KT 6SM FU BKN250
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-160745-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
232 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026
DATE WED 07/15/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW W S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W SW SW W W W NW N N NE NE NE W SW W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 4 3 3 3 2 3 5 7 9 10 10 9 7 5 2 2 1 2 2 3 4 3 3 2
3KFT WDIR NW NW N NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW W SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 2
6KFT WDIR N N N N N NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 2 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 6
SKY COVER FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 7 13
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 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 151727 RRE
KRST 151725Z 1518/1618 24005KT P6SM FEW035
FM161000 VRB03KT 3SM BR FEW250
FM161400 VRB04KT 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.
$$
WIZ041-160745-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
232 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026
DATE WED 07/15/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW W W W W N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7
1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW W SW W W W W NW N N NE E E SE SE SE N N N NE NE
1KFT WSPD 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 4 3 2 2 2 3
3KFT WDIR N N N N NW NW N NE SE NE NW NW NW N N N N NE N W SW SW SW W
3KFT WSPD 4 4 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 3 5 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1
6KFT WDIR N N N N N N N NE NE NE SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 11 10 9 9 8 7 5 3 1 1 2 4 5 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 4
SKY COVER SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 2 2 5 4 3 5 7 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 7 11 13
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 15 2026..........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 151727
KLSE 151725Z 1518/1618 VRB04KT P6SM FEW035
FM160600 VRB03KT P6SM BCFG SCT004
FM161000 VRB03KT 1/2SM FG BKN004
FM161400 VRB03KT 6SM FU SCT250
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-160745-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
232 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026
DATE WED 07/15/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR N N N N N N N NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW N NW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4
SFC WGUST 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 6
1KFT WDIR N N N N NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE N NW W W W SW
1KFT WSPD 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 8 10 11 10 9 7 5 2 1 1 2 3
3KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE S S NW NW N N NE N W SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 3
6KFT WDIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SKY COVER FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 6 7
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 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 151727
KALO 151724Z 1518/1618 VRB03KT P6SM SCT027
FM160100 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.
$$
WIZ061-160745-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
232 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026
DATE WED 07/15/26 /
CDT 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P
SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W N N N S S S S SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 7 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 8
1KFT WDIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 11 11 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 2 3
3KFT WDIR N NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE N N N N N N N NE N NW W W NW NW
3KFT WSPD 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW N NE NE NE E E SE SE
6KFT WSPD 11 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 6 10 14
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 15 2026..........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 838 PM CDT
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 151721
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 151721Z 1518/1618 28005KT P6SM SCT030
FM152200 VRB02KT P6SM FEW070
TEMPO 1608/1612 3SM BR=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$