Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
073
SXUS43 KARX 142102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2025
WIZ017-150915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2025
DATE WED 05/14/25 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 17 17 19 20 21 22 24 24 24 24
1KFT WDIR S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 5 6 6 7 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 11 12
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE
3KFT WSPD 8 8 8 9 11 13 16 17 18 18 18 17 16 17 18 19 19 20 22 29 36 41 40 36
6KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 10 12 14 17 20 22 24 27 31 36
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
POP6HR | 32 | 15 | 3 | 23
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 32 35 30 24 24 21 17 16 7 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 16 24 26
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
MAY 14 2025...........SUNRISE 530 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 529 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 141912 AAA
KAUW 141911Z 1419/1518 14006KT P6SM VCTS SCT050 BKN080CB
FM150000 14004KT P6SM SCT080
FM150800 11006KT 5SM BR SCT007 OVC010
FM151200 12008KT P6SM SCT016
FM151700 12012G21KT P6SM 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.
$$
WIZ044-150915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2025
DATE WED 05/14/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 9 11 12 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 12 11 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 16 17 19 21 21 23 24 23
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 18 19 19 19 19 18 17 16 15 13 12 12 14 17 19 20 21
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 6 8 10 11 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 14 15 15 16 16 17 18 21 27 34 38 37 34
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 10 11 12 16 21 26 28 28 28 31 35
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
POP6HR | 38 | 7 | 3 | 29
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 29 29 29 18 12 9 7 5 4 3 3 3 2 3 2 4 2 3 2 0 0 22 21 35
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 14 2025...........SUNRISE 534 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 141742 RRH
KMSN 141740Z 1418/1518 13006KT P6SM SCT022 PROB30 1419/1424 6SM
-TSRA BKN035CB
FM150900 12007KT P6SM BKN070
FM151400 13009KT P6SM BKN035
FM151600 14012G20KT P6SM SCT040
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-150915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2025
DATE WED 05/14/25 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
SFC WSPD 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 19 20 20
SFC WGUST 16 16 15 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 23 25 27 28 30 31 32 32
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
1KFT WSPD 11 11 12 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 21 21 20 18 17 16 17 19 21 22 22 21 20 19
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S
3KFT WSPD 12 13 13 14 16 17 18 20 21 22 24 24 25 25 26 27 29 33 37 43 49 51 47 40
6KFT WDIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
6KFT WSPD 12 13 14 15 15 14 13 13 14 15 15 14 15 16 19 21 24 26 29 33 37 41 42 42
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
POP6HR | 22 | 3 | 19 | 33
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 29 29 23 13 7 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 6 10 17 14 12 10 17 17 38 38 30
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
MAY 14 2025...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 141730
KRST 141728Z 1418/1518 13009KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 PROB30 1418/1424
6SM -TSRA BKN040CB
FM150100 12010KT P6SM SCT100
FM151300 13015G25KT P6SM BKN030
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-150915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2025
DATE WED 05/14/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
SFC WSPD 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 13 14 14 15
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 16 16 16 17 17 18 19 20 22 22 23 24 25 24 25
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
1KFT WSPD 7 8 9 10 13 17 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 19 18 17 17 18 19 21 23 23 22
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 8 9 10 12 13 15 17 17 18 18 20 21 22 22 22 22 24 27 31 38 45 49 48 44
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S
6KFT WSPD 10 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 14 16 19 23 27 30 31 31 33 37 41
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 53 | 5 | 6 | 47
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 29 29 29 17 10 7 6 4 5 5 4 4 4 2 5 5 7 8 3 2 4 41 46 49
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 14 2025...........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 141730
KLSE 141728Z 1418/1518 16006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 PROB30 1418/1424
6SM -TSRA BKN040CB
FM150200 12004KT P6SM SCT100
FM151500 13012G20KT P6SM BKN040
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-150915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2025
DATE WED 05/14/25 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW
SFC WSPD 10 11 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 14 16 16 18 19 20 20 21 22
SFC WGUST 17 16 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 18 18 18 20 21 21 22 24 25 26 28 29 29 31 32
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW
1KFT WSPD 14 14 15 16 18 20 22 23 23 23 21 20 19 18 18 19 21 24 25 23 19 17 17 17
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SW
3KFT WSPD 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 21 23 24 24 23 23 26 30 33 35 36 37 40 43 44 40 33
6KFT WDIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
6KFT WSPD 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 16 16 18 20 23 24 26 28 33 38 42 43 44
SKY COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW
POP6HR | 13 | 7 | 15 | 29
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 15 16 7 6 4 3 2 2 2 4 8 12 12 21 20 14 10 8 10 17 21 22 2 1
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
MAY 14 2025...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 141933 AAA
KALO 141931Z 1420/1518 14014G22KT P6SM SCT050
FM150700 12014G24KT P6SM FEW014 SCT026 PROB30 1507/1512 3SM
-TSRA BKN025CB
FM151300 15016G26KT P6SM SCT018 BKN028
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-150915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2025
DATE WED 05/14/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 16
SFC WGUST 13 13 13 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
1KFT WSPD 9 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 25 24 22 21 20 19 19 20 21 22 22 23 23 22 21
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 10 11 13 14 14 14 15 16 19 21 22 23 23 23 24 25 27 30 33 36 39 40 40 38
6KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 12 11 10 12 15 18 21 24 27 29 31 33 35 37
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
POP6HR | 27 | 3 | 6 | 22
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 30 30 22 12 6 4 3 3 1 2 2 2 8 9 9 8 7 4 3 4 8 29 26 29
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 14 2025...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 141738
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 141738Z 1418/1518 12012G20KT P6SM SCT050
TEMPO 1419/1422 BKN050
FM150000 12009KT P6SM SCT060
FM151400 14014G22KT P6SM BKN025
FM151600 15015G23KT P6SM SCT035=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$