Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
977
SXUS43 KARX 102102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 PM CDT SUN AUG 10 2025
WIZ017-110915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 PM CDT SUN AUG 10 2025
DATE SUN 08/10/25 /
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 SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6
SFC WGUST 12 11 11 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 10
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 12 11 9 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 13 13 13 12 10 8 7 7 7 8 8 9
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 18 16 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 11 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 11 10 9 9 9
6KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 14 13 12 11 10 9 10 11 13 15 17 19 21 21 21 20 19 18 17 17 17 17 16 15
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 29 | 20 | 5 | 6
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 31 26 25 22 22 22 15 15 14 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 10 2025........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 8:12 PM CDT
AUGUST 11 2025........SUNRISE 5:56 AM CDT SUNSET 8:10 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 101742
KAUW 101740Z 1018/1118 22009KT P6SM SCT020 BKN150
FM102300 22006KT P6SM -SHRA BKN045 PROB30 1023/1102 6SM -TSRA
BKN035CB
FM110200 22003KT P6SM BKN120
FM110900 27003KT 2SM BR BKN035
FM111300 28005KT 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.
$$
WIZ044-110915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
402 PM CDT SUN AUG 10 2025
DATE SUN 08/10/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 14 14 12 12 12 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 11 11
1KFT WDIR SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 14 16 16 14 12 10 7 6 6 7 9 9 10
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 13 12 11 10 9 9 8 9 10 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 15 15 15 17 19 20 18 15
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 18 19 20 21 19 16 14 13 13 13 14 14 15 17 19 20 20 19 18 19 20 20 20 19
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 72 | 39 | 13 | 19
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 38 53 52 30 30 30 12 12 11 5 5 5 2 2 10 10 10 10 13 13 13 20 18 20
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 10 2025........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT
AUGUST 11 2025........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 101912 AAA
KMSN 101910Z 1019/1118 16014KT P6SM -SHRA FEW008 SCT040 OVC100
TEMPO 1019/1021 -SHRA BKN040
FM110200 19005KT P6SM OVC060 PROB30 1102/1108 4SM -TSRA
OVC025CB
FM111200 21005KT P6SM BKN025
FM111500 23005KT P6SM SCT025
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-110915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 PM CDT SUN AUG 10 2025
DATE SUN 08/10/25 /
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 W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W SW
SFC WSPD 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 6 6 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 14 15 14 12 10 8 7 6 5 5 6 7 7 7
3KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 8 10 13 15 15 14 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 8 7 7 7
6KFT WDIR W W W NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 7 10 13 15 16 15 16 18 20 22 22 22 22 21 20 20 19 18 17 16 15 15 14 14
SKY COVER BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 44 | 13 | 4 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 38 38 27 10 10 10 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 2 2 5 4 5 4 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 10 2025........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
AUGUST 11 2025........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 101739 RRA
KRST 101737Z 1018/1118 20010G15KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 1018/1020
18015G20KT 3SM -TSRA OVC020CB
FM110700 VRB04KT 2SM BR SCT003
FM111400 25007KT P6SM SCT030
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-110915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
402 PM CDT SUN AUG 10 2025
DATE SUN 08/10/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W
SFC WSPD 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 10 10 9 9 7 7 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9
1KFT WDIR SW SW W NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 9 7 4 2 2 2 4 7 10 13 15 16 16 14 12 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 8
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 11 8 5 4 6 10 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 14 14 15 15 15 13 11
6KFT WDIR S SW W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 15 13 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 17 19 21 22 22 21 20 19 18 18 17 17 17 17
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 36 | 15 | 9 | 10
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 34 48 55 16 16 16 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 4 4 4 9 9 9 11 11 12
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 10 2025........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT
AUGUST 11 2025........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 101739 RRA
KLSE 101737Z 1018/1118 20006KT P6SM FEW015 OVC100 PROB30 1020/1022
18010G15KT 3SM -TSRA OVC025CB
FM110800 VRB03KT 2SM BR SCT003
FM111400 24004KT P6SM SCT030
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-110915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 PM CDT SUN AUG 10 2025
DATE SUN 08/10/25 /
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 NW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W NW SW SW SW W W SW
SFC WSPD 5 5 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 4
SFC WGUST 11 11 11 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 7
1KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW N N N N N N W W W W
1KFT WSPD 5 6 8 9 7 4 2 3 5 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 5 3 2 3 4 6 6 6
3KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 9 8 7 6 6
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 15 15 15 14 13 12 11 12 14 16 18 20 22 22 22 21 20 18 16 14 12 11 11 12
SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 32 | 11 | 11 | 13
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 47 40 24 15 14 12 11 10 8 6 6 5 5 4 9 13 14 14 14 13 15 13 11 15
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 10 2025........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT
AUGUST 11 2025........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 102015 AAA
KALO 102014Z 1020/1118 32003KT P6SM -SHRA SCT023 BKN030 OVC050
PROB30 1020/1023 4SM -TSRA BKN020CB
FM110000 28007KT P6SM BKN050
FM110900 22005KT 3SM BR BKN018 BKN030
FM111300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN013 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.
$$
WIZ061-110915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
402 PM CDT SUN AUG 10 2025
DATE SUN 08/10/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW
SFC WSPD 8 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 18 17 15 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 9 9 8 9 8 8 8 9 10 10 10
1KFT WDIR S SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
1KFT WSPD 15 14 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 13 12 9 5 3 2 2 2 3 4
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W
3KFT WSPD 24 23 21 19 17 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 11
6KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 27 25 22 19 16 14 13 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 19 19 19 18 18 17 16 16
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 79 | 8 | 21 | 27
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 52 61 61 32 32 23 9 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 16 13 13 13 17 17 17 22 21 27
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 10 2025........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT
AUGUST 11 2025........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 101841 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 101841Z 1019/1118 16014KT P6SM SCT006 BKN025
FM110000 VRB04KT P6SM BKN050
FM110800 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT010 BKN015
FM111300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN030
FM111600 23005KT P6SM BKN045=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$