Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
490
SXUS43 KARX 200902
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2025
WIZ017-202115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2025
DATE SUN 04/20/25 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 11
SFC WGUST 7 7 8 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 25 25
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE NE N
1KFT WSPD 19 24 27 28 24 19 14 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 22 21 19 17 16 15 14
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE
3KFT WSPD 7 9 11 13 15 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 20 21 22 24 30 36 40 36 30 25 24 26
6KFT WDIR S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 4 4 5 6 8 11 14 16 18 19 19 18 17 17 17 18 23 28 30 26 20 14 11 9
SKY COVER FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 8 | 98 | 98
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7
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
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 200521 RRB
KAUW 200520Z 2006/2106 08004KT P6SM SCT250
FM201000 10005KT P6SM FEW010
FM201400 12011KT P6SM SCT020
FM201600 12011G17KT P6SM BKN040
FM210000 10010G17KT 6SM RA BR OVC025
FM210100 09011G20KT 4SM RA OVC012
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-202115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2025
DATE SUN 04/20/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 2 2 3 5 5 6 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 14 13
SFC WGUST 11 12 14 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 21 22 25 25 27 27 28 29 30 28 26
1KFT WDIR E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E NE NE
1KFT WSPD 12 13 15 16 17 17 17 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 28 30 31 30 29 26 22 17
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
3KFT WSPD 8 10 13 16 19 22 24 23 20 19 19 21 24 27 32 37 41 44 46 47 47 44 39 32
6KFT WDIR W W W SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
6KFT WSPD 11 9 8 7 8 9 11 12 14 15 16 18 21 24 29 33 36 39 41 43 44 43 41 39
SKY COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 48 | 98 | 99
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 20 20 20 14 14 14
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT
FTUS43 KMKX 200900 AAA
TAFMSN
TAF AMD
KMSN 200900Z 2009/2106 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250
FM201400 10010KT P6SM BKN250
FM201900 10014KT P6SM BKN027 PROB30 2019/2020 5SM -SHRA OVC015
FM202000 10014G22KT P6SM OVC018 PROB30 2020/2021 4SM -SHRA
FM202100 10014G22KT 4SM -SHRA OVC015 PROB30 2103/2106 3SM TSRA
OVC010CB=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-202115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2025
DATE SUN 04/20/25 /
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 SE E SE E E SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE N N
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13
SFC WGUST 10 11 12 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 25 25 24 24 22 23 23
1KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E NE NE N N
1KFT WSPD 9 12 15 17 17 15 14 14 14 15 16 18 19 20 22 24 26 29 30 27 23 20 19 19
3KFT WDIR NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE E E E NE NE
3KFT WSPD 3 5 8 11 13 15 16 17 17 19 21 24 27 29 30 31 34 37 37 33 27 22 21 21
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S SE E E E NE
6KFT WSPD 4 4 4 5 8 11 14 15 15 15 18 21 23 24 24 25 30 35 36 27 16 7 8 14
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 67 | 99 | 100
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 10 10 10 7 7 7
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
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 200521 RRF
KRST 200520Z 2006/2106 11011KT P6SM SKC
FM202000 10011KT 6SM -SHRA OVC035
FM202100 09013G23KT 3SM -SHRA OVC015
FM202300 07015G25KT 3SM -SHRA OVC008
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-202115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2025
DATE SUN 04/20/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 11
SFC WGUST 6 7 8 12 14 15 16 17 17 19 19 20 22 22 23 28 28 29 29 29 28 28 26 24
1KFT WDIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E NE NE NE N
1KFT WSPD 8 11 15 17 18 18 17 16 14 14 16 19 23 27 31 34 35 35 34 31 27 24 23 22
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE
3KFT WSPD 7 9 12 15 18 21 23 21 18 16 18 21 25 28 30 33 37 41 43 41 37 31 27 22
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW
6KFT WSPD 8 7 7 7 9 12 15 15 15 15 17 20 23 25 28 30 34 38 38 30 20 13 12 15
SKY COVER SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 0 | 73 | 99 | 99
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 12 12 12 14 14 14 9 9 9
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 200521 RRT
KLSE 200520Z 2006/2106 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
FM201100 11010KT P6SM SCT200
FM202000 11011KT 6SM -SHRA OVC035
FM202100 10011KT 3SM -SHRA OVC015
FM202300 08014G24KT 3SM -SHRA OVC008
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-202115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2025
DATE SUN 04/20/25 /
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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE N N
SFC WSPD 7 10 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 14 15 15
SFC WGUST 12 13 14 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 27 26 28 29 29 29 26 23 22 24 23
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE N N N
1KFT WSPD 13 16 18 20 20 18 17 17 18 19 21 25 27 28 28 29 32 35 36 32 26 21 19 19
3KFT WDIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE N N
3KFT WSPD 9 11 13 16 18 19 21 23 24 26 28 30 33 36 39 42 48 52 52 39 22 9 7 12
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 14 11 7 6 8 13 18 22 26 28 26 23 22 26 32 38 45 50 49 36 20 7 6 10
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 1 | 96 | 99 | 99
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 18 18 18 14 14 14 7 7 7
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
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 200521 RRA
KALO 200520Z 2006/2106 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250
FM201100 09011KT P6SM SCT080 BKN200 PROB30 2016/2017 6SM
-SHRA
BKN035
FM201700 09014G22KT 3SM -SHRA OVC015
FM201900 09015G27KT 2SM SHRA OVC008
FM202300 07017G26KT 3SM -SHRA OVC007
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-202115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2025
DATE SUN 04/20/25 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE
SFC WSPD 4 5 6 6 7 8 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 14 13 13
SFC WGUST 14 15 16 15 16 17 19 20 20 20 22 23 25 25 26 28 29 29 29 27 25 25 25 24
1KFT WDIR E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E NE NE N NW
1KFT WSPD 13 15 18 20 20 19 19 19 19 20 23 25 28 29 31 32 34 35 35 30 24 19 18 20
3KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 10 11 12 14 16 19 22 22 23 23 25 27 30 35 41 46 51 54 52 40 25 14 12 17
6KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 16 13 11 10 12 15 18 20 21 22 22 21 23 28 34 41 48 54 54 46 33 22 18 18
SKY COVER FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 1 | 93 | 98 | 97
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 29 29 29 23 23 23 10 10 10
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 200537
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 200537Z 2006/2106 01006KT P6SM BKN200
FM201500 10012KT P6SM BKN050
FM201700 11013G21KT 3SM -SHRA OVC015
FM201900 09014G23KT 2SM -SHRA OVC008
FM210200 10016G24KT 4SM SHRA OVC007 WS020/14050KT PROB30
2102/2106 2SM TSRA OVC004CB=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$