Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
402
SXUS43 KARX 262102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
WIZ017-270915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
DATE SAT 07/26/25 /
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 S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
SFC WSPD 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 11 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW S S S SW
1KFT WSPD 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 13 12 12 11 11 9 7 6 8 10 13 14 14
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 8 11 14 17 18 18
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 17 16 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 12 14 17 20 23
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP6HR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 4
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 26 2025..........SUNRISE 5:38 AM CDT SUNSET 8:32 PM CDT
JULY 27 2025..........SUNRISE 5:39 AM CDT SUNSET 8:30 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 261724
KAUW 261722Z 2618/2718 22004KT P6SM FEW025
FM262100 21006KT P6SM SCT030
FM262200 23003KT P6SM SKC
FM270800 26002KT 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.
$$
WIZ044-270915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
DATE SAT 07/26/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW S S S S S
SFC WSPD 5 4 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 9 10 10
1KFT WDIR W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S S
1KFT WSPD 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 3 3 5 7 9 10 11
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N NE NE E SE SE S S S SW
3KFT WSPD 5 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 8 6 4 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 10
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
6KFT WSPD 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 10 10
SKY COVER SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP6HR | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 7 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 26 2025..........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
JULY 27 2025..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 261730 CCA
KMSN 261727Z 2618/2718 20005KT P6SM SCT008 BKN018
FM262000 22005KT P6SM FEW035 SCT250
FM270800 00000KT 3SM BR SCT200
TEMPO 2709/2713 1SM BR BKN005
FM271400 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-270915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
DATE SAT 07/26/25 /
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 S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 9
SFC WGUST 10 10 10 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 13 15 15 16
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
1KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 10 12 13 14 14
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 7 6 4 4 4 5 7 9 11 13 15 16 17
6KFT WDIR NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
6KFT WSPD 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 8 11 13 15 16
SKY COVER FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 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 26 2025..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT
JULY 27 2025..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 261727
KRST 261724Z 2618/2718 20006KT P6SM SCT020 SCT200
FM270000 20005KT P6SM FEW200
FM270800 19004KT P6SM SCT005
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-270915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
DATE SAT 07/26/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 9 9 9 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11
1KFT WDIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW S S S SW
1KFT WSPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 8 7 5 4 4 6 9 11 12 12
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S S S SW SW
3KFT WSPD 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 5 3 1 1 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW W W W W W W W W
6KFT WSPD 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 4 3 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11
SKY COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP6HR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 26 2025..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT
JULY 27 2025..........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 261727
KLSE 261724Z 2618/2718 19005KT P6SM SCT020 BKN200
FM270100 19003KT P6SM FEW200
FM270800 18003KT P6SM SCT010
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-270915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
DATE SAT 07/26/25 /
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S
SFC WSPD 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 8
SFC WGUST 9 9 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR W SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
1KFT WSPD 5 5 5 5 6 8 10 12 13 13 12 11 9 8 7 6 5 5 6 7 9 11 11 10
3KFT WDIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S
3KFT WSPD 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 2 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 10
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW
6KFT WSPD 5 4 3 3 5 7 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6
SKY COVER SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 26 2025..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
JULY 27 2025..........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 261742
KALO 261739Z 2618/2718 20007KT P6SM SCT019 SCT024 BKN035
FM261900 20005KT P6SM FEW025 SCT027
FM270700 16002KT 4SM BR FEW070 SCT220
FM271000 12002KT 1SM BR BKN018 BKN070
FM271400 15003KT P6SM BKN025 BKN060
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-270915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
DATE SAT 07/26/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S SE SE S SE S S S S S
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 10 10 11 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 9 9
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W S SE S S
1KFT WSPD 7 7 7 8 10 11 13 13 13 12 11 10 8 6 5 3 2 1 1 3 6 7 8 8
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S
3KFT WSPD 10 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 7
6KFT WDIR W W NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE E E E E NW W NW NW
6KFT WSPD 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 11 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 2
SKY COVER SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW
POP6HR | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 21 13 12 9 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 26 2025..........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
JULY 27 2025..........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 261955 AAA
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 261955Z 2620/2718 19007KT P6SM BKN035
FM270000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100
FM270500 00000KT 4SM BR SCT002
FM270900 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV002
FM271300 00000KT 1SM BR BKN002
FM271400 17003KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$