Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
927
SXUS43 KARX 210901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
WIZ017-212115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
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 S S S S SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5
SFC WGUST 15 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 16 17 17 17 16 14 10 9 8 8 8 8 9
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NW
1KFT WSPD 13 14 14 13 12 10 9 9 9 10 12 14 15 15 14 13 11 11 10 9 9 9 10 12
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW N N N NW
3KFT WSPD 25 22 19 16 15 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 18
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 23 21 20 19 20 21 22 21 19 17 15 14 14 15 17 19 20 20 20 19 18 17 19 21
SKY COVER BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP6HR | 55 | 11 | 11 | 5
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 20 20 20 13 13 12 7 7 9 10 13 15 17 12 8 3 2 3 4 7 10 7 5 5
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
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 210830 AAA
KAUW 210829Z 2108/2206 17008KT 4SM -SHRA BKN070
TEMPO 2108/2110 1/2SM TSRA BR BKN015 BKN040CB
FM211400 19005KT P6SM OVC012
FM211700 26005KT P6SM BKN025
FM212000 30006KT P6SM SCT060
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-212115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5
SFC WGUST 16 15 17 17 20 17 15 16 14 14 15 15 16 14 15 16 12 14 15 13 11 11 10 10
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 24 24 24 22 21 20 18 15 13 11 11 11 12 13 13 15 17 19 20 21 21 20 20 20
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 19 22 25 26 25 22 19 18 17 17 16 15 15 15 16 16 15 14 13 15 17 20 21 22
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N NW
6KFT WSPD 17 19 22 23 23 22 22 23 24 24 23 21 19 18 16 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 56 | 27 | 21 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 31 31 31 30 30 30 28 26 19 18 22 29 23 26 17 11 9 6 4 4 4 2 3 4
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 210545
KMSN 210542Z 2106/2206 VRB04KT P6SM FEW230
FM210800 18005KT P6SM SCT120 PROB30 2113/2116 4SM -TSRA
OVC025CB
FM211600 22007KT P6SM OVC060
FM212000 22007KT P6SM BKN040
FM220200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT210
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-212115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
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 SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 18 17 16 16 17 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 18 17 16 14 11 10 9 9 9 9 10
1KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 22 22 22 21 18 14 11 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 13 15 16 14 11
3KFT WDIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
3KFT WSPD 24 20 16 13 14 16 17 16 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 18 19 21 21 21
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW
6KFT WSPD 24 24 23 23 22 22 22 22 21 20 20 19 18 17 16 16 15 15 16 19 22 25 26 26
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 22 18 14 11 11 8 5 4 3 4 4 6 3 4 5 2 2 3 2 2 4 3 1 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
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 210521 RRB
KRST 210520Z 2106/2206 20011KT P6SM BKN100
FM211200 25009KT P6SM OVC100
FM211500 30011KT P6SM BKN100
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-212115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 16 17 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 15 15 16 15 12 11 11 10 8 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW
1KFT WSPD 22 21 19 16 13 11 9 8 8 9 10 12 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 15 14 12 10 8
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 29 28 25 22 20 17 15 14 13 12 12 13 14 14 14 15 16 18 19 19 19 19 19 20
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
6KFT WSPD 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 25 24 22 19 16 15 16 16 16 15 16 18 21 24 25 26
SKY COVER BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK FW BK SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 34 | 14 | 7 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 33 33 30 24 24 24 16 11 11 10 11 16 8 8 7 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 210733 AAA
KLSE 210730Z 2108/2206 18008KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 2108/2113 3SM
-TSRA OVC030CB
FM211400 24008KT P6SM BKN050
FM211700 30011KT P6SM SCT100
FM220100 34007KT P6SM SCT100
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-212115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
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 S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 8 8 8 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 11 10 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5
SFC WGUST 16 15 14 15 15 16 15 14 14 14 16 17 18 17 16 15 13 12 11 10 10 9 9 9
1KFT WDIR SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
1KFT WSPD 24 25 25 24 20 15 10 8 7 8 9 11 13 13 13 13 15 17 19 21 21 20 19 17
3KFT WDIR SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
3KFT WSPD 25 24 23 20 17 14 12 10 9 9 10 12 14 14 14 13 13 14 15 18 22 25 25 22
6KFT WDIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
6KFT WSPD 22 23 23 23 23 22 21 19 17 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 20 22 23 24
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 36 | 5 | 7 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 23 23 23 17 17 15 7 4 4 5 5 6 4 3 8 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 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
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 210521
KALO 210520Z 2106/2206 20007KT P6SM FEW050 SCT100
FM211600 28010KT P6SM FEW250
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-212115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DATE FRI 08/21/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5
SFC WGUST 16 16 15 15 18 18 17 18 17 16 15 15 14 14 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 10
1KFT WDIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
1KFT WSPD 25 27 27 26 22 17 14 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 10 11 13 16 18 20 20 19 18 16
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
3KFT WSPD 20 22 24 25 26 25 23 20 17 15 13 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 16 19 22 24 24 23
6KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W NW NW NW W W NW NW N N N
6KFT WSPD 17 19 21 22 22 21 20 19 19 18 18 18 18 16 15 14 13 13 14 16 19 21 22 23
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP6HR | 63 | 29 | 21 | 2
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 22 22 22 28 28 28 31 30 29 35 35 35 35 35 35 9 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 210521
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 210521Z 2106/2206 17006KT P6SM SCT100
FM211200 20008KT P6SM SCT100
PROB30 2112/2116 5SM -SHRA BR BKN040
FM211700 24010KT P6SM SCT040 SCT100
PROB30 2117/2120 5SM -TSRA BKN040CB=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$