Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
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SXUS43 KARX 302102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2025
WIZ017-310915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2025
DATE WED 07/30/25 /
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 5 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WGUST 12 12 13 16 11 12 12 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 11 11
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 11 12 12 13 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 16 15 14 12 10 8 7 6 6 6
3KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 14 13 12 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 12 9 7 6 6
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE E E E E NE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE
6KFT WSPD 10 10 10 9 7 4 3 3 3 5 7 9 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 10
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
POP6HR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 7 7 7 3 2 2 2 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 30 2025..........SUNRISE 5:42 AM CDT SUNSET 8:27 PM CDT
JULY 31 2025..........SUNRISE 5:43 AM CDT SUNSET 8:26 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 301739
KAUW 301736Z 3018/3118 07010KT 4SM FU SCT050 BKN250
TEMPO 3020/3024 BKN050
FM310100 06006KT 4SM FU BKN080
FM310500 04005KT 4SM FU SCT250
FM311500 05008G15KT 4SM FU 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.
$$
WIZ044-310915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2025
DATE WED 07/30/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7
SFC WGUST 14 16 16 17 14 13 13 13 14 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 15 15 15 15
1KFT WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 13 12 12 12 14 16 18 21 24 26 27 27 26 26 26 24 21 18 15 13 12 11 10 10
3KFT WDIR E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 12 11
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE
6KFT WSPD 12 14 16 17 17 15 14 13 12 12 12 11 12 14 15 17 19 21 21 20 17 15 14 13
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
POP6HR | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 24 27 27 9 9 9 4 4 4 6 5 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 30 2025..........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
JULY 31 2025..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
FTUS80 KMSN 302042 AAA
KMSN 302039Z 3021/3118 06009KT 1 1/2SM -RA BKN007 OVC027
FM302200 06009KT 4SM -RA SCT007 OVC017
FM310100 06010KT P6SM OVC013
FM310500 05008KT P6SM SCT030
FM310600 04008KT 6SM FU BKN080
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-310915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2025
DATE WED 07/30/25 /
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 9 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
SFC WGUST 15 16 14 14 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 13
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 14 13 12 11 11 12 14 16 18 19 18 16 15 15 16 16 14 12 10 9 9 9 8 8
3KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 15 14 14 13 14 14 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 10 11 10 9
6KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 15 15 15 14 12 9 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 8
SKY COVER OV OV OV SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 14 14 14 8 7 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 30 2025..........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
JULY 31 2025..........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 301915 AAA
KRST 301912Z 3019/3118 06008KT 5SM HZ 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.
$$
WIZ041-310915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2025
DATE WED 07/30/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 4 6 7 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
SFC WGUST 15 15 15 18 14 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 14 14
1KFT WDIR NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 16 17 19 21 23 24 25 25 23 20 16 13 11 10 10 9 8
3KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 19 19 19 19 18 17 16 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 12 11 10
6KFT WDIR N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE
6KFT WSPD 12 13 14 15 15 13 12 11 10 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 12 13 12 10
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 22 27 27 10 10 7 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 30 2025..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
JULY 31 2025..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
FTUS80 KLSE 301939 AAA
KLSE 301936Z 3020/3118 07007KT 3SM HZ BKN025
FM302030 07007KT 5SM HZ SCT050
FM310600 05005KT 5SM HZ SCT050
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-310915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2025
DATE WED 07/30/25 /
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 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 5 7 9 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 14 14 15 19 17 17 16 16 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 16 17 16 16 16 16 16 15
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 12 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 22 21 21 20 21 22 22 19 16 13 12 12 12 11 11
3KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 13 15 16 18 20 22 23 24 24 24 23 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 14 15 15 14 12
6KFT WDIR N N N NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 16 16 15 14 14 13 13 12 11 10 11 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 11 9 8 7
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
POP6HR | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 24 23 23 19 19 14 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 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 30 2025..........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
JULY 31 2025..........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
FTUS53 KALO 301736
KALO 301735Z 3018/3118 06007KT P6SM OVC030 PROB30 3020/3023 5SM
-SHRA OVC015
FM302300 05010KT P6SM BKN035
FM310300 05009KT P6SM BKN020
FM310800 05009KT P6SM BKN150 AMD NOT SKED
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-310915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2025
DATE WED 07/30/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 4 7 7 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 14 15 15 19 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 18 19 20 20 20 19 20 19 19 18 17 17 18
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 8 11 14 16 17 17 17 20 23 25 26 26 26 27 27 26 23 19 16 14 14 13 12 12
3KFT WDIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 6 7 9 11 14 15 17 20 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 22 21 21 21 20 18 15
6KFT WDIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NE NE NE NE NE N N NE
6KFT WSPD 14 14 14 15 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 12
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP6HR | 37 | 7 | 5 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 42 57 57 24 24 24 13 13 13 12 12 12 6 6 6 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 30 2025..........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
JULY 31 2025..........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 302000 AAB
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 302000Z 3020/3118 02007KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT015 OVC040
TEMPO 3020/3024 2SM -RA BR BKN015
FM310000 04012KT 6SM BR OVC007
FM310800 04010KT P6SM SCT006 OVC035
FM311200 05012G20KT P6SM SCT150=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$