Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
564
SXUS43 KARX 310901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026
WIZ017-312115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026
DATE FRI 07/31/26 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 15 14 13 12 12
1KFT WDIR SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12
3KFT WDIR SW SW S S S SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE
3KFT WSPD 12 11 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 14 13 13 12 13 14 16 17 19 20 20 19
6KFT WDIR S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
6KFT WSPD 10 10 9 10 11 12 14 17 22 24 23 21 19 18 17 17 16 15 15 16 17 19 20 21
SKY COVER BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
POP6HR | 18 | 64 | 67 | 25
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 1 1 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 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 31 2026..........SUNRISE 5:43 AM CDT SUNSET 8:26 PM CDT
AUGUST 1 2026........SUNRISE 5:44 AM CDT SUNSET 8:25 PM CDT
FTUS80 KAUW 310521 RRB
KAUW 310520Z 3106/0106 22004KT P6SM SCT100
FM311500 16003KT P6SM OVC110
FM311800 10005KT P6SM -SHRA OVC070
FM312200 03006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050
FM010200 03008G15KT P6SM -SHRA OVC035
FM010500 04007KT P6SM OVC070
&&
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.
$$
WIZ044-312115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026
DATE FRI 07/31/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10
SFC WGUST 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 18 19 21 22 23 23 22 22 21 22 21
1KFT WDIR SW SW S S S S S SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 13 14 15 14 13 12 10 10 10 10 11 12 14 14 14 14 15 16 18 20 23 24 25 25
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E
3KFT WSPD 13 13 12 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 18 21 24 24 23 22 22 23 23 24 25 25 25 25
6KFT WDIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E
6KFT WSPD 8 9 11 13 15 17 19 22 25 27 30 33 34 33 30 27 22 18 16 17 21 24 24 23
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 10 | 71 | 83 | 63
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 18 18 18 13 13 13 24 24 24 21 21 21 12 12 12
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
AUGUST 1 2026........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 310533
KMSN 310532Z 3106/0106 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
FM311400 15008KT P6SM BKN100
FM311800 12010G16KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC050
FM010000 08013G20KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC030
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-312115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026
DATE FRI 07/31/26 /
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 SE SE SE SE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
SFC WSPD 7 8 9 10 10 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 16 15 14 13 13 12
SFC WGUST 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 29 27 25 23 22 22 20
1KFT WDIR S S SE SE SE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
1KFT WSPD 19 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 27 27 28 28 29 29 29 27 24 21 20 20 20 20 21
3KFT WDIR S S SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 13 14 17 20 24 28 31 34 37 38 37 36 35 36 37 37 35 31 29 28 28 28 28 29
6KFT WDIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
6KFT WSPD 10 11 14 17 20 23 26 28 28 27 23 18 15 14 15 18 21 25 28 30 31 32 33 33
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 93 | 94 | 80 | 36
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 11 11 11 23 23 23 20 20 20 26 27 27 26 26 26 17 17 17 10 10 10 8 8 8
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 31 2026..........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT
AUGUST 1 2026........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
FTUS53 KRST 310530 RRA
KRST 310528Z 3106/0106 15009KT P6SM BKN120
FM311200 12012KT 5SM -RA OVC040
TEMPO 3112/3114 2SM +RA
FM311400 10010G20KT 5SM -RA OVC012
FM311800 06015G25KT 5SM -RA OVC007
TEMPO 3118/3122 2SM +RA OVC006
FM010300 03015KT P6SM BKN010
&&
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.
$$
WIZ041-312115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026
DATE FRI 07/31/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 9
SFC WGUST 12 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 25 25 24 23 22 22 22
1KFT WDIR S S S S SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 16 17 19 19 17 15 14 16 19 22 23 24 25 26 26 26 24 22 21 22 23 24 24 23
3KFT WDIR S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE
3KFT WSPD 17 15 14 13 15 18 22 25 28 30 32 33 34 35 35 34 33 31 29 29 30 30 29 27
6KFT WDIR S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E NE NE NE
6KFT WSPD 12 12 14 16 19 23 27 30 33 34 33 31 28 25 22 20 18 18 20 24 28 31 32 31
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 32 | 92 | 85 | 65
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 0 0 0 5 5 5 12 12 12 23 23 23 21 21 21 21 21 21 14 14 14 7 7 7
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
AUGUST 1 2026........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 310530
KLSE 310528Z 3106/0106 18003KT P6SM BKN150
FM311300 12006KT 5SM -RA OVC050
FM311800 09010G20KT 5SM -RA OVC015
TEMPO 3118/3122 2SM +RA OVC009
FM010300 05012G24KT 5SM -RA OVC010
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-312115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026
DATE FRI 07/31/26 /
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 SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 5 8 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 18 19 20 21 20 20 20 19 19 19
SFC WGUST 17 18 19 20 20 22 23 23 23 23 24 25 24 26 27 30 31 31 30 30 30 29 29 29
1KFT WDIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
1KFT WSPD 21 21 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 18 19 20 22 24 25 27 29 30 30 29 28 27 26
3KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 19 20 22 24 24 24 23 21 19 16 14 13 13 17 22 27 30 32 33 35 36 36 36 36
6KFT WDIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
6KFT WSPD 16 16 15 15 16 18 19 16 13 10 9 9 8 6 3 3 5 9 15 22 30 36 41 44
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
POP6HR | 99 | 93 | 91 | 66
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 18 18 18 38 38 38 38 38 38 32 32 32 33 33 33 38 38 38 26 26 26 15 15 15
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 31 2026..........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
AUGUST 1 2026........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 310521
KALO 310520Z 3106/0106 14006KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 3106/3110 6SM
-SHRA OVC035
FM311000 14010KT 6SM -SHRA OVC070 PROB30 3110/3114 4SM -TSRA
OVC025CB
FM311400 13012KT P6SM OVC028 PROB30 3114/3118 4SM -SHRA
OVC008
FM311800 13012KT 6SM -SHRA OVC007
FM312100 06013G23KT P6SM OVC010
&&
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.
$$
WIZ061-312115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026
DATE FRI 07/31/26 /
CDT 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A
SFC WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD 4 5 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 15 15
SFC WGUST 12 13 14 15 17 17 19 20 21 23 24 24 24 24 24 25 25 26 26 25 24 25 25 26
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD 21 22 22 22 22 21 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 26 25 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 29
3KFT WDIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E
3KFT WSPD 19 18 18 18 20 23 27 29 31 33 34 34 34 32 29 27 25 23 23 26 31 35 37 37
6KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE
6KFT WSPD 13 13 14 16 19 23 26 29 31 32 31 30 27 25 22 19 14 9 6 7 10 14 17 20
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP6HR | 56 | 94 | 94 | 89
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 2 2 2 15 15 15 30 30 30 47 48 48 35 35 35 41 41 41 42 42 42 31 31 31
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT
AUGUST 1 2026........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 310544
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 310544Z 3106/0106 16006KT P6SM BKN200
FM310900 16009KT P6SM OVC100
FM311300 17010KT 5SM -SHRA BKN035
TEMPO 3113/3117 3SM SHRA BR BKN020
FM311800 11010G20KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC010
PROB30 3120/0102 2SM TSRA BR BKN007CB=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$